The Holton Recorder

12443. Nancy L. White was born in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 15th, 1835, and died in Holton on Oct. 1, 1923, being 88 years of age. When she was a small girl she came with her parents to Illinois, where she grew to young womanhood. On June the 4th, 1856, she was married to Daniel Allen in Green county, Ill. Soon after their marriage they came to Kansas, settling first in Washington county. Afterwards they moved to the southern part of the state, where they lived five years, and for the last 30 years she has lived in and around Holton. Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen, of which five are still living. They are, W. H. Allen of Carbondale, Kan.; Osker Allen of Holton; Mrs. Edd. Crafford of Morrowsville, Kan.; Mrs. Geo. W. Trout of Alton, Ill., and Mrs. Edd Ball of Pleasanton, Kan. There are also 24 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. When she was a young girl ... united with the Baptist church, but on coming to Holton she attended the Presbyterian church … The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
12444. Wigwam. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Slimmer attended the funeral of Mrs. Slimmer’s grandfather Tuesday. The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
12445. Blandin. An old man who has been staying with the Nioce family died Saturday evening. The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
12446. Me Me, an aged Indian on the reservation died Saturday evening … interment took place in the Shawnesse cemetery.
Nocks Creek. Mee-me, an invalid for many years died Saturday at the home of Francis Keesis. The Holton Signal, September 27, 1923.
12447. Sunny Brook. Noah Hearttly attended the funeral of his nephew at Wetmore Saturday. The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
12448. Mrs. Geo. White received a message Tuesday telling of the death of a niece, Mrs. Kate Montgomery-Hardisty, of Bennington, Kan. … The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
… The Montgomery family formerly lived near Holton. The Holton Signal, September 20, 1923.
12449. Brief Local News. A baby daughter born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Archdale, died at birth and burial was made in the Shipshee cemetery. The Holton Signal, September 27, 1923.
12450. Witchewah. An infant grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Olla Mann’s died and was buried Tuesday. The Holton Recorder, October 4, 1923.
12451. Hoyt. Word came to Hoyt on Friday of last week that Mr. George Q. Carey has died of apoplexy in Omaha, Neb., where he has been in business at the South Omaha stock yards. The Holton Recorder, October 4, 1923.
12452. Liberty. Mrs. John Davis was called to Lawrence Friday to attend the funeral of a niece. The Holton Recorder, October 4, 1923.
12453. Circleville. Winifred and Jean Brown, Esther Dick and Ethel McKeever were absent from school on Tuesday of last week to attend the funeral services of their grandfather. The Holton Signal, September 20, 1923.
12454. Lula May Johnson was born near Denison, Kansas, August 23, 1875, and died at Topeka, Kansas, October 6, 1923. At the age of sixteen she united with the Methodist church at Denison … On February 25, 1892, she was married to E. D. Bolyes. To this union four children were born. Freddie D. who died in infancy, Willis D. of Overbrook, Kans., John L. of Denison, and Robert D. of Topeka. Helen Marie the daughter, Mrs. Edwin Hochuli, came into the home as an orphan, but mourns the loss of an own mother’s love in the passing of Mrs. Boyles. These with the husband and aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of Denison, three brothers and two sisters, one granddaughter, Maxine, and one grandson, Johnnie, mourn her loss … laid to rest in the beautiful silent city at Denison …
Denison. … her residence, 515 Topeka avenue … The Holton Recorder, October 11, 1923.
12455. J. T. Williams who fell to his death in the new hotel building in Topeka Tuesday morning will be buried in the Netawaka cemetery. … Mr. Williams will be remembered by the people of Whiting and Netawaka having lived in Whiting and Netawaka a number of years. He was 72 years old. The Holton Recorder, October 11, 1923.
… the Hotel Kansan. … The Holton Signal, October 11, 1923.
Mr. John T. Williams of Topeka while acting as night watchman in a new building, stepped into an opening and fell to the floor below, about 14 feet, killing him instantly … Jackson Lodge I. O. O. F. Whiting of which lodge he was a member. Whiting Journal, October 12, 1923.
Sunny Slope. Mrs. Herman Beaman was called to Topeka Tuesday by the death of her brother-in-law, J. T. Williams. Whiting Journal, October 19, 1923.
