Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
10 to close up business matters and
then come to Manchester, where she
may decide to make her future home.
MRS scHuRMAN DIES SUDDEN

LY. %[g5ss
Manchester. friends Of Mrs. Mimi
Copeland, sympathize with her i
the death of her mother, Mrs. VIII
lam Schurman, who died Of apoplexy
while alone at her, home near StraW
berry Point. ,a4s. sg.
The Mail Press Of last week cor
tanned the following account of Mrs
Schurman's death: ss
The conmunity was shocked Mon
day morning by the SAD news of th'
death Of Mrs. William Schurman
who died at her home southeast : o
town of apoplexy.7 i. t.s..,.te5
'"She was at home. alone Whel
death, came, Mr.. Schurman hayins
lgone to town to do some trading
She was in her usual health aut
had done all of her mornings worl
and was sitting down crochetins
some lace when deathMoyertook her
She fell from her chair with hel
work under her and the crochet hooi
made a slight woIn:: in her forehead
as she fell. !.
Mary Amling Schurman was borl
in New York City, q February "A
1856, sbeing 81 years, 10 months ant
1 day Of age. She moved with hel
parents to Iowa and settled at Elk
port, Iowa. In 1873 she was united
in marriage to William schurman OF
Gutenberg, Iowa, and to this union
were born thirteen children, two dy
ing in Infancy and one at fifteen
years of age. The living are as fol
lows: six sons, John and Frank, OF
Edgewood, Iowa, and Eddie, Louie,
Joe, Gustie Of Strawberry Poilt,
Iowa, four daughters, Mrs. Nara
Smith Of Edgewood, Iowa, Mrs: An
ma Hall Of Lamont, Iowa, Mrs. Min
ME Copeland of ,Ames, Iowa, and
Miss Lizzie Schurman, of Santa Mon
lea, California. All were here to
attend the funeral except Lizzie. /
She is also survived by five broti-
.ers and one. sister, Frank and Fred
Amling Of Elkport, Iowa, and John
Amling OF Seattle, Washington, and
one sister, Lizzie Krabb hoft, CT
Goldfield, Nevada, and eight grand
children also are left to mourn her
death. Z. VI
Funeral services We're held IN
the Catholic church Wedne day fore
noon conducted by Rev. Father
Hartigan. Interment took place in
Strawberry Point Cemetery.
or INTEREST TO WAR VET
ERANs. y
The following extract from Gensr2i
Orders, No. 4, Grand Army Of the Re
public, win be fof interest to sll \
Civil War Veterans: ~ - y
The question is often asked these
headquarters as to the right of. a for
mer member of the Grand Army of
the Republic who has by some rea-
son or other lost his membership to-
wear the badge or button. A mem
ser Of a post who has been honorably
discharged, is not o member and is
therefore prohibited from wearing any
emblem denoting membership. Mem
bers who have taken transfer cards,
either on their own application, or
by reason of the disbanding Of
their posts, Sand do not connect them
selves with some post within one
year from the date Of such transfer
card, are no longer members, and
arc. not entitled to wear the ems
blems. The Statutes of Iowa, Page
No. 1870 of the Code, Section No
5O71 make it a misdemeanor to do so,
and punishable by fine or impriison-
ment, or both. It is not to be sup
posed that any se's respecting Vet
eran would want to misreprss ent him
self in this manner. The Grand Army
Of the Republic stands alone as a
patriotic veteran organization, the
ike Of which has never existed be-
fore, and doubtless never will be
duplicated in any country in all fut-
Ire history The bronze button as
the ensignia of our order, attracts
attention and commands respect for
he comrade who is, lawfully entit-
led to wear the same, not only in our
own country, but among all English
speaking people, and on the Euro
pean. continent. Why should any
union soldier, once a member Of our
order permit himself to lapse or with
draw therefrom. Why should any
union soldier who is entitled to be
come ember, longer refrain from
joining our noble order Your Com,
mander is constrained at this time,
when there is more or less apathy
in our organization among some Of
it's membe rs, to urge upon every post
collectively and individually to- make
an earnest ffort, to have all lapseo
and suspended members reinstated
and persuade all union veterans that
are with out the order, to become
members thereof, and help us to keel
and maintain our order in the fore
front of our National greatness as II
aver has been from its birth in teach
ing patriotism and love o. country
with Fraternity and Charity for eacl
other, with loyalty and devotion t
the flag ,.g
BOYS RECEIVE MoNoGRAMs. !
| Supt, H. T. Ports on Friday of las
week presented to the young men
the football team the gold monogram
in recognition of the excellent wor'
done by the boys during the foot