Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-25
Pepper Funeral Delegation
to Leave Washington
Wednesday
BODY LIES IN STATE
AT MUSCATINE
Remains to Reach Ottumwa
Tomorrow; Service May
Be at Federal Court


s. Pepper who died in Mercy hospital
at Clinton early Monday morning, will
arrive in Ottumwa over the Milwaukee
on No 3 Wednesday morning. The body
will lie in state in the federal
court house. Although all arrange.
ments have not been completed, it Is
expected that public funeral will be
held. The services will probably be
held in the court room at the federal
building, the permission of the treas
ury department having already been
secured. The details Of the funeral
plans have yet to be worked out, but it
Is now believed that the service will
be held Friday afternoon at l:3O
o'clock
A public meeting was called for 4
o'clock this afternoon at the CONNER
cial association rooms to make ar
engagements for the public funeral.
Dies Beginning Campaign.
Congressman Pepper was stricken
as he was about to begin his campaign
for the United States senate, an office
which he had long been ambitious
of holding. Having had successful
term as congressman and been prom
inently identified with President Will
sons policies in the house as we'll as
in the dispensation of patronage in
the western states he thought he
saw his way clear to seat In the
senate.
To see how his candidacy would be
favored throughout the state he came
back to Iowa shortly over six weeks
ago. He was also to have gathered
with his brothers and sisters at the old
family home near Ottumwa for a re-
union. On his dying bed he whispered
a few words to tell how sad he had
beer when suddenly taken sick and
rendered unable to be present.
Following the operation Sunday his
physicians stated that Congressman
Pepper had but one chance in five
thousand of recovery. He became con-
scious at midnight and realizing that
he could not recover asked for his
family
Says Goodbye to Family.
After stating what disposition he
wished to be made of his property,
and asking to be buried near his birth
place, the old Pepper family home on
farm near Ottumwa, he said goodby
to his sister, father and two brothers,
all of the family who had time to
reach his bedside, and few minutes
later passed quietly away.
BY the Iowa congressman's bedside
all through his illness has been his
sister, Mrs. Nell P. Liden of Goldtield.
Iowa. A trained nurse by profession.
Mrs. Liden took personal charge OF
her brother when he was first taken to
Mercy hospital six weeks ago, on be-
ing stricken with typhoid fever. He
had recovered from the fever and was
we'll on the road to recovery when his
old ailment again broke out. His ply.
sicians say the gail trouble was the re-
suit of acute indigestion.
Committee Meets Remains.
Committees made up of prominent
| democrats and Elks of Clinton with
Ben S. Pepper of Ot.umwa, a brother,
ACCOMPANIED the remains of Congress
man Pepper to Muscatine last night.
The funeral party was joined at Daven'
port by another large delegation and
proceeded over the interurban to Mus
catine where the party arrived about
| ) ~.
I'D Of the various bodies with which
the late congressman had been aftiliat-
cd in life, travelled to Davenport to
meet the remains and accompanied
them to Muscatine. Business, frater'
nal and political organizations combin-
ed to thus honor the deceased Musca-
/ tine citizen. Company G, of the ma
| tional guard of Muscatine, met the
party upon arrival in that city and
escorted the remains to the county
building where they lay in state until
they leave for Ottumwa Wednesday
morning.
For Public Memorial.
I AS a fitting tribute to the memory
of the distinguished political figure
il. was voted that public memorial
service be held on Sunday afternoon
at Muscatine. 1t is likely that the
First Methodist church Of that city will
be selected as the scene of the merhor:
ial exercises and it is expected that
prominent local citizens as well as dis.
tinguished friends Of the late con
gresham will also be invited to give
expression to their sentiments at this
time.
A large number of Muscatine people
plan attendance at the funeral to be
held here Friday afternoon.
Announcement was made today that
the remains of Mr.. Pepper would be
conveyed to Ottumwa on Wednesday
morning.
Adjourn Court.
| In respect to the former member
of the Muscatine County Bar asso
citation, and as homage to a law
maker court has been adjourned in
Muscatine during the time the body
will remain in state at the county
building.
! Clark Tells His Loss.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 23.-Speakel
Clark's warm friendship for Represen
tative Pepper of Iowa, who died yes
!, terday. led him to issue a statement
! today paying special tribute to Mr.
| Pepper as one, of the ablest and most
4 promisine new members of the house