The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
DEATH or EDDIE MEYER
THE COMMUNITY SHOCKED
BY HIS SUDDEN DEMISE
LAID TO REST ON FRIDAY AFTERA
NOON

Eddie Meyer. died at st. Luke's hos
pital at seven o'clock Monday morning,
February %, after an illness of only
four days. He was born in Sanborn
county, South Dakota, February 49,,
1884, being just nineteen years old on.
the day he was taken sick. He "a
the son of Rev. F. F. Meyer and Mary
Meyer. His father who died some
ten years ago was prominent in re-
form political circles, known and re-
membered throughout the state as a
most stirring and magnetic speaker.
Eddie Meyer came to Brown county
when he was eight years old, living on
a farm just west of the city several
years until the family moved to their
present residence on West Hill. He
attended the city schools several years
and on the opening of the Northern
Normal he was enrolled in the junior.
class. He possessed in a marked de
gree the physical and mental vigor
that characterizes the numerous fami-
ly of which he was a member. He was
next to the youngest of ten boys,
the first of fifteen children to be
claimed by the grim reaper.
Among his fellow students his rare
good nature made him most popular.
He was prominently a leader and an
organizer. Few boys of the city, drop
ping suddenly from the ranks of their
living comrades, would be so sadly
missed as he will be. When the stu
dents assembled Monday morning at
the Normal, the sad announcement
was made and all school work for the
day was suspended.
When Eddie died his mother and
three of the boys, Joseph, Frederick
r. and Charlie yer in the city. John
had but recently departed for the Pa
cific coast, but returned in company
with another brother, Moses NJ, who
resides in Butte, Montana. A sister,
Mrs. z. M. Zimmerman of Van Cou-
yer, B. c. is not expected to attend
the funeral. Neither a another Sis
Ter, Mrs. H. H. Rooms of Richland, S..
D. he present. Two OF the family, j..
f. Lewis Meyer, and Mrs. Chas. Haske,
VINO reside at South Bend, Ind, were
here. Two sisters who reside in North
Dakota. Mrs. w. H. Young Of Neche
md Mrs. Fred Frankhousen of Ana
moose are in the city. Dan Meyer of
.rasco, Ia, George A., of Duluth and j.
$. Meyer OF Groton were also present.
The funeral takes place today (Fri-
.a:) at the Methodist church, the flu
..cral party leaving the residence at
!. o'clock, services beginning at 2:30.
Rev. Geo. Liening and Rev. T. j. Dent
conduct the services. The Methodist
:hurch being larger than the Evan.
gelical it was kindly rendered to the
friends Of the deceased for the sad
occasion. The pallbearers from the
Normal were Clark Martin, Emmett Nc
Kenna, Leander Giddings and Arthur
Davies, and from the high school were
Ray Wells and Dale Martin. The
floral offerings were most profuse. -Four
different pieces came from the Normal.
One, q broken column, from the whole
school; from the junior class. across;
from the faculty, an open book; from
the football team, q spray of Easter
lilies. From the high school came a
most beautiful piece, being the letters
a. II. 8. designed to illustrate the
class colors. A handsome wreath was
the offering of Eddie's Sunday school
class. All the floral designs are most
beautiful and testify most ~touchingiy
the love and esteem Of teachers and
comrades: Thesremains viii be laid
to rest beside those OF his father In
the family lot at Riverside.
Well Again.
The many friends OF John Blount win
be pleased to learn that he has en-.
tirely recovered from his attack OF
Chamberlain.s Pain Balm
cured him after the best doctors in