Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-06-06
INSTANTLY KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Splendid Young Audubon Man Hurl-
ed Into Eternity Thru Careless.
sness Of Auto Driver at Spirit
Lake

The hand. of death has again taken
from us one of the best of our young
men. His death is greatly mourned
by all who knew him and the sudden
ness of his demise makes it all the
more heart-rendering. That young
man is William Cramer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. s. w. Cremer, who was &C
cidentally killed in an automobile
accident near Spirit Lake on Satur-
day night.
AS near as we can learn the facts
Will with some friends had driven
out to a park near town and on their
return home met a car that wObbled
all over the road and at the time
they met the car in which Cramer
was riding, it was on the wrong side
A head-on collision was the result.
persons and the serious injury Of
three others. The following facts
are given in the obituary which was
read at the funeral:
William Henry Cramer, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. s. w. Cramer. was born
March %, 1889, and died shortly
after midnight June LIST about mile
and half out of Spirit Lake. He
was born in Douglas township but
was raised in the vicinity of Audubon
and lived here Until seven years ago.
He had been working at the auto
mobile business most of the time and
owned a garage in Spirit Lake for a
while. He sold out about two years
ago and drove overland to Tampa,
Florida, returning to Audubon last
May, going again to Spirit Lake and
then to Minneapolis, Mimi, where he
intended to enlist in the aviation de-
partment but failed to pass.
Later he went to Pasadena, Calf.
where he worked at the automobile
business until recently and it was
only Thursday of last week that he
returned with the intention of re-
suming work in the garage he form
erly owned.
Saturday morning he telephoned
his parents and told them that he
was feeling fine and that he expect
ed and hoped to visit them soon as
he had a great deal to tell them, es-
pecially about the earthquake that
visited California while he was there.
His mother insisted that he come
home that day but he said he was
busy and could not come until few
days later. .
Last Saturday night, with others,
he was enjoying friendly ride and
when about a mile and a half from
Spirit Lake he met car driven by
a thoughtless, IL not careless or prob
ably bOozed driver, which, it Is said
failed to turn to the right side of the
road and ran into them, killing Will
instantly and ihjuring one of his
friends who died twelve hours later
Three others were seriously injured
by the collision.
His friends and acquaintance re.
greet very much his sudden death and
sympathize deeply with the parents
brothers and sister. But all that We
can do in this sad hour is to live neal
God and to see that booze is banisheG
and careless automobile driving Is
stopped and guarded against
He leaves to mourn his departure
his father and mother. four broth.
ers, one sister. one grandmother
Mrs Stetzel and numerous other rel,
atives. A younger brother preceded
him in death.
The remains were shipped to Au-
dubOn Tuesday morning and funeral
services were held at the Presbyter.
ian church in the afternoon in charge
of Rev. Chas. S. Lang, of the Evan
gelical church, assisted by Rev. VIM
Mack. The singing was in charge Of
Miss Goldie Sheets, ably assisted by
the Misses Olive and Florence Kopp
Mr.. Thomas and Rev. Mack. The
floral tribute was very beautiful ant
prOfuse. Interment was made in Ar
lingtOn Heights cemetery.
Those who attended the funera
from distance were: Rev. George
Cramer and wife, of Abbott: Moody
Cramer and wife of Spirit Lake; Mrs
Jackson. Henry Stetzel. Mr. and Mrs
Luther Long. of York. Nebr.. ant
Mrs. Jacob albright of North Lib
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