Dakota County NeArchives Obituaries.....Myers, Anthony J October 21, 1907
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Dakota County Herald Fri Oct 25, 1907
Dakota County Herald Fri Oct 25, 1907
Anthony J. Myers Dead
After a brief illness A. J. Myers, who came to
this vicinity in 1857, died at his home at 714
Cook street at an early hour yesterday morning
from causes incident to old age. He was 85
years old.
Through his alleged possession of miraculous
healing powers, he was well known throughout
the eastern sections of Nebraska and in Sioux
City, and many peopel claim to have been cured
by him.
While he never advertised himself as possessing
wonderful gifts as to healing, Mr Myers is said 
to have performed a number of startling cures.
Being the possessor of a comfortable fortune, he
never made any charges for treatment and never
attempted to make a business out of his healing.
  Mr Myers called his treatment the "moon" or
"planet" treatment. He contended that the moon
had a great influence over the world and it's
people and if they were taken in charge at the
right time many diseases could be cured under it's
influence. He never treated a case unless the
moon was in its first quarter. It is said also
he performed many cures for diseases horses.
  The deceased man was born in Licumming county, 
Pa., and as a young man came to Sioux City, where
he first made his home. He was a mason by trade
and assisted in laying the brick for the first 
brick building ever erected in this city.
  In 1858 he went to Dakota county, locating within
four miles of the present site of Homer, Neb. His
give of healing first manifested itself when he
came from his home in Pennsylvania to the new
western country.
  Mr. Mye4rs continued active work on his farm 
until nine years ago, when he removed to Sioux
City after selling his property. He took up his
residence with  his daughter, Miss Mary Myers,
as his housekeeper. His wife died ten years ago.
  Mr. Myers is survived by nine children, as 
follows: Mrs. Hattie Ford, Laurel, Neb; J F 
Myers, Belvidere, SD; Miss Mary Myers Sioux City;
William W Myers Sioux City; Richard Myers, 
Belvidere, SD; George Myers, Sioux City; Mrs.
J P Twohig, Sioux City; Mrs Joseph Geisler,
Yankton, SD; and Mrs Frank Lilly, Belvidere,
SD. He leaves also two brothers and a sister, 
as follows; John B Myers, Homer, Neb; Peter
Myers, Grand Island, Neb, and Mrs. Tillie
?anpp, Pittsburg, Pa.-- Sioux City Journal 22nd.
  The funeral services were held on Wednesday at
Jackson, from the Catholic church, of which he
was a devout and faithful member during his long
residence in that county. A large gatheing of
his old time friends and associates were present
to pay their last respect to the deceased.

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