The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday March 1, 1883 Died, at his residence in this city, on Saturday afternoon, February 24, 1883, Mr. Thos. TROTTER, in the fifty-ninth year of his age, of heart disease, after but a few hours illness. He was apparently a strong healthy man, and his death was a surprise to the entire community. He leaves a wife and five small children to mourn his untimely death. His funeral took place on Sunday, and was attended by the members of Carbondale Lodge, No. 102, I.O.O.F., of which he was a member in appropriate regalia.