Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-06
IN MEnORIUM.

In the death of Uncle Ed. Her.
rick Audubon county lost one of it's
oldest and best citizens; man who
was an honor and a credit to the
community in which he has so lorg
resided. No one in his neighbor-
hood had more warm lends or
whose death is more sinG ly re-
GREETED.
Edison Herrlck, son of Alvin Her
rick, was born at Westfield, Massa-
chusetts, on November 90, 1919, and
resided in that vicinity until early
maneood. In 1910 he removed to
Chataqua county, near Jamestown,
New York, and a few years later to
Beloit, Wisconsin, where he mar
ried, in 1851, Mrs. Mary West. In
1884, with his parents and numer-
Gus family of brothers and sisters,
he settled in Audubon county; his
first location was on the northwest
quarter of section fifteen, in what is
now Extra township, before the or
ganization of the county. About
1861 he resided on what is now the
old Poage place; while living in this
house Mr.. John d. Bush and family
came from Massachusetts to this
county with a stock of goods and
started small store in Mr.. Herrick's
house, while his wife taught the
district school for four years, and
by the way very popular teacher.
In 1863 Mr.. Herrick located on what
has since, for so many years been
his home, and here he made one of
the best farms in the neighborhood
and reared his family. He was an
excellent farmer and popular
nelghbor, one who strictly attended
to his own business and thereby
earned friends. Always modest,
courteous, kind, friendly, obliging,
charitable, with heart tender as
that of child and ever ready to
relieve distress or do kind act for
another; his integrity was unques-
toned; his word was his bond. He
never Extensively paraded his rel1g-
ious belief, but was broad minded
and LIBERAL with firm faith and
belief in the Great Master of the
universe, while he gave little atten-
ton to sectarianism or church
forms Of worship; in politics a life
long Democrat. His wife an esti1na-
bic helpmeet and lady died few
years ago;-it is a singular coinci-
dence that both died suddenly
dropped dead as it were
To them were born six daughters
and a son, viz: Ida, who was the
wife of Henry b. Houston, and died
twenty years ago; Ella, wife of
Walter b. Temple, Esq, who resides
on the old homestead; Lillian, wife
of Elihu Myers, Esq, Of Kansas;
Emma, wife of Hon. j. Mack Love,
of Arkansas City, Kansas; Julius E.
Herrick, of Extra; Laura, died un-
married; and Cora, wife of Grant
Brown. Our townsman, Dwight
West, Esq, the son of Mrs. Herrick
by former husband, was reared
and treated as son by Mr.. Herrick.
Mr.. Herrick had not been we'll for
some time, yet he had not been
what we usually term sick man,
going about as usual, when, like a
flash out of a clear sky, the sum
mons came and without word he
passed into the other world, on Sun
day, March 26, 1899.
The funeral service was conduct
ed in the home of his son, Mr.. Julius
Herrick, by Rev Wissler, the music
being furnished by the Congrega-
tional choir, on Tuesday following.
The body was followed to the Extra
Cemetery by a large number of
nelghbors and friends and laid to
rest by the side of his wife who had
preceded him five years.
Peace to his memory.