Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-31
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The following letter was received
at this Office this morning which fully
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DEAD.
The following letter was received
at this Office this morning which fully
explains itself:
"EDDYvILLE, Iowa,
July 20, 1878.
We have Just received the sad news
that VIM. McPherrin died at Seward,
Nebraska, yesterday. Body will be
here tomorrow. No particulars.
WALLACE"
Mr.. McPherrin in company with
his son Emmet passed through this
city on the 18th Of July cnroute to
Nebraska to look up location to 60
into business, and little did we think
when bidding him goodbye that eve
ming that 1t was to be final. The sup
position is that he died of heart dis
ease with which he has been afflicted
for several years, although nothing is
known in regard to the matter.
Mr.. McPherrin came to Eddyville
twenty y-five or thirty years ago from
New Philadelphia, Ohio, with the in
tention of entering the practice of
law, but for some reason he accepted
. situation in the dry goods establish
ment of Michael Welch, which he
held for some years. Afterwards he
formed co-partnership with VIM.
NJ. Allison, at that time ono of the
most eminent practitioners at the bar
in the Des Moines valley. This part
nership, according to the best Of our
recollection, was kept up for several
years and was only severed by the
serious illness of Mr.. Allison, which
finally eliminated in his death. Nc
was several times elected to various
city offices, and served his town sew
eral times as may or, which position he
held at the beginning of the war, and
at which time the corporate organ
ization was allowed to go by default,
through no fault of his.
After Mr.. Allison was stricken
down the law firm was dissolved and
Nc engaged in farming for few
years with moderate success, when he
sold out, returned to the city, and en-
tered into the agriculturalimplement
business with Mr.. Richie we believe.
Later he entered into partnership
with his brothcr-in-law, ii. G.. True,
in the grocery business, which was
kept up until few weeks ago when
he sold out to his partner and left for |
the West.
1t will be remembered that last
Fall the republican party nominated
Mr.. McPherrin as their candidate for
Representative, position which he
would have filled with distinguished
ability aud most assuredly would
have been triumphantly elected had
he considered that his health would |
permit him to make the canvass, but
his physicians advised him to decline,
which he did. In business way
McPherrin was one of the most hon.
orable men we ever had business |
with socially most pleasant gentle
man, and morally above reproach.
He was very benevolent when chari-
ty was needed, and possessed all the
noble characteristics of christian.
His sudden death will cast gloom |
over the city where he lived SO many |
years, and where his friends were
only numbered by the full list of his
acquaintances. Thus in the midst of
his usefulness was Stricken down an
other of the old settlers, who has been
closely identified with the develope-
ment and improvement Of the coun-
try, and whose sudden demise will
be sincerely regretted wherever he
was known.
The following comparison from
the pen of an Ohio gentleman visit
ing in Iowa, has considerable truth
in it;
Iowa has many features that are
far ahead of Ohio. In railroads she
steps to the front and the sound of
the whistle may be heard as it trav-
erses the valleys or across the broad
prairies, as they approach the stee-
Piles that point upward in every town,
with their school houses and church.
es that would be credit to some of
our eastern cities colleges are q cred
it to any state. society equal in taste
and refinement to that of the "hub f
any universe" An Ohio man has NO
idea of the west until he leaves his
prison house and comes into the sun
light of heaven. Here in Iowa is the
place for man to develop his ener-
gies and become living, moving be-
ing-a thing of life. Hero is an out
let for the pent up fires of his SOUL
Iowa is to-day thirty years in ad-
vance Of Ohio. In agriculture she is
far superior; in machinery for farm
ing she is far in advance and in soil
Iowa is garden spot compared to
her. In point of fact there is no bus
mess of any kind but what Iowa takes
her place in the ::front in the battle
Ohio has her advantages, but Iowa
stands first on the list to demand a