The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-04
DEATH OF FRANK ZELIER.
He Died Suddenly at Kansas City Where He
Was Under Treatment

Death has again invaded the ranks of
that gallant little band of Republicans
VINO measured swords two months ago
with the Populist standard bearers in
this county. Only one Republican was
defeated and he was Hon Frank Eel
lar who made such an admirable race
for the legislature in the Sixty-ninth
representative district. He was dou-
oIy destined not to serve his state in
its legislative halls for even if elected
death would snatch him away at the
very Threshold of tho house of repre-
SentatlVeS. Yesterday he died sudden
ly at Kansas City of contraction of the
lungs and heart failure while in that
city undergoing medical treatment for
shattered constitution. He has gone
to that grand assembly, that upper
house above, to join Major Lawrence
who. also, made such a splendid CAM
palgn on the same ticket and for the
same honOrs and office. Mr. Cellar
made a hard campaign during the
three months preceding the late cleo
ton and it is thought that the exposure
incident thereto served to still further
break down constitution greatly i'm
paired while serving his country so
bravely and honorably during the late
war
Mr.. Cellar was a man of sterling
worth and unbending honesty. He was
endowed with a fine intellect and was
splendidly equipped for the position
which he sought at the hands of the
people last fall. He made a brilliant
campaign and ne said himself recently
that if he was given the assistance
due him from certain source he
would have been elected notwithstand-
ing the immense Popuiist majority
that confronted him at the opening of
the campaign. This grieved him a
good deal, but his disposition was gen.
tie and he bore what he considered a
wrong done him with patience. He
was as loyal and true a Republican as
there was in the county and he never
wavered an iota in his faith. He was
a credit TO his party and an honor to
the community in which he lived.
Mr.. Cellar was born in Union county.
Pa, on Christmas eve. 1874, and like all
youths born on farm at the time his
lot was hard work. He split rails
when he was thirteen years old and be-
tween that and other work he was COM
PEELED to get an education at such sea-
sons of the year as he had a respite
from the trudgery of the farm. Cir
cumstances changed a little and he was
afterwards enabled to acquire higher
education in New Berlin Seminary and
Lewisburg academy.
When the war broke out he laid
down his books and took up a rife to
defend the cause OF his country. He
fought in many of the great battles of
the war and was wounded at Antietam.
AS a soldier he made a fine record on
every field in which his regiment con-
tested with the enemy and he returned
to his fathers home after the war cog
infant that he had fulfilled the parental
Injunction never TO turn his back upon
the enemy till his country was saved.
After the war he settled in Missouri
where his merit was recognized by
the loyal governor OF that state, at
tanning particular prominence in edu-
cational affairs. In 1884 ne came TO
Cheney. this county, at which place he
has been engaged in business since.
He leaves a wife and one bright daugh-
ter to mourn his loss.