The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-05-24

IN HUI IGeSC.
n The obsequies over the remains CT
N the late John Palmer occurred at the
A Brethren church in Hudson at 2:3O
Monday afternoon. conducted by Rev.
j. L. Gitlin,of Waterloo, who took for
his text the twelfth verse of the eighth
chapter of St. John and preached from
it brief but most profound sermon
on Gods gift of Christ to the world.
Mr.. Palmer's friends were eAerybody
who knew him, and they turned out
in such numbers to pay last tribute
to his memory by their presence at
the funeral that the capacious church
was entirely too small to accommodate
them. Interment was in the local
cemetery.
John Palmer died at 11:30 o'clock
Friday night, May 10, 1901. He had
/ been afflicted for the past two years
Or more with cancerous affection on
one hand, but it has only been the
! last few months that it has given him
any trouble. Then he went to Chi
cago and later to Marshaltown and
treated with specialists but the only
effect these doctorings seemed to have
was to spread the diseases Throughout
his entire system. Since returning
from Marshalltown, only few weeks
ago,he rapidly grew worse and his suf
fering became 80 intense that it was
necessary to keep him under the inau
ence of opiates a greater portion ef
the time.
Mr.Palmer,whil still remaining on
his farm, which lies four miles north
of Hudson, had not actively y wor ked it
for several seasons. He had rented
it piecemeal to different parties, usu-
ally some of his neighbors, but this
springhe commenced the erection of a
new residence JUS. across the lane
| from the old one. There it was the
/ Intention of he and his wife to reside
\ ol1selssl;; ~ ing ] tthsold houaa
and farm ovor to a tenant. But the
hand of death altered the plans and
cellar and foundation only will! re-
main as monumnnt to the last am.
bition to>the man.
Mr.. Palmer was a native of Eng
land being born in Devonsh!re, June
IA, 1881. being son of John and
joanna Palmer. He was second OF
thirteen children children. The eld-
est, William H died in Mount Yer
non township; Silas, Ella and Hattie
are living in Chicago; Thomas died
in New Zealand and Mary Ann, FIJI
zabeth and James are living in Eng
land, Steven died in Chicago and
three others are dead.
Mr.. Palmer was reared farmer,
receiving fair education in the Eng
lish branches. To better his condi.
tion in life and to build for himself a
home he came to America embarking
at Plymouth in a sailing vessel TO,
Quebec, and after seven weeks voy'
age, laided May %, 1853. On July
l8 OF the same year he was married
to Louisa Jeffrey who came to Ameri
ca in the same vessel with her kus'
band, After reaching America Mr.
Palmer found employment as farm
hand at SIP month. He remained
in Canada three years, engaged IL
farm work, brick making and chop
ping cord wood, carefully saving his
earnings with a view of getting g
home in the United States. In 1856
the couple started for Iowa, taking Il
steamboat on Lake Ontaria, there be-
ing no railroad there at that time
making the journey from Chicago
with one horse and spring wagon
Mr.. Palmer reached Waterloo in May
of the same year and bought a few
lots in the new village and 80 acres of
land outside of town. Trial came
upon the young couple. Sickness
rendered Mr.. Palmer unable to work
and in the spring of 1857, having
spent most of his property, he went
to Bntler county and pre-empted l3C
acres of land. That county was new
Neighbors were scarce and market
so distant that life seemed intolerable
In 1862 he disposed of his land, real
izing only 80 cents an acre, and re.
turned to Blackhawk county, for two
years running the old Worthington
farm. In 1864 he bought 80 acres in