grave import

Obituary

Otto Schauenburg and Robert Lutz were our in the launch "Shaver" Sunday afternoon when they discovered the remains of William Armpriest, who was drowned on the Fourth. A number of parties had been seeking the remains, and the two young men, who were not engaged in the search accidentally ran across the body which was floating perhaps a half mile from where the accident occurred. The remains were towed to Burlington and turned over to Undertaker Prugh. They were badly discolored, decompostion having set in. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Prugh chapel. A large number of relatives and friends were present and the Rev. Mr. Naboth Osborne, of the Congregational church conducted the services. Beautiful floral displays spoke of the esteem in which the dead man had been held. Interment was made in Aspen Grove cemetery. William A. Armpriest was born in the county of Des Moines, February 13, 1881, and was a carpenter by trade. His parents were among the pioneers of the western part of Des Moines county and his mother still lives in Pleasant Grove township. William A. Armpriest was a good workman, who understood his trade thoroughly and never needed to lack employment. He was a fine specimen of physical manhood, being tall and straight as a pine. He was married on June 4 and on July 4, a little celebration with friends up the river resulted in the man's death. He was a good swimmer, but seems to have been attacked and rendered helpless by a cramp. The search for the remains began late in the afternoon of the Fourth and was continued far into the night. It was contined on the fifth, but the finding, which occurred on the afternoon of the 6th, was purely accidental, as the two young men who discovered the remains, were not members of a searcing party and were no on the lookout for the find that the made.