12456. J. T. Connelly, 20, Easton, was instantly killed and Clarence and Earl Langley, brothers, were slightly injured when a Ford touring car in which they were riding was struck by the Union Pacific motor on the main crossing near the Easton depot at 9:06 this morning. Connelly was thrown from the automobile onto the tracks when the motor struck the car. The motor ran over his body, severing his head, right arm and left leg. … The automobile, driven by Earl Langley, was going south when struck by the motor. The U. P. motor making the run from Garrison, Kan., to Leavenworth was going east. - Leavenworth Times, Thursday. The Holton Recorder, October 11, 1923.
12457. The death of Louie Bizzants occurred at his home Sept. 30 at Sun City, Kans. Mrs. Bizzants was formerly Miss Julia Balding. The Holton Recorder, October 11, 1923.
The death of Louie Bizzard … Julia Balding of Holton. The Holton Signal, October 11, 1923.
12458. A telegram was received Tuesday by Probate Judge Clarke from the authorities of the institution for the feeble minded at Osawatomie asking for instructions regarding the disposal of the body of Frederick Krouth who died there the day before. Investigation revealed that Krouth had been sent to Osawatomie from Jackson county in 1878, some 45 years ago. He has been there ever since. … The Holton Recorder, October 11, 1923.
J. C. Weiss informs us that he was acquainted with Frederick Krouth whose death at Osawatomie was announced in last week’s papers. Mr. Weiss says that Krouth was a blacksmith. He lost in some manner a considerable sum of money which resulted in his losing his mind and his being sent to Osawatomie as noted last week. The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12459. Mrs. Andrew Smith received a message Saturday of the death of her sister, Mrs. Lydia Smith, which occurred at Fairfield, Idaho, Friday evening. The Holton Signal, October 11, 1923.
12460. Nocks Creek. An infant of George and Anna Mahkuk died Sunday evening and was buried at the family cemetery Tuesday. The Holton Signal, October 11, 1923.
12461. Vonciel Ruth Able was born near Circleville, September 3, 1916, and departed this life October 11, 1923, age 7 years, 1 month, 8 days. … she leaves to mourn her untimely death, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Abel, three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Albert Brown and Mrs. Chas. Barnes, of Circleville, Dorothy May and Argel in the home, one grandfather, A. D. Chamberlain of Holton, together with a host of friends and relatives. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at Circleville … The Soldier Clipper, October 17, 1923.
Last Friday morning as she was making ready to leave for her home in Malad City, Idaho, Mrs. S. S. Moody received word at Seneca that her little niece in Soldier died at 3 o’clock that morning, following an illness of cholera infantum. The little girl was eight years old and the youngest in the Abel family. Mrs. Moody remained for the funeral. - Centralia Journal. The Holton Signal, October 25, 1923.
12462. Mrs. T. C. Roe was called to Topeka last Wednesday by the sudden death of her father, Frank T. Stephens. Mr. Stephens was a man of 72 years and leaves a wife and ten children all of whom were present at the funeral … The Soldier Clipper, October 17, 1923.
12463. Hannah A. Freed was born in Porter county, Indiana, February 16, 1845. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maud Perkins, in Sabetha, on Thursday, October 4, 1923, aged 78 years, 7 months and 28 days. She was united in marriage, November 22, 1868 to Thomas Freed. To this union were born five children, one son and four daughters. The son and Mr. Freed preceded Mrs. Freed in death. Mr. and Mrs. Freed united with the Evangelical church in Bern, Kans. … 30 years ago. … she leaves to mourn her death four daughters, Mrs. Maud Perkins, of Sabetha, with whom she had been during her last weeks; Mrs. Minnie Rice, of Horton; Mrs. Katie Nusbaum, of Blue Rapids; Mrs. Myrtle Taylor, of Soldier, Kans.; also fifteen grandchildren, three sisters and one brother and many other relatives … Interment was in the Bern cemetery. - From the Sabetha Herald. The Soldier Clipper, October 17, 1923.
… Berne, the former home of the deceased. Mrs. Freed spent some months here the past winter at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. D. Taylor … The Soldier Clipper, October 10, 1923.
12464. Wade Pine, brother of Mrs. Arthur Ellis, died on Saturday at a hospital in St. Joseph, from the effects of an operation. The Soldier Clipper, October 17, 1923.
