Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-31

4 ou Years | would be glad to give
a somewhat extended notice of all the
old settlers that have passed away. but
the time allotted to me is too short to
| permit ii.
The next to depart was Wilson Ken
neday, AGED 10, Sept. o, one of the old
est residents of Green township.
Joseph LOOMS, of Ottumwa, died
Sept. IS. aged "A. Mr.. Loomis for a
long time was a prominent merchant
in Ottrmwa.
Francis Bradley, aged 81, former SUI
perintendent of the county farm, died
in Ottumwa. Sept. II.
| Mrs. j. =. Goldsberry, of Ottumwa,
died Sept. IA. aged 10 years She was
resident OF this county forty-nine
Wears.
Michael O'Brien, aged so. died Sept.
%. He WAS resident of Keokrlll
township for forty Years.
Rebecca Boyce. of Agency township,
died Sept. %, aged s6.> She came to
| Wapello county i'll May. 1913.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson. of Chillico-
the. died Sept. ~, aged 81. She was
a resident of the county forty-five
| years.
! Aaron Melick, well known news
paper man OF, South Ottumwa. and eN-
postmaster of that place, died Oct. 10.
aged CD years.
i Mrs. Elvira Harris, wife of Reuben
Harris. of Ottnmwa, was found dead in
bed. Sunday morning, Oct. 16. She had
Presided in this state 80 years. She was
10 Years of age.
James NJ Hull, of Chillicothe, aged
81 wears, died Nov. 2. He was a resi-
dent for 43 years. and for great many
years acted as MAGISTRATE.
b. B. Nogel. a well known farmer and
prominent citizen of Ottumwa. died
Nov. II. aged IA years.
Christy Heckart. an old resident of
Green township, died Nov. IL, aged
6S.
Mrs. Jane c. Wilson, wife of John NJ.
Wilson, of Richland township, died
Nov. IL, aged rs years.
John swope, ST., of Agency town
ship, died Oct. %, aged IS years.
5. ID. Pierce of Ottumwa, a we'll
known boot and shoe merchant, died
Nov. 30, aged 72.
\ George Griswold, well known at
torney of Ottumwa, died Nov. 81, aged
So.
Robert Fellows, of Ottumwa, died
Dec. 26. aged 81 years.
Michael Heckart, of Green township,
one OF its first and most prominent
SETTLERS, died Dec. 81, aged rs years.
Mrs. Charlotte johnson died near
Bidwell, Jan. 2, aged S. years.
airs. margaret j. Reeves, of Richland
4 township, died Jan. l, 1899, aged II
years.
Mrs. Sarah Brown. of Ottumwa. died
Jan. II, aged IS years.
Mrs. Reuben Myers. OF Washington
! township, died Jan. 10, aged TO- She
was one of the Oldest and best known
settlers in the county.
Mrs. Mary p. Harper. of Ottumwa
mother of w. 7. and S. H. Harper. died
Jan. "a, aged nearly 80 years. She was
a resident of Wapello county and OF
tumwa for nearly fifty years.
Col. Dwight Bann;ster, president Of
the Ottumwa Gas company, died Jan
so. aged GO years.
| Henry Van de Ven, of South Ottum.
wa. an old resident of Iowa, died Jan
80, aged 60 years.
Mrs. Mary C. Sanborn. of Ottumwa
died Jan. 30. aged 81 years.
4 Mrs. Maria Chambers, of South OF
tumwa. died Feb. 2, aged IA years.
| Mrs. Phillip Stuber. of Eddyville
died Jan. %, aged 50 years. She wa:
enc of the oldest settlers of the county
4 w. NJ. Ware. of Polk township, ;
soldier during the rebellion. and one o.
the Oldest residents of the county
died reb. Is. aged so years.
John Austin. of South Ottumwa
[died Feb. 1s. aged 90 years. o months
i j. w. McIntire, for Two terms sher
4 iff. born three miles south of Ottum
wa, died Feb. is, aged 40 years.
Il Henry G. Wilson, residing six mile!
4 north of Ottumwa, died Feb 81, aged
A 60 wears
u ) Mrs. n. NJ. Tindell. OF Ottumwa
!. died March is. aged SO years.
4 l.. ID. Bosworth. of Ottumwa, sol
der during the rebellion, died Marcel
20. aged GO years.
Il Paris Caldwell, one of the first set
tiers on the present town site of OF
tumwa. died March 5, aged 81 years
lie was man respected by all who
!. knew him.
) w. NJ. Sands. of Pleasant township
J a resident of Iowa for fifty-five years
died April 4. aged &C years.
Mary c.. wife of y. c. Hill, died a
their home in Highland Center. Apri
10. aged 70 years. Mrs. Hill was one
OF the earliest settlers of Ottumwa ant
was Greatly beloved by large circl,
of friends.
ID. #. Lawson, an old settler of Wa
J. pellq county, died May /, aged II years
4 Lewis q. Rector, OF Richland town
ship, died April so, aged So years.
Joseph p. Carr, Of Ottumwa, dice
May 25, aged So years.
| Mrs. Thomas Healy, an early settler
of Ottumwa, died May %, aged s.
years.
Mrs. Josina Auwerda. resident o
Wapello county and Ottumwa for near
4 ly a half-centnry, died May 20, aged
Sc years.
| Mrs. Frances Walker. resident fol
over fifty years, died June II, aged Z;
years.
Rev. John Kreckel, pastor OF. ST
Marv's Catholic church since 1854
J died Sunday, June %, aged ~ years.
>. Jerry Lanning. resident OF Agenc,
township for tifty-three years, die,
June Is, aged II years.
], W. ~. Drake, {. resident Of Ottumw:
since 1S64, died July II, aged SD years
4 Levi Hills, a prominent business MAJ
OF Ottumwa, and an active member o