The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-17
F. M. EDDY, NOTED
STATESMAN DEAD
Deceased Was One of MinnesO-
ta's Best Loved Citizens;
Heart Trouble Cause
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Buried With Simple Masonic
Honors, Sank Centre: Was
~ Years Old

Hon. Frank M. Eddy, former
Sank Centre resident and first ma
tive son of Minnesota ever elected
to Congress, was found dead in
his room at the Boardman hotel,
st. Paul, Sunday, Jan. 13, 1929,
shortly after noon.
The deceased was employed as
file clerk in the automobile license
department of Secretary of State
Mike Holm, State Capitol, St.
Paul. He had held this position
for several years.
Saturday, Jan. 4, the Herald
editor met Mr.. Eddy in the Gov
ernor's reception room at the Cap
itol. He appeared to be in good
health and kindly inquired about
many of his old friends in Sank
Centre and elsewhere. Monday,
Jan. 6, he had what the doctor
called a slight attack of the flu and
kept away from the Capitol for a
couple of days, returned to work
for a day or two, and then kept
close to his room for the balance
of the week.
Frances Eddy, trained nurse,
daughter of the deceased, works
and lives in Minneapolis. She
called on her father every evening
during last week. Saturday even
ing he told her he was feeling
much better and for her to remain
home and rest Sunday.
Sunday morning Mr.. Eddy was
up and about the hotel between
eight and nine o'clock. This was
the last seen of him alive, except
that the chambermaaid called at
his room a time or two during the
morning and seeing Mr.. Eddy ly-
ing on his bed wearing his bath
robe took for granted he was
asleep and did not disturb him.
About 200 p. M, it was discov-
cred he had passed into his eternal
sleep. The coroner was called
and after an investigation said
that he probably passed away
about 1000 a. m. Death was
caused by heart trouble probably
intensified by the attack of flu.
For many years Mr.. Eddy was a
leader in state and national poll
tics. He was a Stalwart among
the Stalwarts of Minnesota Re-
publicanism. He was elected to
the lower House of Congress as a
member from the old Sixth district
in 1894, serving eight years. Fol
lowing the Federal Census of 1900
Minnesota was given an additional
Congressman. The Minnesota leg
islature redistricted the State at
the 1901 session. M. J. Bowling,
of Olivia, was speaker of the
House in the Minnesota Legislature
in the 1901 session. He had a
strong desire to go to Congress.
The reapportionment committee
were his friends and a district was
craved out which was thought
would insure his nomination and
election. Pope county, at that
time Mr.. Eddy's home county, was
removed from the old Sixth and
added to the Seventh.
The results achieved in this
congressional fight were not what
Mr.. Bowling and his friends ex-
pected. A terrific battle was wag-
ed between the Olivia man and Ed
Young, of Appleton, later attorney
general. Andrew ]. Volstead, an
unknown attorney from Granite
Falls also filed. His campaign was
very modest, apparently, but he
eventually defeated both Bowling
and Young. During all the years
Volstead was in the House he play
ed a shelfish and lone hand as far
as his district was concerned.
When he needed assistance from
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