Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Snow, Lucien B. July 7, 1904
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The Walnut Valley Times, July 15, 1904
The Walnut Valley Times 
July 15, 1904 

SNOW 

Died in Denver, July 7, Lucien B. Snow aged about 75 years. 

This announcement will bring sorrow to every pioneer in Butler county for they 
all personally know and honored him. 

For many months Mr. Snow has known that his death was impending. He wrote the 
editor of the Times more than two years ago that his life in this world was 
near its end.  He suffered for many years with asthma and in 1888 seeking 
relief from it he moved with his family to Pueblo, Colorado, later to San Louis 
Valley, and finally to Denver some 8 years ago. About 3 a.m. of July 7, his 
wife heard him coughing, went to his room and was assured nothing was the 
matter. He did not answer the call to breakfast at 7 a.m. he was found dead, 
had passed away sometime between the hours named.

Mr. Snow and his wife came to El Dorado in 1868 and were among the town’s most 
prominent and esteemed workers. He was an active, public spirited man and one 
of El Dorado’s most reliable and substantial leaders when she needed such 
service most. He burned the first brick here, contracted for and built 1878 
what is now known as the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, he built the 
north Main Street and east Central Avenue bridges across west Branch and the 
bridge across the Walnut at first Avenue. He also built the second addition to 
the court house in 1875. For many years he was proprietor of Snow’s hotel which 
stood directly opposite (north of) the Court House, the same building now known 
as the White House, standing just north of its old site. His first residence on 
Mechanic is now occupied by J. L. Cupples; in its day it was considered a grand 
structure the best south of Emporia. He also built the brick home now owned and 
occupied by Dr. R. S. Miller and the small brick office building occupied by 
Drs. Koggler and Miller.

Mrs. Snow and two sons, Byron and Frank, and two daughters, Mrs. Thos Barnldge 
of St. Louis and Miss Nellie Snow, survive this kind husband and indulgent 
father.

It will not be considered remarkable by those who knew Mr. Snow that his name 
and deeds are missing from the Kansas History of Butler county, published in 
1882. he was a doer of things and was sparing of words especially in the 
history of his good work for this community while many whose service was 
prominent are lauded by nauseum.

The funeral was held yesterday, Sunday July 10, and was attended by many El 
Dorado and Butler county people now residents in Denver.

The Times is indebted to Maj. H. W. Pond for information of Mr. Snow’s death, 
the letter greatly delayed in admission by flood delayed trains.



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