The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-17
WRIT WALTON DEAD
A"A"r"Hd Accident E~.a,,s O.. tn. p,.,A
Ut the brilliant Young J,.,,.u.,

a Railroad Accident E..u,,. a., IN. 40
Ut the brilliant Young J.ur,.u.,.
JUNCTION CRY. Kan Sch. 6-Tb. ~.
sehseI 'raIn oa tile FoEt hvarnry branch o,
uhr Ini"n Pacific Jumped tie track Le,s-,u
Nu.iosd and Aida yesterday. lion. ". W,
walton. o! Clay Crbi.f. vas rGin, ou tie
-hsihH which fell on IS side. ana 10 was
terribly sta.ded- lie va. bsou.h, g. tn +.
c''y and Il Receiving every attention, bu,
his condition Is hopeless.
WALTON DEAD.
CRY. Kan, Sept ..-Wir,
WALTON died YESTERDAY Afternoon. OF ,as
Others Injured ia The railroad accident
Fireman John Fiie,s was dangerously
sca.dcSi about tie face. head and ri,i,, side.
tu' NIL recover. He j. at his i.n.. on
Fourteenth stIe-i H. ;liis ci:,. Ius,n--f
James Nu!!i> WAS also >ca.d-d. mostly
o tie arms and slo.i trrs la exirica;-
lux MT. Walton. IL home i, on Jefferson
street \; tif>; the ph, siciau supposed
that MI. Walton, Injuries we've n..--
ly flesh wounds They were dressed
and be vas eft for the night. lie
was perfectly conscious, and IL Was
supposed lie would recover. About three
o'cl,cS Yesterday morning be commenced
I" c'ciine and tie doctors We're acain sum
moned. Then II Wa learned tina, he aas
aideaIhs door. the i've minute, ~ m"gc
that he had rena ned under tine .n.in. IN
iiAiIn- the White ho, sream having fairy
cOokei his lungs. lie was in!ofmri at tue.
i~ct AID took i; very cun!Iy. \, $50
% clock yesterday AFTERNOON lac passed
quietly away.
NJ. Walton was born a; S~cio,oy!ll-.
Scio;o County, Ohio, Ma, 81. 49,. HIS
early Childhood was spent ia Iawr-lcc. o.,
and IN 1870 hc Removed ia Walton town
>tiP, Labctie County. la 1871 lie removed
To CONVEY County, Kansas AID WAS almost
immediately elected County Surveyor. lie
served IN this position Tor a NUMBER 81
In 1873 Ic was elected journal
Jerk of the Kansas House OF Representa-
lives aud ia 1876 he enlisted IN tie b.i Der
wal. lie served through the struy-
;'e, escaping without any injury. Ia 1875
ir becaiic Connected with the
" ihfeId Courier aud also acted as
postmaster OF that city. In 1871 he
unanimously elected chief clerk IL the
House oi Representatives and re-eircied tn
%? and 1851. In lssj hc served n a
member Of tile tower House. representing
lay County. to which he had removed.
'avin: purchased the Clay Center Dispifcli.
"a ,iiis Legislature b. was chairman IL III.
" ays and Mean. Committee, hle i,s-
,or;an, whicn q in- .nbcr al tire iint>, could
In 1851 he received the Republican
nomination, Tor SvnaIor from the Tia, Ten
er district, hut IN the interest Of harmony
nd unity h. withdrew from the lace. In
81 he served a. secretary OF the i..-
'uoi'can Central Committee, and this
ear he WAS delegated Ia the R-puu-
can State convention and waS again
i.osen q member OF the GENITAL COMM lir-,
ut Il short time after his election l,,. de-
'ined. On July % he was chosen chair
IAN at the convention vii cl nominated
oiin y. Andersen Ter Congress at Gay
enter. In the pre-en' caiupaign IN the
I!ti Congressional d,sIric; iic had idenii-
himself VIII the Anderson faction ~
10 Republican party. Mr. Watson W.,
isaSrd ip lie inaIi~t To- Miss Jennie
tiec:cI. who WAS shot ia the aii-mut
hici, was maize upon the li!c o.; Dr.. W.
Iunford ia Kansas Cts a icw months age.