The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-21
COMING TO ILLINOIS.

In July, 1885, Mr.. Lundy left Philadel.
phia for Putnam county, in this State, On
his way he formed the acquaintance OF a
young woman of Pennsylvania, a member
of the Society of Friends, with whom he
contracted matrimonial engagement.
While on this journey, he wrote to his
friends that his health was excellent and
that he felt happy in being clear of crowd.
cd city. Reaching his destination, the
Quaker Settlement" near Magnolia, on
Sept. 10, he wrote: 81 am here at last
among my children This is emphatically
one Of the best and most beautiful coun.
tries have ever SEEN" He afterwards,
on the same day, attended an anti.slavery
convention at Hennepin, composed of In
telligent men and women. 1t passed an
unanimous resolution to encourage the cir
culatiOn of the Genius, (Which paper he
proposed to revive and publish at Henne
pin,) and large number of subscriptions
we're Immediately obtained.
HE ESTABLISHES HIS PAPER AT LOWELL
Having been disappointed In several at
tempts to purchase press and an outfit at
Hennepin, where he desired to settle, he
received proposition from some of the
inhabitants of Lowell, in La Sale county,
to establish his paper there; and, accept
ing their offer, he went to that place in the
winter Of 1889, accompanied by his son
Charles, his other children following In the
spring. In a letter dated Feb. 30, 1885, he
says: 81 have purchased a printing office,
and established II at new town called
Lowell; but we have no postofice yet, and
the e.. u. h. will be published a while at
Hennepin. have found great difficulty In
getting my printing done, but am now pre-.
pared to go on egularly as soon as receive
paper, for which | have sent to st. Louis"
Lundy built house and got up printing
Office at Lowell, and In the spring pur-
chased a tract of land about four miles dis.
tant His paper was irregularly printed
for want of funds and help, he having tor a
portion of the time no other assistants than
his two SONS, one of whom most of the time
had to look after the farm
HIS FIVE MONTHS ILLNESS AND DEATH.
During those early times malarisl fevers
and ague were very prevalent all over this
section of the country, and newcomers
were sure to become the victims of some
one OF these ailments. Mr.. Lundy was no
exception to the rule. Early in August he
was attacked by malarial fever, but rallied,
and tried to work again for few days
grew worse, and then better, and then
worse, and so on wrestling with his foe
from week to week, till Feb. 2lst, 1880,
when he was In his office and wrote note
TO his children, stating that "he had been
quite unwell, but was now better" In the
afternoon of the same day he was seized
with severe pains and retired to the house
of Mr.. Seeley, an old and honored citizen
of Lowell. He grew rapidly worse, until
10 o'clock In the evening, and then became
much easier, but this was merely the calm
before the final storm. Being told by his
physician that "the end was probably ap.
preaching" he replied that 81 feel much
better-I feel as If | were In Paradise. -
At IL o'clock on the night of Feb. 22d, he
passed away, His remains, attended by a
large concourse of relatives and friends,
were removed to the house of his sen In.
law, Isaac Griffith, near Magnolia, and on