The Anthony Weekly Bulletin Harper County Friday April 8, 1898 Richard Botkin. Richard, the aged father of Hon. J.D. and C.E. BOTKIN, died at the residence of the latter on South Blaine street at 2:30 o'clock last Thursday afternoon, of dropsy of the heart. His age at death was 78 years. His last illness was short, as he was able to be about as usual until the Saturday previous to his death. At his bedside when he died were his sons, Hon. J.D. Botkin, congressman-at-large form Kansas, J.T. Botkin of Topeka, and C.E. Botkin of this city; his daughter, Mrs. E. C. WALDEN of Winfield, and son-in-law Rev. S.E. PENDLETON of Baldwin. Two ohter daughters, Mrs. Mary E. JONES and Mrs. Flora CALHOUN of Liberty, Texas, were unable to reach the city. Mr. Botkin was born in Clark county, Ohio, in the year 1820, but removed while still a lad to Logan county, Ill. Here he married Mrs. Nancy CLINE, a widow with two children by a former marriage, one Rev. W.H. CLINE, pastor of the M.E. church in this city in 1885-6 and the other is now Mrs. S.E. PENDLETON, of Baldwin, Douglas county. Coming to Kansas in 1866, he located in Linn county, and after a ten years residence there, came west as far as Sumner county. He remained here but a short time, settling finally on a claim near the present town of Attica in Harper county which has until recently continued to be his home. About four months ago he came to Wellington to make his home with his son, C.E., who is employed by the Santa Fe road. The body was taken to Winfield on Friday morning for interment by way of the Missouri Pacific from Riverdale and the funeral services were held at that place.--Wellington Monitor-Press.