12465. E. E. Wilson, 57, banker in Eudora, Kan., for twenty-one years, died Sunday at his home, 9312 Madison street, where he moved a year ago. He is a native Kansan. He is survived by three daughters, Thelma and Royen Wilson and Mrs. A. T. Hutchinson of Topeka; three brothers, F. M. Wilson of Horton, W. L. Wilson of Santa Monica, Ca., and C. L. Wilson, Oklahoma City, Okla., and a sister, Mrs. M. L. Waltmeyer, Kansas City, Mo. … burial will be in the Eudora cemetery. - Tuesday’s Topeka Journal. The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12466. Mayetta Department. … He was an old pioneer of Kansas. Albert D. Jones was born on May 15, 1855, in Waynesville, Ohio, and died in Topeka at his home, 402 Quincy street, Oct. 13, 1923, at 7:30 o’clock, making his age 75 years, four months and twenty-eight days old. He came to Kansas when he was a little boy with his parents in an ox team and was many weeks on the road, and settled in Jackson county, near Mayetta, where he resided until he moved to Topeka in 1909, and lived there until his death. … He had been a member of Holton lodge of Masons, No. 42, for over 50 years. He was married June 27, 1878, to Miss Abigail White. To this union was born 10 children. Four of them are passed and gone. Those who survive him are his wife, four boys and two daughters, R. E. Jones of St. Joe, W. P. and Ralph Jones of Topeka and Dr. A. D. Jones, of Chicago, and Mrs. W. L. Mollenberg of Topeka and Mrs. Ray Thomas of South Dakota, and they were all present except the doctor, who was hurt some time ago in a game of base ball and is now in a hospital taking treatment. … he leaves four sisters and one brother, Frank Jones, Mrs. Mary Page, Mrs. Harriet Bicker, Miss Narcissa Jones and Mrs. Rhonda Crane. … interment was made in the Mayetta cemetery, three miles south of town. (cont’d)

12466. (cont‘d) … his home, 402 Quincy street. … The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12467. Herbert Wilhelm Zwoenitzer, son of Emil Zwoenitzer and his wife, Emma, nee Ruegge, was born September 24, 1906, near Netawaka, Kan. He was baptized in the name of the Truine God on Nov. 18, of the same year. ... confirmation on March 28, 1920 … Soon after confirmation he contracted a severe attack of whooping cough which was followed by a complicated case of meningitis. Though in 1921 he seemed to rally, his affliction gradually grew worse so that on June 4th an operation seemed necessary and also successful. … on Oct. 8 his soul was carried into bliss … this brought Herbert’s life to 17 years and 15 days. He leaves to mourn his departure his father, two brothers and three sisters, his mother having preceded him on Feb. 26, 1916. … The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12468. John Whitlock, prominent farmer living near Meriden, committed suicide Saturday by hanging himself in the hay mow of his barn. It was his fifty-sixth birthday. Whitlock had been despondent since sustaining a broken leg while helping drag the roads last spring, according to members of the family. He left the house Saturday morning to do the chores. He did not respond to repeated calls and upon investigation his wife found his lifeless body dangling at the end of a rope attached to a hay fork. The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12469. Pea Ridge. Mr. Tom Nash went to Nortonville Thursday to attend the funeral of his brother, Dave Nash. The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
12470. Lawn Ridge. Mrs. Ross Hixon was called to Norton last week by the death of her father. The Holton Signal, October 18, 1923.
12471. Mr. J. Q. Brown, who was called to Muskogee, Oklahoma, by the death of his uncle, returned home last Friday evening. On his way home he visited with his daughter, Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Love, at Wichita and at ElDorado with his brother, and at Maize with his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jackman. - Whiting Journal. The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12472. Hoyt Rural H. S. Notes. The sympathy of the entire high school goes out to Naomi and Wilma Holt and to the other members of the family, who in the death of their mother have lost their best earthly friend. The high school has more than an ordinary interest in the family of Mr. Holt, as the members except three are alumni of the high school and the remaining three are on the way of becoming alumni … The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12473. William Hillis Pool, son of John Hartford Pool and Eliza Pool, was born in Warren county, Illinois, February 26, 1868, and died at Christ’s hospital in Topeka, October 15, 1923. He was married July 14 to Miss Louisa Dale of Welch, Oklahoma, to which union three children were born, all of whom survive him. They are, Mrs. Olivia Bidleman, Mrs. Hazel E. Stephenson, and Mrs. Grace Blow, all of Waverly, Kansas. Mr. Pool went with his parents to Red Oak, Iowa, in 1873, where he resided until 1877, when the family moved to Wetmore, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. He went with his brother, James, in 1889, to Oklahoma, where he resided until 1906, when he moved to a farm adjoining Circleville. Here he lived four years, then moved to Harris, Kansas, where he lived three years; next to Ottawa, Kansas, where he lived one year, moving from there to Waverly, Kansas, which was his home at the time of his death. … In 1907 he united with the Circleville Christian church … He was also a member of the M. W. A. Circleville Camp, No. 3136. In Waverly, Kansas, he was identified with the Baptist church at that place. Such was the esteem in which he was held at Waverly, that when he died in Topeka, a delegation of citizens of Waverly drove the fifty miles through the mud in order to accompany the body to the train as it was started for its last resting place at Circleville. He is survived besides his wife and children, five brothers and two sisters: John Pool of Camden Point, Mo.; E. G. Pool, Lum Pool, Charles Pool, Bose Pool, all of Circleville, Kan.; Mrs. Adotha Myers of Paradise, Kans., Mrs. Grace Alumbaugh of Bancroft, Kan.; forty-two nieces and nephews … Interment was made in the Circleville cemetery. The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923. (cont’d)
12473. (cont’d) Circleville. … operated on at St. Francis hospital … The Holton Recorder, October 18, 1923.
