Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-24
DEATH OF ). 3. sPEERs.
Old Resident Of MarshaIltown Passe'
Away After Few Weeks Illness.

Away After Few Weeks llIness.
Jacob b. Speers, an old and we'll
known resident OF Marshalltown, died
this morning at / o'clock at the SIM
gleton hospital of cancer Of the stom-
ach, after an illness of little over
three weeks. Mr.. Speers had been in
ailing health for about a year, but not
until few weeks ago did he give up
and take to his bed. The end was not
unexpected, as for several days 1t has
been known that death was only =
question OF a short time.
Mr. Speers was a native OF WASH
ington county, Pennsylvania. ana was
was born June 8, 1889. He came to
Marshalltown in company with his
brother, Henry v. Speers, Of this city,
in September, 1865, shortly after re-
turning from three-years' service in
the civil war, as a menaber OF Com
pany D. Eighty-flfth Pennsylvania In
fantry, having served from 1861 until
1854 Upon coming here Mr.. Speers,
with his brother. engaged In the livery
business, under the firm name OF
Speers Bros. This business was con-
Quoted at spot where the Times
Republican now stands. In the foi-
lowing spring Mrs. Elizabeth Speers,
mother Of the brothers, her daughter
Sarah, now Mrs. Lucas, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. III. Walker, son-in-law ana
daughter. still residents Of Marshall-
town, came from Pennsylvania, join
ing their sons and brothers here.
After being in the livery business
two years Mr.. Speers embarked In the
jewelry business in company with the
late William warrick, a brother n-law
Of w. Al WATSON, occupying a portion
OF what was then the Armbruster shoe
store new a part Of the Henry Pappe
store. The firm of Speers and Warrick
was in business about five years, when
Mr. Warrick disposed OF his interest to
Mr.. John Broadhead, father Of Mrs. T..
I. WATSON, Mrs. III. v. Speers and Miss
Martha Broadhead, who is still resi-
dent of the city. Speers & Broadhead
were in business about three years.
when MIR. Speers sold out to his part
ner, and moved on farm, four miles
southwest of the city, just this side
the present Trautmann farm. After
four years on the farm, Mr.. Speers
moved to Jefferson, where, In company
WI1l Ills 3DIOlHeI-lA.AdW, NkA. wv dfnSis
he engaged in the bakery and
meat business and remained three
years Returning here, In 1876, Mr..
Speers entered the employ Of his
brother. then associated with the late
A. B. Cooper In the grocery business,
under the firm name Of Cooper &
Speers He was with the firm three or
four years. leaving to become mem
Der of the police force, under Nelson
Ames, then mayor. He was on
the force one year, leaving to again
enter into business by buying out John
Nestle's bakery business that was then
located in the building now occupied
by the old Awde meat market. Mr..
Speers was in business there until
1885, when he was appointed a mail
carrier upon the recomme ndation; of w.
T. Bailey. then postmaster. He served
in this capacity four years and upon
his resignation went to Pennsylvania
for two years. Returning here he took
charge of the farm of his sister, Mrs.
Lucas, south of the city and remained
there until Mrs. Lucas came to the
city to reside. During the past two
years Mr.. Speers has been in Mis-
souri, having returned only about six
weeks ago.
Mr.. Speers had great many warm
friends in the city and county, who
have always remembered and known
him as a kind hearted, whole souled
and genial friend and companion, ever