The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-20
DEATH OF MR.. A. j. PATRICK
Prominent in Affairs at Ute for More
Than Fort Years, Where Re-
mains Were Laid to Rest.

4 Than Fort Years, Where Re-
mains Were Laid to Rest.
! In last weeks Review mention wa:
made OF the death of Mr.. A. j. Patrick
who died at Hot Springs, S. d., OF
Friday, September Sth, but at the time
of going to press we were unable tt
secure an account of his life. Mr.
Patrick made his home in Denison fol
over two years and his friends here
will be interested in the account O
his death which appeared in the las
issue of the Ute Independent. The ar
ticle follows:
| Saturday morning of last week the
sad news was passed about town tina
A. J. Patrick had died the previous
day at Hot Springs, S. d., where ht
had gone about 18 days previous, tt
| find relief from his suffering malady
kidney troubles, that had kept hin
more or less confined to his home
during the past year. 1t was known
| by old comrades and friends here thai
Mr.. Patrick must soon give up the
fight, but nevertheless the tidings OF
his death shrouded our people in sor
row for the loss of one who had lived
and mingled among them for more
than forty years.
The life history of Mr. Patrick is
an interesting and active one and we
only regret that we can not go farther
into details on account Of the limited
time we have to get this obituary into
print.
Andrew ]. Patrick was born in De,
catur county, Indiana April 80, 1S43
and died at Hot Springs S. d., Sept.
Is, 1916.
He lived with his parents until he
was IS years Of age, attending the
district schools as he had opportunity.
He united with the Baptist church
Dec. Is, 1861.
He enlisted in Co. I, GSth Indiana
Infantry in. August, 1862, serving un.
til the close of the war In the fall
of 1865, with his parents, brothers
and sisters, he came to western Iowa
and settled near the present town of
Ute. In the fall OF 1869 he was mar.
ried to Fannie Adams Three daugh
ters were born to this union, all liv.
ing, and are: Mrs. e. H. Freese, of
Fargo! N. D.; Mrs. f. G. Geary, of Her.
Tacoma, Wash, the two former being
Pl at lhC lullCldl Ill oSlOUCl
1869, Fannie. his wife, died He was
married to Rosa Geary September, &c
1882, and to this union was born nine
six sons and two daughters
all now living and are: John A., of
this place; A. w. and Mildred, Onawa;
Alfred E., Shickley, Neb.; Ben c.. De.
lott; Victor, Fremont, Neb.; Ralph and
Winnie. Denison, all of whom were
present at the funeral On Dec. 20
1910. Rosa, his second wife, died.
Deceased is survived by the above
named children, % grandchildren, tive
brothers and one sister, as follows:
James at Boone; William at Kenne.
bee, S. d., and Mrs. Susan Davis, of
this place.
Mr.. Patrick had been resident of
this immediate locality for more than
forty years and was always promi.
rent in public affairs of the township
and town, holding the office OF town
ship justice of the peace for many
years, was postmaster in Ute during
the administrations of Harrison and
Mckinley, was mayor of Ute at two
different periods. Three years pre-.
ceding his death he was deputy state
oil inspector and during that time be.
came a resident of DenisOn so he
could better look after his work In
1905 lie homesteaded quarter sec.
ton of land in Lyman county, S. d.
The deceased became member OF
the Baptist church Dec. 25, 1861, and
was ever an ardent worker During
The life of the Baptist church in Ute
ne was the superintendent of it's Sab
bath school.
Mr.. Patrick was quite prominent
in politics and public speaker bear |
ing wide reputation No old veter. !
ans reunion was complete. unless A |
J. Patrick presided at the campfire or
was down on the program for a speech
or two. He presided here at the re.
luion last year and related much of
lis war and pioneering history which
Intensely interested his hearers. At
hat time we remembered hearing him
'emark that Ute and St. Clair town
ship was the garden spot of his eye
low as it was forty years ago, inhab
ted by some of the best and kindliest
people beneath the sky. and that he
vas proud that some day lie would
)e laid to rest in St Clair cemetery
where he knew each year on Memorial
lay his grave would not be forgotten
)r devoid of flowers, and where friends
If his lifetime would continue to gath
n and do homage to the boys in blue.
Mr.. Carl Theo. Johnson and Miss
.!tta Iona Larson, both residents of
<irOn, We're married Yesterday after.