Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-14
aaoTHER-lN-LAW OF MRS. w. r..
pAUM sUccUM1s TO HEART
n n DISEASE
Ith Occurred Saturday Evening at
saone in Chicago - Was a Promin.
Nnt Figure of the Stock Yards - Fu-
iheral Was Held Yesterday.

Q
\ city, and well known to many Ottum-
vans, passed away Saturday evening
at the age of IS years, s, months and
\ 3 days. The funeral was held yester-
day afternoon at the. late: residence,
(, 1857. Michigan avenue. Mrs. Daum
has been in Chicago since last Thurs
day and Mr.. Daum attended the fun
eral services yesterday.
Concerning the death of Mr. Doud
yesterdays edition of the Chicago
EDrovers' Journal had the following:
Again death has chosen q high
mark in the ranks OF the old guard
at the stock yards.
In the death of Levi B. Doud, head
Not the firm Of Doud & Keefer and for
Ma period of twelve years president of
National Live Stock bank, there
us been lost to the stock yards a
isiness man who for years stood as a
lining mark for emulation by the
/ Younger business men at the stock
4 Yards.
Death came to the former banker
and trader at his home, 1887 Michi-
sans avenue. Saturday evening after a
hpng period Of suffering with an ia
durable affection of the heart For
ne last three years, since his first at
Sack OF the fatal nalady, he had, un-
Her the advice Of his physicians, trav-
Ynled extensively in all sections of the
@ rid in the hope of relief from dis
Va Re which precluded the possibility
"a his engaging in business as con-
hU lily as he had for the many years
M Seding in which he had been a
Hader In all affairs at the stock yards.
Returned Home TO Die.
1.-TWO months ago he returned from
4 n "a last trip across the water, where
aals,sN, had passed some months at Naun-
aam, in@3the hope that the celebrated
NXths at that famous foreign resort
q @suld do him good. The journey
tne was a distressing one to, his
4 as mily, as it was feared he could not
8Sistryive until he reached home, but
y IA encouraging rally after reaching
Ysaome gave hope that he might again
8 9sufhciently recover to meet his friends
at the stock yards, but sudden re-
gSpse came Saturday, which quickly
" Nulted fatally.
funeral services were held at his
$Sfssss1fga home, 1857 Michigan avenue, yes
day afternoon, conducted by DR..
mes A. Milburn, Of tho Plymouth
congregational church, d which Mr..
was member, thiy pastor being
assisted by DR.. F. W. Gunsaulus.
"Pallbearers chosen from among
'Hormer business friends were: James
SsE. Gilbert, Edward B. Butler, Louis
F. Swift, e. e. Barnard, John A.
ltSpoor, s. r. Flynn, ]. A. Edwards and
Edward F. Keefer.
m Levi Barnes Loud was born in Der,
Elm, Mahoning county, Ohio, April T.
1910; son of James and Mary Doud
(nee Barnes); was educated In the
public schools and Salem (Ohio) acad
envy; married December "a, 1875, to
"A Elizabeth r. Durham; one daughter
sMarion; remained on farm until his
wentieth year; then established as q
81 little dealer at Allegheny, Pa; re
50 toved to Chicago, 1864, and continued
.Ee cattle business, still being senior
3fember Of the live stock commission
I'm Of Doud & Keefer.
f}dir. Doud was ever prominen,
Imber Of the Chicago Live. Stock
change and served as it's treasurer
Yer as Its president and at the same
ia he was chosen president of the Ma
sal Live Stock Exchange, which DO
y, on he held for two years. He war
III of the founders of the Nationa
Stock bank and served for twelve
is as It's president, serving yeal
ajsr year with the rush of other bust
5 affairs when he had long request
III the privilege of resigning.
sSS: Two Tributes.
Arthur G. Leonard. general manager
1.-The Union stock yards: 'As a tri
Rlte to Levi B. Doud, may say, thai
seS kvi B. Doud has lived life among
& &tds people of Chicago, and Tie stool
J. IN particular that bears its owl
E{ What men may say of hin