Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-28
DEATH OF r. p. M'0RE0OR.
The Veteran Passed Away Sunday
Evening From Paralysis.

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Evening From Paralysis.
Robert p. McGregor passed to his
reward at 5 O'Clock Sunday evening,
August 22, as a result of a stroke OF
apoplexy and paralysis which at
tackled him about Z o'clock on the
Friday evening previous. He was
sitting on the porch at home Friday
evening awaiting supper and upon
being called started to go to the din
ing room. As he passed through
the door he threw his right hand up
and exclaimed, "Oh. my headT and
was about to fall when he was
caught by his wife and son and
h lped to the couch. A severe at
tack of vomiting followed and q
physician was sent for, but II was
too late. He was past the reach OF
medical skill and lay In an uncon-
scious condition until 5 o'clock Sun
day evening, when the last pulse
beat ebbed away and II was known
to those about him that his spirit
had taken it's flight. The end came
peacefully and quietly.
His left side was completely para
iyzed from the first and he was un-
able to take nouriahment or at any
time recognize those about him.
RIP. McGregor was born of Scotch
pareutage at Toronto, Canada, on
the Ith of July, 1888. At the age OF
le years he left the parental roof
aud resolved to seek new fields on
American soil. settling In Noble
county, Ind. He was twice married
his first wife being Miss Martha E.
Baker. The record Of this marriage
and of his wife's death are not OBJ
tainable. One son, Frank r., was
the first of this union. On April 10
1867, he was married to Miss Eliza
N. Moore at Kendallviile, Ind, and
one daughter, May, was born of II q
union. Both children and his wife
survive him.
Mr.. McGregor was a painter and
paper hanger by trade, having fol-
lowed that avocation for thirty
years or more.
Mr.. McGregor was In active serv.
ice three years and three months
during the late war r,enlisting asor T.
erly sergeant of company ID. Thir-
tieth Indiana Volunteer infantry,
and being afterwards promoted to
second lieutenant and then to first
lieutenant of that company. Later
he re.enlisted as captain of com
pany B One Hundred and Fifty-sec'
ond Indiana infantry and proved
himself a valiant and true soldier
under the leadership of Sherman
and Grant.
After the war he located in Ken
daliville, Ind, and for ten yearsheld
the position OF CHIEF OF the nre oe'
p irtment there.
In April. 1877, he came to Chero
kee county and located on farm
FIVE miles northwest of this city
which he still owned at the time oi
his death. About four years later
ne purchased small tract adjoin-
ing this city on the south, upon
which he made his home thereafter
Although not q voter in the city
he always took most active interest
in the welfare of BaxterSprings and
has been largely instrumental In
pushing forward the various enter
prises which have in recent years
built up our city and given her the
enviable reputation she now enjoys
as a place of residence.
Mr.. McGregor was probably the
most active and enthI siastic pcrscc
who took part in the organization OF
the now famous Interstate Reunion
Association which has 90 pleasant
Iiy entertained the thousands of old
veterans and their families and
friends who have visited us annu.
ally during the past fifteen years
Old Bob" as his old comrades call.
ed him, was ever on the alert with a
fund of ideas and schemes 20 make
their visits pleasurable and their
stay here comfortable, and not one
will gainsay that Bob McGregor has
worked harder and did more for
the old soldiers attending the annu-
al reunions here than any other
man connected with them. He lab
ored day and night as quartermast'
er, oftimes when he was too i'll and
should not have been allowed TO do
90. This being the case, we believe
we express the sentiments of all
when we say that his absence will
be more keenly felt than perhaps
any other member of the asssocia.
ton. Right up to the time of his
fatal illness he was at his post, he
having left Camp Logan late Fri
day evening last after an active
days work In overseeing the prePa-
rations being made for the reunion
now at hand.
In lodge work he was also q zeal
GUS and active worker, enjoying the
reputation of belonging to more &C.
cret orders at one time than any
other man In the county. For Elk
terms he was commander OF Post
No. l2s, G. A. R., of this city. He was
past chancellor of Baxter Lodge.