Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-22
Daniel Bedford Dead.


day morning at five O'Clock he was
taken with a sinking spell passing
into comatose state,and although
lingering until Monday morning at
2:30 o'clock, never recovered con-
sciOusnesS. DR.. Nestor, the local
physician, was called into consulta-
tion with his son-in-law DR.. Wander
vecr, of Reinbeck and DR.. Grouse Of
Waterloo, but his race was run-he
was past all human aid-and their
miniStrations were in vain. Death
was caused by cerebral congestion.
Mr.. Bedford was one of our Oldest
settlers, moving here in 1867. He
possessed good memory and al
though he could be seldom prevailed
upon to do so, was good storyteller
and had a large fund of the humor-
Gus sides of incidents of the early
daya when this was yet but Il COM
paritively new country. After SPEND
ing few years working for others
he married, lin 1871 Martha Whitley
and settled on farm in the south of
Lincoln township, There was good
money in those days in stock and
hogs, those industries being compari
tiyely undeveloped, and instead of
sticking to wheat aS did many Of his
neighbors, Mr.. Bedford saw the pos
sibilities of stock raising and took
advantage of them, making a com
Portable fortune.
firing Of farm life, with his iami
ly he moved to Waterloo in 1897,
making that his nominel home al
thoCgh spending the greater part of
his time i'm California where he was
also interested in enterprises. In
1889 he decided to again return to
the farm, and that his children might
enjoy better educational and social
advantages purchased the Ward
farm mile southwest of this place
and removed to it. This has since
been his home until two years ago
when with Mrs. Bedford he planned
and had built their beautiful new
home in town, in which he doubtless
anticipated spending many happy
years. But alas for human plan,
and anticipatiods! Man proposes, God
dispOses.
A a citizen he was public spirited
and liberal, worthy cause seldom
finding him with a deaf ear. And
in his domestic and neighborly re-
lations he was kind and gracious, Il
loving husband and father and a
good neighbOr.
Although quiet and unasuming he
was at different times elected to posi-
tions of trust, having been secretary
of the Hudson Creamery Association
since 1882, and a member of the local
school board the past two years. 1t
was doubtless due largely to his good
business methods the Creamery |
Association was able to pay off its |
Indebtedness two or three years ago. |
The funeral servicer were held |
Wednesday;a short service at the
house followed by sermon atl0:30
O'Clock by Revs. Lewis and Light as
sisted. The services were attended |
by an immense concourse of friends,
many of whom We're unable to gain |
entrance into the church. The body |
was laid at rest in the Hudson ccm-
ctery. The pail bearers, all old
friends, were: Philip Shati'ner, L. =.
McMaeus. Thos. Loonan, ST.. Smith, /
VIM. p. Thompson, VIM. Hicks and
II. b. Eighmey. Il. p. Hicks and
wife, of Chicago, and a large number
of friends from both Waterloo Rein
beck were present.
a friend of the family han DIS lis the
following data:
Mr. Bedford was born lin Sullivan
county, Pa. Jnly ,, 1913. On March
8, ISL, he was married to Miss
Martha Whitley There survive I
him his wife, six children and one
grandchild, Helen Nanderveer,two
WttkS OIU. lt s'lN. wi
Clara Nanderveer, Reinbeck; ;Jo,dph-
inc, Carlton W.; Lyman d.; William
III. ;and Bessie,at home. one daugh- /
ter, Helen, died Sept.30, 1897. OF his
own family there survive Mr.. Bed I
ford, his aged mother, ut Rushnlore,
MINI. and five brothers and three 1
sisters, as follows: DR.. Edward Bed I
ford, Redlands, Cal, DR.. Alfred and
DR.. Lyman Bedford, San Bernardino
Cal. :Dorsen Bedford, Gothen, Utah; I
Mrs. Alb. McCord and :. b. Bedford
Rushmore, Mimi. Mrs. ID. :. Jordan
Redlands, Cal. ,and Mrs. Dr. II. +.
Merrick, Sioux City, Iowa. OF the
relatives his mother, one of the
brothers and three sisters were able
to arrive here in time to attend the
funeral.-Er.