The state herald., 1897-11-12

Ohio republicans To think that the seal
In the senste that has been held by avch
an able stat-su,as ~ John Sherman IL. to
b. occupied BY iusn vho 10 kpoun "a
the gssersl ptibhc only by rsssoh of Id
outrageousiy INSCRIPTIONS yet succsAs-
ful management Of = presidential cam
paign.
Died. At Holyokc, Colo, Friday, Nov.
o, 1897, james NJ. Whitman. The de-
CEASED was born IN Ntr, Lit,ry, West
Va, June q, ls2a While still young
u'su he vent To Washington county PA
to 10 side mud Nov IS. 1916, wss uni'ed
IN marriage to Miss Catherine Mount.
To them was born four children, two Of
whom, Mrs. Sarah A. Knrns OF Chicago,
III and William j. Whitman Of Phillips
county, Colo, survive their father. In
1850 he moved with his family TO Fair
field. Iowa where on the ., day Of May,
1875 his wife Catherine died. On the
q, day Of Feb, 1880, at Fairfield, To-, he
WAS united in marriage to Mrs. Emily A.
bravo. To them l3 children we're born,
Of whom, nine, namely, Charles W. Of
Fairfield, To-, Hamlin II. Of Everett,
Washington, Martin l.. OF St. Joseph,
Mo-, Frank II. OF nolyoke, Colo, John
". ot Everett, Wash., Emily Of holyoks
Colo, Mrs. Grace Hilssbsck Of Holdrsge,
Neb., Rollo c. and Nellie Of Holyoks.
Colo, survive their father. HIS widow,
Mrs. Emily A. Whitman. with whom he
spent over Al yesrs Of married life sur
wives him. In 1880 he and fsmil, moved
from Fairfield. Iowa, TO Thayer county,
Nsb., where they resided ull 1856 when
tbey moved to Imperial. Nsb., and at
that place he engaged IN the lumber
business with his son II. II. Whitman.
In September 1887 he aud tho family
moved to Holyoks, Colo. whore they
have resided since that date ani where
he has been engaged 10 the hardware
business The deceased, while residing
in Warrington, county, Pa, united with
tho Methodist Episcopal Church. When
hs moved 10 Fairfield, 10, he united with
the Lutheran Church aud when he 70.
moved TO Nebraska be presented his
church letter TO and took membership
with the Presbyterian church and bis
membership remsined With that church
at the time Of death. lie had bsen for
ovor 53 years . worthy and highly ies-
pected member Of the !. U. u. r. Ths
deceased hld been very active busi-
ness man during h,s whole lifc aud old
age still found him 10 actively engaged
IN business pursuits that his many friends
wsre surpnsed 10 hear Of his sudden
dangerous illness snd hoped 10 scs h,ul
up and engaged In his business again
within = lev days, but Il was not to be
lie seemed TO rally for time but the
complication Of diseases was moro than
his advanced age could Withstand and
he gradually became weaker from day u
day. From the date that hc becsms Z
resident Of Holyoke no resident OF ths
town was more sctivsly Interested In an,
and oil undertakings which had for tbeil
object the bsttsripg oi tho condition oI
the people of our county and tho dcvel
opment Of the natural resources Of tbi'
now country. Hc WIS man oi cssm'
plary habits and character, beloved b,
his family and many friends and bonoret
and respected by Nil who kncs him
The family have the sympathy OF all it
their sad bereavement. Tho funeral ser
viccs were conducted Sunday Afternoon
Nov. I, from the N. y. Church under th,
direction Of the nolyokc Lodge of I. q
\ q. r., OF which the dcccased WAS u mem
Der. ltev. Abbott preaching tho sermon
Tho remains were laid 10 rsst In the Hol
yoks cemetery.