The Republican journal., 1907-07-04
OBITUARY.

'' httto IouilIy, vi allie, OclO-
80, and died at Villisca,
18th, 1907, aged 10 years, !
- days. Doctor Walker,
dely known in Adams and
seuntleS, was of the 18th
,rscendant Of John Walker,
plymouth Colony. In the
IA he removed, with his
Richland County, Ohio,
lCqulred an education and
SIX years after arriving at
maturity, he was engaged in
Tie removed to Iowa in 1854
sd near Carlisle in Warren
aching having undermined
ne engaged in the business
ug and building and built
saw mill on the North river
l>t grist mill in Carlisle. On
l., 1883, he was married to
COMPTON and shortly there
a,ed to Page county. He
ounty judge of Page county
ar and as superintendent of
-truction for two years. He
ter member of the first lodge
D O. F. organization in Clar-
November, 1861, Mr.. Walker,
nNt, was in command OF a
mt of Colonel 10. Cramer's
aagdS, at Albany, Missouri.
tn day of July, 1862, he was
Lieut.. of Co. F. 23rd Iowa
is, at Clarinda, and was pro-
Eallant services, until he at
ink of captain. He served
lctIon in the Infantry, Cav
.r ~ignal Corps and was mus
Ut Harrisburg, Texas, July
Fas discharged at Davenport,
gust nth, 1865. Having read
A. yarious times prior to the
putt If the war, Captain Wal
.-,-rmined to begin the prac-
Wutession. He attended the
l-.dtal College at Cincinnati,
md 1866, and i'll April of
gear lie removed to Quincy,
0uuty seat of Adams county,
. the practice of his profess
IBIS time there were but two
4g,ans in the county, Drs.
t Widner, DR., Walker was
sal in his practice until on
Of August, 1870, when he
Eousiy assaulted and robbed
b lore at Quincy. a band of
"A, en- robbery, Went into the
81 midnight and attacked the
'h murderous intent. After
lem senseless and thinking
-Hey robbed him and then
IN among the oil barrels in
/ the store, set the latter
the incident of a cat jump
Ct a window and arousing the
from slumber prevented the
m being burned alive. This
lac fire and gave the alarm.
tu extinguish the fire was
h it was discovered that the
as in the building. Friends
ND removed the apparently
Ioy of the doctor. Under the
eatment of DR.. Raws son, how
survived. The remains were
~ the Oakland cemetery near
Iaier the auspices OF the Ma
Fl and the Grand Army Of the
Of which organizations the
as a member. DR.. Walker is
Ivy his wife and by one daugh-
lie d., wife of Alf. J. Moore
i. Two sons, Arthur and Irwin
y died of spinal meningitis
It month of each other in the
$50, Among the out-of-
SIS attending the funeral ser
7 +. A. Moore of Norfolk,
Mrs. Julia Cody Corning,
't Mrs. Cora Winslow of
wa, the latter being a cousin
Hearest living relative of the
'lja from his wife and daugh-
Ang, Iowa, Free Press, June
ere surprised Thursday morn
jtb, to learn that n. B.Holmes
I'd away. He had been suffer
number OF years with gan
lne of his feet, which kept him
10 his home most of the time.
'ast two months his condition
serious and death was .ex-
l almost any hour. "Uncle
lie was known to old settlers
alley, was very patient and
7rtul under his affection. He
possession of his faculties al
the end. 1t was expected to
remains until the only child of
ised, Dr.. H. n. Holmes, could
om Canandaigua, New York,
gram was received from the
ting that he was in a hospital
lg from a serious illness and
come for several weeks. II
decided to hold the funeral
at 2.30 from tine family
= on l. street. The funeral will
under the auspices of Mosaic
o. us, F. & A. NJ. n. b. Holmes
b in Colebrook, New Hamp
j April 4, 1928. He came to
"a in a sailing vessel around
IN, arriving in May, 1850. He
III Tightening and discharging
II San Francisco bay. Later
a store in Happy Valley. In
mining fever took possession
I'd he engaged in placer mining
outh of the Klamath river fol
r of years. He returned to the
o57 and was married on Febru
o5S, at Belfast, Maine, to AL.
Banks, who survives him. Mr.
settled in Livermore in 1877;
I the home in which he died
ucted a machine and genera
tn shop for many years and
1 a large number of men. HI
bout Is years ago. Deceased
rominent Mason. He was in
n August IA, 1870. He became
II of Mosaic Lodge on Novem
SIS. He was a member of botf
< and Scottish rites, receiving
est hOnors in both. He was