The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-10-12
THE DEATH ROLL.
The Venerable and Honored American
Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dead
Death of Pennsylvania War Governor
A Pioneer Governor Of Kansas Gone.


The Venerable and Honored American
Writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dead
Death of Pennsylvania's War Governor
A Pioneer Governor of Kansas Gone.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
BosToN, Oct. Solver Wendell
Holmes, famous as a poet and author,
died at his residence on Beacon street
yesterday from a complication of dis
eases. Without the semblance of a
struggle, he passed away as he had
lived, peacefully and beautifully. The
end came at 1910 in the afternoon. He
was surrounded by his children and
visibly conscious of their presence up
to within a few minutes of the last,
though unable to speak. Then he
closed his eyes YEARLY and seemed to
fall asleep.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born at Cam
bridge, Mass. August %, 1909. He was the
son of Sarah Wendell and Abiel Holmes who
was graduate of Yale college in 17s3 and for
forty years pastor of the first church in Cam
bridge. Through his mother DR.. Holmes was
of distinguished Dutch and English descent
and through his father was descended from
English ancestors quite as worthy. Through
his mother he was related to the Wendells,
Quincys and Jacksons. The Quincys were
among the first settlers Of Boston and gave q
president to Harvard
While studying law DR.. Holmes produced
many famous humorous pieces, including
Evening by Tailor" and THE Height of the
Ridiculous Later he studied medicine under
DR.. James Jackson. In 1893 he went abroad
and continued his study of medicine. chiefly in
Paris. He returned to America in 1885.
On the establishment of the Atlantic Monthly
", h.zan ,N-sI1
first contribution was a series Of CONVERSE
tional papers, The Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table,
DIR. Holmes resigned his position as professor
of anatomy at Harvard in 1882, in order to de-
vote his entire time to literary work. In 1891
he published series of general papers from
his pen, over the Teacups." in the Atlantic
Monthly The Saturday Review has said of
DR.. Holmes: He is of all living American
authors the one who may most truly be said to
have won the hearts of English readers. There
is no American author now living whose works
are more often read, which is the best test of
their value, more often taken up again, than
those of DIR. Holmes
DANIEL wooDsoN DEAD.
CoFFEYvILLE, Kan. Oct. S.-Daniel
Woodson, first secretary of Kansas ter
ritory and acting governor in 1s57-5s,
died at Claremore Friday night. The
body was taken to Leavenworth to-day
for interment. He was born in Abe
marie county. Va, in 1924 and was ed
itor of the Lvnchburg Republican
when little more than a boy.
In 1851 he edited the Republican
Advocate at Richmond, Va. In
1854 he was offered and accepted the
place of secretary of the territory of
Kansas, then just formed. He served
until 1857 when, by reason of vacancy
in the governors office, he became
acting governor, and so served until
Mr.. Geary was appointed. In 1858 he
was appointed receiver of public
moneys with headquarters at Kicka-
poo, Leavenworth county. During the
past twenty-five years he had lived a
very obscure life and for over twenty
years had not visited Topeka.
DEATH OF EX-Gov. CURTIN.
BELLEFoNTE, Pa. Oct. S.-Ex-Gov
Andrew G. Curtin died at o'clock
yesterday morning. His end was
peaceful. he having been unconscious
during the last twelve hours of his
life. All the members of his family
were at the bedside when he passed
away. Mr.. Curtin had been in feeble
health for some weeks, but his condi-
ton grew serious on Thursday last,
and from that time he sank rapidly.
Death was caused by old age. The ex-
governor was in his sOth year. When
the case first took on a serious aspect
physicians were summoned. but they
soon abandoned all hopes of recovery,
and the death of the old war governor
was not a surprise.
Mr. Curtin was one of the great war
governors, and the last survivor of
that body of state executives who did so
much to carry on the war against seces-
sion to a successful termination. In
recent years he had been living in re-
tired life in Bellefonte. where he was
conspicuous figure, and where his home
was pointed out as one of the most in
teresting features of that locality.