The Holton Recorder

11901. Mayetta Department. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith attended the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. John Desch in Topeka Wednesday. The Holton Signal, May 4, 1922.
11902. Ralph Emerson Myers, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Myers, was born April 10, 1905, near Avoca, Kan., and died at his home at Circleville, Kan., May 5, 1922, aged 17 years and 25 days. He had been a sufferer more or less for the past eighteen months, but last fall he entered the Circleville High School … will be sadly missed by his parents, his brothers Ross, Harold and Carl and his sisters Erma, Ella and Edna. Besides his immediate family he leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Myers of Delia and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Chrisman of Circleville … Two of his uncles, Spencer and Nelson Chrisman and four of his friends … bore the remains to its final resting place.
Circleville. … Interment was in Soldier cemetery … The Holton Recorder, May 11, 1922.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cocherell were at Soldier Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs. Cocherell’s nephew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Myers. The Holton Signal, May 11, 1922.
Thompson Myers was born July 3, 1847, in Monroe county, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Wood county, West Virginia, when four years of age where he grew up to manhood. He was united in marriage to Nancy Hostutler, February 20, 1873, and to this union were born five children, two sons and three daughters. One son and one daughter died in childhood. He with his family came to Kansas in August, 1880, and settled on a farm nine miles south of Soldier, where he lived until 1909, when he moved to Delia where he spent the remainder of his earthly life. He passed suddenly and quietly away November 1, 1922, at the ripe age of 75 years and 4 months. He was of a family of 11 children, 10 boys and one girl. He was converted when a young man and united with the M. E. church. He afterward united with the United Brethren church at Soldier Valley, Kan. … he leaves to mourn his departure, wife, one son, Samuel S. Myers of Circleville, Kan., two daughters, Mrs. Clara Ward and Mrs. Erma Maxey of Enid, Okla., 21 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, also three brothers, Benton Myers of Bangor, Calif., and Charles Myers and Madison Myers of West Virginia, one sister, Mrs. May Blevent, Bellville, W. Va. … He has served as janitor for the schools in Delia for the last two years and the high school and grade school each presented beautiful flowers … His remains were laid to rest in the Delia cemetery. The Holton Recorder, November 9, 1922.
11903. Whitten Welch was born in Indiana March 4, 1850, and died at Hardy, Arkansas, May 4, 1922, at the age of 72 years and 2 months. He never married. He leaves to mourn his loss three nieces and two nephews. His life with the exception of the last five years was spent in Nebraska. … His end came with a paralytic stroke which came upon him seven days before his death. … burial was in the Holton cemetery. He was an uncle of Wm. McDonald. The Holton Recorder, May 11, 1922.
11904. Mrs. Anna Stach, widow of John Stach, a resident of Jackson county since 1868, died Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the home of her son Louis Stach in Argentine, Kansas. Mrs. Stach had been an invalid for the past five years. During the past few months she was unconscious except at intervals. The deceased was a native of Czeco-Slovakia, where she was born January 6, 1838, at Cichov, Moravia. She came to America in 1861, located near Newman, Kansas. She was united in marriage to John Stach shortly after her arrival, at Leavenworth, Kan. In 1868 the family moved to Jackson county where Mrs. Stach remained until 1917 when she went to live with her son Louis in Argentine. At the time of her death she was aged 83 years, 3 months and 26 days. The body was brought to Rossville … Interment was made in the family lot in Rossville cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Ausherman, of Delia, Mrs. Frank Mangold, of Newman, and four sons, John Stach of Delia, Joe Stach of Cactus, Ariz., Louis Stach of Argentine, and Will Stach of Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Veerla, of Temple, Texas, Mrs. Slacik, of Corning, Mo., and Mrs. Verunika Kovar, of Rossville. The Holton Recorder, May 11, 1922.
11905. Netawaka. Mr. Buffon received word Friday of the death of an aunt, a sister of his father, at Des Moines, Iowa. She was past ninety two years of age. She was the fourth member of the family to reach that advanced age. One sister survives at the age of ninety. The Holton Recorder, May 11, 1922.
11906. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James ___ves died Sunday, May 7. The Holton Recorder, May 11, 1922.
