Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17
From Fridays Daily.

plexy. In falling he sustained frac-
ture of the hip bone and his condition
has been critical from that time on
Richard HI. Warden was born in
Maysville, Mason county, KY, March
Is, 1926; when he was eight years of
age, his parents moved to Bethel,
Clermont county, Ohio, where they re-
NAMED about three years, and where
| his father died; his mother moved to
| Greensburg, Decatur county, Ind, and
subsequently married Col. John Kane;
his father died near Bethel, Ohio, in
1889, and his mother at Williamsburg,
Ohio, in 1874; Mr.. Warden learned the
printing business at Batavia, Cler-
mont county, Ohio, with Andrew M.
Guest, and worked there at his trade
until the spring of 1916, when he took
charge Of the Clinton Republican at
| Wilmington, Ohio, for David Fisher,
then member Of congress from the
Second Ohio district; in April, 184S,
he came to Ottumwa, and in August
of that year, established the Ottumwa
| Courier, in connection with J. H. D.
Street In April, 1S49, he was ap-
pointed postmaster and served four
years and two months. He continued
with the Courier until Dec. 20, 1856,
when he engaged in the mercantile
and hotel business until Aug. Is, 1852,
then enlisted as private in Compa-
| ny e, Thirty-sixth Iowa v. l.; was
elected first lieutenant, and mustered
| in at Keokuk; this regiment served in
the Seventh army corps, under COM
mand of General E. o. G. Ord, Steels
division; the engagements in which
he participated were the Yazoo expe-
dition in the rear of Vicksburg, He
lena, capture of Little Rock, and 9TH
er minor ones; in December, 1863, he
was sent to Iowa on recruiting service
and remained until April, 1864: he en-.
listed 165 men more than any other
man in the state during the same
length of time; while in the service,
he was aide-de-camp to General AS,
both and General B. NJ Prentiss and
was assistant adjutant general of the
Second brigade, first, division of
Steel's army corps; from June 10 to
December 10, 1864, he served as post
adjutant at Little Rock when he re-
signed on account of dangerous ILL
ness in his family. Previous to 1875
he was assistant assessor of internal
revenue which office he filled for sew
eral years. From 1870 he was con-
ltinuously connected with the Courier
either in editorial or business depart
ment until 1890 when the paper was
purchased by A. w. Lee. Since 1890,
Mr.. Warden has been engaged in the
insurance business in Ottumwa as a
member of the firm of Hartman and
Warden.
Deceased held various city offices
during his long residence in Ottum.
wa; was member of the Presbyteri.
an church and one of the board of
elders of that church. 1t can be tru.
,ly said of Richard H. Warden, that
T"here was man. His long life in
industry, uprightness, attention to
duty and honorable effort. He was
honest, Straightforward, consistent. A
devoted husband and father, a good
friend, true citizen. His voice and
Influence were always found upon the
side of those things which tended to
elevate and build up the community.
His name is indisolubly associated
with the history, growth and deyel.
opment of this city and county. A
modest, unassuming citizen, always
distinctly one of the people, his life
has been long and active one and
his carcpe upright and honorable He
has entered into rest and truly it can
be said Of him, well done thou good
and faithful servant
On the Goth of February, 1851, r.
/ H. Warden married Virginia G. Ad.
ans; she was born at Louisville, KY,
/ October 90. 1882
| Deceased is survived by his wild.
ow and three Geo. A. War.
1 den and Mrs. A. o. Williams, OF
this city, and Mrs. Pinkney Varble,
Of Louisville, Ky. Another daughter,
the late Mrs. Ben S. Benson, is de-
ceased, Three sons died in infancy
/ Deceased has been member in
good standing for, fifty years of OF
tumwa lodge, No. is, A. F. and A. M.
He was also member of Cloutman
post, No. So, G. A. r.
A FRIENDS TRIBUTE.
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