Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-20
WELL-kNoWN CITIZEN AND FOR
MER MEMBER OF COUNCIL
PASSES TO REWARD.
DEATH ENDS MONTHS OF
PAIN AND SUFFERING
w. S. Reed Prominent in G. A. r.
Circles and Had Been Identified With
city's Business Interests For Many
Years-case to County in Early SOS
Funeral Arrangements Not Made.

W. S. Reed, an old resident of the
county, for many years identified with
the business interests of this city,
former member of the city council
from the First ward, and prominent in
local G. a. r. circles, died at his home,
5 North Ninth street, at TO-: 10 Wednes-
day night, of cancer.
Mr.. Reed had been in failing health
for eighteen months. For some time
il was supposed his trouble was APP
pendicitis, and with the expectation
that a surgical operation would relieve
him he was placed on the operating
table on July "a last. An exploratory
inc.sion resulted in the knowledge of
the presence of the malignant trouble,
and no operation was performed. On
Nov. last Nj Eeed went to Rochester
In last hope that there might be some
help for him by the use of the knife,
bui a similar exploratory operation
there was all that was attempted. MIR
Reed has been failing rapidly for sew
eral days, and the end has been looked
for fourly.
Came to County in Early Day.
William Smiley Reed was born in
Knox county, Illinois. May 4, lS4S, and
came to Iowa with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Reed, four years lat
er. The family settled in this county,
a Lafayette, now the town of Albion.
MI Reeds marriage TO Miss Alice C.
Brown OF Vienna township, took place
on Nov. p, 1868. Mr.. Reed was car
penter by trade, and also farned until
1883. When he moved to this city and
built home at 381 North First avenue.
Here he and his family resided until
Oct TO- 1907, when they moved to the
home where Mr.. Reed died.
Old Furnace Man.
Mr.. Reed gave up work at his trade
twenty years ago and went into the
furnace business. For time he was
on the road for the International Fur
mace Company, Of Utica, N Y, and
later Travelled for the Lennox Furnace
/ Company of this city. For five years
prior to his illness he was in the en-
ploy OF the Meyer Furnace Company,
of Peoria, Ill.
Served Term on Council.
While he never took much active
interest in city politics Mr.. Reed was
prevailed upon to run for councilman
from the First ward in 1888, with Capt
Nelson Ames candidate for his second
term as mayor. y Mr.. Reed was elected
and succeeded A. B. Cooper, serving
one term, 1SS8-90.
/ Had Hard Time to Enlist.
| In his efforts to become soldier dur
ing the war Mr.. Reed made three diff
ferent applications for enlistment be-
fore he was accepted. The first two
times he was refused because of his
youth. Finally he walked to Bedford
Taylor county, where he was accepted
and entered the service in Company
D, Forty-sixth Iowa infantry, on May
q, 1864. The company was in com
mand of Capt. Leonard T. McCoun, an6
the late Col. David B. Henderson wa:
in command of the regiment. Mr.. Reef
was discharged at expiration of hi!
term on Sept. %, 1864.
Mr.. Reed has always taken an active
interest in the affairs of Frank NJ
Thomas Post, No. "a, G.. A. R., OF
years. He was also member Of Mar
shall Lodge, No. 1os, A F. and A. NJ
Mr. Reed is survived by his widow
and four children-Harry Gaeed, o
Corpus Christi, Tex; Charlotte A
Reed. Of this city; George A, who i!
a forest assistant in the Grand Canyo,
reserve in Arizona; and Laura A. Reed
who is at home. Two other children o
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed, twin son ant
daughter, died in infancy Mr.. Reed il
Ialso survived by three brothers, Johr
O. Reed, of Angora. Okla; Nelson c
Reed, of Lohrville, and Harmony Reed
of Chicago.
The arrangements for the funera
have not yet been completed, awaitin
word from the relatives at. q distance