The Holton Recorder

12369. Mayetta Department. Cyrus Levier, the youngest son of James Levier died suddenly on Monday. The deceased was a victim of tuberculosis, but the immediate cause of death was hemorrhage. He lived on the reservation with his father. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12370. School District No. 71. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Humphries nephew, Delbert Humphries of Guthrie, Okla., was killed last week. Delbert was an engineer and when he was crossing a bridge, it gave way and the engine rolled down the bank scalding him to death.
Muddy Creek. … He is the oldest son of Willie Humphries who used to live on what is now known as the Maxwell farm. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12371. A still born baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Taylor, July 14. Burial was made in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
Brooding over the loss of his wife which occurred several years ago, Preston Taylor planned to end his life Monday morning. He drank a quantity of sulphuric acid at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. M. Metzker, on Iowa avenue, with whom he was making his home. He obtained the acid at the milk testing station of his son, Virgil Taylor, securing it surreptitiously. After drinking the potion, he rushed into the yard, attracting neighbors by his groans. … Death came at six o’clock in the evening. Mr. Taylor was an old time citizen of Holton, following the stone mason’s trade and farming since he grew to manhood. He was a brother of the late Austin and Orren Taylor, a son of the late Mrs. John Woodyard. His children are Virgil Taylor and Mrs. Roy M. Metzker. … the body was laid to rest in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
12372. Nocks Creek. The grand child of Ke-po-weh at the Kickapoo reservation was killed by lightning last week. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12373. Brief Local News. Mrs. Clyde Gay and son Junior went to Kansas City Monday to attend the funeral of her nephew, Tom McCourt. Mr. and Mrs. McCourt formerly lived in Holton. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12374. A. Wilson received a message Sunday of the death of his brother, A. V. Wilson at his home in Lexington, Va. The Holton Signal, July 26, 1923.
12375. Margaret Adeline White was born April 7, 1841, at Little Rock, Arkansas, and passed away July 21, 1923, age 82 years, 3 months and 14 days. She was united in marriage to Robt. M. Owings at Arcola, Mo., Sept. 14, 1858. To this union were born eight children, three dying in infancy. In the spring of 1862 she and her family came to Kansas, settling in Jackson county, where she has resided since. … she is survived by five children, James L., of Holton; Chas. E., of Soldier; Mrs. Della Peaslew, of Leavenworth; Wm. A., of Columbia Falls, Mont.; John, of Arizona; also two sisters and four brothers, John White, of Hoyt; Clay and Geo. White, of Holton; Web White, of Pueblo, Colo.; Julia Herron and Delpha Marshall, of Topeka; five grandchildren and one great grand child. … Her husband preceded her to the world beyond June 11, 1915. … Interment was made in the Soldier cemetery.
West Jackson and Vicinity. … Interment in the Olive Hill cemetery. … The Holton Recorder, July 26, 1923.
12376. Louis Calvin Resinger was born in Perry County, Penn., on December 29, 1857 and departed this life at Bancroft, Kan., July 19, 1923. … He was a member of Bancroft Lodge 5-10 of I. O. O. F. and had been a faithful member for 20 years. He was the oldest of a family of eight children, all living except one sister. S. M. Resinger and wife of Nortonville, Kans., and Mrs. Lillian Holt at whose place he made his home, where the immediate relatives of the family were present. … laid to rest in the Ontario cemetery by the side of the departed father … The Holton Recorder, July 26, 1923.
12377. Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr attended two funerals of relatives within a week. Wednesday they drove to Circleville for the funeral of Mrs. Richard Smith, a half sister of Mr. George Kerr, who died at her home in Topeka. Mrs. Smith is survived by her aged mother, five sisters and three brothers. The Holton Recorder, July 26, 1923.
12378. Mayetta Department. Floyd Ralston received a message here early Friday morning stating that his father died in Mankato in Jewell county, sick only a few days. … The reporter was slightly acquainted with Mr. Ralston when he once stayed here … The Holton Recorder, July 26, 1923.
Mayetta Department. Floyd Reynolds, having received word of his father’s death went to Mankato, Kansas, Friday evening … The deceased was 74 years old and was making his home temporarily with some of his children. He lived here last winter with his son, Floyd and family. The Holton Signal, July 26, 1923.
