San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-24
Death Of Cation Rrhard.


nwss With surprise aud profound regret
ths, ws read in the dispatches to the daily
papers on Tuesday morning OF the death OF
our friend and correspondent above named
Although he had written US about week
before Of being indlspOssd, No had not suspee'
ted that he Was ia serious danger He died At
his Residence in Basirop at one o'eiosk on
Monday,
Mr.. Rrhard was born In the city OF Mun'
ieh. Kingdom OF Bavaria, In Germany IN
1922, came to Galveston In the fall OF 1889
and from there TO Bastrop In 1870. He
died in the sixty second year OF his age, and
leaves family aud hosts Of friends to iaoun
his loss. As Is well known, he was one OF
the very earliest settlers OF San Marcos, al
most II not quite her first merchant, and
was also clerk OF the courts Of Hays county
for about dozen years. His successor, Ed
J. l.. Green, was his deputy, boarded In his
family, aud ehsrishes his memory as that OF
A Kind friend, u liberal, benevolent man, aud
one Who possessed superior natural abilities
Such We believe was the general estimate OF
all intelligent people who knew him.
For own part. we are sure that we shall
miss him greatly, m viii our readers. Soon
after We began publishing paper here he
became frequent contributor, and not many
weeks have ever passed since that We have
not had something from hio pen. Consider.
ing that he was German by birth, and q
poor orphan boy without opportunity for
mental improvement, he wrote remarkably
well. and his various writings evidenced an
original turn OF mind and were replete with
good sense and valuable practical informa-
ton, all designed for the general benefit.
His articles on the early history Of Hays
county. contributed at our suggestion for
the FREE Press, are OF great interest and
value, as also his Recollections Of the Santa
Fo Expedition, which have been running
through our columns for nearly two years
past. We especially regret the final suspen-
sion of the latter series of articles at its
most interesting stage. The loss is irrepar-
BILE, for no one now now living can supply
it, The instalment on our first page this
week records the end of the passage of their
expedition through Ia jOurnado del muerto
dead mans Journey and their arrival at
the Rio. Grande enroute for the city of
Mexico. Little did the writer suppose that
he was here to make the literal and actua
Ia journado del muert0 to 'that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns!"
He possessed extraordinary mental activ-
ity, and we have often felt cheered and
stimulated by his intelligent appreciation.
He was very successful business man, and
we learn was possessed of handsome for
tune at the time of his death.
The following private note which accom-
panied the last instalnent of his Recollec-
tons on our first page, will be read with
interest rs being probably the last he eyer
wrote
BAsTRop, Sunday, July 18th, 1884.
You came near not getting any manuscript
this week. had the dysentery very bad,
and its the fifth day. have taken no solid
food, and of course feel weak.
predict hot and dry season from now
till the LIST or 18th of September. There
may be partial rains from thunder storms.
This will be also very sickly season. l
had already unusually many prescriptions,
for the month of June, July will not be bet
ter, and August and September are always
the sickliest months, reaching sometimes to
the middle of October.
There have been unusually many deaths
with the past six weeks, more than two
thirds among the colored.
Yours Truly,