Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-02-06

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The remains Of Mrs. A. G. Ross, an
acccqpt Of whose death appeared in last |
weeks Republican. arrived in Audubon |
saturday morning and taken to the
hoGne d Mr.. and Mn. @. 81. Buck.
Many borrowing friends met the funeral
party II tho Northwestern depot. and
everything possible for the comfort Of
~ sDsfoviug rslatises. was done.
ArTauge1aehts for the funeral were
at once made. The body Of Mrs. Ross
was taken TO the NJ. e. church at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon where friends
wsrs given the opportunity OF seeing
Mn. Ross ones moro. and for the last
ttme On this earth. Services took place
At three O'clock conducted by Rev. ].
HFsvsdlins. the pastor. Thefollowipg
obituary was read:
MRS. Albert G.. Ross was born at
Mottville. Michigan, July /, 1852 and
disd ct Long Beach, California. January
%. 1913. aged 90 years. 8 months and
81 days.
Cora Leone Moore was the eldest
daughter Of DR.. Alexander H. Moore
and Mrs. Sarah Nixon Moore who were
natives Of the state Of Pennsylvania.
In the fall Of 1853, DIR. Moore brought
his family to Iowa, arriving where
Usage is now located on the twenty first
day of October. and settled upon the
half section OF land he had selected q
year before, whose northwest corner
still marks the center Of the city. With
her parents and many other relatives who
followed them to the west. she was one of
tho earliest pioneers Of Mitchell county.
In the spring Of 1854, DR.. Moore laid
ont the first lots for town, q post-office
was established, and at the suggestion
Of John Mckay OF DEBORAH, who repre-
scented the government. it was named
Cora" after the little girl he learned
TO love while being entertained in the
homo Of her father. And Mira. Ross
has kept a. souvenir the commission
issued to her father O. thu first post
master ct Cora. through all the inter.
vening years. When she left Audubon
last October to make her home at Long
Beach California, she had been resident
OF Iowa for just fifty-nine years. which
Is long time when considered either in
connection with her own life or the
development of the middle west.
2 Thousy h but y young girl, she was ad-
mitted - one of the first pupils in the
Cedar Valley Seminary at Usage when
it.wasepened Rfty years ago., and some
yeaes later was member OF the FIRST
GLASS to whom diplomas were granted
Id 1872 she was graduated from Grinnell
College. She taught school with success
for several terms but then because OF
preference remained at homo to assist
her mother in the many duties Of
household life.
On March 81. 1881, she was Joined
in marriage with Albert G. Ross who
was principal OF the schools at Usage;
and afterward superintendent Of the
schools at Hampton and deputy super.
intendent Of public instruction for the
state. And also editor Of The Usage
News and The Audubon Republican
for period Of fifteen years. Though
very fond Of children none ever came
to bless their home, very much to their
regret. But no mother ever loved her
own child more than she did little
Berthe, the son of her husband whom
she took to her heart as well as her
home. nurtured him in his youth and
nursed him with the most loving care
and tender affection during q long
illness before his death at the age Of IL
yeers. And in like manner, when her
only sister passed away ten years ago,
did she take her little niece, Gwend.,len
to her arms and her heart and give e
her In full measure the care and love
thAt sHs had lost by the death of heu
own good and gentle mother. Az the
father and tho mother, the sister and
three brothers had all passed away,
! Mn. Ross was the list one Of her i'm.
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