The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-11-05
ED MATTHEW'S -.
LAID TO REST
Former Denison Business Man, Ed.
Matthews, Dies at His Home
In Spokane, Wash.
MOTHER DIED TWO MONTHS AGO
Attorney c. D. Muxon, Close Friend,
Writes to Odebolt Friends
Of Mr.. Matthews

Word comes from Spokane, Wash.
ington, of the death of e. A. MottheWs,
one of the early residents of Denison,
and later of Odebolt. He died on Sat
urday, October IS and was buried
Monday, October 20. The pail bear
were men who had formerly been res
idents of Odebolt-F'rank Motto, Ed
Lester, Neal Shea, Dave Carlson and
Bernard Smethurst. Mr.. Matthews
was about 20 years of age, and his
death follows that of his mother who
passed away some two months ago.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Matthews left
Odebolt and went to Washington, and
his first visit back to Iowa was to at
tend the illness Of his mother. The
immediate cause of his death was
Bright's disease. He died holding the
office of postmaster. He leaves his
wife, one brother Hiram, Of Burwell,
Neb., and one sister Mrs. Myra Corn
we'll, of Boise Idaho. We quote from
a letter written by Attorney c. D.
Muxon, who formerly lived at Ode
bolt, but who now lives at Spokane,
was at the deathbed of his friend.
The letter was written to William
Sampson at Odebolt, and published in
the Chronicle.
"Our good friend Ed Matthews has
crossed the Great Divide. During his
long illness he o4ten spoke of the
good old days in Odebolt.
l called on him one evening when
his mind was unusually active in
throwing onto memory's screen pic
lures of the green field of long ago.
Like the characters in Pathe's Week
ly he could see coming down Ode
bolts main street notables who occu-
py so large a space in your hall OF
fame. He called them all by name as
they appeared, now and then adding
some characteristic comment. Among
those he mentioned were, Hi Smith.
Eli Ellinger, Ben Ramsdell, Henry
Warneke, O. Volberts, Kid Bolecy.
Don Cory, f. R. Bennett, Lyman
Mills, Hiram McFall, Mark Purcell,
Curt Stoops, Ed Hatch, Hank Waite.
Dove Tincher, Charlie Lee, Jake Fish
er, Doc Huston, H. T. Martin, Jake
Hedstrom, Charlie George, Frank
Hoyt John Zane, Bill Jacohe, Billy
Meyer, Charlie Pitsor, Father Pes
chong, Sam Kenney, Edith Sutton
Frank Ross, w. w. Shanks, Matte
Wagner, Ben Parker. Eugene Moody,
Jerry Flanders, John Wright.
Ed often spoke of his visit to Ode
bolt last spring and of the many old
friends he had seen and how glad he
was to see them again. He returned
to the hotel one night close to the
midnight hour He walked down the
deserted street by his old home.
Beside him walked the ghostly
forms of those he had known and
those he had loved in the years long
gone by. AS an old man, alone and
feeble, in the still watches of the
night, he now retracted the steps he
had so often taken in life's spring time
when the wine of youth flowed in his
veins and the end Of the road seemed
very, very far away. This experience,
he said, nearly overcame him.
Eds office in the Palace was a
Mecca for little children. He loved
them all and they all seemed to know
it. They toddled around him and
clung to him in a way that was real
ly touching. They lost a good friend
when Ed. Matthews died. Il.
He and Blanche were lovers to the
end. He often said that she was the
best woman and the best hOusekeeper
in the world.
He had a cozy home, some fruit
trees and many flowers. On long sum-
mer evenings he would work in his
garden and among the flowers until
he was tired when he would sit on
the steps and watch the birds at the
fountain which he had made for them
with his own hands.
Ed was a good citizen and good
friend