12379. Edward S. Bateman was born in Delaware, Canada, February 10, 1825 and passed away at his home in Billings, Mont., July 12, 1923, being 68 years, 5 months and 2 days. When but two years old he moved with his parents to Holton where he lived until he moved to Billings, Mont., November 6, 1874. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. He was married to Sarah Clowe, seven years ago. He leaves to mourn his departure a wife and three children, Francis and Roberta Bateman, Mrs. Roy Cooley and ten grandchildren, all living in Montana, and his only brother, Robert, of Holton, Kans. Also a host of relatives … He joined the Methodist church when a young man … laid to rest in the Holton cemetery. The Holton Signal, July 26, 1923.
… lived in this community until seven years ago when he moved to Montana. He leaves a widow, formerly Miss Sarah Clowe, to whom he was married 50 years ago, and two sons and a daughter. He was formerly sheriff of Jackson county. He was a brother of Robert Bateman and the late John H. and George Bateman. … The Holton Recorder, July 19, 1923.
Those in attendance from out of town to the Ed Bateman funeral Tuesday were Mrs. H. W. Johnson, Downs, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bateman and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bateman of Valley Falls; Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Kerr, Sabetha, Mrs. Gilliland, Hiawatha and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clowe of Seneca. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12380. Sarah Louise Oden, daughter of Dr. H. D. Oden, was born in Arkansas in 1837. She passed away at Holton, Kansas, July 28, 1923, at the age of 86 years 4 months and 14 days. She was married to H. F. Minor at Camden Point, Mo., who preceded her to the Great Beyond many years ago. The early part of their married life was spent in Buchanan and Platt counties, Missouri. They moved to Kansas in the spring of 1865. … she leaves to mourn her passing, five children, O. H. Minor of Holton, J. S. Minor of near Denison, Kan.; Mrs. Dora Balding of Sun City, Kan.; Mrs. Maggie Fricker and Mrs. Minnie Martin of Holton, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. Noda Wilson, also of this city; a brother, Thomas Oden, of Fresno, Calif., besides many other relatives … united with the Christian church when she was converted in childhood, in Camden Point, Mo. … laid to rest in the Holton cemetery.
Circleville. Rev. Held and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stonebreaker attended the funeral in Holton, Monday, of Mrs. Stonebreaker’s sister, Mrs. Minor. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
Local and Personal. Dean Fricker of Herrington, came to Holton Sunday to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Minor. The Holton Signal, August 2, 1923.
12381. Henry C. Gardiner was born December 14, 1855, near Barry in Platte county, Missouri, son of Rev. and Mrs. John T. Gardiner, and departed this life at Ashland, Kansas, July 9, 1923, at the age of 67 years, 6 months and 25 days. At the age of one year he came with his parents to Jackson County, Kansas, where he grew to manhood and on March 14, 1883, was married to Miss Louise Hafer. In April, 1885, he came with his family to Clark county and with the exception of two years spent in Jackson County has been a continued resident. He is survived by his wife, one son, R. W. Gardiner of Ashland, two daughters, Mrs. G. T. Wilson of Ransom, Kansas, Mrs. Ida B. Broadie of Ashland, five grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Mattie Runkle of Holton and two brothers, George Gardiner and Tom Gardiner, both of Holton. He was a member of the Christian church, having been converted and baptized 28 years ago at Denison … Interment was made in Highland cemetery. Mr. Gardiner settled on land which is now included in the J. P. Campbell ranch, his early day neighbors being the Wolfe, Gribble and Burkett families. … Soon after his return from Jackson County he purchased the old Ed Fearing dairy farm, one mile north of town … Henry was a frugal man in his business and habits and prospered as time passed, and the writer remembers that he several times refused to buy the large tract of land north and west of Ashland owned by Geo. Theis. Later he did buy part of it at almost twice the original offer. Other acreage was added until he acquired some 1100 or 1200 acres. … Mr. Gardiner confined his business chiefly to farming and cattle raising. Perhaps his one venture outside was an interest in the Citizens State Bank of Ashland. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
Mayetta Department. Frank Hafer went to Ashland, Kans. Monday evening to be present at the funeral of his uncle … The Holton Signal, July 5, 1923.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gardiner of Wichita, who had been visiting relatives at Holton and Denison, called on his cousins of the family name here Tuesday. An item of sad news to the families was the announcement of the death of a cousin Henry Gardiner at Ashland, Kansas, Monday. - Valley Falls Vindicator. The Holton Signal, July 19, 1923.
