Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-04
TALK OF TOWN
AND COUNTRY.

H. NJ. Burrows. the mail agent on the
Great Northern road. who was frozen to
death near Devils Lake. n. D., during the
blizzard of last week, was personal friend
and old schooImate of H. B. Mann, clerk
of the sidewalk department in the city
gineer's office. on the day preceding his
death Burrows wrote letter to Mr.. Mann.
asking him to find him work in Kansas
City, as North Dakota was too cold and
not fit for a white man to live in AR.
Mann received this letter Wednesday, the
Gay following Burrows death.
The train on which Burrows was travel
ing had been showed up" for two days.
There were a number of children among
the passengers, whose cries for food touched
the mail agent and induced him to go on
foraging expedition for their relief. 1t was
while returning from this errand of mercy
that death overlook him. He became be.
wildered in the storm. lost his way and
was soon overcome by the intense cold.
His body was found Saturday.
II have heard of the story of the doc
tor who. after having made a long list OF
visits, presented his patient with his re-
ceipted bill for his services and So in cash
besides, only to learn to his chagrin, a
few days later, that the patient gave 81 to
her preacher and So for the services of an
other doctor. but l can tell a better one
from my personal experience now" said
leading practitioner of this city yesterday
afternoon. He had just returned from his
afternoon calls and was seated well down
in the depths of his CommOdious leather
bottomed office chair enjoying refreshing
smoke. His face was a study.
Some people are curious-curious in
deed"
On being pressed for his story. he said:
About three weeks ago friend of mine
a druggist. came TO me and told me of
old woman who was dying of pneumonia
and was starving besides. He said that il
/ would render my services he would fur
nish all the drugs. He gave me the ad-
dress and Immediately l started TO call on
the poor woman. 1 found the house, mis-
cradle shanty in the East bottoms. l nC
sooner saw the patient than I was con-
WINGED that unless she were provided with
some fuel and bedding she would die de
spite my medical assistance. Her husband
was apparently an able-boded man, but
Wore big flannel cloth around his neck,
which / am convinced was for the purpose
of getting excused from work. Well, to!l
some of my lady friends of the case, and
they procured clothing, bedding and food
Tor the man and woman. l sent a load OF
coal. Well l have made daily trips to that
house. The women folks have cleaned the
house and taken care of the old woman,
and yesterday the patient was out of bed.
told her thar | would not call again. as
she was all right. Well, she said. Me and
the old man are grateful for what You
have done for us. Now l wish you wouldn't
send any more things 10 us, but give Us
the money instead. There's several things
that we need that you've forgot Now
want a can Of California peaches and Il
new pipe and terbacker.' Of course. thu:
was too much for me left and informed
the ladies who had taken such good care
of the woman. to let the Old man provide
FOR the woman row that she is well
just came from my friends, the druggist.
and was telling him the story when in
came the old man. the husband of the
woman I had been attending. He had
washed M the bottles the druggist had
furnished the medicine in, and wanted him
to buy them
Rumor from Jefferson City is that the
people there are indignant at Kansas City
over the vote cast on the capital removal
question and propose 10 give the Jackson
county contingent cold deal during the
session of the legislature. The customary
diet of rabbit that has been served TO
members of the legislature there for many
years is to be run straight this season.