A Brief History of Enos A. Mills Ann, his mother, told him
wonderful stories about Colorado while he helped her with the
household chores that he could do. His parents would borrow
books from any source they could to educate all their children.
The older children would help the younger with their studies.
All the children attended school, but often Enos was not well
enough to go. He was eventually tutored up to the eighth grade,
but received no higher schooling. Enos was a thin, weak child.
As much as he loved being out-of-doors, he did what he could to
help out on the farm. Often, he was too ill to help with the
harder work. Enos steadily grew weaker and weaker. When he was
about 13, a local doctor tried in vain to diagnose his illness,
and declared that Enos would not live long. Enos left home with
his parents' blessing. Their hope was that he would be healthier
in Colorado than on a dusty, dry Kansas farm. Enos was already,
at 14 years old, very self-reliant. He hitchiked to Kansas City,
and got a job at a