The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-26

man, was at the bedside when death
came Arrangements for the funeral
have not been made. except that the
body will be buried at Emporia, Kas-,
which was Mr.. Stotler's home for many
years.
given by the physicians as cystitis,
bladder complaint. This trouble was
aggravated by his generally broken
down condition brought on by very hard
work. While he had suffered from
bladder and kidney ailments for more
than a year past he did not yield until
two weeks agO yesterday, when ne was
compelled to take to his bed. HIS con-
dition did not improve and on TUESDAY
of last week he left Perry for his old
home at Emporia, Kas. When ne
reached there ON the following day ne
was just able to stagger into his house,
and he has been bedridden ever since
At Emporia Mr.. Stotler was attended
by DR. L. d. Jacobs, who had been the
family physician for forty years. Dr.
Jacobs recognized the case as a very
seriols one and advised that the pa
tfent be taken to Kansas City and
placed in a. hospital in the hope that an
operation might prolong life Accord
ineIv his SON who had been called to
Fsmporia early this week, on Wednes-
day took his father to Kansas CITY, ana
he was taken to st. Joseph'S hospital
and DR. H. l.. Hibbard summoned
After- an examination DIR. Hlbbard de-
cided that an operation would be Of no
avail and that death was a matter only
Of DAYS For the first two or three days
after reaching Kansas City Mr. Stotler
was q BILE to take nOurishments but since
then he has been practically without
stirnulants. His son was at his bedside
almost constantly, but was seldom rec
ognized Mr.. Stotler became uncon7
scious early Sunday morning and re-
nained SO until his death.
Jacob stotler was born in Cumber-
land Md. in June, 1888. His mother died
when he was a few weeks old and his
father brought him to Clinton county,
a.. shortly after. At Eenia he learned
the printing trade, with Preston y.
young men came to Kansas in 1857,
bringing with them an old-fashionad
printing press and outfit OF type, which
they hauled from Lawrence 20 Emporia
behind an OK team Together Stotler
and Plumb founded the KanZas News ut
Fmporia In those early days the name
Of the territory was spelled with n
instead OF an =. year later Mr..
Stotler bought out his interest in the pa
per and continued its publication until
1884 IN that year he went to yelling
ton kan and established the Sumner
County Press, remaining there until
1893. when he became editor of the Fort
Scott Monitor.
He remained in Fort Scott but one
year, and for three years following his
departure was engaged in the hotel bus
mess at West PLANES, Mo. He was Ia
Fmporia from 1897 until September OF
last year, when he accepted the position
as editor Of the Perry, fOk-) Republicans.
Mr. St0tler held public office in Kan
sas for many years, and was repeatedly
elected to the legislature. He was twice
speaker of the house and spent one terra
in the senate. He was postmaster ut
Emporia for nine consecutive years AM
at Wellington for three years For sew
eraI years he was member of the state
board OF charities, and most Of the time
was it's chairman.
f. p. MacLennan, editor of the State
Journal. received his early newspaper
training from Mr. Stotler and was asso-
ciated with him in the publication Of tsae
Emporia News, together with Alex
Butts, associate editor Of the Kansas
City Star.
Mr.. Stotler was married at Emporia i
March 6l, to Miss Lavera Aurd0clz 3
who had come from Ohio with her faith
ers Thomas A4urdock, in $50. The mar