Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-15
DEATH RECORD.
John Wesley barnes.

TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct 14-(Special y
Hon John Wesley Barnes died at the home
Of his son, DIR. c. D. Barnes. early this
morning. He was stricken with apoplexy
last Monday and never regained conscious
ness. He was 20 years of age.
Mr.. Barnes was a native of Kentucky.
but had resided in Nebraska for fifty years
He first located at Mount Pleasant in Cass
county. From 1873 to 1876 Mr.. Barnes was
member of the house of the Nebraska
legislature, having been elected by the re-
pubbcans. During the administration of
President Grant he was an internal revenue
collector, with headquarters at Beaver
Ore. Later he was inspector OF govern
ment surveys in Nebraska. He was In the
employ of the Burlington for some years as
special agent. For number Of years the
family home was at York, but during the
last few years the deceased had resided in
Tecumseh, his wife having died here two
years ago.
Mr. Barnes leaves seven children, who are
Mrs. d. A. Campbell of Tulsa, I. T., Mrs.
c. NJ Carpenter of York, Mrs. Charles
Jones OF Omaha, Mrs. Charles Boyle of
sabetha. Kan. Dr. E. NJ. Barnes of Plain
view, DR.. c. D. Barnes and w. w. Barnes
of Tecumseh. All were at his bedside when
the end came with the exception of the last
named, who arrived from Chicago today.
The funeral will be held at the home of
DIR. Barnes in this city Sunday afternoon.
It will be in charge of the Masonic fra
ternity, of which order Mr.. Barnes had long
been member. Interment will be in the
Tecumseh cemetery.
Henry Herring.
| RIVER SIOUX, Ia, Oct. 14-(Special)-
Henry Herring. who came TO River Sioux
in 1857 and built the first store at this
place, died in an Omaha hospital this week
and was buried from the local Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. Curtis OF Little
Sioux preached the funeral sermon and
interment was at the Little Sioux ceme-
terry. The deceased was born in Adams
county, Pennsylvania. in 1892, and was
married in March, 1866. by which union
were born five children.
M. 1. Mead.
| AINSWORTH, Neb., Oct. 1L-(Special
Telegram IN. 1. Mead. an old soldier on
the Niobrara river, fifteen miles north of
here, died this morning. He leaves a wife
and two daughters. The funeral will be in
Ainsworth cemetery Sunday afternoon. He
was one of the frst settlers here and ran a
ferryboat across the Niobrara river before
there were any bridges. He was we'll known
all over the northwest.
Colonel II. c. Lewis.
WINFIELD, Kan. Oct. 14-Colonel II. c.
Lewis, aged ~ years, past commander of
the Kansas Grand Army OF the Republic
died here this afternoon following an ope-
ration on his foot for gangrene. He was
lieutenant colonel Of the One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth volunteers in the civil war
was a prominent Mason and member OF the
Loyal Legion.
Isaac Taylor,
KANSAS CITY, Oct. lA-Isaac Taylor
Indian tighter. scout. stage coach driver an(
one Of the first men to make the trip over
land from Kansas City to the Pacific coast
died at his home here yesterday. aged s
years. He was born at Boston and was
close friend OF Colonel William F. Cody.
J. @. Ives.
HAMBURG. Ia, Oct. 1L-(Special)-J. C
, Ives, for many years a resident and bust
ness man Of Hamburg. died at his resi-
dence on Argyle street today He suffere,
a stroke OF apoplexy a few days ago anC
did not regain consciousness. finally sue
cumbing.