Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03

APRIL 8, 1915
Jacob, and Sallie Holmes Millisack,
long residents OF Ottumwa and who
were reckoned among the notable
people OF the town by early settlers.
His mother died in 1884, and his faith
er In 1891 at the remarkable age OF
80 years.
When young man, John Wesley
Millisack became merchant In his M.
tive town and followed that business
for many years. In 1859 he was united
In marriage with Catherine Overholt.
In 1871 they came to Iowa and located
on farm near old Ashland In WApello
county. Mrs Millisack died April 8.
1908. Since that time the deceased
L has made his home with his daughter
Mrs. Ida M. McCarroll, just north of
Ottumwa. He left surviving him the
following children: Naaman Millisack
of DOuds. Leando; Thomas #. Miilisack
Of Hutch, Colorado: Ida M. McCarroll
of Ottumwa; Cassius M. Millisack OF
Goodland, Kansas and Sallie f. Hay
dock Of Eldon. One son, Charles s..
died in 1908. Three brothers survive
him, Jacob of Ottumwa; Wilbur F. OF
Oskaloosa and Edward OF Hill City,
South Dakota. During his early man.
hood there arose in this country one Of
the greatest moral and political con-
flicts that could come to thinking
people. A conflict which developed IN
to the war for the preservation Of the
union. war that lasted for four years
and In which moro than quarter Of .
million men perished from slaughter
upon the battlefield and wounds and
disease. Human slavery had 20 en-
trenched itself among the accepted In
situations OF men that 1t found de-
tenders not only on the political hust.
ing but even In the Christian pull
pit. The word "abolitionist" began ~
Ia name of reproach. The abolitionist
was regarded as political disturber,
unreasonable and fanatic. Into that
seething political pot his early man
hood was plunged. He dehed the in
fanny of the Fugitive Slave law. He
was IN abolitionist Of the abolitionists.
He not only called and attended their
meetings and conventions but frequent
" addressed them. In those days he
became personally acquainted With
such nti-slavery men as Wendell Phil
lips, Parker Pillsbury, VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison and Fred Douglas And such anti
slavery women 40 Abbie Kelley Foster
and Lucretia Mott and In later life he
took great pleasure In recalling the In
cidents Of that great moral battle and
the circumstances OF his acquaintance
with these notable persons. His poll
rnxl,,@&1na cleo hvn,s wVA< h3yv, ~ - n.
quaintance Of such statesmen % Sal
mon p. Chase. Ben F. Wade, John A.
Bingham and more than once has he
been an hoAored guest In the home OF
the latter. 1t is said he had shaken
the hand Of every president from Lin
coin to Wilson At the age Of IS in
February, 1913. he undertook the trip
alone from his home In Iowa to witness
the Inauguration OF President Wilson.
He felt he must not forego the sight
LOT the Inauguration Of the man In
whose candidacy he was 10 greatly In.
terested. Another thing which strong.
/ " impelled him to 60 was to greet and
witness the elevation OF his warm
friend, william jennings Bryan to the
cabinet position he holds.
It was too strenuous an undertaking
for one OF his age. During the latter
part of that trip, on his way home he
became slightly paralyzed, and from
Lthis he never recovered. This IL the
man whose body we have laid In its
last resting place. He was good and
true friend to those who won his con.
fidence and 1t was his ambition to de-
serve the reputation OF an honest man.
While he was somewhat peculiar In
his thinking, he was always faithful to
his ideals He stood by his convictions
with unswerying fidelity. There Is one
thing we may say about his religious
convictions. He was firm believer in
the immortality of the soul. He was
frequently called upon In these latter
days to address old settlers meetings
and those who heard him, recognized
in him speaker whose ideas were not
only well conceived. but we'll express.
ed. On the occasion of an address ct
the eighth anniversary of the "Picken'a
reunion" September 5, 1907, speaking
of the recent death of Miss Grace
Picken, he used the following Ian.
guage:
with faith that springs from reve.
laticn, and the suggestion OF dying and
ever reviving Of nature around us
the fact that not particle Of the uni.
verse perishes-that 1t is only q
change out Of which comes a more
abundant life, we weave garlands Of
, flowers and wreaths of evergreen in
token of immortality, and lay them on
the graves of our departed. In using
the term death, i do so in the conven.
tional sense" -Contributed
| cHARlTO ON.
Mrs. A. 8. Lupton was called to Al.
bia yesterday by the death Of her uncle