Show o. o OLDEST DES T MASO IN U. U S S. S DIES AT AT AGE OF ST. ST JOSEPH Mo Sept 14 AP Dr Dr Halstead the oldest Free Mason I son In the United States possibly the old oldest st ir in the world died at his home at Brecken- Brecken Mo last night at itt the age of or He had eighty living descend descend- ants ints lIe He saw aw General Lafayette In this country in 1862 He Ho was family physician and nd personal friend of Henry Clay He orn in Lex Lex- ington March 4 1818 1818 He lIe was wasa a member of lodge No A. A F. F anti and A A. M. M and will have havea a Masonic funeral Dr Halstead was graduated from the medical department of Tz Transylvania Tian- Tian in- in sylvania college ln Ho He came cameto cameto cameto to Missouri In 1841 and began practicE ticE near Breckenridge where he bought land from the government for an acre His Ills wife wite died I. I last April at the age of 95 years 0 I |