Autobiography of Captain ; biographical sketches of relatives, reminiscences of 1861-1865, also some opinions and reflections concerning public duty . ointed executor of the last will and testament ofJohn William Cain, my father. When I came to readthe will to the heirs, and got to the second item, Ileave and bequeath to my son John Mylchreest Cainone thousand dollars, to be paid to him from my estatebefore any division of same be made, John withtears in his eyes said, I appreciate Fathers kindness,but will not accept. Divide it evenly. It was sodivided. On Sunday morning, December 5th,


Autobiography of Captain ; biographical sketches of relatives, reminiscences of 1861-1865, also some opinions and reflections concerning public duty . ointed executor of the last will and testament ofJohn William Cain, my father. When I came to readthe will to the heirs, and got to the second item, Ileave and bequeath to my son John Mylchreest Cainone thousand dollars, to be paid to him from my estatebefore any division of same be made, John withtears in his eyes said, I appreciate Fathers kindness,but will not accept. Divide it evenly. It was sodivided. On Sunday morning, December 5th, 1897, the endcame. His daughter Eva is now Mrs. Foster Bramson, ofRiver Forest, Illinois, and they have a pretty littledaughter, Florence. Ralph R. Cain, Johns oldest son, is in business inKansas City, Mo., and is married to Stella have two children, Weston and Elizabeth. The engagement has been announced of Johnsdaughter Florence and Frank Harwi. John Milton is now attending the State University. William Quiggin and Alfred Neerman are students,at home with their mother, who manages with goodjudgment the comfortable estate John left ALFRED DANIEL CAIN,Farmer, Miller, Banker. CHAPTER 8. Alfred Daniel Cain was born in Castletown, Isleof Man, May 11th, 1845, and was the youngest son ofJohn William Cain and his wife Ann Mylchreest the writer went to Australia Alfred was a littleboy seven years old, and when I returned from Aus-tralia and was at our home in Castletown for a shorttime, he was just ten years. It was about twelveyears later when he came to the State of Kansas, ayoung man. He had been educated in the GrammarSchool of Castletown, where the best student won ascholarship in King Williams College. Alfred won thescholarship and finished his education in King Will-iams College, and later had learned the business ofdruggist. I think it was in 1866 he came to the quiet life he had led in Castletown, andhow very different everything s


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