… He was an uncle of Mrs. J. L. Evans of this place. The Soldier Clipper, October 17, 1923.
12474. E. C. Shiner, formerly of Topeka, died October 2 at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., where he has been living the past eleven years. He was a member of the Masons, Modern Woodmen of America and the Security Benefit association. He is survived by his widow and one son, Gerald. - Topeka Capital. Mr. Shiner was the eldest son of “Jim” Shiner, one of the early editors of the Recorder. Ed Shiner was born in Holton. The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12475. Denison. Mrs. Mattie McCrory is in Christ’s hospital in Topeka following the birth and death of an infant Oct. 14. The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12476. The death of Mrs. W. H. Havens occurred last Saturday afternoon at her home in Meriden, Conn. Mrs. Havens was a sister-in-law of Mrs. T. A. Fairchild and Miss Bertha Havens. The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12477. Effie Blossom Fees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fees, was born near Holton, Kans., Feb. 15, 1900, and died at Bethany hospital, Kansas City, Kans., Oct. 27, 1923, aged 23 years, 8 months, and 12 days. Effie spent her girlhood days in this vicinity, was educated in the Birmingham schools … Oct. 8, 1922, she was married to Floyd McGehe, later moving to Kansas City, where they spent their short but unusually happy life. … she leaves … her stricken husband and parents and sister, Florence, besides a number of relatives … The Holton Recorder, November 1, 1923.
Ora Fees and daughter, Lucille, drove to Holton Tuesday, to attend the funeral of the former’s niece. Whiting Journal, November 2, 1923.
Colorado School. First Grade. Forrest McGehe was absent Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral of a relative. The Holton Signal, November 8, 1923.
12478. Ozina Evelyn Debusk was born in Lee county, Virginia, Jan. 1, 1858, and departed this life at her home near Whiting, Kans., Oct. 21, 1923, being 65 years, 9 months and 20 days of age. She was united in marriage to George Clark McQueen at Lee county, Virginia, Feb. 17, 1882. To this union were born nine children, Ollie May Nelson, Exeter, Mo.; Emmer Right Spain, Butterfield, Mo.; Elizabeth Stolzenberger, Wetmore, Kans.; Eula Frances Johnson, Goff, Kans.; Charter Abe McQueen, Netawaka, Kans.; Knox Ralph, Sterling Theodore and Robert Estele, who still remain at home with the father near Whiting, Kans., and one infant son who preceded his mother in death. At the early age of eighteen years she was united with the Methodist church at Lee county, Virginia, where she was a member until the time of her death. She, with her husband, moved from Lee county, Virginia, to Missouri March 12, 1882. From there they moved to Kansas February 15, 1914, where she spent the remainder of her days. … the remains were laid to rest in the Granada cemetery. The Holton Recorder, November 1, 1923.
Ozuina McQueen … died at her home, one mile north of St. Creek … The Holton Recorder, October 25, 1923.
12479. Mrs. George Stier, aged 60, died in Kansas City last Thursday night. Death followed an accident in which she was struck by an automobile, knocked against the curbing and suffered a fractured skull. The funeral service was held at the home in Kansas City Saturday. Fred King attended. Mrs. Stier was the mother of Earl Stier of Lexington, Mo., and mother-in-law of Grace King-Stier. The Holton Recorder, November 1, 1923.
12480. The death of Robert W. Flood occurred at his home in Mayfield, Kentucky, October 27. After funeral services the body was brought to Holton for burial. … the Masons had charge at the grave. Mr. Flood was the husband of Martha Drake, and has often visited Holton. …
Among the relatives here yesterday for the funeral of Robert D. Flood were Mrs. Flood and Harry Morgan of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Gene McGrath of Minnesota, Mrs. Helen Peterson of Siston, S. Dak., R. Z. Drake, Miss Green, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kiewitt, of Omaha, George Gamble of St. Joseph, Mrs. Maude Buckner, Mrs. Katherine Schoonmacher. The Holton Recorder, November 1, 1923.
