Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

&. II. WARDEN. Editors.
THURSDAY MoRNINe, MARCH l2, 1874.
MILLARn FILLMonE.
Ex-President Willard Fillmore died
at his homo in Buffalo, N. Y, last eve
ming, 9Th inst. A few days since the
country was notified of his having sui.
ferrcd from paralysis. Though we
have not the facts at hand, IL is proba-
BILE . recurrence of the disease caused
his death.
He was born on the It'll Of January,
1900, in Cayugs county, New York,
then An almost unbroken wilderness,
the nearest neighbor 10 his fathers
family being distant four miles His
carly education was very limited, he
having never seen \ grammar or Seog-
raphy until he was 10 years Of age
At IA years of age he was spppentiesd
to learn the fullers trade, and divided
tho next fvo years OF his lifs between
working ct his trade and labor upon
his fathers farm, with two or three
menths attendance IN the winter upon
the neighborhood common school. AT
70 years of age he conceived he
idea Of reading law, and conmsnosd
reading with . Mr.. Wood, 10.
tired lawyer, having bought on the
balance Of his time 70 tho fuller, 10
whom be was Apprcatissa 1pon the
promise to pay him eSO-vhich he
aftorwards paid non Ahe prooseds a
teaehinr school.
AZ lie aee Of ~ nty.ane he r..
moved to Bu1Alo aE51vinw IN Tint
city peefed straage1 via but 9l.Oo
in bis pocket. He Studied mosainRs
aud evenings in q law o1leo IA
tausht school during the Aa0 and
Haally having gained the 6uafdence
ofthe ataOsnies he was recommended
fSr sdusissiou and was aamitted 20 ~
~. IN tAs snrin~ q 1899. thon.h ~
Ma pot tschni,.,,v ccmn,,sa r;th th.l
tarms demanded for .amis.,cn n.
thcp nureh..ea : f.vv boot. the tot,
r.lre ha,rv eso for ~h,.h hs g.v.
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.art. .ecnrra ~ . mo,.-..s q, sha
hc.,,. ~ rs,nn,.5 = An.css !. 81.
Crnrtv Me- Val vhero n. f.,h.r
thcn rs.;dea Hara he nr.cticS,1 -
suo.as.fully and an.llv removed .o.;n
to R.fFa,o in lsao snd 80 srosc 70
the mont rank smonr the luvver, 3,
the State. i9A tal'aai /.
He was elected : member Of the
State Legislature In 1898, and SERVED
for three successive tefms. He wa
elected to the lower House fConsres'
IN 1879 ~ ana ~. he VA
an a0le ana disangulsaed member 9
that 0ody. 10 1874 new nominated
1or uovefnor 81 New York by TN
Wnies, out dcieated W silas Wright
An Io4a nc was e,eaea Comptroiier g
NeW OH - Iose ne wss nonina
soa aor -es'ocn' ON 'ne t,cke'
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AoaS' I.luo.. - 1os ~. Saly o'n'
10y, sno MI Fii..o.e - ahs. VIZ
' .vo 1890, - .a r, ny lv..OwlLs
nv1s- : '0e0.' . A''.,.A
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NV O.SI sole, osolu. - pes 80
1o ~ Svs. = -.
- Os 'su11 ".sn - 'snlnSs -
waros Pr0-sAvery ~ the approval Of
the fugitive slave bill, and he vas not
the on,v po,%h.rr .tst.sm.n ,,ho -
der cloud In consequence thereof.
In 1856. while aheant ON = tOur In
EuronA. ha was nominated for pra.,.
aert bv the Amsrica. nartv IA -.
coiyed only The aleetoraI vc.a az tha
State Of Maryland, Since his retire-
ment from TIA pres,dsncv he h.s l,vaa
: compar.Asva,v raA;raa IL. arnn,ov.6
"a TIA c.,e ns Ia cr,ves. t.,srs.s ~
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ca.onar.hie nar.aver.rc. -h,cl
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