Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-03

handsome competency, when Orville Grant
came upon the scene, armed with several ar.
b,trary orders from the president, and froze
them out Of the country. Deprived of their
trading posts Durfee u Peck devoted them.
selves exclusively to the steamboat busi-
ness, which they had previously been en-.
gagged in to q limited extent. Up to the
time of the death Of Mr.. Durfee, FIVE or six
years ago, they were interested, wholly OF
in part, in the steamers Benton, Ida Reese.
Charles II. Durfee, Jennie Brown, Silver
Lake. G. K: P Nellie Peck. Sioux City
and Mary Mcdonald. The old Benton was
their first venture. She was chartered bv
them in 1867 and subsequently, purchased.
This was the beginning Of the extensive
steamboat business which has for years
been connected with the name.'of Durfee d
Peck. After the death of Mr.. Durfee. Col
Peck continued 10 the steamboat business
and was. at the time CT his death interested,
in connection with Colouel 81. G. Akin and
Charles 8 Wilder, in the steamers G. X
Peck, Nellie Peck. Fontenelle, Gen'l Mead,
Peninah and General Terry. They had
just finished q successful season and Colo
mel Peck was at the east settling up the
transportation matters of the year and pre-
pairing for the coming season.
ellis death is q severe shock TO his 'msny
warm friends in this community. He had
his human frailtiee, but his heart was larg,
and his goodness . predominating Trait
We shall miss him from our business cir
cles and from our hours of social relaxa
ton. There is vacant place which cannoI
b filled.
Since the above was put in type, the fol
lowing special telegram has been received
from Sioux City:
Col. II. G. Akin, superintendent of tho
Peck line Of boats, yesterday afternoon re.
ceived the following dispatch :-Grand Pa.
ciiic Hotel, Chicago, Dec. I'll. c. Akin
Col. Peck died at l:l5 r. NJ. Remains 20 t.
Keokuk this evening.
J. B. DRAKE 4 Co.
Col. Peck left this city for St. Paul Nov.
A1tuS 11om WHICH pl1ce ne went 70 1t
Louis and arranged for the employment oil
his steamer, the G. K. Peck, on southern
waters during the present winter, which
business having been satisfactorily adjusted
be went to Chicago. On Thanksgiving dav
he sent . business telegram to Col. Akin,
which the latter answered and, not receiving
: reply'as he expected, thought a little
strange Of it but supposed the Colonel had
started forthis city and a~pprehended no
trouble. On Saturday Col. Akin had 3
g dispatch from = friend saying Col. Peck wa
4 aging very sick at the Grand Pacific hotel
whereupon he at once te~leeraphed to Ma
Peck, at Fairport. N. T., where she Va
J Whiting, and his daughter, Miss Nelli,
1 Peck, at her home in Keokuk. The latter !
once started for Chicago. Later, Col. Aki1
received . dispatch from the proprietors q
the hotel saying that Col. Peck wa bette
and Monday night Mrs. Peck, Who ha
reached Chicago, telegraphed that her hu,
.. band was considered out Of danger. Thl
VI: very grateful news to Col. Akin, wh
!, had been feeling depressed and totally vi
y prepared him for the sad intelligence co,
y v,!eyed BY the dispatch published abov,
Q. No particulars have been received here
ne nature Of his sickness or the q
10 his death. Col. Akin thinks it probab
!. that he died Of pneumonia, a. he xss sul
% ject TO severe colds.
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