Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-05-18
PIONEER OF Two
STATES ANSWERS
LAST SUMMONS


On Thursday, the 10th, at one
O'Clock In the afternoon, in the City
OF Santa Fe. New Mexico, J. Frank
| Anderson. a resident for thirty-nina
years of Monte Vista and vicinity.
quietly laid down the burdens OF
this life to enter that quiet and
peaceful life where no ties are
broken. and where he awaits the
loved ones here on earth. Funeral
services were held ut the chapel Of
Woods mortuary at 200 O'Clock
Monday conducted by Rev. Kephart
and the services at the grave were
In charge of the .Woodmen.
Mr.. Anderson was born in Green
field. Ohio. November 1lth, 1854.
In 1868 he moved with his parents
to Lawrence, Kansas, which was
then frontier town. having Just b.
gun to recover from the effects OF
the Civil war and the raids OF that
terrible Quantrell. In the old
homestead property occupied by the
Andersons were found many evi-
dences of this raiders work, their
home being one OF the places mark
ed by Quantrell's men.
Mr.. Anderson learned his trade.
that OF matchmaker and jeweler, In
Lawrence. and in 1874 he went 10
Topeka and established a business
OF his own. Here he met Mary
Emily Gilman. and in 1877 they
were married. After a couple Of
years. his health became broken, and
he was compelled to sell out his
business and moved back to Law
renee. where his father, who was 4
practicing physician, and his two
brothers, Sam and Arthur both
physicians. lived. This change did
little good. because by this time the
asthma had become pretty bad, and
In 1854 he came to Colorado, seek
ing health. He located near Monte
Vista. and started Ms Jersey dairy
herd. All his life he had dreamed
of an ideal dairy herd. and when
they came to Monte Vista. they
brought with them their Jersey COW.
which was the beginning OF what
grew to he one OF the finest little
dairies In this part of the country,
He came to this valley Just about
the time the large irrigation pro-
Jects we've being thought about, and
he watched the irrigation system -
have now grow from y few small ia
dividual irrigation bitches. taken oss
OF the river In the very early days.
During the years 1911 and l2 hs
WAS treasurer of the Consolidated
Ditch and Headkate company. aad
during those two or three ysars
when this headxate WAS being COO.
Structed. he devoted most OF his
time to that work.
While Frank Anderson was 4
pioneer In . true sense OF the word.
he kept up remarkably well on the
political and social problems Of the
day. and was Interested In many
topics Of historical interest nationals
~. Just the day before the An
derson's left for Phoenix. he told
the writer many interesting ansc-
dotes concer erninE Congressmaa
Charley Curtis OF Topeka. II seems
that when Charley and his sister
were small children. they lived
ncighhors 10 the Gilmans. and a.
Charley grew up he was employed
In one OF the Gilman homes ~ COW
boy and hired man. He and HE
sister and Mary Gilman were child.
hood chums. The Curtis children,
II Will be remembered were OF In
dian ancestry. For many years,
Charley Curtis has been Congress-
man at Washington from Topeka.
Mr.. Anderson was n loyal friend
and ncishbor. and n good and faith.
fnl father and husband. and NJ.
higher tribute can he paid than
that he was faithful. true ana
honest.
Besides his wife. Mary Emily An.
dcrson. there survive him three
children. Mrs. Mary Foot.. Of Yuma.
Arizona: Mrs. Julia Watson. Of Den.
YER. Colorado md Mrs. Mamie Har.
rison. OF Corpus Christi. Texas;
also two brothers. Or, Sam. Andev.
son. Kansas City. Mo. and Dr.
Arthur J. Anderson Of Lawrence.
Kansas. and one sister. Mrs. Mary
Coffin. Of Phoenix. Arisons: asA
eiGht grandchildren. lie was
charter member Of the Woodmea oe