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planting. Mr. Funk was progressive even after attaining his 

 allotted three score years and ten, and actively participated in 

 the management of his farm, flocks and herds. On his broad 

 acres he established a twentieth century standard of agricul- 

 ture that was widely recognized and popularly emulated. He 

 was an early promoter of alfalfa growing, and Funk's Grove 

 was the mecca of those who sought a leaf from Mr. Funk's 

 extensive experience. He early extended his operations to the 

 grassy regions west of the Missouri and there bred and nurtured 

 cattle under more favorable and economical conditions, to be 

 finished in his Illinois feed lots. 



Mr. Funk gave freely to the public of his personal energy 

 and experience, uninspired by the instincts that animated the 

 ordinary politician. His every act was constructive. As presi- 

 dent of the State Fair, he sought the most favorable opportunity 

 for each exhibitor and insisted on the highest possible degree 

 of efficiency in the management of that institution. He reposes 

 in the timber land where his boyhood days were spent, adjacent 

 to the scene of nearly a century of useful activity. His death 

 occurred September 6, 1919. 



