Clinton-Scott County IA Archives Biographies.....Burns, Martin February 15, 1861 - January 8, 1937
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Source: Jackson Sentinel
Author: Davenport Leader

Jackson Sentinel, January 4, 1894 

Davenport Leader: 
The mother of "Farmer" Burns, the famous wrestler, lives at Big Rock. She does 
not take kindly to her son's occupation as she thinks he will injure his 
health and shorten his life by the exacting line of business he has chosen. 
She prefers he would return to his former mode of life-farming-and let others 
occupy the muscular field. By the way, Burns neither drinks, smokes nor chews, 
nor does he use tea or coffee, and it is believed does not swear, at least out 
loud. He used to think it fun, years ago, before he became a professional, to 
down the ambitious stalward young men who wished to try their strength with 
him and show their agility. The most active half dozen young men of the 
village today well know that you are poking fun at them if you ask if they all 
combined could not lay out the farmer. The only answer you get to your 
question is a chuckle with the remark that they know better than try, as most 
of them all had been there before, and got woefully left. Farmer Burns, when 
he visits the town can walk the streets unmolested. 



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