Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-07
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
John N. Simons, Of Burlington, at
one time a resident and prominent
business man of this city, died yester-
day while visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Mary Dewein in Galesburg, Ill. The
deceased has for the past forty years
been one of Burlington's most re-
spected citizens. His death was due
to q severe attack, of pneumonia con-
tracted two days ago. He was S3 years
Of age. The deceased lived here in
1859 and was a member Of the city
council
The body will arrive In this city Sat
urday morning on Burlington No. 8,
and will be taken direct to the OF
tumwa cemetery, where interment will
be made.
Mr.. Simons was in vigorous health
when he left Burlington four weeks
ago for the visit with his daughter in
Galesburg. He showed few of the
ravages which time places on so many
persons Of his age. His death came
as shock to his friends in this city,
who had received no previous intima-
ton Of his illness.
Mr.. Sfmons was one of the earliest
settlers of Burlington. Born in ives.
tern Pennsylvania in 1921, he came to
Burlington in the early forties, assum
ing the proprietorship of the old Yves
tern hotel He retained the owner
ship until 1873 when in the crash fol
lowing the hard times then prevalent
throughout the country, he was forced
| to dispose Of his property and retire
| to private life. At one time Mr.. 81
mons was owner Of several hotels In
| this part of the state and for several
years Immediately before the extern
| sion of the Burlington route to OF
tumwa was owner of the chief hos
telry in this place. He was an alder
man on the board which granted per
mission to the Burlington to enter OF
tumwa. He returned to Burlington
about forty years ago and has lived
hcre since that time.
| Mr.. Simons is survived by a wife
and three sons and three daughters
Mrs. Carrie L. Shelley Of Medford
Mass; Mrs. Charles Upton of Clinton;
Mrs. May Dewein of Galesburg, ILL.,;
Frank Simons Of Oklahoma; George OF
Burlington and William, whose where
abouts are unknown.
Mrs. Sarah McReynoIds Dead.
| The death Of Mrs. Sarah McReynolds
who formerly resided near Ormanyille
occurred this afternoon at o'clock al
1 the Ottumwa hospital. The remains
were taken to the Daggett undertak
| ing parlors on West Second street
Mrs. McReynolds was 20 years of age
and is survived by husband and two
children. The arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed.
Another Big Train of Paints and Var
nish to Pass Through OttumWa juno
ton on the Chicago, Milwaukee
| st. Paul.
For the second time within a veal
a solid train of seventeen cars, loaded
with the Sherwin- Williams Paints an(
varnishes is being shipped from Cleve
Hand to Texas. The train will pas:
/ through here on the G. M. G.. st. P.
Saturday January Z, 1905 at 1924 p
1 m The train is known as the Texas
4 Special.
Every gallon Of paint and varnish II
the seventeen cars is for the shelve.
Of retail dealers (not for jobbers Of
wholesale distributors) and represent.
the second largest shipment of thu
kind ever made, the other being al
eighteen car train sent out by tn,
Sherwin- Williams Co.. last February
It is understood that third Texas
Special Of some twenty cars is SEIZED
]uled to leave Cleveland the later par
4 Of January making three solid traiI
loads with an aggregate of fifty-f1ve
cars inside of twelve months.
/ These great trains of paint and var
nish are splendid evidence of the sole
trade conditions in the southwest ant
the country in general. Paint is sure
lsign OF prosperity.