11907. Mayetta Department. The funeral of Tow-wah an aged Indian and a veteran of the civil war in which he acted as a scout was held on Monday. He was probably past 90 years of age and had been receiving a pension. He had made his home with an Indian relative. He invariably came to town on horseback and would often pack his shoes instead of putting them on his feet. He has only a few surviving relatives.
Nocks Creek. Peter Mann, Tah-wos, died Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Kasea… Tah-wos is an exunion soldier. He has been feeble for some time. He leaves a number of relatives, Charles Shepard of Holton and Mrs. Emily Preston of Lincoln, nephew and niece. The Holton Signal, May 11, 1922.
11908. John Edward Jepson was born in Denmark, April 20th, 1847, and departed this life May 9, 1922, at the age of 75 years, 19 days. He came to America when 19 years old locating at Davenport, Iowa, a short time later going to Rock Island, Ill. Two years later he came west to Leavenworth, Kans., where he was engaged in government surveying and railroad contracting. He located in Easton, Kans., in 1872 and was the first railroad agent there when the line was built from Leavenworth to Valley Falls. Eight years later the line was extended west through Soldier. He was then transferred from Easton to Soldier, being the first station agent here. In that capacity he served until January 1898 when he resigned and has spent the rest of his life looking after his farming interests. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Phoebe Jepson, their two sons, Arnold B. Jepson, of Holton, Kans., Elbert Irvin Jepson, one daughter, Grace Jepson, of Soldier, and one son, W. O. Jepson, by a former marriage, Concordia, Kans., and one grandson, Gerald Dwight Jepson. … Burial was in the Soldier cemetery under the direction of the Masonic order. The Soldier Clipper, May 17, 1922.
11909. Miss Warrington was called to Topeka on Friday morning on account of the death of an aunt. The Soldier Clipper, May 17, 1922.
11910. The death of Comrade John M. Bacon occurred at his home in Holton Monday after an extended illness. He had reached the age of 76 years. The funeral … the G. A. R. post and W. R. C. attending in a body. … At the grave the Legion boys, with firing squad, paid him military honors. Mr. John Mitchell Bacon was born in Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1848. A soldier in the Civil War, in the 12th Ohio Cavalry, he was a descendant of a veteran in the Revolutionary War. He came to Iowa soon after the war, and to Kansas in 1886. He lived in Soldier for 20 years, then moved to Holton where he lived the remainder of his life. He was in the government employ in Oklahoma for five years. He was married to Miss Margueritte Kauhlkauff in 1869. Four children were born to this union, two of whom died in infancy and two have grown to manhood, Mr. I. K. and Mr. J. A. Bacon, both of this city. There are now four living grandchildren. Mr. Bacon was baptized in the M. E. church in Soldier about 25 years ago. There survive him _______ his wife, and two sons, one sister. He served in the state legislature in 1897 and 1898. He was in the drug business here in Holton for many years. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11911. Holton people were shocked when a message came early last Saturday morning stating that Scott McLeod had died at 6 o’clock, at his home in Falls City, Nebr. Death resulted from an attack of peritonitis, following an operation performed for appendicitis on Monday previous. His wife and mother, Mrs. Mame McLeod were with him … the Falls City Journal gives the following account … “Scott R. McLeod, 27, one of Falls City’s most prominent business men and world war veteran, died at 5:30 a. m. … Scott McLeod was born at San Diego, on May 28, 1894. When he was one year old he moved with his parents to Holton, Kansas, receiving his public school education in that city, graduating in 1912. Following his graduation , he enrolled in the chemistry college of the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan, and finished his course at Wichita. He entered the service on May 19, 1917, and was discharged January 18, 1918. … on June 17, 1918, he was married to Josephine Kelly at Manhattan, Kansas. The greater part of his service was spent in the medical corps at Camp Funston. He came to Falls City on July 27, 1919, forming a business partnership with Judge W. I. Stuart of Hiawatha under the firm name of the McLeod Drug Company. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Mame McLeod of Manhattan, one brother, Donald, of Sioux Falls. S. D., his grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. Scott of Holton, Kansas. His remains were taken to White Cloud, this afternoon accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Reavis. …
