C.H. PALMER

PALMER, GRANT, CUMMINS

Posted By: David (email)
Date: 2/9/2005 at 18:33:11

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, January 16, 1908

C.H. PALMER received a telegram, last Friday, from Atwood, Kansas,
informing him of the death, the previous day, Thursday, January 9, of his
uncle, OLIVER L. PALMER. This death brings up the memories of earlier days
in Chariton and Lucas County. Thirty-five years ago O.L. PALMER was one of
the best known men in this part of Iowa. He was then in his vigorous
manhood and was one of the leading merchants in Chariton. He was a man of
fine presence and business skill and men relied on his integrity and
judgment. MR. PALMER was a native of New York State but in his young
manhood made an overland trip to California. This was in the palmy days of
the gold excitement. Later he returned as far east as Burlington, Iowa,
where he was temporarily engaged in business, thence to Chariton where he
engaged in general merchandising, where he pursued trade with success. This
was in the early fifties. Many years ago he removed to Kansas where he
carried on business quite extensively in the stock and ranch line. The
causes of his death are not given but his nephew thinks liver and kidney
trouble may have been instrumental as he was known to have been thus
afflicted. For the past three years he had been residing with a daughter in
Minnesota, but recently returned to Atwood, Kansas, where other children
live. His wife died a number of years since but he is survived by two sons
and three daughters. He was a brother of the venerable T.E. PALMER, of this
city, and was a couple of years his junior.

O.L. PALMER was primarily a business man but always took a great interest in
public affairs. In politics he was a republican but during the Greeley
campaign he did not endorse the administration of President Grant and ran on
the Greeley and democratic ticket for congress but was defeated -- we
believe by Hon. H.J.B. Cummins.

MR. PALMER was a man of upright character and the older citizens of the
county will read of his death with the utmost sorrow.
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