The Washington Republican Washington County Friday July 19, 1901 R.F. Tainter Dead. An Old Time Washington County Settler. Clay McNITT received the sad news by telegram Tuesday of last week that his brother-in-law, R.F. TAINTER, of Roswell, Colo., had died. He left the same day on the evening train to attend the funeral and arrived at the Tainter home in time to hear the funeral sermon preached. Mr. Tainter was a Free Mason and the funeral was conducted under the auspices of the lodge he was a member of, in the presence of a large concourse of sympathinzing friends. Mr. Tainter's family were all present except his son Frank who is in London, England. Mr. Tainter died very suddenly of heart failure, only a few minutes before he died he came into the house from helping two other men drive a hog into a pen and told his wife that he was feeling cold. He lay down and his wife noticed a palor in his face which caused her to go quickly for help, but upon returning a minute or two later, all was over, he had breathed his last. Mr. Tainter was born in the state of Vermont, Feb. 16th, 1835, and moved with his parents to Wisconsin when about one year old. When a young man he went to Illinois where he was married to Miss Ella McNITT May 7th, 1861. In 1878 he moved with his family to Washington county, Kansas, where he lived for many years and was favorably known by the people of this county. In 1890 he moved with his famiy to Roswell, Colo., where he spent the remainder of his days. Mr. Tainters leaves a wife, one daughter, and five sons to mourn his death. He was a man that was loved by all who knew him. As a husband, father and neighbor he was blameless. He united with the Methodist church in 1885 and lived a faithful Christian ever since. He has left his wife and children with comfortable surroundings and noble example of true manhood. J.F. PURSLEY.