Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-19
TIE RAYMOND FUNERAL
sURlAL or PROMINENT HAMP-
ron CITIZEN TO TAKE
PLACE FRIDAY.
PIONEER EDITOR OF MANY
PAPEhs IN NORTHERN IOWA
Published First Newspapers In Lyon
and O'Drisn Counties - Identified
With Many Leading Movements in
Franklin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Com
mandsr Of Iowa q. A. r. in 10000.

mandsr Of Iowa q. A. r. in 10000.
| Special to Times Republican.
Hampton. April 19.-The death Of
| Col. L. B. Raymond yesterday came
| after a prolonged illness that had it's
beginning in January, 1908. when he
suffered his first paralytic stroke. For
| more than three years he has been con-
fined to his home most of the time. A
week or so ago it was thought that
| he was able to be taken to the soldiers
! home at Marshalltown and it had been
! decided to remove him there in the
hope that treatment at that place would
be beneficial. All arrangements had
been completed, but at the last mo-
ment his condition became worse and
! he could not be moved. Since then he
has steadily grown worse and for the
| past three or four days he has lain ap-
parently oblivous to all about him.
Mr.. Raymond is survived by his
widow, three sons and two daughters.
The sons are L. H., of the state of
Washington; L. B., Jr. and Lucius L.,
of Hampton; and the daughters are
Miss Grace, Mrs. j. S. Rule, also Of
Hampton. A brother, J. S. Raym ond,
| resides in Washington, D. c., who will
probably be here to the funeral, which
will probably be held Friday.
Native Of New York.
Levi Beardsley Raymond was born
! In Allegheny county, New York, July
8. 1885. His early boyhood days were
spent near Beloit, Wis, and there he
| was student at Beloit College for
some time. Here he received his first
instruction in the trade of a printer, a
work that claimed his attention for
! nearly half a century of the best years
of his life.
In 1861 he enlisted in the Sixth Wis
consin infantry known as the Iron
Brigad de-" and after long service was
discharged for injuries received in the
| line Of duty. He was married to Mary
! Ordelia Leverich, at Turtle, Wis, Feb.
| II, 1864.
Early Taught School.
Mr.. Raymond came to Iowa during
the winter of 1S63-64, and settled near
| what is now Arlington, in Butler coun-
ty Just out Of the United States SER
vice, his health was impaired, and in
the hope Of benefiting his condition, he
tried farming for short time. In the
summer of 1855 he came to Hampton.
A new school house had just been conf
pleted here, and he was employed to
| teach the first term of school therein.
In May of the following year, j.
! Cheston Whitney, who had come here
from Mason City. bought the material
| that had been used by S. NJ. Jones in
publishing the Franklin Record and
started the Franklin Reporter. He
hired Mr.. Raymond to work in the Of
fee. The price paid was 5000. Mr..
Raymond also conducted an education
| al department in the paper. The ges
were not sufficiently tempting to pre-
| vent MI. Raymond returning to teach
| ing. which he did the following winter.
Varied Newspaper Career.
In October, 1867, he was elected
county superintendent of schools, ana
two years later was reelected In
1859 he started second paper here.
called the Hampton Free Press, which
thrived for a time.
Following his connection with the
two papers noted above, he made a trip
to Cherokee county and was so well
pleased with the prospect that he re-
turned and sold his good will and sub
u
c. Whitney, took the material and
moved to Cherokee, where he started
the Cherokee Leader. Soon after he
established another paper called the
O'Brien Pioneer and about the same
time he assumed the good will Of the
then extinct Sioux County Herald, and
established q printing Office at Orange
City in Sioux county. In the fall of
1872 he started a fourth paper at Doom,
Lyon county, The Press, and another
at Newell, Buena Vista county, the
Mirror Thus Mr.. Raymond enjoyed
the distinction of placing the first
newspaper in O'Brien and Lyon coun-
ties.
His sixth venture In the newspaper
line was fraught with more than ordi-
nary difficulties. but his energy and re-
sourcefulness won out and the Shell
don Mail was the result, a paper that
is now one of the leading newspapers
of that part Of the state.
Returns to Hampton.
In 1874 he disposed of his various in
terests in that part of the state and for
time was employed in printing Of
flee at Des Moines. He soon returned
to Hampton and engaged in different
pursuits, was elected county surveyor,
and also filled the office OF superfn-
tendent of schools for one year to fill a
! vacancy. In December. 1877. he started
a. third paper in Hampton called The
Leader. Two years later this publica-
ton was consolidated with the Re-
corder under the firm name of Nc
Cracker & Raymond. At the close Of
the year 1879 the paper passed into the
possession Of Mr.. Raymond. who con-.
tinued to publish 1t until 1881, when
Mr.. I. l. Stuart. present owner OF the
property. was takep in as a partner.
This partnership Continued unbroken
until January, 1910, when Mr.. Stuart
purchased the interest Of his partner.
During practically all his life prior
to the date of his first paralytic stroke
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