12382. An 8-year-old daughter of John Cadue, a half-breed Kickapoo Indiana, was killed by lightening near Huron recently. John Cadue is a great grandson of old Peter Cadue, the Frenchman, for whom Peter’s creek, near Wathena, was named. He was an early trader and interpreter among the Kickapoos where Wathena now stands and married a Kickapoo squaw. - Horton Headlight. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
12383. William Poston, age 90 years, died at the home of his brother at Esconvido, Calif., July 16. The body was cremated and the ashes sent by express to C. C. Poston, of Effingham, who took them to Netawaka for burial. C. C. Poston is a nephew of the deceased, William Poston. All were formerly of Netawaka. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
12384. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith attended the funeral of Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs. Strange, at Brock, Nebr., Friday. … passed away July 25, 1923. … The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
12385. Hoyt. C. E. Keterman, one of the old time citizens of Hoyt, died Wednesday of last week and was buried on Friday. He was 78 years and 10 months old. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
12386. Word was received by Mrs. P. S. Snider says, that Mrs. Lucy Rathbone’s little son was killed Sunday week ago, when thrown from an automobile. Mrs. Rathbone was formerly Miss Lucy McCormick, and now lives at Echetl, Wyoming. Whiting Journal, August 3, 1923.
12387. Mrs. Claypool received word Wednesday that the body of her nephew, Roy Meek’s oldest son Leo, had been found in the river at Wichita. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12388. Word was received recently in Holton of the death of Harry A. McCandless, son of the late Dr. A. B. McCandless. Mr. McCandless was associated with Fred G. Moore in a bank in Perry, Okla., and for 25 years has been a leading citizen of that place. He leaves a wife, a son and daughter, his sister, Mrs. Moore, and two brothers, Charles of Davenport, Iowa, and George of Hutchinson, Kan., to mourn his death. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12389. Jasper Newton Brownfield was born at Union Town, Penn., March 22, 1846, and departed this life at his home near Circleville, Kansas, July 31, 1923, being 77 years, 4 months and 9 days. … He came to Atchison county Kansas, in 1880 and resided there nine years, moving from there to Jackson county, Kansas, where he resided until his death. He was married to Catherine Workman November 10, 1868. She departed her life July 23, 1913. To this union were born six children, all living. Erving, of Denver, Colo., Cinda McKeever, of Holton, Kansas; Elizabeth Clowe, of Seneca, Kansas; Nancy Swain, of Holton, Kansas; Samuel I. and Alfred of Circleville, Kansas. In 1914 he was united in marriage to Jennie Richards, in Ontario, who he leaves to mourn his death. He joined the Baptist church when a young man in Pennsylvania and after he moved to this country he joined the Pea Ridge church. … laid to rest on the hill beside his former companion. … The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
… died at his home in the Pea Ridge neighborhood. … Burial will be made in the Circleville cemetery. The Holton Recorder, August 2, 1923.
12390. James Henry Wilkerson was born August 2, 1854, and departed this life at his home near Circleville early in the morning of July 30, 1923. Being at the time of his death 68 years, 11 months and 28 days old. The deceased was born in Buchanan county, Mo., and was the eldest of a family of eleven children born to Wm. H. and Emily Wilkerson. Three sisters, one brother and both of his parents have preceded him in death. In April 1877 he was united in marriage to Pauline Waller and four children were born to this union. William who resides on his farm near this place, Joseph, who died at the age of seven months, Mabel, living in Circleville, and Harry at home. Besides his faithful wife to mourn his loss, he has left his three living children, four grandchildren, seven brothers and sisters and many other kindred and friends. Mr. Wilkerson united with the Christian church at Circleville in the year 1911 …
Card of thanks. … death of our father and grandfather, J. H. Wilkerson. Mrs. J. H. Wilkerson, M. G. Johnson and family, W. R. Wilkerson and May, Harry Wilkerson. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
Circleville. … Interment in Circleville cemetery. The Holton Signal, August 2, 1923.
