Mild mannered school teacher or gun-toting troublemaker? It appears that James Everett Slater (1869-1914), my maternal 2nd great uncle, was both (though probably not at the same time).
[Courtesy of Olive Slater-Kennedy]
Actually, at the time of the 1901 newspaper article below, J.E. may not have been teaching school.
[The Eureka Herald and Greenwood County Republican
Eureka, Kansas; 21 Feb 1901. Source: Newspapers.com]
Although we know he was hired to teach in several neighboring towns beginning as early as 1895, in the 1900 U.S. Census his job was listed at "Hotel Keeper." Further research shows that J.E. took over the management of Severy's Clifton Hotel in May of 1900.
[18 May 1900, Page 1 - The Severyite at Newspapers.com]
That career change didn't last and by November of 1901 the same newspaper reported that J.E. had taken a bookkeeping job at P. Ludvickson & Co.
[27 Sep 1901, Page 1 - The Severyite at Newspapers.com]
However next year J.E. was back in front of the blackboard--in Severy this time.
[12 Jun 1902, 1 - The Severyite at Newspapers.com]
His obituary notes that he spent the last ten years of his life as a principal of several schools.
[7 Jan 1915, 1 - Democratic Messenger at Newspapers.com]
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Well .... I can understand why a barber would not want this man and his hair associated with his shop. Or perhaps his hair was a result of a visit to said barber shop. I see a nexus of some sort here. He would be right at home in the US now when all the teachers will have to carry guns in order to shoot their students.
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