Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-24
ILLINOIS MAN DIES
RESIDENT OF MONMOUTH PASSES
AWAY WHILE VISITING IN
OTTUMWA
Peter w. MikeseII, a Guest at the
Home of His Sister, Mrs. Kate cIInk-
enbeard, Stricken With Heart Trou-
bIe-A. 3. Snow Dead.

Peter w. Mikesell, Of Monmouth,
Ill, who had been visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs Kate Clinken-
beard, 124 North Ward street, passed
away at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon
His death was caused by heart trouble.
At the time Of his death Mr. Mikesell
was 60 years of age.
Mr.. Mikesell had been ill for about
year. He has been here visiting for
the past several weeks. Saturday ev-
ening he was taken very ill, and the
relatives were summoned Monday,
however he rallied and it was thought
that it would be possible to take him
to his home today. Shortly after noon
yesterday he was taken with another
sinking spell and grew rapidly worse,
passipsn away, at IS o'clock. 49,, j
He was soldier in Company E, Sec
ond Iowa infantry. He is survived by
his wife and two sons, Charles and
Harry, of Monmouth, and by three
brothers, Jacob and Benjamin of Fair
Held, and William of Mt. Pleasant; al
so by two sisters, Mrs. Clinkenbeard
OF this city, and Mrs. Laura Norris Of
Monmouth
The remains, accompanied by the
wife and sons and number of rela-
lives, were taken to Monmouth Tues.
day afternoon on Burlington No. g.
The funeral services will be held there
tomorrow.
A. B. Snow is Dead.
A. B. Snow Of Terry, Custer county,
Mont, brother of M. F. Snow, 1895
West street, died last Saturday even
Ing at his home in Terry. At the time
OF his death he was 65 years of age
MI. Snow was a resident Of Wapello
county before the war, being employed
In newspaper Office at Eddyville for
three years prior to the time he en-
listed.
At the age of twenty he enlisted in
Company l., Seventh Iowa infantry,
and served all through the war, being
with Sherman on his march to the sea.
He was well known to many veterans
in this city.
The funeral services were held at
Terry yesterday afternoon. Besides
his brother in Ottumwa, Mr.. Snow is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. ]. N. Ell
lott of Eddyville, Mrs. ]. B. Nelson
of Minneapolis, Mimi. and one brother,
w. P. Snow of Oskaloosa He is also
survived by his wife and three chill
dren, Ella, Gertie and Bert the chill
dren being by a former marriage, and
who now live at Beloit, Kas.
The Barlow Funeral.
The following article from the
Jamestown Evening Journal concern.
ing the recent death of Byron A. Bar.
low, of Jamestown, NJ Y, father of 3
A. Barlow, Jr. general secretary of
the Ottumwa Y. NJ. G. A.. will be Of
interest to Secretary Barlow's many
friends in this city:
1.-THE death of Byron A. Barlow oc.
Cured Thursday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at the home, 324 Foote avenue,
aged II years, 8 months and days.
He was the husband of Roxana E. Bar,
low, father of Mrs. Henry c. Marvin
and Miss Edith Barlow, of this city,
Byron A. Barlow, Jr., of Ottumwa, Ia.
and brother of Mrs Elizabeth Giles, of
Chicago, and Mrs. Francis Strunk, of
this city.
Byron A. Barlow was born nearly
70 years ago at East Oak hill and was
the second son of Abner and Polly
Strunk Barlow. When only three
years of age he went with his parents
to live in Wisconsin. He remained
there until after his marriage to Rox.
ana A. Crane in 1860, after which he
returned to jamestown and began the
study of law in the office of Cook &
Lockwood.
completing his law studies and be,
ing admitted to the bar he opened an
Office for its practice. He maintained
his ability as general practitioner
until his illness made it impossible for
him to continue his work. Those who
would care to see again the familiar
features may do so at the family home
Saturday between the hours of IL and
2 p. m. The funeral will be held pri
vately.
"a meeting of the jamestown Bal
association was held at 1 o'clock this
afternoon in the law Offices of EleazeI