12391. Lucinda Evelyn Allen was born at Chautauqua, Kansas, March 16, 1877. She came with her parents to Jackson County in 1878, settling on a farm east of Holton, where they lived nine years. Then moved to Holton where she spent her childhood days. At the age of 20 years she was converted and joined the Christian church at this place. After which she went to Topeka where she found employment, making that place her home until about ten days ago she returned to her mother’s home here where she departed this life August 3, 1923. She leaves to mourn her loss, a mother, three sisters, two brothers and a host of relatives … her father, one brother and one sister preceding her to the great beyond. … The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12392. Card of Thanks. … death of our beloved one. … Mr. and Mrs. I. N. May, Mr. and Mrs. Loty Bundy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lamb and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Doty and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Allen and family. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Brannan, Mr. John Allen. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12393. Clarence Lee Green, nephew of John Green of Netawaka, died in Topeka Wednesday. … the body taken to Netawaka for burial. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12394. Adeline D. McKee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McKee, was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, Nov. 12, 1832. Died at her son’s home near Netawaka, Kan., Aug. 7, 1923, and had therefore reached the age of 90 years, 8 months and 25 days. At the age of three her parents moved to Coshocton Co., Ohio, at the age of 10 to Knox Co., and at 20 to Pike Co. It was while here she was married at the age of 24 to Levi Leeth on November 6, 1856. To this union four children were born. After 15 years in Pike Co., Ohio, she and her husband moved to Missouri and spent 12 years there. Then they moved to Kansas and she spent the next 40 years of her life in and near Netawaka. Four years ago last June her husband died, and two years ago this month her son Oscar. In both cases she keenly felt her loss. Forty-eight years ago she became affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church of which she was a member at the time of her death, holding her membership at Netawaka. … She leaves to mourn her death two sons: Samuel of Pony, Montana, and Curtis of Netawaka, one daughter, Mrs. E. D. Dodge of Savannah, Mo., five grandchildren, one great grandchild … The Holton Recorder, August 16, 1923. (cont’d)
12394. (cont’d) Mrs. D. Leeth of Netawaka … her son, Kirk Leeth … burial was made in the Netawaka cemetery.
Eureka. … Mrs. Leeth’s daughter of Marysville, Mo., is visiting at the Leeth home. The Holton Recorder, August 9, 1923.
12395. Walter Bernard Folger was born at New Virginia, Iowa, April 24, 1911, and died at his home north and east of Hoyt, Kan., Aug. 11, 1923, aged 12 years, 4 months, 11 days. At the age of 1 year 9 months he with his parents and older brother moved to Newport, Neb., where he resided for seven years, then moved to Kansas at the age of eight years where he resided at the time of his death. Walter was sick only a few days … He leaves to mourn his loss his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Folger, two brothers Ray and Densel, four grandparents, two great grandparents, aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives … Interment in the Holton cemetery. … The Holton Recorder, August 16, 1923.
Witchewah. … died with Infantile Paralysis … The Holton Recorder, August 23, 1923.
12396. Mayetta Department. John Wah-was-suck’s baby boy died today, Monday, Aug. 11, at 9 o’clock. The Holton Recorder, August 16, 1923.
Mayetta Department. Mr. and Mrs. John Wawasuck’s boy, who was about three years old, died Sunday night. The Holton Signal, August 16, 1923.
12397. Nocks Creek. A grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Bear died Monday. The funeral was held Tuesday. The Holton Signal, August 16, 1923.
12398. Wigwam. Last week’s news.] Mrs. C. M. Alley received word last week of the serious illness of his father in Kansas City. … Mrs. Alley’s father passed away that night. The Holton Recorder, August 16, 1923.
12399. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bennett were called to Greeley, Colo., last week by the serious illness of their little granddaughter, a child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cline. The child died the last of the week. The Holton Recorder, August 16, 1923.
Word was received last week of the death of Phoebe Marie Cline, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cline, of Greeley, Colo. Burial was in the Greeley cemetery. The Holton Signal, August 16, 1923.
12400. Mrs. E. B. Lavely received word Tuesday of the death of her sister, Mrs. Sarah Miller, at Los Angeles. Mrs. Miller was well known to the older residents of Holton. The Holton Recorder, August 23, 1923.
… Mrs. Miller lived in Holton a number of years ago … The Holton Signal, August 16, 1923.
12401. Charles W. Hoyt, 201 Western Ave., died at 6 o’clock last night in a hospital at Emporia, where he has been living temporarily and conducting a grain business. Hoyt’s death followed an illness of but two days. His residence was in Topeka, where he had lived for the past twenty-three years. He is survived by his widow and one son, Charles B. Hoyt of New York … the son, editor of a New York magazine, being at home on vacation at the time his father was stricken. Mr. Hoyt was 57 years old, and was born near Jamestown, Pa. He came to Kansas with his parents at the age of 12, the family settling at Morganville, Kan. He was married to Mary Bamfield of McPherson, Kans., in 1896. Mr. Hoyt formerly lived in North Topeka. In recent years he was connected with the Kaw Milling company. The body will be brought to Topeka for burial. - Saturday’s Topeka Capital. Mr. Hoyt is a brother-in-law of Mrs. J. A. Charles of Holton. The Holton Signal, August 16, 1923.
