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Martin A; Quam,Of all the news items that we have ever written, none ever came upon us auy more sudden than this o-bituary. The news in regard to the other two deiVths of the iveek, we had expected to chronicle sooner or later, but about this tuan, Martin A. Quam, it has come as a;surprise. Last Monday about 1'o’clock PM., he; walked into the Lincoln; Church to be pres-eht at the funeral services of Henry Mauss,and asstanding- room was at a premium. ML Quam was '.standing-up like many others, and atj2 o’clock’lie was still standing,'but by about f2:lQ he was carried out .a, corpsev. The heaviest electric charge of the\bolt of .lightning, speut its energy on him and his life \vent with it, instantly. Attempts were made in all possiple manner to recuMtatcj life, but all of no avail; he wrisja ilead man. This reality had to be Accepted, even ■ tllo he; was tile only son, -ahd’ only-cl;iId in the .family, butille.ii nolhorer He leaves his “invalid motherl and a stron^ and ,ro bust fat b er to ■ ■ mou rn- his ii n t i m c ly death.; ‘ Jlewvasin the pVime'of life at-40 years, 3 mOiuhs,: aiid 4 daya at the time of his i z\JHe was born in .Freeborn' Co;, Minn. March 24,1875; / LFivr; some time lie and Ills’ pareu t^ Mry and; Mrs.; L, O, e Quam,;live^ftchLDell^^Iiha, (In 1887 -1heymdyc.(i to Kossuth Co., Iowa, and settled pn a^fcirnjvabbut g rhiies::AV^st .of JitrreY which his4 ather'Bol^piijyr.niinlo-Vif venvA n rr/v. Mn•-MEFlt;SUliediAVheCOalylt;he;tblt;clcouple/bf years agm;farm (i:miles\ West; anddji f tb Jsr pi aceh e;. Vyviis _v; ■ bui.1 dihjf ^ a^he ■ i Ur g-pL bar n \eda home’ heVe'in' Rake,' aricLm'oved in to it^y eu^ reside?hgr^hml 'days.; “It^uf^;\yh^(^thef e; ivill be4ti vacantbe nbticabie* and'* willalwaytemper ate 4ru4i|^lxa blt|i e ry;vCbnihi^^Ivipg' in ^e|WQ|^vvh
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Rake Register
Rake, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 01, 1915
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