BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1900 The death of D. O. Spencer at Bloomington, Ind., as a result of locomotor ataxia, which developed into an affection of his brain, removes one of that State's quaintest characters, a man known in nearly every Circuit Court bordering on the line of the Monon railroad, by which company he had been employed for many years as a stenographer. He had enjoyed the distinction, among other accomplishments, of being one of the finest shorthand writers in Indiana, as well as the oldest. His long contact with matters relating to law and his association with some of the ablest attorneys in the State, had caused him to absorb much legal knowledge, and he was a combination of a judicial advocate, newspaper man, sketch artist and story teller. "Dank" Spencer was known and esteemed by nearly every newspaper man in the Fall Cities. At one time he wrote humorous stories about notables he had met in Hoosier land, and they were read with interest. Spencer's personal anecdotes and other stories were always as new as they were enjoyable. Several years ago he was given the title of Colonel and any one who thus addressed the whole souled, loyal Spencer enjoyed his high regard ever after. The "Colonel" began life as a painter, but his keep observation elevated him to a station of prominence. His age was sixty-five years. He was a soldier in the Union army and belonged to the G. A. R. Col. Spencer married in Louisville. His wife and several children are left. – Louisville Courier-Journal.