Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-07

i GREEN CLAY |
IYENS OLD, DIES.
i 7. NJ. THURs.|
Green Clay died p; lis bone
afh cara srenns shortly attsr
ao.s O. mbursaay night The
! Of his death. he physioan de-
"a, doe 70 heart diseese So
neaced b. ~ toxin from TIE Kid
whlch also we're affected during
last glnesI
be deccssod bad baen uoaDieo
,hrssic asthma fsr about foar
III. lssi niness which taoTsd.
dated back to three week No
81 patient however. was esssved
4 b improving and arrangements
70 being made TO take him soats
sbe uirter, a. soon a. he became
tone CROUCH to stand the trip
~dburnday, Col. Gays condition was
ID 70 have been considerably better
sat up part Of the time. resting
tbs edge OF the bed at times. Shs
Il other times sitting In 3 chair.
he arose shortly after O'Clock
zhursdny evening and wrote a letter
h had been advised by his physi-
han 70 rer4ain quiet. being warned
hat any exertion might greatly ag-
sravate the mAlady. He had JUS
finished his letter, when he com
blamed of feeling worse. The imme
hate members of bis family. noticAnl
his condition. became alarmed AM
a physician. but the patient
al beyond the power of human ei
Isor,s uheu medical aid reached hi
side.
Col. Clay was q leading ponncia
of Audrain county. He was chaii
man Of the present County cenEr'
Democratic Committee and had ser
ed as a member Of the committee
from the Third Ward several term
He was at all times found in the
thickest OF the fight. working f
the best interest Of his constituen
and the Democratic party
He was a member Of the Sath al
seth Missouri General Assemble
serving in the capacity Of Senate
from the 18th District from IS
to 1893. He also served AudraiI
County in the Missouri Legislatu
in the Forty-second General Asset
big in 1903.
Col. Clay was one of Mexico a
Aadrain County's most highly es
teemed citizens. He bad large la
holdings in the western part OF I
County. One Of his especially not
characteristics was his loyalty
HE friends. When be heard Of
friend being IN or 10 need OF helE
Col Clay made il a point TO
uuire frequently OF his condition a
n need be, lend aid.
Col. Clay came TO Audrsin cour
in 1878. from Mississippi. and ha
boon identified with this county
property interests ever since this
time, lie bias been a permanent G
zen Of the county, however, OF
since 1880.
In 1871, be- WAS married TO N
Jane Rhodes. a daughter Of Hon. ]
fus n. Rhodes. Of New Orleans,
leading lawyer Of that city, Mrs. z
with two children, cassins N q
Of this city. and Mrs. J. w. Zev'
o. Muskogee. okla, survive.
Col Green Clay was born in be
bon county. KY, February IL, II
He was a son Of Brutus J. Clay
Amelia Field Clay. and a grandson
General Green Clay. OF
War Of 1912. Brutus J. q
was for many years one of the n
prominent men in Kentucky, both
public life and agricultural atfai
He was a man of commanding abb
and filled various positions of
tinetion, both in the service Of
Government and the state.
Col. Green Clay was reared az
fathers c~ounty-seat in Bourbon {
ty. and, after awaiting himself of
advantages of the schools and
leges of Kentucky, he became a
circulate at Yale College, in WI
he continued as a student until
graduation in the class of 80.
also is a graduate Of the Harv
Law School of the Class Of 81.
Like his father. Col Clay hes
voted himself mainly to agrieultl
pursuits, although, like the forme
has also had considerable expert
in public life. He has served