Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-24
Prominent Des Moines Man
Succumbs to Lingering Ill
ness-A Great Loss
HOLMES REFUSED TO GIVE UP
His Illness Dated From is Months Ago,
But He Became Better at Intervals
and Resumed His Work From Time
to Time Until Two Weeks Aso-Fun-
eral to Be Held Christmas Day.

Des Moines Ia, Dec. 24.-Judge Cali
svin p. Holmes, one of the four judges
of the Polk county district court, died
at his residence. GA West Seventh
street, shortly after / p. M, yesterday.
1t has been arranged to hold the fun
eral from the family residence Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock. DR., A. L.
Frisbie. of Plymouth Congregational
church, will conduct the services.
A meeting of the Polk County Bar
Association, to take action because OF
his death, will be held in the room at
the court house in which Judge Holmes
held his court at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The death of Judge Holmes, altho
expected for the past week, was none
the less a shock to his thousands Oh
friends, and more especially TO ms as
SOCRATES on the bench, the praeticing
attorneys and the county oheers, Who'
because of their closer relations, knew
him best and were better able TO ap-
nreciate the loss the community ana
the local judiciary has sustained. Al
the court house all of the courts We're
promptly adjourned, upon the receipt
Of the news, until next Monday, ana
eyervwhere about the building We're
gathered little knots of officials and at
torneys discussing his demise and the
1nss to the county of its oldest and
most revered judge.
Eighteen months ago Judge Holmes
was attacked with acute bladder
trouble and was forced to give up his
work on the bench. After a week or
Gan DAVIS he returned to the court
house. but was not able to continue
there longer than a few days. His ILL.,
ness became serious and for two
months he was confined to his home.
AT times 1t was feared that he would
never recover, but there was marked
Improvement, and, on the advice of
his friends he went to Colorado. where
he remained for several months in the
effort to build up his health. While in
Colorado he again became seriously
I'll, and for two days was unconscious.
but soon commenced to gain and i'm
proved so rapidly that in September
he returned to Des Moines and to his
place on the bench. This decision Of
his to again take up his court work
was, however, against the advice of
his physicians, and of his more init
mate friends. They wanted that he
should continue to rest until the first
OF the year Despite the hard work
he was subjected to he appeared to
gain in health and strength, until the
Levich murder case was called. 1t was
then that the commencement of his
I last Illness was noticed by his associa-
ties, and Judge Prouty volunteered to
take up the work of the criminal di-
vision. This program was followed
out for a week, when Judge Holmes
again returned to the criminal division,
but was forced two weeks ago to give
up his work entirely. He was confined
to his home from that time and on last
Friday his condition became serious
again. He became unconscious and
rallied only at brief intervals until
death came to his relief yesterday.
that there was no prospect for his re-
covery and at times he suffered the
most intense pain.
Judge Holmes was born In Madison
county, New York, In 1889, but while
he was still small boy his parents
moved to Ohio, where he received the
benefits of a. common school educa-
ton. In 1854 he removed to Maquo-
keta, in Jackson county, and for three
years was a student in the academy in
that city. After his graduation he took
up the study of law and was admitted
to practice at Dewitt, In Clinton
county.