The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-03-24
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Happenings In A Live Town As
Told by John r. Sipes.

Eddyville, March o. Word has
been received here OF the death or
VIM. L Palmer, for years a promin.
ent citizen OF EddyvIiie. but for the
past .26 years q resident OF Clay
Center. NeB. Mr., Palmer was one OF
the early day newspaper men ~ Eddy
7tlle. After seeing about three years
service In the civil war, during which
time he was shot through the arm at
Mark Mills, Arkansas. on April 2bth.
1864, he returned home and worked
on local newspapers, finally estab-
fishing the Ediyvilie Advertiser In
1869, which he published continuous
| ly till 1884. when he suspended the
paper, shipped the plant to Clay Gem
ter. Neb, and has since published
the Sun at that place. Mr. Palmer
was born In Long Island in about the
year 1916 and came to Eddyyiils with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Benz. Pal.
mer during the latter part of the 40's.
He enlisted In Co. ID, 36th Iowa inf.
in August. 1862. and fought In the
civil war till he was mustered out In
1865. A few years later he was
united In marriage to Miss Fanny
Hamilton and TO them were born
three children. the Oldest daughter
dying in infancy or childhood. He
died quite suddenly on Sunday even
ing, March 13. 1910, at his home at
Clay Center. He had been complain
ing for few days. but continued his
work In his ONCE. He had returned
from church Sunday evening and af-
ter retiring he passed away. having
attained the age OF about SIS or Sc
years. He Is survived by his widow
and two children, Mrs. G. Boggs, OF
Hastings. Neb.. and Clarence Palmer.
OF Sioux City. Ia, one sister. Ella,
wife Of w. L. Cross lives at Eldon.
and another sister, Mrs. Hattie Nc
Gonigal. resides at Eureka. Califor-
MIA.
Joe W., son Of Ezra and Augusta
Stevens, died at the home OF his
parents, about two miles south OF
Dudley. at 10: 80 a. m. Sunday, March
20, 1910, at the age of rs years,
months and 1 day. He was born In
Iowa on August 10, 1884. The funer-
al services will be conducted at Col
umbia church, south OF town, this
tTuesday) afternoon and burial will
follow in Columbia cemetery.
Frank F. Fry, son Of John and
Jennie Fry, died at the home OF his
mother, in Kansas City. Friday after
noon, March Is, 1910, OF pneumonia.
after weeks illness and the remains
were brought to Fredric Sunday after
noon and taken to the home OF his
uncle. Joe Fry, at Pleasant Corners.
THE funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist church at Pleasant
Corners Monday afternoon, Rev. Geo.
Moore, pastor Of the church at Cuba,
officiating, and burial was made In
Highland cemetery at Eddyyille.
Frank 8. Fry was born in Eddyville
on Jan. 10, 1895, but he passed
most Of his life at Kansas City. He
was Is years and 2 months Of age at
the time of his death. He Is survived
by his parents and by two brothers
and ono sister. The rema,ns were ac-
companied to Eddyyille by the mem
bers OF the family and a Miss Henry.
Married, at the home of the ofHciat-
ing clergyman. Rev. Deyries, at Os-
kaloosa, on Friday, March IS, 1910.
Miss Maria j. Duykers to Grover G.
Matthews. The bride Is a daughter
Of J. G. Duykers, who recently moved
here from Fairmont and occupy the
Matherly farm Just south of town.
The groom has also been q resident
Of Fairmont, but the couple will live
with the brides parents at Eddy
Vile. They returned to EddyylIle the
evening OF the wedding and an In
fair was held with three-course sup.
per and music.
Now that all three of the town eau
cuses have been held, the citizens OF
the town will have the choice OF the
following candidates at the town cleo
ton on next Monday:
Democratic ticket - Mayor, Phil
Scott; assessor, A. C. Black: treasur-
er, o. II. Seifert; councilnen, A. =.
Johnson, Fred wilcox, Chas. Odem.
Chas. Kussart and DR.. r. r. Shahan.
Socialist ticket-Mayor, L. ]. p.
Talmage: assessor, Frank Rice:
treasurer j. r. Chitwood; council
men, B. B. Heki. F. B. Bickford. Ar
thur Bennett, F. E. Hudson and Har-
ry Chitwood.
Republican ticket--Mayor, w. 8.
Keller; assessor, f. X. belong; treas
urer, r. NJ. Epperson; councilmen,
n 7 oldham. III. j Wing. w, O. Bef-
ry, l. L. McCord and J. A. Lafferty.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Ter
rell Saturday, March 10. 1910. a baby
girl.
Mrs. +. p. Allsworth, OF Washing
ton, d. c., and Mrs. Geo. Dronenburg.
of Norborne. Mo-. two sisters whose
parents lived in Eddyville years ago.
are here for an extended sojourn
with their aunts. Mesda-nes John