Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-10
Tribute to Matthias Auel,

Tribute to Matthias Auel.
And the gates of it shall not be
shut at all by day; for there shall be
no night there.-Rev. 21-25.
And when He assembled God drew
back the bar and opened the gates
Christ left them ajar.
| Matt Auel, as he was Familiarity
known, was born May 3, 1858 on the
homestead farm of his father, Vincent
Auel, on Pigeon creek, township of
Beetown, where he lived until his
marriage to Miss Stella Mcconnell,
on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 20, 1888.
Two sons came to bless this union,
Erskine and Thomas, who survive to
mourn with their bereaved mother the
demise which occurred Aug. 10, 1919.
With the exception of two years at
Bloomington and two years at North
Andover, Mr.. Auel resided all his
married life at Beetown.
He and his worthy wife have been
for the past fifteen years proprietors
of the hotel there. By kindly and
honorable service, faithful attendance
and affable manner they made wide
acquaintance and merited the univer-
sal esteem in which they were held,
and many are the friends who sympa-
thize with Mrs. Auel and sons in their
sorrow Many will miss the pleasant
cOuntenance, the genial handclasp of
Mr.. Auel. To see him and talk with
him one would never guess the diff
culties suppressed nor the patient en-
durance of each day Two years ago
he underwent a most critical opera
ton from which few ever recover. At
ter long confinement in Finley hospi-
tai at Dubuque he was almost mirac-
ulOusly restored to his home. He was
never we'll again but able to be about
the village up to the last evening of
his life. His last year Yves filled with
joy by the cOmradeship of his one lit
tie grandchild Barbara, who would
leave her mother, drop any plaything
at Grandpa's call of Little Sweetheart.
Tommy, the younger son, answered
the call of his country in May, 1918,
and was standing in line at Great
Lakes station waiting for his dis
charge when the message came an
nouncing his fathers death. He ar
rived home a few hours after his
father had passed to the Great Be-
yond The loving father had anxious
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coming of his soldier son. After IL
hours of circulating agony a peace
full end came. The loyal wife who had
fulfilled to the letter every marriage
vow ministering to his last need.
Funeral ceremonies were held in the
village church, Rev. Jamison offlciat-
ing. Interment in Beetown's little
city of the dead. A large attendance
and a rich prOfusion of floral offer
ings attested the esteem and sym
pathy of many friends. Mrs. John
Burns and daughter, Mrs. Throne, with
Mark and Ralph Hoskins rendered
beautiful and appropriate hymns. Mrs.
Stoutler presided at the organ. Pail
bearers were TOay and Chris Garner,
James Gates, Lee Sturmer, VIM. Barr
and Frank Tebo.
There's a haven of rest where the
tree of life
And the crystal waters with strength
are rife,
Where the lilies bloom, where the
fountains play,
| In musical strains through the
ceaseless day,
Where the flowers fade not nor
leaves decay,
Where summer relgns through eter-
nal day,
A haven Of rest where God is the
light,
And day never ends in the darkness
OF night
Relatives from out Of town in at
tendance were Mrs. Annie Wager, four
| daughters and three sons of Ridge
way; Mary Wieves, Caroline Kob-
disch and daughter of Highland; An
ton Auel and wife, Mrs. Fred Nehls
and daughter, George Marks and
wife. from Lancaster; Casper Auel
and wife of Bloomington; Chas. Rog-
ers and family of Mt Hope; Nick
Auel and Willie Rogers and families
of Hurricane: George Kobdisch and
family of Platteville; j. r. Neon
nell of Greeley. Ia. B. D. S.
The family are profoundly thank
full for the innumerable marks of
kindness extended in their hour of
sorrow also for the beautiful floral
offerings.
Mrs. Matt Auel
and Children