Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-02-23
Obituary..

DIED-At his home in Na-keeDey,
ON February 10, 1861, of consump-
tion-T- t. Moore, of Trego county.
Kansas.
obituary was born February p, 1857,
at Mooresburg, Indiana. His father
died when he was boy At the age of
II he taught school in the winter and
worked on the farm In the summer.
He came to Kansas in 1873 and To-
Gated In johnson county where he had
relatives. He stayed there only
short time In 1879 he took a years
course at the State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan spending most of
his time studying telegraphy. In 80
he went to Smith county and took
homestead near the town of Gaylord.
That being census year he was APP
pointed one of the enumerators for
Smith county. He taught school and
improved his homestead. In 1882 lie
sold his homestead and located at
Buffalo Park where he had charge of
the railroad station. lie also worked
at Gr:nnell and River Bend, Col. In
the spring of 1884 he came to Wa
keeneV as our station agent. While
engaged as agent he purchased the
Commercicial house and later he quit
the railroad. He was proprietor of
the Commercial house until the great
fire in the spring of '92 which swept
away his property as well as that of
many other business men of this city.
Nothing daunted he commenced lie
again. From 1890 to 1893 lie served as
cIerk in the land Office. In 1893 he
was elected county treasurer or Irego
county. He was reelected in 1880.
Before the compietIon OF his official
duties lie established sJore In Luis
city which engaged Ills attention. un-
Til SOME InonLnS ago wnen railing
health compelled HIM 10 lake d vdCii-
lion anu euuedyor 70 recuperdJe IN
the mountains vi COIorauU. MS LAT aI
nalauy nau fastened upon nIm Luo
strongly however. anu ne CdIue uOuie
" wall pdLieuGIy ana couras couoIy
Tor JiIe grim nIeoocnser.
The untImely demise OF THIS musC
excellent cILIzen ana puoiic spirited
gentleman has cast i pan Oh gloom
over this community, ana removed
from our midst one OF Lue kIuuIIe,J
anu best OF men. huuwn 10y an, re-
Spected Dy ali, his Intimate acqudInJ-
| anceS loved ION Moore ills business
reputation was the highest; us prs
vaLe lille was neyond reprOdcn- W hen
/ he once bestowed MS IriendSIip
upon d man. ana his adoption trIeu,
| lie srappled hiIn 20 MS Sui wILu
hooks VI steer. vi ION moore IL
might well Ue said that he nau The
undisputaDle evidence or all high
character, unspoLted integrity aud
! honor unImpeacned. NoJnIng grow
eilng. low, or meitnIy seitisn ever
canIe near his mead or his heart. LII
ali his going out ana coming III before
Us, Tor nearly twenty years, his daily
life and character was wILuouL varIa-
bleuess or SHADOW OIL turning
Tue deceased leave a wife and three
children, and Il wide circle OF rela-
tives and acquaintance vino VIII
mourn the loss of ii UuJiful husband,
an atfectIOnate iaJIier, hign-InInded
citizen and d faithful friend lie was
ID member OF the Masonic Order and
| OF tile Modern WOOdmeu and lett d
modest competence of property and
s., 600 of life insurance.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. johnson, of Ellis, assisted
by Rev. Gunckei. OF this city, in the
NJ. E. church, Thursday at D. M
In the tranquil little cemetery
southeast of this city, where the bill
lowing prairie catches the last rays of
the setting sun, and where the sum
mer zephyrs and the winter winds
will chant his requiem, peacefully
sleep the mortal remains OF our genial
host, the efficient public servant. the
enterprising merchant, the upright
citizen, the loved and the mourncd
Tom Moore.
CAsToE
-