Falmouth Outlook Friday 19 Jan 1923 Vol. 16 No. 33 Pg. 1 Col. 7 BRONSON MAKES HANDSOME ENDOWMENT TO UNIVERSITY James D. Keith, of the Outlook Staff, is in receipt of a clipping taken from the Daily Oklahoman, of Oklahoma City, Okla. which states that his kinsman, Mr. Edgar S. Bronson, has made an endowment of $10,000 for the school of journalism at the University of Oklahoma. The sum well be used in the erection of a building to be known as the "Bronson Memorial Hall" and will be used exclusively by the school of journalism. ... Mr. Bronson is a native of Falmouth and his many friends here rejoice to know that such brilliant achievements have crowned his efforts ... The Indian Collection of Bronson has been estimated at $50,000 by J. B. Thoburn, secretary of the Oklahoma historical society. It consists of Kiowa, Comanche and Sioux curios and relics, many of which are the sole articles extant and cannot be duplicated. A valuable feature of the collection is the fact that all the articles are listed under their proper names with the names of the original Indian makers and owners. ... Falmouth Outlook Friday 19 Jan 1923 Vol. 16 No. 33 Pg. 6 Col. 3 JOHN H. BASS DIES SUDDENLY Founder of Bass Foundry and Widely Known Business Man Succumbs to Nephritis Retired Five Years Ago Below we give a sketch of the life of John H. Bass taken from the Daily News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne, IN. He was one of the most prominent and successful business men in the country. He married Miss Laura Lightfoot, daughter of the late George Lightfoot, of this city, after the Civil War, and she survives him. The Bass palatial home at Ft. Wayne was open to may Falmouth relatives and friends in the past. The News-Sentinel article in part follows: John H. Bass, aged 87, prominently identified with the financial and industrial life of Fort Wayne and the middle west for the past 60 years, died at 10:25 o'clock Sunday morning at his country home, "Brookside," west of the city. Death was caused by nephritis, following an illness of nearly one year. Mr. Bass was the founder of the Bass Foundry and Machine Works and had long been actively connected with a number of other business enterprises of the city. He served as president of the First National Bank for 30 years, resigning in 1917; promoted the first street car company in Fort Wayne and owned vast real estate interests in this city and also held large industrial investments in Chicago, St. Louis, Lenior, Tenn, and at Rock Run, Ala. He retired from active direction of his business enterprises five years ago and has since made his home at "Brookside" where he raised highbred stock and fancy poultry. Surviving relative include the widow; one daughter, Mrs. Gaylord M. Leslie, and five grandchildren, Mary, Linda, John Bass, Grace and Gaylord Leslie. The activities of Mr. Bass in Fort Wayne date from the year 1852, when at the age of 17 he inaugurated that vigorous, intelligent business career which raised him to the pinnacle of success and placed his name among the captains of industry. The monster plant of the Bass Foundry and Machine Company, spreading its departments over an area of more that five city squares in length, will ever stand as a monument to his genius and ability -- for Mr. Bass, unlike many another man similarly situated, was careful to keep his hands and his mind closely upon the developing business which has grown to such large proportions. The Bass Foundry and Machine Company had it inception in 1853 when it was organized by Jones, Bass and Co. John H. Bass came to Fort Wayne the preceding year from Salem, Livingston County, KY, where he was born, November 9, 1835. Mr. Bass was descended from early families of Virginia and the Carolinas, prominently identified with the colonial history of the nation. Sion Bass, father of John H., was born in Virginia, November 7, 1802. From the age of three he was a resident of Kentucky and rose to prominence in the conduct of commercial affairs and the owner and cultivator of large areas of land. John H. attended the schools of his native county in Kentucky and there gave evidence of a strong adaptability for the lines of study which later developed in the modern type of business man. For a time he enjoyed the instruction of a private tutor. He was 17 years of age when he came to Fort Wayne in 1852, to begin his actual commercial career. For a time he was employed in a grocery store, and then served as a bookkeeper for the contracting firm of Samuel and William S. Edsall. The beautiful suburban home of Mr. Bass, known as Brookside, is the most widely known in this region. In the midst of a large park of 300 acres with broad acres of artificial lake, the mansion has a most beautiful setting. Here Mr. Bass maintained a deer and buffalo park and conducted a large diary and stock farm. To the breeding of Clydesdale horses and Galloway cattle Mr. Bass devoted much attention during the past quarter century. Direct importation's were made from Europe. Upon this farm are to be found some of the finest specimens of live stock in the world. Exhibits at the Columbian exposition Chicago, 1n 1893, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, are noteworthy as receiving many first prizes. In various portions of Allen County Mr. Bass owned 15,000 acres of land, while his holdings in other parts of Indiana and in other states are extensive. In the city of Fort Wayne he possessed a large number of commercial and residential properties. So wide are his investment interests that their aggregate valuation may be estimated at between four and five million dollars. Mr. Bass gave his support to the principles of the democratic party. In 1888 he was chosen as a delegate from Indiana to the national convention of his party and was nominated as presidential elector in that year. He was prominent in Masonic affairs of Indiana, and had been honored with the Thirty-third degree of the Scottish Rite. Falmouth Outlook Friday 19 Jan 1923 Vol. 16 No. 33 Pg. 8 Col. 3 A BIRTHDAY PARTY A most agreeable surprise was given to Mr. J. W. Whalen at his beautiful country home near McKinneysburg, Sunday, January 14th, it being his seventieth birthday anniversary. ... The birthday cake which was encircled with seventy candles, was of three colors, two pink, two yellow and 2 white layers, making sex layers representing the six daughters of the union. It was prepared by the oldest daughter, Mrs. Siddie F. McKinney. Those present were: Mr. & Mrs. John McKinney and six children, Ernest, Hallie Mae, Carlos, Kenzie Earl, Stanley and John Wesley. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wright and daughter, Viola. Mr. & Mrs. Bennie Martin and two children, Shelby and Vivian. Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Case and two children, Mildred and Ernest Wilson Mrs. Anna Moore Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Browning and daughter, Virginia Pauline Mr. & Mrs. J. W. King and last but not least Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Whalen Mr. Hilary Martin called in the afternoon. Owing to the rainy weather two of the daughters were unable to attend, who were Mrs. John I. Martin and Mrs. Berthold Wright ============================== Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS