The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-13
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sickness. with no suffering, he came
to tie end Of his journey and joined
| his faithful wife, who had shared his
foys and sorrows for fifty-fve years
and who had preceded him to the
spirit world but four years, and TO
which reunion he had looked forward
with faith and hope. He bad been
in excellent health during the long
winter, but in the past two weeks
had experienced two attacks of heart
failure similar to the one which car
ried him off. He was at the home
of his son, J. D Allen, where he had
spent the greater part OF the winter,
and on Tuesday morning was appar-
emily well and cheerful. After a
hearty breakfast, eaten with evident
relish, and was enjoying his after
meal smoke, he was stricken and the
family had barely time to get him in
the house and on the bed before he
died.
Funeral services were conducted
from the South Methodist church on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
by the pastor, Rev. Davidson, and
Rev Jones, of the NJ E. church, in a
very impressive manner and the re-
mains inferred ia the the family
burying lot in Oak Hill cemetery
Richard N. Allen was born in Bal
timore county, Maryland, December
Is, 1919. His parents, Richard n
and Sarah (Hughes) Allen, were ma
tives Of County Down, Ireland, and
settled In Maryland about the year
1896 Richard was the sixth of elev-
en- children. In '3e hs entered the
Allegheny College at Meadville,
Pennsylvania, from which institution
he graduated in 1910
He was married while attending
college, or March 10, 1910, to Miss
Jeanette Campbell, a native of New
York but Of Scotch descent Mr..
Alien practieed law in Pennsylvania
for one year AID then removed to
Ksskaskia, Illinois, and followed his
profession until 1914 In 1914 he
went to Estell Springs, kentucky.
where he practiced for two years.
La 1916 he accepted a professorship
in the Kentucky Military Institute,
which he filed until 1849 Ia com
pany with his brother, with whom he
had been connected in the Institute,
he went to California, Rob art having
received the appointment of Assist
ant Postmaster General to establish
post Offices and post routes. He
engaged III mining one summer and
in the following winter he and his
brother purchased one half interest
in the Pacific News, paying therefor
$4,000 In 1850 the first steam
press on the Pacific coast was secur-
ed and put ia operation. La 1852 he
te the Institute and until
the outbreak OF the war held the |
position of quartermastsr. During
the war he engaged in farming, and |
was employed by Jay Cook. who was
his brothec-in law, Mr.. q. having
his only sister, to establish |
agencies in Missouri and Kansas fer |
the sale Of 5 20 and 100 bonds In
1875 he came to Bates county aud |
has since bsen occupied in farming,
having farm of 40 acres.
He oined the Methodist Episco-
pal church in 1S41 When the
church divided in 1874 on sectional
issues he went with the southern |
branch. He lived faithful, consist
ent christian life.
He leaves eight children, viz: Mrs
]. B. Bachelor, DIR. William H, |
Robert T P, and Jacob D, of Bates
couRtY, DR.. Eben N, of South Nc
Richard n, of Bloom.r,
Okla, Rev. Hugh @, of Tangent,
Oregon, and Mrs. ". c. BewIey, of
Webb City, Mo.