Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-08
EUGENE WARE, KNOWN
 As ''|RONQU|LL' DEAD
Career of Famous Kansas Poet and Lawyer Covers
 Wide Field

COLORADO SPRINGS Co. July 6. Eugene F. Ware, the poet of Tope- ka. Kan. known as 'Ironquill." in the literary world, died suddenly of heart failure st his summer home near Cascade. sixteen miles uP Ute Pass, at IS p. m.. July l. He had just returned from a call on a neighbor when he was seized, dying few minutes later.
 In addition to his widow, Mrs Jean cite Ware, and daughter. Miss Amelia Ware, the only members of the fam fly with him in Colorado. he is sur vived by two older daughters. Mrs Dr. Neiss of New York City and Mrs Ralph Nelson. who lives in Idaho.
 A married son, Eugene F. Ware, Jr., aged 26, recently gave up the practice of law to settle with his father on his big farm near Fort Scott. Kan. The body will be taken to Fort Scott. where the funeral will be held We'd nesday.
 NIT. Wares greatest fame came to him under the name of 1ronquill." It was under this pen name that he pub. hshed The Washerwoman" and many other poems. It was not only as poet he was known He was author of many books on law and also trans lated and edited many ancient legal books. His history of Iowa troops in the civil war is accepted as authorita- tive.
 Poet, Lawyer and Soldier.
 Mir Ware considered his poetry writing as a pleasure. and. although several of his books of verse went into several editions. be refused to accept. the profits of them, giving the pro oeeds to some worthy cause. Besides being a poet, MT. Ware was noted as soldier, lawyer and political leader.
 The humor which showed in all of Mir. Wares writings also was present in his daily life. An instance of this is shown in a letter which he sent to. a Topeka paper which was sounding his praises when he was appointed commissioner. This letter reads:
 "Wiil you kindly omit in your paper all further allasions to me? am being overpraised In a little. while. by the law of compensation. I will be over blamed. Gloriieation notices will nauseate my friends and provoke my enemies.
 If should be confirmed and then accept, and should enter upon my du- ties as commissioner of pensions, will l be handicapped by these contending emotions.
 And when. at last. my exterior shall l deteriorate, as 1t certainly must in l time. my friends will have no incen- tive to weep and my enemies will have no restrain upon their levity. There i fore. please don't give thetn any more. !
 Even in his official life Mr. Ware | found a chance to have plenty of kind l ly joking. When he was retiring from the pension office he called the twelve division chiefs into his private i office.
 Gentlemen" NIT. Ware said, waving his hand toward his desk, on which | were twelve round silver salYers, each bearing a silver bowl T wish to pre- sent to each of you a little token of my appreciation of your loyal support | and unswerving allegiance to me in | my difficult task of administering the affairs of this branch of the govern. ment. Help yourselves.
 The twelve chiefs advanced ir good | order and each one took a bowl and | a plate.
 MT Ware was once asked while writing for the Topeka news papers | why he did not find some means of writing for a larger audience.
 Whats the good of ie?7 he said. l If the stuff has any vitality a little Obseurity won't Kill it, and if it hasn't publicity won't keep it alive"
 When some one suggested 10 hin | that lronquill write a poem ccaling with the resignation of Commissioner Ware and the troubles If the Pension | Bureau, he replied:
 There are no troubles in the Pen sion Bureau. r. is a fountain of pellu- cid. squirtiferous joy
 The following is a sample Of Mir. Wares poetry:
 once a Kansas zephyr strayed
 Where a brindle buii pup played,
 And the foolish canine bayed
 At the zephyr ip a gay,
 Semi-idiotic way
 Then the zephyr in abort
 Half a 5iffy took that pup,
 Turned him overs wrong side up,
 Then it turned hiE wrSag side out | And it eai.lIy jouTneyed hence
 With barn ssd string os fence