Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-04-03
EARL F. HOLMES DEAD.

o'clock. Until two days previous
to his death no one except relatives
and the attending physician, DR..
Donovan, knew that his condition
was critical. He had been bedfast
about ten days and it was known
that he was quite sick but when
the news was given out on Wednes-
day that his recovery was hopeless
there were general expressions of
great surprise and deep regret.
Earls affliction was gastritis and
aneurism of the abdominal aorta,
the former being a scientific term
applied to Inflammation of the
stomach caused by the presence of
acrid substances. The latter dis
ease is the dilation and expansion
OF the large artery (aorta), extend
ing from the left ventricle in the
heart into the abdomen, and often
forming tumor in the last stages,
as in this case. This is the disease
that resulted in the death of Hon.
Jerry Simpson, the only difference
in Mr.. Holmes case being that the
aneurism was in the aorta in the
abdomen while Mr.. Simpsons was
near the heart.
The funeral services were held
at the residence of Jas. Dobbs on
Sunday afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev. w. A.
Cain, pastor of the Baptist church
of Caldwell, and Rev. w. M. Co.
vert, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city. A very large
congregation of sorrowing friends
were in attendance to pay their re-
spects to one whom they had
known and esteemed since his ear
ly boyhood.
Rev. Cain, having been pastor of
the church here many years, the
two families were very intimate
friends and it was fitting that he
and his good wife should be
wth and speak consoling words
to those so sorely aggrieved.
Earl Franklin Holmes was born
at Riverside, Iowa, December 3,
1873; died in Medicine Lodge, Kan
sas, March 28, 1907, aged 2S years,
3 months, 28 days,
At the age of seven years he
came with his parents to Kiowa,
Kansas. A few years later the
family removed to Medicine Lodge
where they resided until 1894 when
they removed to Kansas City. His
father died in that city eleven
years ago. Earl with his mother
and other members of the family
remained there until February 1901,
when his eyes became so affected
that he deemed it advisable to leave
the city, when they returned here.
His eyes were very much affected
but improved perceptibly although
perfect sight was never restored.
In December 1901 he was married
to Miss Mamie Cole. One child,
Lois, a girl now 3 years of age,
blessed the union, who with two
sisters, Mrs. Jas. Dobbs and Miss
Gay Holmes; his mother, Mis-. M.
M. Holmes, and his grandmother,
Mrs. P. ]. Boyd, mourn his early
death. All were with him in his
affliction and tenderly ministered
to him and did all things possible
to alleviate his suffering.
Soon after removing to Kansas
City Mr.. Holmes united with the
Baptist church where he held his
membership until death called him
to the reward that was awaiting
him.
1t would be vain effort to offer
words of consolation at this mo-
ment that could serve to dispel the
sorrow endured by the wife, ,motheI
and sisters of this noble young man
but the consciousness of having
done all that mortal hands could
do to stay the hand of death, should
in measure allay the pangs o.
grief, and if tender, sympathetic
words of friends can hasten the