The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-31
JUNE CAsS LIES SUDDENLY

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This community was greatly .hock-
ed last Monday when q message came
from Des Moinee, Ia, stating that
June Cass had died at that place from
an attack Of quinsy. Henry Brown
and Arthur Brown, two brothefs-in.
law of Mr.. Cass, left on the Monday
night train to bring the remains back
t, Scotland for burial. June was dis
charged last spring from the navy and
after a brief visit at home went to
Des Moines where he accepted a posi-
ton in the league ball team at that
place. He took part in the game last
Friday 80 the report of his death on
Monday was a great surprise as we'll
as q shock to his relatives and friends
here.
The following Des Mojnes special
gives the particulars regarding his
death.
June Cass, outielder on the Des
Moines baseball club for the last two
years and a half, died suddenly at the
Iowa Lutheran hospital at 9:05
O'Clock Monday night. According to
hospital attendants. death was caused
by cerebral embolism.
Cass had been i'll only three days.
He complained of a stiff neck Friday
en- the trip from Omaha to Dea Moin-
es He played in the game with St.
Joe Friday but complained that he
didn't feel we'll. Saturday his throa,
was badly swollen. He was taken t.
the Iowa Lutheran hospital and that
afternoon an operation was perform,
ed. According to hospital attendants
Cass appeared to be much better late
Monday. A nurse went to HE room
at 8 O'Clock with a glass Of mill. fol
him He sat on the side of the bee
. and was drinking the milk when she
went out. Five minutes later hi
was dead. A patient across the hal
saw Cass try to take a step. but as HI
4 did so he fell back on the bed ant
y was dead by the time he was reached
Cas- was "a years old. He va
a born June rs. 1895. His home is a
Scotland, S. D, where his mothe
an eeveral brothers live. He wa
a graduate of South Dakota Wesieys1
college and was q member of IN
short relay team of that school in tn
Drake relay meeting here in tn
spring of 1916. He was an UNUSUAL
fast Splinter and was capable If run
ming 100 yards in 10 seconds.
Relatives were notified of his deaf
last night. The body pr"babl; wi
be taken to Scotland, S. D., for bul
ial
According to the present plans til
funeral will be held from the Metht
dist church, this evening at z O'Clock
He leaves a mother, Mrs. Fran
y Colwell, four brothers and five eli
: ters,-J. j. Case and Clinton s.Cass
Scott and and Gordon and Lorne Ca'
of Mitchell, Mrs. Lance McLachlal
\ Mrs. Frank Behl, Mrs. Henry Brown
Mrs. Arthur Brown and Miss Ell
Cass, all of Scotland. besides a ho'
of friends who will sympathise wit
them in their sad bereavement Jur
was a son of whom Scotland was vi
usually proud and 20 the whole con
munity shares the grief of the famil,
Roy Long is home from Maple,
vile, ILL.,, where he has been attent
ing school.
Bran $2.25 per hundred,
M:adlings So. IS per hundred,
At Becker Bros. Co.
Mr.. Alder Peterson has let the cor
tract for building his new house. ar
work will be started today.
JAG. Hoffer went to Omaha Sunda
to purchase q shipment of sheep
put on liz farm.
David Brown Of Sioux City WI
here last Saturday visiting at the
L. Quinn home.
The water from the new tubul,
well was turned into the city wat
tank Tuesday. A new double cylind'
pump and q new motor have been ii
stalled at the we'll.