… Mrs. Scott McLeod and her father, J. P. Kelly, of White Cloud … The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11912. Elder William Davis was born at Downsville, Mo., September 18, 1847, and departed this life, at his home in Morrill, on the 2nd day of May 1922, thus closing a well rounded life of 74 years, 7 months and 4 days. Elder Davis was deprived of the rich heritage of father and mother at the very young age of two years, from which time his home was made with an uncle. His early manhood was spent as a boatman on the Cumberland Canal, together with clerking in the grocery store of his uncle … he volunteered his services to his country in the strife of the 60’s, serving in Co. A ‘3th Maryland Infantry. Following the close of the war he worked his way westward into Illinois, where he married Susan Slifer … her master called her home on the 23rd day of December, 1912. Their home was blessed with six children; two having died in infancy. From Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Davis moved to Kansas in 1881, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Davis was member of the Church of the Brethren, having served as a minister for over fifty years. Nationally his church recognized his worth by choosing him on various committees of importance, chief of all was his election to the Standing Committee. At another time it was his labor as well as his honor to represent five different churches as Elder. … after his election to the ministry at Etna, Iowa, in 1872, he was advanced to the eldership in 1882, and in 1883 was elder in charge of the South Morrill church, which charge he retained to the time of the merging of that work with the now Morrill church, also for a number of years preceding the merger he was elder of the North Morrill congregation and following the uniting of the work he was elder of the combined organization. The combined organization … is known as the Morrill Church of the Brethren. He was the last of a family of five children. He leaves three sons, Ulysses S. of Morrill; Quinter of Holton, and Dr. C. G. Davis of Omaha, Nebr.; and one daughter, Mrs. Lee Alles, with whom he made his home. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11913. Muddy Creek. Last week’s news.] Mr. and Mrs. Will Hartman attended the funeral of Jacob Metzger, Monday. Mr. Metzger was an old settler in the vicinity. He died at the home of his son, Ed Metzger at Emporia. His body arrived here Sunday and was buried in the Catholic cemetery. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11914. West Jackson and Vicinity. The community was saddened by the death of our old-time friend and neighbor, Lawrence Patterson. … He passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lola Songs, in Topeka Sunday morning. Interment in the St. Clere cemetery by the side of his companion that preceded him in death. … The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11915. … Mrs. Julia M. Gibbs, of 318 West Pine Ave., Enid, Okla., who departed this life at her home May 4, 1922, was formerly Julia M. Shaklee, born in Henry county, Ill., February 13, 1858. Her parents were John and Eliza Shaklee, with whom she removed to Jackson county, Kansas, in March 1871. She was married to Wm. Fairbanks, Sept. 1, 1875. To this union were born two sons, S. R., who lives at Irving, Kan., and W. I., who passed away at his home in Dexter, Iowa, in the fall of 1916. Her first husband’s death occurred in 1885. She was married to F. A. Gibbs March 4, 1893, and to this union was born one son, Otto, who is a resident of Hayden, Colo. … In the F. A. Gibbs family are a number of children: E. F., now of Enid, Okla.; H. O., Mrs. Minnie Patterson of Hayden, Colo., Mrs. Anna Britton of Wellington, Kan., and Mrs. Flossie Phillips of Hitchcock, Okla. … the members of the Gibbs family who have preceded her are A. S., P. R., C. A. and Eva R. since the family moved to Oklahoma. She is also survived by three sisters and three brothers: Mrs. S. A. Beightel of Holton, Kan., Mrs. Hattie Bostwick of Gage, Okla., and Mrs. Rella Blosser of Corbin, Kan., W. F. Shaklee of Watonga, Okla., P. W. Shaklee of Breckenridge, Okla., and G. S. Shaklee of Golden, Colo. … In Enid they became members of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. Mrs. Gibbs was also a member of the Eastern Star and the Martha Washington club. She was a charter member of the Woman’s Temperance Union and served as its president for six years … she has been a member of the Methodist church since childhood. - Enid, Okla., Daily News. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11916. Eureka. Last Week’s News.] Mrs. Keller attended the funeral of a relative at Horton Friday. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11917. Eureka. Mr. Burk returned home Friday from his visit in Virginia where he had been the past two weeks caring for his mother who died Tuesday, May 2, and was buried Wednesday afternoon. … The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11918. Matt Reichling, 78, a pioneer Kansan, who came to Holton forty-eight years ago from Luxembourg, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. L. Chute, 1312 West Eighth avenue. He is survived by his widow and six children, Mrs. Chute, Mrs. William Ketter, Leavenworth; and three sons, Matt Reichling, Circleville, Burt Reichling, Leavenworth, and Henry Reichling, Holton. Funeral and burial will take place at Holton, Thursday. - Topeka Capital. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11919. Mrs. T. S. Ward, a sister of Mrs. C. W. Reynolds, died last week in her home in Marietta, Ohio. … The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
Dr. C. W. Reynolds received word the first of the week of the death of his mother at Marietta, Ohio. The Holton Signal, September 21, 1922.
