Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-28
CALDWELL-In Eddyville, Iowa
at 2 :20A. NJ, August 18th, 1878, Hon
SAMUEL T. CALDWELL, aged 81
years, 6 months and 26 days.

Mr.. C. was born in Marshall Co.,
Va, Jan. Goth, 1924, where he with
bis parents resided until the fall of
1886, when they removed to Iowa and
settled at Bentonsport, Van Buren,
Co. They remained at Bentonsport
few years, when they moved to
Davis Co., ear Iowaville, where he
engaged in farming until his remov-
al to Eddyville in March, 1860.
While in Davis Co. he was candi-
date for the legislature on the Repub-
lican ticket and made brilliant can.
vass but was defeated, although he
ran 200 votes ahead of his ticket.
He served two terms In the legisla-
ture from Wapello county, the first
term being in 1866, and has been
prominent as q candidate for Con-
gress. He was an active member Of
the legislature, In fact taking the lead
in the lower house, and never left any
honorable means untried to accom-
plish measures that he considered
beneficial to his constituency or the
State at large. He was candidate
for third term. but owing to the
snti-monopoly craze was defeated by
small majority. Had he been re-
turned there is scarcely doubt but
that he would have been elected to
the speakership. He was an unswerv-
ing Republican, and whether csndi-
date or not was always found in the
forefront of the battle lsboring for
the good of the cause.
After his removal to Eddyville he
was actively engaged for many years
as dry goods merchant and pork
packer in connection with Hon. E.
Manning, of Keesauqua, but Of late
years has been doing business as .
dry goods merchant and banker on
his own account. He was q thorough
going business man, and for the 30
years which the writer has known
him his word has always been consid-
,, cred Is good - government bond.
He was son of the we'll known pio-
neer, Van. r. Caldwell, and half
brother to Judge H. Clay Caldwell,
Of the U. s. District Court Of Arkan-
sas. Like most men of Southern
birth he was generous and impulsive.
For q friend he could not do too
much. He did more, perhaps, in .
business point Of view, to keep up the
commercial and manufacturing in
terests of Eddyville, than any other
man in it. Hosts Of friends will re-
greet his demise, and those who
we're not his especial friends will ad-
init his usefulness and drop . sympa-
thetic tear over his grave. He was
an old and esteemed member of the
Masonic fraternity, and was buried
with the honors Of that order at
O'Clock Monday.
He leaves wife and four daugh-
ters to mourn his departure, and to
whom he leaves competence acquir-
ed by an active and honorable career
as = business man, who was faithful
to oil his obligations. Peace to his
ashes.
i At the residence of his mother,
Ann johnson, in this city, August
2lst, 1878, At 5 o'clock and 81 minutes,
PM, DEWITT G. JOHNSON, of consump.
ton, aged "a years ON his last birth.
day, Nov. 10th, 1877.
i Dewitt was . noble young man
kind, affectionate aud faithful. For
years he fought with pluck and a
lively hope the fell disease in its In.
sidious approaches, which finally cut
him of in his early manhood. About
year ago he left home in search OF
health in the mountains and valleys
Of Colorado. He staid there for 4
time with Col. Z. W. Kittredge, for
merly of this city. He seemed for q
time to gain health and strength, but
unfortunately, some months ago he
, took severe cold and has ever since
been falling. Finally he sought his
home and . mothers care and kline
caresses-thers % he knew and 90 b,
> said to die.
Mrs. johnson has been sadly afilict
ed by death entering her household
several years ago she lost her husband
and year ago last spring her col
, Lincoln, by the same disease whicl
: has now robbed her again. The sym
pathy Of the community 10 extende,
IN the afflfctaN fami1v