The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-14

The secretary OF Occidental Lodge \. F. IL a.
VI, At Ottawa, received dispatch from Chicago
on sunday advising him of the death Of Col. A.
s. Moore, a former member Of said lodge, and
that his body would be brought to Ottawa for in
tcrment, Ia arrive ON the 2l0 train of the c., r.
l. X p. railroad next day. Accordingly at the
hour named the officers and members OF Occi.
dental lodge, together with a number of citizens
repaired TO the depot and on the arrival of the
remains, which had come in charge Of a commit
tee Of ID. \. eastman Lodge 4. +. IL A. NJ, of
Chicago, escorted them to the Ottawa Cemetery,
where they were inferred. There having been
religious funeral exercises AT Chicago, the only
ceremonies at the grave were those Of the Ma
sonic order.
Col. Moore had come To La Sale county in
1886, settling at La Sale, where he entered in
the employ Of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany. Being man of marked social qualities
active and public spirited, he soon became con-
spicuous as local politician, and in 1860 was
nominated by the republicans of this county as
candidate for the Office Of Circuit Clerk and Re
cordcr, to which he was elected. The war of the
rebellion breaking out soon after he became con.
spicuous in aiding to raise and equip men and 10
that, when in 1862 the lO+th regiment was raised
in the enlistment of which he took an active part,
he was elected It's Colonel. The regiment was
ordered 20 Kentucky, and thence 10 Nashville
and while ;hcrc was detailed with an Ohio regi
mrut. go occupy an important position near
!!iv'>yi.r i0 charge a, Cl'. Scott, Who. However,
tom, rarity ub>cn;iu- himself left the post in
command of Col Moore. 1t was during this in
tcryal that the rebel marauder Forrest made
a sudden dash on the post and captured it with
the regiments defending ii. The men were pa
rolled and soon afterwards exchanged, hut the Of
ficcrs were sent to Libby prison and exchanged
only half year later The regiment was after
wards rcorganized in Chicago, where Col. Moore
again joined il and took command, being now or
dercd TO Tennessee; but while ON the march 20
his hearing became seriously affect
ed from the discharge OF cannon around him,
and he resigned and came home. After his re
turn he served ont his term as circuit clerk, and
next became a candidate for county clerk, TO
whc. Office he was elected by some 800 majority
over ). w. Raymond His term as county clerk
Xpred in 1868, after which for a time he was
placed in charge Of the eastman foundry and ma
chine shops, and later was appointed to posi-
ton in the L. S revenue service at Chicago, upon
which he moved with his family 20 that city, and
was engaged in the government service entil his
death He was first taken sick in January, and
though At times hopeful of recovering his health,
he sank step by step until the shadows closed
arsIrd him. He had attained the age of % years.
Col Moore was man noted for his exception
ally exuberant, joyous spirit, of free, g-hearted
and open handed ways, and though enjoying for
many years 4 large income, and being sober and
in his habits and and a consist
ent member OF the ". T. church. his money gen
orally went as freely as il came and his DEATH his
family is left without provision for their future
support He leaves u grefstricken widow and
invalid SON