The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-30
FRED ARBOGAST DEAD
Foster Home in Sorrow and Grief

Foster Home in Sorrow and Grief
Foster, Mo-, Oct. 28.-The sac
news reached us Friday that our cid
est son, Fred Arbogast, who lef
home fifteen years ago, had died
His whereabouts were unknown t
the family until we received q notice
from Sesser, ILL.,, seeking Information
about his relatives or friends. Ws
wired the recording secretary Of 10
cal Union 1887 u. M. w. of A. oftha,
place for information concerning his
death but received no reply. We
left Immediately for that place and
arrived there Thursday evening only
to find that he was dead and buried.
Saturday the body was exhumed
for identification and on hisdeath cold
face still remained the imprint Of the
family resemblance.
Fred left home in April, 1898, when
the war broke out with Spain, at the
age of seventeen years and it was
feared that he had Joined the army
and was sent to Cuba.
All efforts to locate him were futile
until 1899, year later, he was located
lat Richmond, NO., where he had found
employment in the mines at that place.
Letters were written pleading with
him to come home, but he wrote to
his mother not to worry or grieve
over him, some day he would return.
When the trouble between the coal
companies and the miners came up
that year he left Richmond for Illinois
the last we heard of him until a few
days ago.
We had long looked for the day
when he would return, but our fond
est hope was blighted when we re-
ceived the sad news of his death.
Fred loved home and was always
obedient to his parents and why he
has treated us so these many years
has always been mystery and one
that has caused much worry and
anxiety and many bitter tears over
him have been shed. But all is for
given and all we can hold in memory
dear is the few short years ofhis boy
hood days and the blessed hope to
meet him in the spirit world.
A lady with whom he had been
boarding said Fred had frequently
told her he was going back home to
his people but it seems all had forgot
ten where he lived, only in Missouri,
and remembered him speaking of
Rich Hill, hence the letter of inquiry
of his relatives was sent to that place.
To bring him home this way makes
our grief doubly hard, but it will be
great comfort to the family to know
where his resting place will be and
those bereft can battle his grave with
tears.
Funeral was preached by Rev.
of the M. E. church at Sesser,
Illinois, and the remains laid to rest
at Maple Hill cemetery until the body
was disintered Monday and shipped
to its Missouri home.
Fred Arbogast was born January
3rd, 1881, in johnson county, NO.,
and moved with his parents to Bates
county when a baby. Died Septem-
Der 18th, 1918, in st. Mary's Hospital
at Centralia, Illinois, Of typhoid fever.
Age 80 years, 8 months and ten days.
He leaves father, mother, six broth
ers and two sisters, besides host of
relatives and friends who deeply
mourn his death.
The body arrived Tuesday and after
short services at the grave by Rev.
Sage, all that was mortal was laid to
rest in the beautiful little city of the
dead at Salem cemetery near the
home of his boyhood.
To the good people of Sesser, ILL
nois, who so kindly administered to
the last sad rites of our son and broth
er, Fred Arbogast, do we express our
sincere and heartfelt thanks.
These tokens of love and friendship
shall ever be cherished within our
memory.
D. H. Arbogast and family.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.