Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-14
MILT w. REYNOLDS.

Death of d weI-Known Newspaper MAJ
and Public Citizen.
EDMOND, Ok, Aug 11.-Hon. Milton
w. Reynolds, known all over the Wess
under the nom de plume of Kicking
Bird" the recently-elected member at
large to the House of Representatives
from this Territory, died at his house, In
this city at eight o'clock Saturday night
from the effects of nervous prostratlon
induced by fatigue and over exertion
during the recent heated political cam
paign in the extremely hot weather.
He was buried at the Edmond cen-
etery at five o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. Reynolds death and that OF e Nd.
Burke, one of the representatives OF
Oklahoma County, will necessitate
special election over the Territory and
the converting of the Legislature Will
be postponed until September l. A
delegate to Congress will also be chosen
at that time.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Milton W. Reynolds was born in Eimra'
n. Y, May q, 1898 His ancestors had emil
grated from England in the early days Oh
the colonies. His father, Alexander heyn-
olds, was farmer and a man OF sterllnB
qualities. His mother was q most superior
woman in every respect. When he was put
four years of age his parents removed 20
Coldwater, Mich. Here he remained unth
sixteen years old, helping his father In the
farm labors and attending school as mucn
of the time as possible. Being determined
to obtain q liberal education he managed
by teach ng part of the time. to attend Al
bion Seminary. In 1858 he entered the UNI
versity of Michigan, where he graduated
with the highest of honors in 1856.
From that time a great part OF Mr. hey
nolds' life was spent in the editors cnalr |;
His life was a very active one and he shoWeo
in the various positions which he occupied
the strong qualities he inherited from MS
father and mother.
After leaving school, Mr.. Reynolds re-
turned to his old home In Coldwater, Mich,
where for one year he was editor OF sne
Coldwater Sentinel. He then removed 10
Nebraska City, Neb., where he was Tor nVe
years editor of the Nebraska City News,
which paper he conducted in the interest
| of the Democratic party. He was
elected by that party to the state
Legislature and served during the
| session of is5S-59. In 1851 he was
| again elected, but upon Union war tlcKeI'
| In 1862 he removed to Detroit, Mich, wnere
| for two years lie was commercial editor ol
the Detroit Free Press. During this time he
reported the proceedings of the State Legls'
| lature for that paper. In 1865 he removed to
| Lawrence, Kan, where in company with
Judge James Christian and Mr.. w. 3
Rankin he started the Lawrence Daily
| Journal. He was editor of that paper toI
five years, during which time he did services
| for which the State of Kansas VIII
| always gratefully remember him. He was
1 IN fla frrrf
| public improvements and educational inter
| ests. He was a broad mi Inded, liberal man
| full of euthu.iasIn for what he considered
| the right. He was not a member of, but reg
| ularly attended the Methodist church.
| In 1878 MI Reynolds was elected to the
| Kansas Legislature, where he particularly
| distinguished himself as a friend to educa
| tionaI interests and rendered especially val
| liable service to the Kansas State University
In 1876, while city superintendent of schools
| ut Parsons he was made ono of the regent:
| of the State University.
| Mr. Reynolds was one of the original ed
vocates of the opening of Oklahoma H'
was elected as one of the delegation to 81
to Washington and lay the matter befor'
| Congress When Oklahoma was finally
| opened he established the Herald, one o
the first papers in Guthrie, and afterWar(
| started the Edmond sun, of which he wa
editor at the time of his death.
Mr. Reynolds had all his life been connect
ed with newspaper work and was forcibl'
writer He wrote under the nom de plum
of "Kicking Bird and was widely know
| and read.
In 1858 he married Miss Sallie Galloway
| daughter of Mrs George Galloway, OF Liv
ingston, Mich. His wife is an excellen
| Christian lady and a woman of more thai
ordinary attainments. She survives ne
husband, as do also their two daughters
| drrIn and Susan