Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-30
8 FAIRFIELD
PEOPLE Die
FOUR PASS AWAY IN CITY AND
FOUR IN OTHER
h PLACES.

Fairfield, January 20. (spe-
cial) - After watching Fairheld's
progress for sixty years, James w.
Messick died yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock at his home on West
Briggs street. The funeral was
held this afternoon at o'clock. and
was conducted by Rev. G. w. Smith
of the Baptist church. George Strong
Post. G.. A. R.. attendwed the funeral
in a body.
Mr.. Mess,ck was one of the oldest of
the old soldiers and for thirty years
has had a part in the making of the
martial music to the strains Of which
one comrade after another was laid to
rest
Mr.. Messick was born in Rocking
ham county. Virginia, June 20, 1919,
was a private in the Second Ohio vol
unteers in the war with Mexico and a
sergeant in company E, Second Iowa
Infantry, during the war of the rebel
lion.
Lacking only few days Of complet-
ing his ninetieth year, William E.
Croft died Sunday after lone illness.
Mr.. Croft was an old resident of Fair
field and was greatly admired by all
his acquaintance The funeral was
held this afternoon from the family
residence on South Fourth street
Mrs. N H. Baker died Sunday
morning in the hospital at Mt Pleas
ant, where she was taken few weeks
ago while suffering from melancholia.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
son-in-law, M. H. Cuddy, on North
Main street. Mrs. Baker was 81 years
of age and is survived by her husband
and four children Mrs Milton H.
Cuddy, w. Ray Baker and Frank G..
Baker of this city and Miss Jessie Ba
ker of Des Moines.
Miss Nellie Smeaton died Saturday
afternoon at the home Of her parents
on West Briggs street and the funeral
was held Monday afternoon at the
Methodist church, of which she had
been an active member. The services
We're conducted by Rev. Thomas Os-
born. Miss Smeaton was 20 years Of
age and granduated from the local
high school with the class OF 1908.
Several years ago she came under the
power of the white plague and though
she fought the disease desperately she
was unable to free herself from it's
power. Several months spent in Ari-
iona benefited her temporarily. The
members Of Fairfield Rebekah lodge
No. rs, of which Miss Smeaton was a
member, held short services over the
remains.
The funeral OF Mrs. ]. S. Lynn. who
died Saturday morning at her home
twelve miles northeast of Fairfield,
will be held Wednesday at noon at the
residence and at 1:3 O'Clock at the
Swedish Methodist church Mrs. Lynn
was nearly SO years of age and had
suffered for several years from can
cancer.
The funeral services of Mrs. Frank
Jones, who died Thursday and Angus,
Neb.. We're held Sunday afternoon at
the home of her father, f. B. Hunt
singer, on West Jefferson street. con-
Quoted by Rev. w. Luther Bright
A telegram reached Fairfield Mon
dan announcing the death of Miss
Rachael Carson at her home in Sloan
Springs, Ark. Miss Carson was for
many years resident of Fairfield and
the news of her death caused general
regret.
Henry King, formerly of this city
died Friday in hospital in Wallace.
Idaho, as result of injuries received
While BOARDING a train in that town to
go to his home in Butte, Mont. His
left leg was crushed and he was in
jured internally.