Iowa
Old Press
FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
November 12, 1909
Local News
-Cliff Britton's son was born Nov. 9, 1909.
-Mrs. George C. Coleman is the nieces of Miss Eliza Branstine of
Colorado Springs.
-George Coleman's brother lives in Montana.
-Mrs. C. R. Crozier's brother W. L. Maddox of Ripley, Oklahoma,
has died.
-William Eskew of Riverton is the father of Mrs. John M. Gray.
-Miss Bertha Jarman is a sister of Mrs. Glen Howard of
Shenandoah.
-R. P. Lindsay is the brother of Mrs. Yost of Creston, Iowa.
-Bert Pippitt -- who lives 3 miles south of Sidney -- twin sons
were born Sunday.
-John H. McMullen's infant daughter died Tuesday night.
-Rev. H. Runyon's daughter Mrs. Pierce Metz lives in Atlantic,
Iowa.
-James Wright is the brother of Albert Wright of South Ryegate,
Vermont.
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FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
November 19, 1909
NOTED WOMAN VISITS SIDNEY
Last Saturday morning Mrs. Eva Emery Dye came to Sidney to renew
old acquaintances and meet her old friends. It is seldom, if
ever, that our little city has been honored by a visit from so
distinguished a person. It will be remembered that Mrs. Dye
formerly lived in this place, and perhaps is the most eniment
person who ever made her home in our midst. She is the wife of
Charles H. Dye, who was at one time superintendent of high school
and under whose direction the first class was graduated; Mrs. Dye
was his assistant. Mr. and Mrs. Dye now live in Oregon City, Ore.
Mr. Dye, her husband, is a successful lawyer of that place. They
have four children, Emery, Trafton, Everett and Charlotte E.
Emery is practicing law with his father; Trafton is completing
his senior year in the law school of Columbia college, and has
made a most enviable record as student. Mrs. Dye, as is well
known here, is the author of three very delightful books:
"McLaughlin and Old Oregon,", "The Conquest,"
and "McDonald of Oregon." Those who have read her books
and are familiar with her style will testify to the merit of
these works,and grant her a high place in literary circles in
this and foreign countries. Mrs. Dye is a lady of rare
attainments, a ripe scholar, a good wife, and excellent mother,
and has all of the charm and beauty of refined womanhood. Her old
friends and pupils certainly enjoyed her visit to this place, and
her stay in our midst will be looked upon as one of the brightest
and most delightful of reminiscences. The charm of her
conversation and the fragrance of her presence will be cherished
by all who had the pleasure of her delightful visit.
TRIED AND TRUSTY SOLDIER OF CIVIL WAR ANSWERS THE LAST
ROLL CALL
At 8 o'clock last Saturday evening at his home on Filmore street
occurred the death of Elza Armstrong Reeves -- or Uncle Elza, as
he had for years been termed by his friends and neighbors--at the
ripe old age of 82 years 7 months and 5 days. Deceased was born
in Meggs (sic) county, Ohio, April 8, 1827 and there grew
to manhood and on August 31, 1845 was united in marriage to Miss
Susanna Irwin who survives him. To this union five children --
three sons and two daughters -- were born, all of whom are now
living. They are Samuel of Otis, Colo.; Hugh of Sidney; Josiah of
South Omaha; Mrs. Phoebe Laird of Tabor, and Mrs. Clara Burnham
of Griswold. There are also numerous grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren. In the fall of 1845, Mr. Reeves with his
young wife loaded up his earthly possessions and set out for what
was then the Far West, stopping in Knox county, Ill., where they
remained until the spring of 1853 (sic) when they once more took
up the trail of the homeseeker, this time in company with Samuel
Wilson and Jacob Baker, and the party with a wagon train of seven
or eight teams--mostly oxen--landed in Fremont county in June of
that year, and since that time deceased has always called this
his home. Arriving here he built a little log cabin beside an
inviting grove wholly surrounded by the tall grass of the raw
prairie, about four and a half miles north of Sidney on the old
Tabor and Sidney road, and this tract of virgin soil was by his
labors transformed into a farm of
great productiveness. Here he continued to reside until 1894 when
he removed to Sidney to pass his remaining days. When the
nation's safety was endangered Mr. Reeves valiantly responded to
the call to arms, enlisting in Company "A", 4th Iowa
cavalry which was organized in Sidney in July 1861,and sworn into
service August 10 of that year, with Benjamin Rector as Captain
and John Guylee and J. Marshall Rust as lieutenants.
Mr. Reeves was soon advanced to the rank of corporal and with
this rank he was mustered out of the service after an active
campaign of four years and a day. He fell wounded at the battle
of Columbus, Ga., on Aprl 16, 1865, a terrific engagement in
which the 4th Iowa suffered a loss of two killed and nine
wounded, and the enemy lost 1500 men killed wounded and captured,
together with 63 guns, a navy yard, a ram for sea service and
great quantities of military property and supplies. However, he
recovered from his injuries and remained with his company until
honorably discharged. In recognition of the bravery and
unfaltering loyalty of the company, on April 22, 1865, Brevet
Brigadier General Winslow, then located at Macon Ga., sent them
this message:
"I congratulate you upon the success which has crowned your
efforts. In one month you have marched 600 miles, engaged the
enemy in force four times, completely routing him on each
occasion. You have captured on the field of battle 3100
prisoners, 11 stands of colors, 33 guns, 25 caissons and 3500
small arms.You have aided in destroying vast arsenals,
founderies, factories and workshops, with their contents. You
have proven that cavalry can successfully assault fortified
positions. Dismounted, you drove the enemy in greatly superior
numbers from his strong works in front of Columbus. Mounted, you
dashed through his lines, astounding him by your audacity and its
results."
And with the humane spirit of the true soldier General Winslow
adds: "While we rejoice, let us not forget the fallen."
Mr. Reeves united with the Methodist church when a young man in
Ohio, placing his membership with the church on the Sidney
circuit upon coming to Fremont county, and later with the Sidney
Methodist church of which he remained a consistent member to the
time of his death. He was a true christian gentleman, a strict
adherent to the golden rule, one who regarded his obligations as
sacred, and his word was as good as his bond--and to such a
person "the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when
he shall say, I have no pleasure in them" His declining
years, like those earlier in life, were filled with sunshine,
brightened by his devotion to his friends, his family and those
near and dear to him. Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church Monday afternoon at 2:00 conducted by Rev. W.H.
Shipman and the remains were interred in Sidney cemetery.
Services at the tomb were under the direction of the local order
of Oddfellows of which deceased was the oldest member in the
county in point of membership, lacking but two months of being 50
years since he was initiated into the order. The pallbearers were
Asa Mann and Joseph Wilson of Sidney, Smith Crane of Payne,
Russell Laird of Tabor, Charles Smith of Shenandoah, Samuel
Kelley of Villisca, all comrades of the deceased, during those
strenuous days of war, in Company "A", 4th Iowa.
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FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
November 26, 1909
-Mrs. William Blair died earlier in the week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Perry Milligan of Colorado Spring; burial at
Thurman
-Marion Hiatt's son J. Marvin Hiatt married Katherine Warnne
Herbert on Nov. 24, 1909 in Omaha
-L. L. Reeves' 30th wedding anniversary was Nov. 13; they live 3
1/2 miles southwest of Randolph
-Mrs. U. S. Reeves lives at Woodbine, Iowa
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