 They returned in 1863 to Olmsted County, Minnesota, and settled near Elmira.In 1867, they moved to Sauk Centre, Minnesota where Eddy attended the common schools

Eddy taught school in a rural district before joining the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as a land examiner in 1881 and 1882.He then moved to Glenwood, Minnesota and served as clerk of the district court of Pope County from 1884 to 1893.