Sharp County record., 1908-03-20
COL. HENRY CLAY
Upton PASSES Aw.x
ONE OF THE PUREST AND RESr
WHO EVER SERVED ARKANSAS ~
DIED LAST NIGHT.
Batesville Guard, March 10Th

Batesville Guard, March 10TH
Col. Henry Clay Upton, who W..
stricken with paralysis several ws0s WAS
ago, and who has remained in csaS cs;.
ical condition since ne was stricLose
died last night at $3.50 at his bra boms
in this city. 'e
On account of the serious illno.,
of Col. Upton for so long, and fSs tSs
uncertainty of his passing awaN s
only one son, Robert Upton, s, ws,
present. The other members Of Ss tSS
family will probably arrive this ' af
ternoon and tomorrow morning. Tho
funeral will occur at Harrison, Boone
county, the former home of Col. Tin
ton, Thursday.
Col. Upton was born in Mississipni
sixty-seven years ago, and entered
the Confederate army when young
man and served with distinction in
that memorable struggle, as was full.
ly attested by one of his comrades
the Rev. j. M. Forbes of Brinkley
in a letter published in the Guard
two weeks ago.
After coming to Arkansas Col,
Upton was a school teacher at La
Crosse, lizard county. He was elect.
ed in 1879 to represent the counties
of Fulton, Baxter, Marion and lizard
in the state senate of Arkansas, be-
ing chosen president of that body in
1881, an honor which he discharged
with great distinction and honor to
himself and the state. After his term
as state senator expired he was
travelling salesman for St. Louis
house until Grover Cleveland was
elected president in 1884. Col. Tip
ton was appointed register of the
land office at Harrison in 1885, and
removed from Melbourne, where he
was then living, to Harrison. He
held this position for four years and
never the slightest complaint was
made of the conduct of that office.
After his term as register expired
he practiced law, and was dealer
in real estate. When the Hon. Ran
som Gulley of lizard county was
elected state treasurer in 1894, Col.
Upton was made head bookkeeper in
that office, and served four years un-
der Mr.. Gulley. When Thomas Little
succeeded Col. Gulley as treasurer,
Col. Upton was promoted to deputy
treasurer. This position he held until
the death of Mr.. Little, and Col. Tip
ton was Immediately appointed by the
governor to fill out the unexpired
term, almost a whole term. He was
twice reelected without opposition,
and this attests the confidence the
people Of the state had in him and
his honesty and integrity.
He was for nearly six years the
custodian of from one to three mil
lion dollars, and when checked out
of that office only last year the cash
in that Office balanced with the au-
ditor's books to a cent. Thus briefly
is the record Of one Of the purest and
best men who ever lived or died. He
was a man absolutely without guile.
Kind, courteous and true, he num-
bered his friends by his acquaint-
ances. "No man knew him but to
love him, none named him but to
praise The world is better for his
having lived in it, and the commun-
ity has experienced distinct loss in
his death. He was the truest and
best type Of a perfect Southern gen
tleman, every fibre and instinct Of his
being was intensely Southern. He
was a member of the ex-Confederate
Camp, the Omer r. Weaver Camp in
Little Rock, and kept sacredly alive
the sweet sentiments and traditions
of the gallant cause for which he
fought so valiantly.
The Guard feels q personal loss
in this good man, for he was oui
friend from childhood days, and we
were associated with him for three
years during his incumbency of the
treasurer's Office.
He was always the same kindly
courteous and mild-mannered gentle.
man. In business, in his home, social.
ly, he was Interchangeable in his de.
meanor. Treating every one with
whom he came In contact in such 0
way that he left his presence i'm,
pressed with the conviction that h,
had met gentleman Of the ole
school. And thus passes from eartr
to heaven one of natures noblemen
whose place II will be difficult to All
We extend TO the stricken famli,
our heartfelt sympathy in their be,
reavement,
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