The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-12
HARVEY RICE DEAD.
One of the Founders Of Wash
burn Passes Away.

Harvey D. Rice. one of the founders of
4 Washburn college, and a close personal
friend of the late Peter AfcVicar for the
past 45 years, died Thursday al his
home, two miles east of Topeka of kid
ney trouble He has been very sick for
three months, part of the time being at
Christ hospital His life has several
times been in danger. but with wonder
full vitality he has rallied from many
/ declines which were thought to be his
year.
It is rather a remarkable coincidence
that Mr.. Rice should so closely follow
! Dr. McVicar to the grave. Both have
lived in Kansas since the earliest days.
Both We're on the first board of trus-
/ tees of Washburn college They have
been on the most intimate terms since
1850 and have labored together through
all those years for the upbuilding of
/ Washburn college. The news Of DR.. Nc
/ Wears death is said to have FASTENED
the end of Mr. Rice, who was in a very
critical condition.
The funeral viii be held Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock from the First Con-
I gregational church
Mr. Rice has seven children living
and his wife. who was Mrs. Susanna
! Weymouth Mrs. Rice was the third
wife of Mr.. Rice. His first wife lived
only few years. In 1865 he married
again, and his second wife lived until
I February. 1902. Since then Mr. Rice
married Mrs. Weymouth, who was one
of the early settlers of Topeka. and
whom Mr.. Rice had known for many
1 years.
Nj Rice was Is years old He was
born at Charlemagne, Mass, and came
! to Kansas in 1865. He served through
the civil war in a Kansas company, and
was in the Battle of the Blue. Mr.. Rice
was d member of the Beecher Bible
+ company, which came to Kansas 10
save the state from slavery. The COM
pany carried Bibles for reference and
rifles for use, and Mr.. Rice's company
I headed for Wabaursee county MI.
i Rice came back from Wabaunsee coun-
4 ty to Shawnee county and bought the
/ farm east Of town upon which he has
lived ever since.
Mr. Rice and Col. John Richie were
the ones who really started the agita-
ton for the location of college in To-
peka They engineered the fight against
( Lawrence for the location of the school
! and finally won it. The school was then
+ planned as sort of an academy to he
called Topeka Institute. Mr.. Ritchia
authorized Mr.. Rice to borrow money
j in the east to buy the college q home = t
Tenth and Jackson streets. and give a
mortgage on the Richie farm to secure
the loan of 81 500 When Rice brought
the draft for that sum back with him to
j Topeka the banks here did not have
money enough on hand to cash it. and
it was taken to Leavenworth to be
( cashed.
As no contractor could be found who
would build the stone structure which
still stands at Tenth and Jackson for a
+ reasonable figure. Mr.. Rice himself TN
/ dertOok the contract. He did his wois,
so well that the building, long since sold
to the city, has been in constant use As
a public school ever since the college
was moved out to the present campus.
Mr. Rice had considerable property,
consisting in part Of his home place OF
100 acres, a 50 acre farm in the river