The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
NPRINCE'' HAL Is BACK.
Talks of His Title and What it Cost
Him.

Kansas City, Aug. 30-Col. ]. r. Halo
well is spending a few days visiting his
brother-in-law, Judge T. P. Anderson,
and family, in Kansas City, Kan.
Colonel Hallowen is afflicted with diabe-
tes and brinchitis and is now under the
medical care of DR.. A. r. Edwards of
Chicago. The climate in that city did not
agree with him and his physician advised
him to visit New Mexico and Arizona.
After spending a few days calling on
friends here, he and his wife, who is with
him, will depart for New Mexico
MY physician tells me- said the col
onel, that it would be unsafe for me to
return to Chicago to make it my perma~
nent home. 1 regret this very much, for
had just gotten well acquainted and my
prospects were indeed fiattering. L shall
go to Mexico, and if the climate there
agrees with me 1 will, in all proba bility
select a good location and settle down
permanently. However, in the event that
1 fully recover my health there, and L
think it safe for me to return to Kansas,
1 shall certainly do so, for dearly love
the old state. She is great state, and
have spent the best and happiest part of
my life with her. My son, Montgomery.
will remain in Chicago and follow his pro-
fession, that of a lawyer. He is doing
well there and likes the place very much.
'Wen do I remember the day L picked
up my few belongings and left my home
at Rockville, Ind, and tharted toward the
setting sun. 1 landed in Kansas City,
Mo-. on May 8, 1869. 1 soon got enough of
the city at the Kaw's mouth, and ventur-
ed on to Lawrence. I remained there only
a day or so and started overland to Fort
Scott via Ottawa and Garnett, landing in
Fort Scott on the 25th of May. L remain
ed here for a while and then located per-
manently in Cherokee county, where 1
practiced law with much success
any young fellow starting out on his own
hook could expect.
I'm 1870 I commenced to dabble in poll
tics and I have done a good deal of dab
bling ever since with varied results
"How did you come by the name of
Prince Harp was asked.
t'Well, sir, while 1 am known all over
the state as Prince Hal L venture to
say that very few really know where
got the name. On December 81, 1862. my
regiment had skirmish. We were forced
to retreat, and in doing ran across
three pieces of English artillery which
had been abandoned, and, dislodging it
from the trees, we took charge of it and
were soon in position which enabled US
to defy the enemy. I was feeling so good
over the matter that = mounted one of
the heavy cannon, waved my hat in the
air and shouted like Indian. One of
the boys accidentally remarked that I
looked like a prince, and from that mo-
ment 1 was known as Prince Hal
three pieces of English artillery which
ftWhen I made the race against Jerry
Simpson for congress, in 1890, Jerry took
advantage of the prince part of my
nickname, and referred to a self
styled prince In his speeches he called
me the prince and told the people that
wore silk socks, while he was one of the
Incc 11r1fn ta at
all. At this he would pull up his trous-
ers and expose his bare shins. This made
necessary all kinds of explanations and
cost me votes.''