The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-27

DIED at his residence near this
city, on the evening of October q,
1870, at nine o'clock, Nh NicHoI.As
D. MusELxAN, aged IS yeals, of
typhoid fever, after a sickness Of
three weeks.
Dead! Alas! It's trael Allthkt
remains Of our conssnMl Nick. On
this eastls istha lifeless, cold form
his spirit has flown to brighter
realms, where
ss sls sss sssssag pain sss DEATH
Mr.. MussELMAN was the foreman
of our news-room at the time Of his
death. He served an apprenticeship
ht the art ofprinting under John w.
Forney,ywe believe, at Somerset, !
Ohio, where he was born in the
same house with General Phil. Sheri-
dan, with whom he spent his younger
days as playmate, and both at
tended the same school. After a
short term of work at Columbus,|
Ohio, he sought his fortunes in the
West, stopping at Burlington, Iowa,
where he worked on the Hawkeye,
under Durham. At that time MR.
James W. Norris was managing the
COURIER, and desiring good
printer, Captain c. c. Cloutman,
dispatched to Mr.. MussELMAN, who
came to this city, and Immediately
engaged as foreman. While in
Burlington, he married Miss
Sinnamon, sister Of Thomas and
James Sinnamon, his present widow,
by whom he had four children, the
oldest now twelve, and the youngest
about four-two boys and two girls,
whom he has left to mourn THEN
loss. In 1860, the deceased with
our local editor, published tn,
Democratic Union, J. H. d. Stree
being it's editor. The principle!
supported by this paper being a
variance with the consciences Of botl
publishers, they soon abandoned
that "take," and went to work agar
on the COURIER as jours, where
Nick. remained till 1865, when he
with our local and w. G. Holden
purchased the COURIER from Mr.
Norris. He continued as one Of tn
proprietors only about one year
when he sold his interest to- the edi
tor Of the paper, General John M
Hedrick, remaining in the Office, a
its foreman, which position he helt
at the time of his demise.
He was an excellent printer, o.
twenty years experience, and one O
which the craft could never b.
ashamed. His conscience was hi
law. His greatest fault was hi
demure disposition. He could no
resent an injury. His life has beer
a chequered one, and full of sorrow
from almost ceaseless sickness in hi.
family. A morning opening with
sunshine, to him was almost sure t.
wane into frowning evening, be.
tokening the coming of the scourge
and yet he bore up bravely and
cheerfdlly, with the assistance of hi,
loving wife. They were a happy
couple, indeed, for never did a cloud
overshadow their welded life, aside
from that already mentioned, and
dreary and lonesome the hours will
come and go to the beret one, tn
widow and mother, and to tn
fatherless children.
Having been associated with hin
20 long and SO intimately, we canno
realize that we shall never again Sc
him hang his coat and hat up OF
the peg, and with smile greet us, a
he came to labor after the long walk
brushing the sweat from his forehea,
or the snowfakes off his beard
Nick. dead! All, yes! We writ
those words, scanning the pape
through a mist of tears. We love-
him, and SO did you, reader, if 20,
knew him. He was "parago,
type, one Nick" and Justified !" bu
now his Column is broken" chi
form is dead matter" and his "cas'
distributed" beyond the asterisks o
the skies. Rest in peace!
The printers Of this city hav,
taken charge of the ceremonies Of
the funeral, and request that gene.
raj attendance be given at the funeral
sermon, to be delivered by Rev. J.
%. Ryan, at the Episcopal Church,
Of which he was a member, to-mor-
row Sunday at One o'clock, Pm,
and also that as many as feel disposed
attend the hearse, from his late
residence, at Twelve o'clock.
Henry Garfield, Esq., of Polk tp.,
and praa IF tho noun<, o~r;ooIAu,.1