The Republican journal., 1913-01-09
Recent Deaths.

Eugene Rust, 81 years old, for ten
years general manager of the Kansas
City Stock Yards Company, pioneer
resident of Kansas City and widely
known throughout the West, died at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home,
1920 Park avenue, after lingering i'll.
ness Of more than year. His death
was due to bladder trouble. Mr.. Rust
was born at Washington, Maine. His
parents were William M. and Martha J.
Rust. William M. Rust, his father, was
editor and publisher of newspaper at
Belfast, Maine. Mr.. Rust received his
early education at the East Maine Con-
ference Seminary at Bucksport, Maine.
Shortly after leaving school he went to
California, where, as cowboy on his
uncle's ranch, he gained his first knowl-
edge of the stock business. He went
back to Belfast, Maine. shortly after
wards and was appointed deputy collector
of customs. Mr.. Rust came to Kansas
City in 1879 and the following year be-
came yard master of the Kansas City
Stock Yards Company, then small COM
pany. Mr.. Rust, through tireless en-
ergy, quickly mastered the business and
soon forged to the front. He has been
connected with the stock yards company
for the last thirty-two years, having ad-
vanced in positions from yardmaster,
assistant superintendent superintendent,
general superintendent, traffic manager.
and ten years ago was appointed general
manager. The marked executive ability
and keen business judgment of Mr.. Rust
was potent factor in the success of the
stock yards company. Mr.. Rust took a
deep interest in all public matters. He
was a former vice president of the Com
mercial Club, member of the Kansas
City Club, the Hoof and Horn Club, and
the Evanston Golf Club. He was direc-
tor of the Southwest National Bank of
Commerce. Mr.. Rust is survived by a
widow, Mrs. Nellie A. Rust, two sons,
Fred W. and Donald E., and one daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy Rust. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the home at 8 80
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial will
be at Belfast, Maine. The Kansas City
Journal, December 30th.
Mrs. Harbutt, wife of Rev. Robert G..
Harbutt, pastor Of the Congregational
churches at Bar Mills and Grovevlle
and for several years pastor Of the Free
Congregational church at Morrills,
where both have been very pleasantly
remembered by pensioners and other
friends since, died Monday at their
home in Bar Mills, following an illness
of six months. Mrs. Harbutt under
went an operation at the Maine General
hospital last summer, and since then she
had not shown the improvement that her
many friends hoped for, her condition
becoming less favorable in recent weeks.
The deceased was born in England about
So years ago, and she spent her early
life in that country. She came to this
country about Is years ago, con ing here
to marry Mr.. Harbutt. A pastorate of
Is years at Searsport, and subsequent
pastorates in this city, Bar Mills and
Groveville were marked by happy par
ticipation in the work by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harbutt, and in each of these places are
many whose lives came unde- the help
full influences of Mrs. Harbutu's pleasant
association. Besides her husband, Mrs.
Harbutt leaves several brothers and
sisters who live in England, one of the
sisters now being at the home, having
come here to minister to her sister.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
at 2 al the parsonage in Bar Mills, and
Rev. Jesse Hill, D. D., of Wslliston
church, this city, will officlate. Mr..
Harbutt is brother Of Rev. Charles
Harbutt, secretary of the Maine Con-
gregational Missionary society, who
resides on Dow street. Portland Press.
Mr. Harbutt was the pastor of the
Congregational church in Searsport for
many years, and has a summer home
there, and the death of his estimable
wife will be sincerely mourned in that
community.