George Palmer (1858--1900)

PALMER, CROWSER

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/17/2005 at 07:04:00

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Iowa, Thursday, September 27, 1900, page 1, column 4. "A SAD ACCIDENT - Another home in our neighborhood is shrouded in gloom and the loss of the husband and father is keenly felt. Last Thursday afternoon about five o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Palmer, living on the McConnell farm, were attempting to harness their team preparatory to coming to Maxwell. One of the horses seemed inclined to rebel and was successful in getting away, but after repeated trials was driven into the barn, where Mr. Palmer, bridle in hand followed, little thinking of the fate that awaited him. Upon his passing behind the animal, the excited horse gave him a severe kick in the abdomen, completely paralyzing all action of the blood veins and rendering him insensible. The wife was an eye witness to the terrible accident, and immediately summoned help and medical aid was called, but all efforts proved futile. Nothing could be done for the relief of the sufferer, and he expired in about an hour after receiving the blow. This is another demonstration of the fact that no man knows what a day has in store for him. Mr. Palmer spent his last day upon earth in the full vigor his manhood; in one short hour his life work was ended and the records of his deeds done in the body was closed. George W. Palmer was born in Putnam, Muskingdom county, Ohio, on December 26, 1858. In 1862, in company with his parents he moved to Illinois and from there to California during the year of 1880. Ten years later he moved to Oregon, where he met and married Miss Ella Crowser at Portland on June 9, 1890. On the 20th day of September 1896, he and his wife and child came to Maxwell and they have since resided in this community. Mr. Palmer was a member of the M. P. church, and the funeral services were held in the church of that belief at Peoria City, Saturday September 22d, Rev. Heskett speaking the words of comfort to the sorrowing congregation. After the last sad rites were performed, all that was mortal of Geo. Palmer, a man in every sense of the word and one who was held in highest respect and esteem by all who knew him, was laid to rest in the Peoria cemetery. The attendance at the funeral services was very large. The floral offerings were many and very handsome; a tribute of love to the departed and of sympathy to the bereaved ones left behind. A wife and one child are the bereft ones here, a father, one brother and three sisters in California. The afflicted family have the sympathy of the entire community."