The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1907-01-03
ELLIS GARTEN DEAD.
Gray County's Well Known Newspa-
per Man Dies Suddenly.


aaron, occurred suddenly at Kansas City,
Saturday night. Mr.. Gsrten was 10 To-
Reka with crowd OF Ford county and
I Gray county men the last Of the week,
and went with some Of them to Kansas
City. On Saturday be complained Of
mot feeling well, as he had done In Dodge
City on the way to Topeka. After reach.
Ding Kansas City he complained Of feeling
quite badly, and stayed In his room at the
Aotel.
He was sufficiently worried about bis
eondition to call physician, but after a
shorough examination the doctor decided
chat there was nothing to be immedia lately
alarmed about.
When Mr.. Emery Of Cimarron and 9th.
Z ers who were in Kansas City went to bis
Goom to see him before retiring at little
after II O'Clock Saturday night, Mr.. Gar.
ton said that he was feeling worse He
walked across the room and appeared to
choke by the exertion. His friends then
became alarmed aud hurried after doc
aor. When the physician arrived he stated
rahst Garten was dying.
The remains were brought home Mon
day morning, and we're taken to Cimarron
from here on the plug.
Ellis Garten was about 38 years of sge,
and had wide reputation over the state,
especially IL the western part Of 1t, where
ne had spent the last twenty years or
more. De was peculiarly proficient
newspaper man, especially for conducting
Q newspaper In small town. In time to
come the people of Gray county may
realize that Garten for many years gave
them too GOOD paper. 1t was always q
better paper than the people paid for. He
could not bring himself to publish q
Paper that was not good one. When it
did not pay, he made up the deficiency
10y real estate deals and all kinds of trad
ling. He was as versatile In business as
DE was in making up paper. He knew
ahow to fight his way In community that
did not appreciate bis paper, for it was
often that he was not appreciated. After
fhe had done much for bis community,
some Of the men whom be had helped
most worked against him, as Is usually
che case with newspapers IN small towns,
but Garten fought them when he mad to,
=snd continued to turn out the best paper
lhat has ever been published in town
TIE size Of CimarrOn. There Is not
doubt that The Cimarron Jacksonian, dur.
ing the time 1t has been published by Mr..
u irten, has cost him more than it has
brought In, and that if he had not en-
gagged in other business it could never
have been kept up through some OF the
years. He has been considerable of
SOLDIER as well as an editor, but he has
2ept the Gag waving above the Office at
all times, and would have continued to do
so If his life had been for longer span.
lie never made any complaint Of the bat
ale, SO far as the writer ever heard, and
ne enjoyed the life In many ways; 90
-much so, that 1t was certainty years ago
shat be would never be 10 any other bust.
ness, only to such an extent as was neces.
sary to keep supplied with funds. He
Ahad many friends in Gray county and
'Cimarron who we're always loyal to him,
land the drawbacks he had there In pub
aishinE paper were no thing more than
stbe average newspaper man meets with
an the average small town. but they were
ahardsr, somewhat, because he published
"a better paper than nearly any other per-
ssaa would attempt.
Gray county will miss Ellis Garten,
and bis death will be sincerely regretted
by every citizen of tho county, and this
Tegret will increase as the people realize
what he has been to the county. His
personal friendst fps were close ones and
sthele will be many in Gray county and
Ford county, as well as other counties, to
whom the news of his desth will come as
n sad message indeed,
The funeral was held at Clmarr0n on
Tuesday, and was attended by a number
Nef people from Dodge City.
On request from the family as we'll as
10y request made by Mr.. Garten severaI
smonths before his death, L. A. Madison
of Dodge City spoke TO the friends gath
~ered at the funeral, and In simple, earnest
words paid to the dead the most loyal
aslbute that one may pay to another, the
aribute Of friendship,
BID YOU NOT GOODBYE.
lam here to make no apology, to attempt
mo expla nation, but to say few words
over this cold inanimate clay; to pay
last tribute of respect to him who was
sny friend. To some it may not appear
anete and proper for one who is not a
;Drofessed christian to stand In this place
In the presence of that dread silent In
~lsIble messenger called death, and utter
the last words over this human tenement
from which the immortal spirit has