Fountain County, Indiana
Obits
Obituary
of
Samuel
"Sam" Colman Hanna
Prominent Kansan and Long-Time Resident of Elk County Dies After Long and Painful Illness
Samuel
Colman Hanna, an old time resident and one of Howard's most prominent
citizens died at Wichita, Kansas, July 12th, 1928.Prominent Kansan and Long-Time Resident of Elk County Dies After Long and Painful Illness
He was born August 19th, 1850, at Attica, Indiana. Mr. Hanna was one of four children of Captain Barlow Hanna and Amanda Colman Hanna.
The deceased was first united in marriage with Lucy Plowman in the year 1881 and following her death in the year 1918, was later united in marriage with Ivison Scott, who together with his sister, Mary L. Hanna survive him.
He was educated at his birthplace and Ann Harbor, the University of Michigan.
In his early manhood, Mr. Hanna, in association with his brother-in-law, Charles F. Plowman, journeyed to Colorado and entered upon and became interested in what afterwards proved to be the major interest of his career, namely, the breeding and raising of fine stock.
He later returned east and for a time was successfully engaged in the business of street contracting in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.
In the year 1881, Mr. Hanna located at Howard, Kansas, since which time Howard has been his home.
Mr. Hanna was a far-sighted, keen business man and firmly believed that better types were essential to the standard and quality of both horses and cattle in Elk and surrounding counties, and therefore soon after establishing and equipping his large stock farm, adjacent to Howard he began the importation of highly bred cattle from England and Scotland, visiting these countries in person and carefully inspecting and making his selections. He also imported pure bred horses from France and Belgium.
Perhaps no one person, through the introductin of famous sires did more to elevate the stock raising industry in this section of Kansas than did of Mr. Hanna.
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Mr. Hanna early became interested in the growing of alfalfa and it was through his enthusiastic efforts and his lectures at the State Agricultural College and the Granges throughout the state that alfalfa was first introduced among our farmers, later becoming a staple major crop and a boon to the community.
Mr. Hanna was a practical stock raiser and farmer of the Country Gentlemen type finding time aside from his extensive interests to take an active part in county and civic affairs.
For a number of years he was cashier of the First National Bank, of Howard, served as a member of the city council and as mayor and was elected and served as county commissioner and also as county treasurer of Elk County. He was president of the Kansas Stock Breeders Association and president of the Elk county Fair Association.
"Sam" Hanna as he was best known to the people of Howard and Elk county was a forceful character, frank and fearless in his views upon all questions, never guilty of equivocation or the dodging of an issue, in short, one of whom it may be truthfully said, "we know where he stands."
During his long and useful life in our community, Mr. Hanna made many warm friends among those who knew him best and if at time his impetuosity, fiery zeal and free expression may have occasioned a temporary breach, his friends and neighbors will never cease to cherish the memory of a kind and true friend, of a man who integrity was unimpeachable, of one whose ideals were unusually high and who was always to be found on the moral side of every ethical question, as a chaste and clean living educated gentleman, whom to know as a friend, it is a pleasure to honor.
Funeral services were conducted at 7 p.m., July 13th, 1928, at his home in Howard, Kansas, by Rev. A. R. Griggs, of the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Harry Crane, pastor of the M. E. church at Smith Center, Kansas, formerly at Howard and a personal friend of Mr. Hanna. The male quartette of Howard sang "Lead Kindly Light" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" The service closed with Mr. Hanna's favorite prayer, read by his long-time friend, Mrs. Arthur Goodwin. - G. K. R.
Taken from the Howard Courant, Howard, KS, July 19, 1928 Submitted by L. Morgan
Attica, IN. Dec. 3,1898. Rev. E.J. Clovey, a pioneer old-school Baptist preacher of Warren County, died at his home in this city at age of 88 years, from rheumatic complications, yesterday. He had preached all over this county for many years, and was very successful financially, owning 7 farms in Warren County and some good property in this city. He gave largely of his means to the church, erecting a neat chapel on the Scicott reservation, at independence, 2 yrs ago. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and will be buried by that order Sunday. His wife survives him.
Abraham Clawson, 57 years old, retired farmer and Civil War Veteran, is dead at his home here after a long illness. Mr. Clawson spent his entire life in Fountain county . Mr. Clawson was married to Abigail Smith in september 1866, and to this union four children were born, all now deceased. Several years after the death of his wife Mr. Clawson married Ella Cottingham in 1875, who survives him. Mr. Clawson enlisted in 1862 in the Cavalry and served for a period of three years.
February 14, 1923 Indianapolis Sunday Star
Thomas Crafton, died from injuries suffered when he jumped off train at Pierceville last week. Interment at Hillsboro, Ind. (The Garden City Irrigator, January 22, 1887)
