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Charles L. Arnold Lake City Graphic OBITUARY Charles L. Arnold was born in Emporium, Cameron county, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1865, and died in Shreveport, Louisiana, August 8, 1899. With his parents he moved to Tama county, Iowa, in 1868, and to Plymouth county in 1882. He entered the employ of the C. & N. W. Ry. Company July 1, 1885, at Kingsley, Iowa, and continued in that service until July 8, 1896. He was married to Miss Rema Jordon on October 22, 1890, moving immediately to Lake City, Iowa, where the family home has since been maintained. He leaves a wife and four children, his parents, one sister and two brothers to mourn his loss. After leaving the employ of the C. & N. W. Ry. Mr. Arnold began work as a locomotive engineer, running out of Kansas City and finally settled down to a run between Shreveport, La., and Hornbeck, on the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Ry. He held a good and lucrative position. He was at home for some time during the month of June last for a visit with his family. A few days previous to his death he was taken ill. Becoming worse he was removed form his boarding place to the hospital in Shreveport, where he died from appendicitis. The remains were brought from Shreveport in charge of Mr. S. B. Taylor, an engineer, representing the B. of L. E., and Mr. Louis Maklus, representing the I. O. O. F. at Shreveport. They came by Omaha, traveling a distance of 1300 miles, arriving at Carroll last Sunday morning. A special train furnished by the Lake City officials brought the remains and attendants to Lake City in the early part of the day. The funeral was held from the Presbyterian church on Monday at 2:30p.m., conducted by Rev. J. McArthur of the Presbyterian church, of which deceased has been a member for the past two years. Mr. Arnold was also a member of the Masons, the I. O.O.F. and B. of L. E. Mr. Arnold was a good man, kind to his family, generous to his friends and held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. The sympathies of the entire community go out to the widow and fatherless children; and the gentlemen who accompanied the remains to their final resting place, and the orders they so ably represented, will be held in kindly remembrance, not only by the family and relatives, but by the people of Lake city. In caring for the sick and the afflicted, and the burial of the dead, regardless of time, distance or cost, as in this case, we see the beauties of true fraternity, as exemplified by civic society. Mrs. Arnold and the children will receive several hundred dollars insurance money from the Penn Mutual, and Mr. A. carried a policy for $2000 in a Lousiana, company called “The Columbia,” both of which claims will probably be paid in a short time. |