Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-01-26
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morning of Jan. II. by the informa-
ton that William Carr, acting rail
road agent and postmaster, had
been called to come up higher. He
had not been well for some time,
but attended to his usual duties the
day before his death; he said to his
wife upon retiring for the night"No
one knows how badly | feel" These
were his last words. She was
aroused about 3 o'clock by his hard
breathing. spoke to him, but he did
not answer, whereupon she called
the rest of the family. but before
they reached the bedside his spirit
had flown. II seems from what he
said to his ncighbors and friends
during few days previous to his
death that he had premonition OF
coming dissolution, but his thought.
full consideration of those he loved
kept him from speaking to them
about il.
Vim. Carr was born Sept. "A. 1896,
in Highland county, Ohio, where
he grew to mans estate. Going
while young TO the northern par,
of the state he met Rebecca Knots.
who became his wife in lSoo
Two sons aud two daughters
blessed their union, one son
and one daughter being taken
in their infancy to the better land.
The other daughter, Mrs. Jennie
Osborn, and family reside under
the same roof with her parents.
The son William, mystcriously dis
appeared from Arkansas City a
wear ago last fall. Whether he il
living or dead we cannot tell, but
the constant hope against hope and
great uncertainty undoubtedly has
tened the fathers death. aud makes
the trial all the harder for the wife
and daughter who are left to mourn
them both.
On account of Mrs. Carr's poor
health, they made several moves,
going to Iowa in 1870, where during
a stay of five years he made host
friends. Coming TO Kansas i'll 1919
he located at Baxter Springs, where
he remained some three or four
wears, then came tn Narck,
where he resided till his death. He
was a friendly man. considerate OF
others and holding the position he
did was known and loved by many.
Mr.. Carr was converted during
a Methodist revival and worked
with them many years, but joined
no church till after coming to Kan
sas when he aud his wife both
Joined Friends church, of which he
was a member at the time OF his
death.
He was laid to rest Friday after
noon. Jan. Is. large concourse oil
friends and.relatives following him
to the church, where services were
conducted by Rev. Haworth, then
to Friends burying ground. where
he rests by the side of his mother,
who came to Kansas with him and
was called home soon after.
His wife and daughter have the
sincere sympathy of the entire
community. A FRIEND
A ROAR.
EDITORS NEWS: Since you have
jumped onto the Sunday closing
advocates with both feet, aud load
ed them down with such ePithets as
Long nosed idiots; prohibition
cranks; pharisaical hypocrites; woe
begone busy-bodies; cranky non
taxpayers; mannish females; and
hen-pecked fanatics;" l fear they will
be unable to rise. or shake off such
a load of billingsgate. and be able
to hold up their heads again in this
community, so utterly have you
squelched them.
For fear such is the case / desire
to notice your article in last weeks
NEWS n little. To start in with,
such an attack as that made upon
those people who differ from you
on a question of public policy. and
in compliance with law, with the
vile abuse you have heaPed upon
them, is altogether unwarranted
aud cowardly. l do not know who
these people are, who have given
you this nightmare 80 badly, but
will venture to say in their defense
that they have the interest of the
town as much at heart as any other
citizen of the town, and II they don'i
see things as some others do, bull
doing and slandering 10 a very
poor way to meet their argumenta,
and I regret, very much, that the