11920. Pea Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray attended the funeral of a relative in Valley Falls Sunday. The Holton Recorder, May 18, 1922.
11921. Ernest H. Heberlein, of Edmunds, Wash., died April 20 at his home at the age of 56 years. His death resulted from Bright’s disease. Mr. Heberlein will be remembered as a former resident of Holton where he was employed as number of years in the tin shop of T. J. Bennett. He leaves a widow and two sons. He lived in Edmunds for 30 years and built up a big hardware business. This summer when Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Zabel were in Edmunds he spent much time entertaining them and renewed his interest in Holton people. Rev. W. L. Zabel preached the funeral service. The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
11922. Mayetta Department. Mrs. Jane Courtright, who has been sick during the past winter and spring passed away at her home 2 miles east of Mayetta May 15. Mrs. Courtright was born in Estel county Kentucky, November 7, 1843, latter moving with her parents to Missouri, and then to Kansas, being among the early settlers in Kansas. They first lived in Leavenworth county and then moved to Jackson county, near old South Cedar where she lived more than 60 years. She was married to Americus Bunch March 15, 1865, and to this union were born four children, Charles, Mary, Jessie and Jennie. Charles Mary and Jennie and the father died a number of years ago. She was again married March 7, 1894 to Elijah Courtright who died in 1916. She is survived by one son, Jesse, a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers and one brother, James Harris, all of this community. … a member of the Christian church at Mayetta … The remains were laid to rest at Cedar Grove cemetery. The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
Mayetta Department. … Jesse A. Bunch of Shawn Springs, Kan. … interment took place in the Elliott cemetery. The Holton Signal, May 25, 1922.
11923. Vashti Henry Haas. Was born March 11, 1840, and died May 16, 1922. She began life’s pilgrimage near Mansfield, Ohio, in a humble country home. Here she spent her childhood, youth and young womanhood until Dec. 25, 1865, when she became the life companion of Martin Haas of Holton, Kan. She came to her new home to take the place of a departed mother to four children, a boy, George N., and three sisters, Emma, Caroline and Ella. … She was the mother of four sons and two daughters all of whom survive her, and were present to assist in laying her aged and wasted form under the shade of the “Old Cottonwood” that marks the resting place of her beloved companion, and many friends of other days, in the small and silent city of the dead, on the farm where she has spent fifty-six years of her life’s pilgrimage. … Her children James E. Hass, Mrs. Mattie Utterback, Phillip M., Frank J. and John H., all of Holton, and Mrs. Anna Reed of Anadarko, Oklahoma together with eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren remain … The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
… burial in the Haas cemetery. The Holton Signal, May 18, 1922.
11924. Charles Miller Jones was born in Rooks county, Kansas, in 1874, where he grew to manhood. It was while living there that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were married to which union were born two children, Elton and Gladys. They later moved to Missouri where they resided a few years and later moved to Holton where he passed away after a lingering illness of five months on Sunday morning, May 21, 1922. Mr. Jones had spent much of his time as a traveling salesman … the remains were taken to Netawaka and then to Woodston, Kan., where formal service was given and burial made. The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
Charles M. Jones was born at Buffalo, Mo., July 29, 1873, passed away at his home in Holton, Kansas, May 21, 1922, at the age of 48 years 9 months 21 days. In 1881 he moved, with his parents to Terrell, Texas, coming with them to Woodston, Kansas in 1884. He was united in marriage to Minnie M. Cook June 1, 1898. Three children came to bless this union; two sons and one daughter. Shortly after their marriage he moved to Topeka, Kan. In 1912 he moved with his family to Clinton, Mo., where they resided until 1915 when they moved to Holton, Kan. He was a member of the First M. E. church of Holton, having united with that church in 1915 shortly after coming to Holton. He was a commercial traveler, having followed that work about twenty years. The last two and a half years he was employed in the City Shoe Store of Holton. … He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Minnie, a son, Charles Elten, and a daughter, Gladys Genevieve, his father, Frank F., of Woodston, Kan. … Interment was made in the Rooks Center cemetery. The Holton Recorder, June 1, 1922.
