Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-10
Career of President Of Iowa Base
Ball League Comes to Sud-
den End
WAS Ill ONLY a FEW DAYS
Urema, Following Acute Brisht's Dis.
ease, and Coupled With Pneumonia
Result. in Death Within Three Days
-one Of the Oldest Retail Groeers
Of the city-sketeh of Career.

terminated late Sunday night the ca
reer of Louis S. Peckham, president
Of the Iowa State Base Ball League
and one of the Oldest retail grocers
of the city. Wednesday morning Mr..
Peckham was at his place of business,
altho not feeling we'll. He went home
in the afternoon, contracted a cold
Friday morning. developed case OF
pneumonia, and died at 1880 Sunday
night.
"A week ago, after Mr.. Peckharn had
not been feeling we'll for several days,
he consulted his physician, and after
an examination was informed that he
had Bright's disease. He was put on a
milk diet, but grew weak very rapidly.
After returning horne Wednesday aft
ernoon he improved somewhat, but a
general uremic condition developed,
poisoning the entire system. Friday
morning Mr.. Peckham went out on the
porch and sat in a chair for a time,
and contracted a cold that, in his
weakened physical condition. resulted
in pneumonia. BY Saturday morning
he was much worse, and his uncle.
DR.. j. w. st. John, of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
was sent for. DR.. St. John arrived
Saturday evening, and at once realized
that the illness would prove fatal, As
his physician here had known since
Friday evening.
/ All day Sunday Mr.. Peckham con-
tinued to fail rapidly, and at 5 o'clock
Sunday evening became unconscious.
A tank of oxygen was telegraphed for.
and arrived from Des Moines at IL
o'clock. 1t was too late to be admin
istered, and probably would have done
no good further than to have possibly
prolonged life a few hours. had 1t
come sooner.
In Business Here Twenty Years.
Mr.. Peckham had been in the re-
tail grocery business in this city CON-
tinuously for twenty years. He was
man well posted in all the details of
his business, and was man who had
every confidence of a large number OF
customers. OF kind heart, even in
business, he may have not been as sue
cessful as some others who would re-
fuse credit to customers in misfor-
tune. Be that as it may Lou" Peck
ham made friends that We're lasting
ones, both personal and in business.
Made Good League President.
RI n 1l~I..a a fSySA aSid
Of the Iowa State League, as every
manager in the league will testify. AS
Manager Kennedy put it last night,
There were men who knew more
about base ball than Peckham, but one
who would give more of his time, or
work for all the interests of the league,
and see that all got a square DEAL
would be hard to find"
Mr.. Peckham was elected president
of the league in October, 1905, at OF
tumwa, succeeding F. G. Norton, OF
Burlington, and at the expiration OF
his term was reelected in the fall OF
1905. at Burlington. During his last
Illness he worried much over the at
fairs of the league, and could not be
kept in bed just because there were
details that needed attention. In order
to relieve his mind OF this worry Mrs.
Peckham wrote Friday night to Mr.. M.
e. Justice, at Keokuk, vice president
of the league, asking him to take
charge. Mr.. w. M. Raymond repeated
the request by wire Saturday, and Mr..
Justice arrived this morning.
Sketch Of Career.
Z Louis S. Peckham was born on his
fathers farm near GAINESVILLE, WIS,
Sept. 2, 1857, and grew to manhood
there. At the age Of 20. having
taste for commercial life, he went TO
Chicago where he entered the whole
sale grocery house of Carl Towle & Co.
to learn the business. He worked there
for several years, and later was with
Reid, Murdoch & Co., leaving that
concerns employ in January, 1887, for
the purpose of coming to Iowa and en-
gagfng in business for himself. Mr..
Peckham had been married at Ames
on Christmas day, 1885, to Miss Lydia
Hamilton, daughter Of Capt. G. Ham
ilton. of Ames, and in February Of the
following year came to Marshalltown
to look over the prospective field. He
had the Henry Astner stock in view.
and arrived one day and made the pur-
chase the following morning. He was
in business alone until five years ago
last January, when w. NJ Raymond,
of Clinton formed a copartnership,
which now exists under the mama of
Peckham & Raymond.
Mr.. Peckham is survived by his Wild
ow, his aged father, Mr.. ]. A. Peck
ham, who made his home with him.
and one brother. James Peckham, of
Norfolk, Neb., an American express
messenger running on the Northwest
ern from Norfolk to Sioux City.
Mr.. Peckham was a member of sew
eral frsternal organizations, including
Marshall lodge, No. 10S, A. F. and A.
NJ; Signet chapter, No. SO, r. A. M;
ST. Aldemar commandery, No. 80,
Knights Tenplar; Za-Ga-Zig temple,
A. A. O. N. NJ. S., Des Moines; Mar
shall lodge. No. 312, B. P. o. E., of
which he was past exalted ruler;
and the A. o. U. w.
No Games on Day of Funeral.
In respect to Mr.. Peckham no games
will be played in the Iowa league on
the day of the funeral, which will prob
ably be Wednesday Mrs. Peckham
is awaiting word from her sisters, who
live at a. distance. The service will be
conducted from the residence, 2o1
North Third avenue, and will be pri-
vate.
DR.. ST. John, who found 1t impera-