Arizona republican., 1911-09-10
LONG CAREER OF AN
 EST|MABLE CITIZEN
DEATH SUMMONED C. n. ROBIN
 SON LAST NIGHT.
Though in Humble Circumstances He
 Had Many Friends.

C II. Robinson died last night at
 To o'clock at his room in the Arizona
 lodging house on South First avenue after having been confined to his bed
 for the last month, by the illness and
 general debility attendant upon olI age. The great register of the county shows him to have been S6 years old though it was understood by his
 friends that he was S4. In any event
 he was one of the oldest residents of
 the city and was so well preserved
 that until stricken with his last ill., mess he did not have the appearance .of one who had reached the allotted three score years and ten, nor lad his activities ceased. for he was self supporting to the end
 In the death of Mir. Robinson there
 passes from view one who has been
 well known in this community for years. who was highly respected and
 who was in many ways a most in- .tCresting character. Though eccentric in some ways. when his pcCularities
 were inquired into it was always found that he had a logical reason for them; that it was cithe.' of sound argument or d foible based on senti- ment that one of his age might well
 be allowed to entertain. one of his .eccentricities was an especially de- .veloped love of dogs ana cats and though poor man it is said that he spent much of his slender revenue in feeding the homeless, unfortunate and Outcast pets of the human family.
 Though soldier of the Union army during the civil war. it is said hay ing attained the rank of colonel. though the title was never applied tu him here, he never affiliated with the Grand Army and steadfastly refused a pension when friends besought him to apply for one. even though he was needy and well deserving. He said that many years ago he and two com radcs made a verbal agreement that inasmuch as they had offer|d their lives for love of country, they would never accept financial remuneration The other two died years ago but Mir Robinson remained as faithful to his promise
 In respect of his family affairs there was always a mystery. It k known that he has a wife in Los An gclcs and a son somewhere in Cali fornia. He has told friends that he was friendly with his family and in correspondence but that he did not live with his wife for the reason that he did not feel that he could support her in the manner she deserved. hence chose to remain away from her. An effort will be made to with his relatives.
 MT. Robinson was born in Phladel- phia. The days of the civil war found him in Missouri and he lived there for many years thereafter. Among his ] intimates of other years was Judge Harlan, now of the United States su- preme court. and the late Justice | Brewer formerly of the same body. i During the days of the building of the | kansas Pacific railroad Mir Robin | son was associated with the contrac- | tors who had it in charge and was a | prominent figure in the stirring incl | dents of early Kansas history He | recalled among other intimates of | those days, Col William F Cody then | making his reputation as a buffalo | killer.
 Readers of The Republican will; re- member that during the visit of Hal eyS comet last year. MT. Robinson came forward to say that he had a distinct recollection of having seen the. comet before. when he was a small | ,oy. His father was something of a ocal astronomer and pointed it out Q him. It was one of the incidents hat made him more or less a lay student of astronomy himself, md he