Robert Wilford Flood was born at Cadiz, Trigg county, Kentucky, Oct. 19, 1867, and was 56 years of age. His parents were John Andrew and Miranda Frances Flood. His mother died when he was 12 years of age, while yet residing in Mayfield, Kentucky. He graduated from the normal school at Farmington, Kentucky, after which he taught in the county schools for four years, then studying law and being admitted to the bar in the state of Kentucky. … The Holton Recorder, November 8, 1923.
12481. Brief Local News. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Wherry were called to Sterling Tuesday by the death of Mrs. Wherry’s father. The Holton Signal, November 1, 1923.
12482. Brief Local News. Mrs. O. C. Deaver of Kansas City visited Mrs. George Bronson Saturday night. She left Sunday for Sabetha to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law. The Holton Signal, November 1, 1923.
12483. The death of Miss Hulda Ise, teacher journalism at Long Beach Polytechnic high school, occurred the latter part of September. She was a near relative of the J. C. Hinnen and Haag families of Holton. … The Holton Recorder, November 8, 1923.
The sudden death of Miss Hulda Ise, teacher of journalism and advisor to the High Life staff, came as a great shock to students and faculty last Saturday. Miss Ise was living at the home of Miss Edith Mattoon of the English department, an old friend from Lawrence, Kansas. Death had come quietly and was due to an affliction of the heart from which Mrs. Ise had suffered for years. A sister of Miss Ise’s, Mrs. F. E. Lindley of San Diego, has taken her body to Lawrence for burial. In her undergraduate days at the University of Kansas, Miss Ise won various scholar honors. It was there she was selected to Pi Beta Kappa, honorary scholarship society; and it is significant that one of the prizes was won for a distinguished paper on the subject, “Christianity in Modern Journalism.” In Kansas, her native state, Miss Ise had taught journalism and English in various high schools. After a few years of teaching, she spent a year abroad with her mother; then went to the State Technological school at Pocatello, Idaho, as dean of women. A year at the castle, Miss Mason’s school for girls, at Tarrytown, New York, gave her experience with a different type of student from those that she had known. The summer of 1922 she spent at Berkeley. Superior work there and elsewhere brought her an invitation to do work for her doctor’s degree at Leland Stanford. A break in health last spring prevented her completing her work. - Long Beach California, High School Paper. … The Holton Recorder, November 15, 1923.
J. G. Hinnen received a message Tuesday morning stating that his niece, Miss Hulda Ise, had died at Long Beach, Calif. She was the daughter of Mrs. Rose Ise … Mrs. Elmer Sanders and Mrs. John Davis will go to Lawrence for the funeral. The Holton Recorder, September 27, 1923.
… taught three terms in the Wetmore High school a number of years ago and it was here she was made a member of the Wetmore Chapter, No. 212, Order of the Eastern Star. The following particulars of the death of Miss Ise were sent us by Mrs. Alma G. Corker of Boise, Idaho; “Hulda Ise, who formally taught in Wetmore High school died in Long Beach, California, on Saturday September 27. She had gone there to take charge of the department of journalism. Owing to the unprecedented number of new students, the first two weeks were very strenuous and she complained of her heart. Friday she was relieved of her extra work and the school paper was out. She cheerfully remarked to her friends that she could now go to bed and sleep: When they went to wake her at seven, she was in her last sleep. The doctor said she had been dead about three hours. - Spectator. The Holton Signal, September 11, 1923.
12484. Holton friends received word Wednesday of the death of Mrs. Jennie Johnson, of Corning. … The Holton Recorder, November 8, 1923.
12485. Mayetta Department. Mrs. May Salts Harris, who was born in Wisconsin May 9, 1863, passed away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, 1923, at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Morris, near Hoyt. … she leaves her husband, sister, Mrs. James Morris, and one brother, Bennie Salts … the funeral was conducted from the Methodist church … which she had been a member of since she was a young girl. … Interment was made in the Hoyt cemetery. The Holton Recorder, November 8, 1923.
St. John’s Creek. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Salts and Guy, Glenn and Edgar Salts, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pooler and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Betts attended the funeral of Mrs. John Harris in Hoyt Wednesday. The Holton Recorder, November 15, 1923.