The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-28

Julia Corner, sister of Mr.. Will
Wilson and Mrs. E. Freeman of
this place, is taken from the Audu-
hon Ia.) Advocate.
When the Advocate went to press
last week the facts concerning the
death of Mrs. j f. Corner Were not
known here as yet. The relatives from
there and those who went up from
here, with the body. arrived here Sat
urday morning. The remains wt.se
taken to the home of her parents, MI.
and Mrs. H. B. Wilson.
Mrs. Corner had been in very poor
health and the doctors had decided that
an operation would be necessary and
arrangements had been made for it to
be performed last week. She had had
spells of dependency and had been
more. SO as the time for the operation
drew near. She had urged Mr.. Corner
to sell out and move back to Iowa but
as he had recently bought more land.
he promised to do SO if she would wait
until spring. Last Tuesday, MI. Cor
ner was branding cattle and hau a man
helping him and several times. Mrs.
Corner who was in the milk house call
ed Mr.. Cornerin and Urged him to sell
out at once. w bile working in the
yards, Mr.. Corner aud his helper heard
the report OF a revolver and upon going
TO the milk house. found her l,ing ar.
on the floor and a thirty-eight revolver
by her side. She had shot herself thrn
the heart and died almost Instantly. RI
was hard on the relatives here as thew
live near, Carlock, a little country town
ana they had trouble getting messages
started. The ,coroner's inquest was
Thursday afternoon and that evening
they departed with the remains for
here.
Julia Alice Wilson wa born Febraa-
~ Il, 1877, at Millersburg, Iowa, ana
at her home zeal Carlock. Sonth
May Y, 1908. In the spring
1880 she came to Audubon with her
parents where she continued to reside
Until her marriage. She attended the
here and in 1898 graduated from
liae audubon High school She taught
schooi m the Gray, Iowa, school for
one year and then taught for four wears.
q the second ~ of the Audubons|
school. She was very popular as Il
[eacher and did excellent work in the
here and it was with much re-
sret that the school board and the "a
gave her up when June ~. 1900.
me was married / John Frankl lin Cor
Ter and lived for a time near GRAY. ID.
W. children were born to this nnion
iladys Eloween, age seven, and John
rankin. Jr., age three. While a Dir,
ltsending school here. she united with
Christian church but after her
she united with the M. r..
'nurch at Gray, Iowa, and lived q
aitb1ul and consistent christian until
ler death. MI. Corner drew q claim
9 the big opening in South Dakota.
nd ~ the spring Of 1905 they moved
p e his claim where they have since
ived.
The body laid In state at the M. q.
'hurch from 100 Sunday until the
line Of the funeral at 200, Rev. Il. s.
dolden Of the N. =. church Of Man
ing conducted the services and the
'hurch vas packed full Of her relatives
.nd friends The sermon was impress
I'VE q beautiful, but no more SO than
aer lie had been. The floral tributes
we're many and very beautiful and the
'sayer was all that mortal tongue could
,ner. The musical selections were.
'iano Solo. abide with Me.v with
,a%riations, abide With Me.n Astill.
suil with Thee Lead kindly
light BY quartet. All Of the above
'eing %fayorites Of the departed.