Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-02-02
AT REST.
Another of Our Best Citizens Gone
DIR. q. w. Morgan Dead.

life would be spared yet little longer.
When the news came from Denver Sun
day morning, that he had died the night
before, it brought sorrow. Sorrow that
useful life had been cut short, sorrow
for the the loss of good. citizen, sorrow
for the loss of friend, for he was a
friend to all.
Monday afternoon the body accom-
panied by Mrs. Morgan and the two
brothers. who were with the doctor
when he died, arrived from Denver.
Members of the Coronado Commandery,
large number of friends met the train.
and the body was taken to the family
home, where it remained until Wednes-
day morning, guarded by members of
the Commandery.
AS the burial was to be at PelIa, Iowa,
the early hour of $50 was set for the
funeral services at the church, they be-
ing simple yet most impressive. The
floral offerings were many and beautiful,
coming from the various secret orders of
which the doctor was a member, from
Company H, and from friends at home
and abroad. Especially noticeable was
the beautiful floral design, Gates Allah,
sent to Mrs. Morgan as a tribute from
her fellow students at the Kansas Medi-
cal college.
A quartette composed of Misses Lau-
dendale and Latta and Messrs. George
and Henry Smiles, with Miss Brady at
the organ, beautifully rendered, Think
ing of Heaven" LEAD Kindly Light"
and "One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. futile.
Rev, Campbell took for his text 1st
Episptle of John 1: and 7, and preach
ed an eloquent and able sermon.
The pastor closed his remarks with
the timely and kindly suggestion that
we should more highly honor our faith
full physicians for their self-sacrifcing
and often unrequieted services, and
brief tribute to some of DIR. Morgan's
personal virtues and reference to his
early and later religious life.
At the close of the sermon G. G. Cole
man, one of the DOCTORS closest friends,
read the following obituary notice and
tribute to the memory of the deceased
Horace WILDER Morgan was born on
April Both, 1S49, at Burlington, Iowa.
In 1852, his parents removed to Pella.
in the same state, where were spent his
youth and manhood. His education was
gained in the schools of the latter CITY.
in the Iowa State university
located there. Later he graduated from
the Iowa State Agricultural college at
the city of Ames. After his graduation
from the latter institution. he turned
his vigorous energies to the study of
medicine, attending medical lectures at
st. Louis and Dubuque, and in 1875
graduated in medicine from the univer-
sity of New York. Some years later he
and took q postgraduate
course in the same institution
DIR. Morgan commenced the practice
OF his chosen profession at the city of
Boonville, Iowa, in 1875. Endowed by
nature and fitted by study for the ardu-
Gus duties of the physician, he at once
took high rank as a careful and success
full practitioner. In 1873 he was mar
ried to Della G. Baldwin who, for the
seventeen years that have followed, has
been his closest and most trusted coun-
sellor and friend. Two children have
been born of this union, GUY. now 15
years DID, and little Marie, scarce old
enough to feel the bitterness of the or
phan's tear.
In few years after his marriage, DR.. |
Morgan, with his little family, came to
Kansas, and in 1888, settled permanent
ly at Clay Center, where to the day of
his death, he has resided among US and
been one us.
In his early manhood DR.. Morgan was
a member of the Baptist church, and
was Jealous worker in the Christian
cause With his removal to the far
west his affiliations were practically sew
cred, but were renewed again in 1894, in |
the little Presbyterian church at CLAY |
Center, he rededicated to his own and to |
his mothers God, what we all so fondly |
hoped was reminder of long and use |
jul life.
But the hardships of his profession,
and his never ceasing devotion to the |
cause of his patients, has preyed too |
deeply upon his bodily strength and |
health. Some two years ago his eyes
showed signs of weakness and failure.
His practiced brain knew all too well
how serious the danger was. His bust
ness association with his younger broth
er in the practice, enabled him to take
ong rests in the hope that nature and
he best medical aid to be found might
restore his shattered health. Early in
1894, having found that the clearer air
md balmer breezes of Colorado were
kinder to his wearied eyes, he went to the
,ity of Denver, where he remained, VIII
are visits to his friends and family here
Until Goods finger touched him and he
Ilept." He died on the 10Th of January,
1895, in Denver, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Murphy, whom many here
will remember, and whose tender care
md kindness to him and his, in his last
lays, will always be grateful recollec-
ion, in the hearts of those who remain.
Early in life DR.. Morgan connected
himself with the Masonic fraternity
he was jealous and constant attend
mt upon all the duties of the several
bodies, which that connection threw
lpon him. But it was in the Templar
that he found his supreme
lelight. He became a master of its
beautiful and sublime ceremonies. None
Who ever came under the knighting
troke of his skillful sword, can ever for
,et the stirring words, the earnest elo-
Iuence, the ghstening eye, with which
lie directed their steps to better lives,
,urer thoughts and nobler deeds. His
losest friend, except his family, may !
low declare that it was within the ,
uarded walls of the templar ASYLUM
hat the sublime and touching story of
Gethsemane and Cavalry
egained its charm, and led him back to
hose paths once strewn with flowers