Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-15
Well-Known Iowa Newspaper
Man, Associate Editor of
the T.-R., Is Dead
PIONEER in IOWA JOURNALISM
End Comes Peacefully, While Sitting
in His ct'sir-Had Been in Failing
Health for Years-one Of the Early
Owners of the Marshall Republican
Served Under Lew" Wallace During
the War.

While sitting In his chair, at his
homo, SIG North First street, at S:1d
o'clock this morning, Moses Water
man, one of the pioneer newspaper men
of Iowa and for many years associate
editor OF the Times Republican, passed
peacefully away. The end came sud-
denly, altho for several weeks it has
been known that he could never re-
cover. Drorsy, induced by heart trou-
bic, complicated with severe bron-
.chial affection, was the cause of
death.
Mr.. Waterman has been In falling
health for several years, but was not
in a serious condition, or in a condi-
ton that gave any forebodings Of
alarm, untilc. few months ago. A year
ago last winter, while suffering with
an attack of rheumatism, he went to
Texas for a time,S and there contracted
a severe cold, which fastened the gem
eral decline. Several weeks ago, as a
result of the heart trouble, which be-
came more pronounced, a dropsical
complication became apparent. and for
the past month Mr.. Waterman had been
confined to his home almost all the
time. He was conscious to the last,
and dropped into his last, long sleep
without any apparent suffering. The
first change for the worst noticeable
occurred Tuesday forenoon, but in the
evening he seemed somewhat brighter.
At 5 o'clock this morning another sink
ing spell ensued, and the end then came
rapidly.
Mr. Waterman was a pioneer in Iowa
journalism, and there are few men in
the state today, in point of service, who
will exceed him in the number of years
spent as a writer for the public press.
He was journalist of the old school,
OF the careful, conservative kind. al
ways to be relied upon, and seldom US
ing Judgment that was not of the very
best. He learned his trade, that of a
printer at the case, In Fort" Des
Moines, on the old Register, working
side by side with f.. w. Palmer. now
public printer, LATE" Young and others
who later became prominent in the
Iowa journalistic field. Mr.. Waterman
worked on the Register when one sack
of mail was all~sfhat left the Office for
outside distribution. and often carried
the pouch himself to the postofice.
Sketch of His Career.
Moses Waterman was born at Eu-
gene. yermilion county, Indiana, July
t,i lox
there. His father was physician,
DR.. Robert Waterman, very prominent
in the neigllborhood in which he lived.
Young Waterman grew to manhood at
the time when the war cloud hung over
the country. and civil strife, SO long
threatened. was about to prove reali-
ty. When The crisis did come, in 1861.
the boy. Moses, was Ia years of age
He was of patriotic spirit, as was also
his father. The family talked of giving
one member to the service of the coun-
try, and the matter narrowed down to
the father or the son. The son gall
lantly volunteered to represent the
Waterman family, and enlisted in Com
pany /, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, which was the regiment COM
manded by Gen. Lew" Wallace. Mr.
Waterman was called the pet Of the
company. because he was the youngest.
He was small In stature, and not of
a robust constitution, SO that on many
a forced march his comrades, thru pity
for his ag.. and size, carried his old
Springfield and knapsack, in order that
he might keep on the march. AS a
private soldier he participated in a
her ~ inn. nrfo Mt In,
Guiding Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Port
burg he was taken a prisoner, but was
later paroled, only to he recaptured
during campaign In Louisiana. He
served two months during his second
confinement and was released on
Christmas day. 1863. His service COW
cred period of three years.
After the war Mr.. Waterman came to
Iowa and located at DesMoines, where
he lived for eight years, during which
time he learned the printing business.
He soon engaged in business for him
self and was associated with the firm
of Stewart, Waterman & Speed, pub
fishers of the Iowa Weekly Review.
Harry Speed the junior member of the
old firm, is; still living and is now
resident of Chicago, where he is con-
nected with the A. N. Kellogg News
paper Company.
In 1873 Mr.. Waterman came to Mar
shalltown and one year later purchased
an interest with Il. e. McCracken in
the Marshall Republican, which was
merged with the Marshall
Times, and made the Times Republi-
can. The firm was afterwards known
as A. H. Neidig & Co. Mr.. Waterman
being the junior member, and acting as
business manager and city editor. Mr..
was connected with the prop
erty here until 1883, when he went to
Norfolk, Neb., and published the Nor
folk Journal weekly publication. He
returned to the city in 1888 and soon
became connected with the
T.-R., then under the management of
S. C. Mcfarland, as an editorial writer.
After a few years he severed his con-
nection with the paper, and entered the
firm of the. Marshall Printing Com
pany, with which he was identified for
about three years. Again he took up
active newspaper work and to the time
OF his death was associate editor, and
a stockholder, of the Times Repub-
lican.
n; Mr.. Waterman was married on Feb.
II, 1872, at Burlington, to Miss George
Il. Cutter, of Weston, Mass, who died
in this city on Jan. %, 1894. Three
children survive their father, Miss