11925. Susan Mary Whitaker was born at Indianapolis, Iowa, on July 19, 1861. Her mother, Lutisia Grubb Whitaker, died June 28, 1867. She was only six years old when she was deprived of a mother’s love. In June, 1874, she came west with her father, Isaac Whitaker, homesteading near where Norton is now located. In the fall of this year they moved back down the valley northeast of Almena. Their nearest railroad town being Kearney, Neb., where they did their trading as well as enduring other hardships such as skirmishes with the Indians, drought and pests which were common in those days of early settlers of Norton county. At the age of 13 years she started school in the old sod school house located where the Farmingdale school house now stands. On January 1st, 1878, she was united in marriage to Geo. H. Smith. Her grandfather Grubb gave her a homestead, where she and her husband lived most ever since, raising to maturity two boys and five girls, Ernest and Raymond Smith, Jessie Smith Blackford, Lera Smith Cole, Ruth Smith Drake, Truda Smith and Zelda Smith, all living near Almena except Raymond, he living at Circleville. Kansas. In 1909 she with her husband moved to Circleville, Kansas, where they lived until 1918, they moved back near Almena on their old homestead on Feb. 7, 1920. When her husband passed to that Great Beyond she remained on the farm with her two youngest daughters Truda and Zelda until that fall when she moved to Almena. Her health continually grew worse since, she passing away April 20, 1922, aged 60 years, 9 months and 1 day. She leaves to mourn her loss seven children, six grandchildren and two brothers, Henry and Frank Whitaker of Almena. She united with the church of Christ in her girlhood days … burial was in the family lot in the Almena cemetery. The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
Circleville. Mrs. George Smith of Almena, Kan., but formerly of this place, died last Thursday morning. The funeral was held at Almena Friday afternoon. Her son Raymond, nephew John Coulson Jr., from this place, attended the funeral. Mr. Smith preceded her about three years ago. She leaves several daughters and sons, Raymond, Ernest, Mrs. Ray Blackford, Mrs. Ray Drake, Mrs. Mose Cole, and Misses Truda and Zelda. The Holton Recorder, April 27, 1922.
11926. Eureka. Mr. and Mrs. Burk and Mrs. Matlock attended the funeral of Mrs. Burke’s cousin, Juanita Sprague, at Powhattan last Tuesday. The Holton Recorder, May 25, 1922.
11927. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burgat, May 20th, a baby boy. The infant lived but a short time. Burial was made in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, June 1, 1922.
11928. Anna Myrtle Turner, daughter of A. J. and Nancy J. Turner, was born near Summerset, Grant county, Indiana, February 20, 1869, and passed away May 27, 1922, after many years of suffering. She came to Kansas at the age of two years and lived with her parents on the farm near Holton, until the death of her mother in 1893, her father having preceded her mother in death six years. Since that time she has made her home in Holton with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bradley. She leaves to mourn her loss, one sister, Mrs. J. W. Bradley, three aunts, a number of cousins … the remains were deposited in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, June 1, 1922.
John W. Bradley, son of Jubilee and Nancy Bradley, was born near Greenfield, Dade County, Mo., November 20, 1847 and departed this life November 22, 1923 at his home in Holton. His age was 76 years and two days. In 1861 he moved with his parents to Kansas, settling on Banner. There he lived one year and then moved to Bill’s Creek, Kansas, where he took up farming and later, carpentering. On April 18, 1883, he was united in marriage with Nola Turner. Shortly after, they moved to Holton where he continued to work at his trade and where he lived in the same residence for a period of forty years. His departure is mourned by his companions, and one brother, Leonard Bradley, of Pasadena, California. … he was a faithful member and regular attendant of the Men’s Bible class of the Evangelical church … he was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and Fraternal Aid organizations. … final resting place in Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, November 29, 1923.