Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-11-16
JUDGE REEVES
PASSES AWAY
Venerable Justice of the Peace
Expires Suddenly at his
Home in Ladysmith
HAD HELD HIS OFFICE
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS

FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
Splendid Record as a Soldier for the
Union in the Famous Fourth
Minnesota
Justice of the Peace, Richard S.
Reeves, died at his home on Lake Ave-
nue., in the city of Ladysmith, shortly
before midnight Wednesday night. He
had been i'll only since Monday when
he took to his bed. On Saturday he
was at his office as usual and when
he went home threw some wood into
the cellar The week before he had not
been we'll and had sent for Mrs. Reeves
who was visiting relatives in Mime
apolis. Sunday he complained of sore
throat and a decided case of tonsilitis
developed. sThis with his age and some
other complications caused his death.
Only Mrs Reeves of the family was
home at the time. The only daughter,
Mrs. Irene Hallett, and her husband
were on their way from their home in
st. Louis, arriving Thursday morning.
Richard S. Reeves Jr. came from Hib-
bing, Mimi, with his wife at the same
time.
The funeral was held from the un-
dertaking parlors of 0. r. Ellingboe
at O'Clock, Friday afternoon, the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. j. B.
Birrell of the M. f. church. Commit
tees from the Ladysmith l. 0. o. f. and
Grand Army were in attendance, JUS
tice Reeves having been a member of
both organizations.
Interment will be at Minneapolis,
where the two first born daughters of
the deceased are buried.
Had Fine War Record
Richard S. Reeves was born on Feb.
3, 1916 at Belleville, Canada. He was
Il years, months and II days old.
When eight years of age his father
took him to st. AnthOny's Falls, as it
was then known but now Minneapolis.
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young Here in the woods and marshes
and among the lakes of the present
city of Minneapolis, he grew to be
strong lad. AT the age of Is, when the
war for the Union broke out, he an
swered the call of his country and
tried to enlist, but they would not take
him-he was too young Two years
later, he enlisted in Company c Fourth
Minnesota and served 3 years and 10
months in the Western army, fighting
at Corinth, Iuka, the battles before
Vicksburg, and with Sherman on the
march to Atlanta, the campaign before
Atlanta and on the famous march to
the sea-
Lived i'm Washington
Back from the army he went to
Washington and was employed in the
government printing office for some
time He had learned the printing
trade before going to war. After a
short time in Kansas City he returned
to Minneapolis where he worked at the
printing trade On Dec. %, 1873, he
was married to Mrs. Amelia Turner
Trett. From that union were born
four children, three daughters and one
survive.
After his marriage, he remained for
time in Minneapolis and then went
to the then new city of Jamestown in
the Territory of Dakota, and engaged
in the elevator business, handling
grain as well as real estate and insur
ance.
After looking around Wisconsin for a
time he went to work for Frank Bell,
who at the time was the publisher of
excellent printer and made many
friends in the new Wisconsin home.
From Prentice he came to Ladysmith
and after short residence bought the
Apollonia Budget, then owned by E..
W. Hill, for 0. e. Peterson and assO-
ciates.
Justice For Fifteen Years
They moved the paper to Ladysmith
ager for year or more. This was in
1902 In the same year he was ap-
pointed Justice of the Peace and with
successive elections has held the office
from that time to the day he died.
Probably few men in the county were
better known. Hundreds of cases
came before him. He was by virtue of
his office acting often as police magis-
trate of the city and many an offend
ed has faced his righteous indigna-
ton.
His last important cases were the
assault charges growing out of the pa
per mill strike
Second installments ON Liberty bonds
are now due and payable.
RUSK COUNTY BANK.