Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-18
MAI. ANDERSON DEAD.

| End of q Distinguished Citizen, Gallant Sol
dier and Public Spirited Citizen.
Close of an Active Career.
On Thursday, November II, 1898, at
11:30 a. NJ, after serious illness of
two months, Major Albert r. Anderson
breathed his last. He was taken sick
with erysipelas in September upon his
return home from the National G. A.
r. encampment at Cincinnati, where
he did such good and effective work in
securing tho passage of resolutions
asking congress to locate national
sanitarium at this place. During that
trip the weather was extremely hot and
the major was quite overcome by the
heat. This no doubt brought on his
sickness. His sickness developed into
\ pyaemia,o or blood poisoning.and he has
been gradually growing weaker and
sinking day by day, though all that
medical skill could do was done for
him. During the past week he has
been extremely weak and his death
has been looked for at any moment,
though he was conscious to the last.
In the death of Major Anderson Hot
Springs loses an active, public spirited
man, who entered into everything he
undertook with great enthusiasm
and energy. He was man of unusu-
al ability, who possessed psoitive con-
victions upon al public questions.
and who never hesitated to express
those opinions-and few men could eX.
J press their IDEAS moro forcibly or moro
eloquently than he. He was always
, outspoken and fearless in battling for
what he believed to be for the best in
tere It's of the people. He was always
independent in thought and action,
, though politically the larger part of
his life has been devoted to support
ing the principles of the republican
party. In politics he was q foe to be
3 feared, though in private and social
: life he was always a congenial compan-
, ion, of a happy, kind disposition.
When men of such high ability and
gederal prominence as Major Anderson
pass away it is a loss, not only to the
community, but to the country, and
his death is deplored and mourned by
all.
| Deceased leaves wife, daughter,
Mrs. DIR. Moffitt) and two sons to
mourn his death-all of whom were at
his bedside when he passed away.
There will be a short funeral service
held at the residence Friday afternoon
at 5 o'clock, to be conducted by Rev.
Y Luton, after which the remuins will
be conveyed to the 3. &. NJ. depot and
1 sent to Sidney, Iowa, the old home of
II deceased, for burial.
The STAR joins with the entire COM
munity in extending most sincere SYM
. pathy to the afflicted family.
Major Anderson has held many posi-
tions of trust and responsibility, and
his whole life was one of great energy
and activity, of which, had we time for
this issue, we should like to give more
: complete mention, but the following
biography which we take from the
Congressional Directory of the Fifth
s eth session of congress, will be of gen.
Q eral interest:
II Albert Il. Anderson was born in Ad-
: ans county, Ohio, November 8, 1887.
and moved with his parents to Gales.
burg, Illinois, where he was educated in
:. the common schools aud at Knox COL
r lege; moved to Taylor county, Iowa, in
:, 1857 where he studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar; was appointed post
; master of Clarinda by President Lin
coin in 1861; resigned that Office to en-.
list as private in Company K, Fourth
lows Volunteer Infantry; was with his
COMPANY i'll the battle of Pea Ridre.
and was promoted to first lieutenant
t after the battle; while before Vicksburg
he was promoted to the captaincy of
. his company: while serving as adju-
tant general of his brigade in the At.
, laMta campaign he was commissioned
major of his regiment, and was must
, cred in by special order of General O.
o. Howard: was commissioned lieuten-
nant-colonel of his regiment in 1865;
: was wounded ut JonesLoro August 81,
y 1864, and again at Bentonville, North
= Carolina, March 10, 1865; was mustered
out of the service in August, 1865, and
returned Clarinda; moved to Sidney
: in 1856; was assessor of internal reve-
. new from 1868 till 1871; was delegate
!. to the national republican convention
in 1872; was district attorney from
1916 till 1880, when he resigned to be-
8 come eligible to election as elector at
J. large on the Garfield and Arthur ticket;
was appointed state railroad commits
sioner in 1881: was defeated for con-
= gress in 1882. and was elected to the fif-
J. tieth congress- as an Independent re-
4 publican from the Eighth Iowa district,
, receiving 1859 votes against l5.757
!. votes for w. P. Hepburn, republican.
Since coming to the Springs in 1892,
Major Anderson has served one term