12402. West Jackson and Vicinity. Mrs. Carl Page is home again after attending the funeral of her father, Mr. Godlove, at Westmoreland and … visiting relatives … The Holton Recorder, August 23, 1923.

12403. James Taylor was born in Monroe county, Ohio, February 29, 1848. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Dianthus Goodwin in Hocking County, Ohio. Six children were born to them, two having preceded him in death. In 1880 Mr. Taylor moved to Jackson county, Kansas, where he has been a resident for 38 years. He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife who has been his companion for fifty-two years, one daughter, Mrs. J. T. Turner of Topeka; three sons, H. D. Taylor of Soldier, George and James Taylor of Holton; one brother and two sisters of Ohio, and nine grandchildren. His death occurred at the home in Holton … the remains were laid to rest in Holton cemetery. The Holton Recorder, August 23, 1923.
12404. Flora Ellen Raymond was born at Kanesville, Ill., on January 2, 1850, and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. R. Clementson, of Holton, Kansas, on August 10, 1923, aged 73 years, 7 months and 8 days. On September 19, 1896, she was united in marriage to Minard E. Shaver, of Chicago, Ill. To this union were born six children, Milton E. Shaver, of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Maude Clementson of Holton, Kan.; Mrs. Blanche E. Stout, of Newport, Kan.; and Raymond Shaver, of Denver, Colo. Also Arthur, who died at the age of two years, and Edna, who died at the age of 22 years. Her companion, Minard J. Shaver, departed this life on October 9, 1882, as the result of a severe injury he received in a railroad wreck near Nickerson, Kansas. She was married again to Mr. M. T. Hedges in October, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges were for many years very actively identified with the Methodist Episcopal church of Newton … Mr. Hedges died … on February 15, 1913, at Bethel hospital in this city. He was also an honored veteran of the civil war, enlisting in the 26th Illinois regiment. Mrs. Hedges leaves … one sister, Mrs. Laura A. Goodwin, of Hiawatha, Kan., one bother, Charles Raymond of Mitchell, South Dakotas, a niece, Mrs. Alice Page of Hesston, Kan., and 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild, and many relatives … The family came to Kansas in the year 1871 and settled on a claim northwest of Newton. Mrs. Hedges was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church since early childhood … Interment was made in the Greenwood cemetery. - Newton Republican. The Holton Recorder, August 23, 1923.
… Mrs. Flora Hedges became a member of Judson Kilpatrick Relief Corps No. 71, at the time of its organization, March 28, 1885, and was at that time elected conductor. She filled all of the seventeen offices … she was treasurer many years … Newton Republican. The Holton Signal, August 23, 1923.
12405. Cedar Hill. We were sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Srawn. Burial was Tuesday afternoon. … The Holton Signal, August 23, 1923.
12406. Asberry Hicks, son of John and Maggie Hicks, was born in Madisonville, Tenn., January 28, 1878. He came with his parents when but an infant to Holton where he grew to manhood. He was united in marriage in 1899 to Anna Darling to which union were born two daughters: Mrs. Claud Meyers and Mrs. Murray Dupuis, both of Mayetta. On Thursday of last week he sustained internal injuries in an auto accident north of Whiting which resulted in his death Monday afternoon, August 27. He was 45 years, 6 months and 30 days old. He leaves to mourn his death besides his two daughters, two sisters, Mrs. Lucile Guinn and Miss Maudell Hicks, both of Kansas City, as well as a number of other relatives and friends. The Holton Recorder, August 30, 1923.
A break in the steering mechanism of his car caused the death of Asbury Hicks, two miles north of Whiting, Saturday. Hicks was on his way to the Indian fair at Mayetta from his home in Rulo, Nebraska. As he was going down the hill two miles north of Whiting, the steering mechanism became loose and the car left the road turning over several times … burial was made in the Holton cemetery. Asbury Hicks moved from Holton about twenty years ago. At the time of his death he was living on a reservation near Rulo, Nebraska. The Holton Signal, August 30, 1923.