Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-14
Winter Wheat Flour $l25 per sack,
every sack warranted.
Good Family Flour $1.lO, warranted.
Half Dbl New Whitefish, $l.90
do do Pickerel, 800
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AT his residence near this city, at
6 O'Clock and 80 minutes p. m, on
Saturday, the 10th inst, o: consump-
ton, Col. JOSEPH W. CALDWELL, aged
63 years.
The funeral services took place at
8 o'clock p. m. on Sabbath day, 1lth
inst, in the First M. E. Church of
this city, Rev. j. w. Mcdonald Off
ciating. The attendance was very
large and his remains were followed
to the grave by an immense process
sion Of our people in carriages, on
horseback and on foot. The process
sion was preceded by large body of
the Masonic fraternity and the rites
of that order were observed at the
grave.
Col. Joseph w. Caldwell was ma
tive of Virginia, moving first from
there to st. Louis, Mo-, where he re-
sided for several years. From st.
Louis he moved to this city in ls49,
and here he has resided ever since.
He was consequently among the
oldest of our citizens. He WAS a
brother of that old and well-known
citizen of Iowa, Van X Caldwell,
who lived so many years in Van Blu
rem county, dying at all advanc
cd age some years since, and who
was the father of Col. II. G. Caldwell,
present Judge of the U. S. District
Court for Arkansas, and the Hon. s.
T. Caldwell, of Eddyyille, Iowa. A
younger brother of the deceased,
Paris Caldwell, an old citizen of this
county, still survives. residing near
this city.
The deceased Leaves an aged wild
ow and four children, viz: w. ii.
Caldwell, "a former proprietor and
editor of this paper, but now of Be-
lott Kansas; Robert P. Caldwell, of
this city; Van r. Caldwell, now re-
siding at Boise City, Idaho, and a
daughter, Emma, in her teens living
at home.
Col. Caldwell has held various
public offices among his neighbors
and in an early day was elect
ed School Fund Commissioner of
this county. He was an old whig
and then a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ar
dent worker in politics. AT the break
ing out of the rebellion in 81 he be-
came at once active in the Union cause
and went to work to raise cavalry
company, which was finally mustered
into Gen. Fitz Henry Warren's Regi-
ment, the lst Iowa Cavalry, at Bur-
lington, Ia, as company l. He re-
NAMED on active duty with that
regiment throughout its entire SER
vice. finally becoming it's Colonel.
The writer served in the immediate
army with him for some Is months
and we bear willing testimony to
what was conceded everywhere in
army circles, viz: that he was an ex-
cellent officer. He was especially
liked in active service, rather than in
camp or garrison duty. We know
that when the General commanding
desired a difficult and hazardous cav
airy scout to be made to gain knowl-
edge Of the enemy or surprise an enc
my's outpost, Col. Caldwell was in
especial demand, on account of his
recognized fitness for such task
He was never severely wounded
although he narrowly escaped death
in several hotly contested actions.
Four years ago he was Frustrated
with severe attack, of fever and
since then has never been well man,
Some eight weeks ago he was taken
down, having caught severe cold
which settled on his lungs, and he
rapidly declined with quick consump.
ton until at his death he was q mere
skeleton. In health he was q power.
full man, standing fully six feet high,
and at the head of his regiment was
q most commanding form. All the
old residents of Wapello county knew
well, Col. j. W. Caldwell and the
memory of him will long live among
our people.
Alta o'clock this morning, August
8, 1873, Walton Matthews, OF infam-
matory rheumatism, aged Ia years
and 8 months, son of John and Mary
Matthews.
The parents have met with sad
bereavment in this case. Walton
was well known to the writer and
we bear willing testimony that he
was most amlable and dutiful son
and general favorite with both OLD
and young. They have now but one
child left, a younger son, and they
have the warm sympathy Of all their
friends.
! From letter to b. w. Ladd, from
Laddsdale. ON the Chicago & South
western railroad, few miles west o
Eldon, we learn that Mrs. Hannal
Dial, wife of Thos. Dial, died at tina
place on the. Sd inst, after long ant
painful illness, in the AID year of he
age.
Also, that Michael Dial, father o
! Thos. Dial, died on the 7th inst, afte
. severe attack Of typhoid pneumo
mia. Mr.. Dial was in the 9th yea
lof his age.