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MARSHALL COUNTY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937. KUMM ERFIELD In one of Mr. Bennett's wagons an oTeltrpp hart heen hrnken. and thev I If Burned When Dress Blazes Miss Lois Molby, Waterville, is recovering from burns suffered when Collects Funeral Notices For 18 years Ed Bachoritch has been saving the funeral cards that have been placed in his hardware store at Beattie. Much interest has been taken in the collection.

THE JAYHAWKERS OF DEATH VALLEY By JOHN G. ELLENBECKER ding of the latter's cousin, Miss Alice Keller Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Art Samuelson and family spent Sunday evening at the Glen Boyd home Thursday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Carol Burks and daughter spent the evening there. Mr. and Mrs.

Dan Hahn spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brucker. Aug. Brucker was a Frankfort visitor Saturday.

Beulah Wolfgang spent Sunday afternoon with Gertrude and Doris Smith. were removing an axeltree from the iveniucKian wagon, whu nau uicu, and weie fitting it into the other wagon. Then there were the two single men, William L. Manly and John Rogers who had no wagon but were traveling with the Bennett family. There was Rev.

J. W. Brier, his wife and their three children and an- other group of 21 people fr om Georgia" and Tennessee. That would make 85 people to continue over the cutoff, i The accounts mention only 27 wagons but their must have been more and 'at least 150 oxen and some horses. reasi.

xuu u. As stated before the Jayhawkers led G-L-A-S-S WINDOW AND AUTOMOBILE GLASS CUT AND GLAZED, ANY SIZE HOWELL LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND COAL PHONE 42 the way and the others during the Ne3toand A follwed' 80 thl left last week for the south. They the 10th of November, they all got Thanksgiving at Birmingham, together again and camped together A1 then proceede5 to Florida where once more. But although on the sam winter monthg route and in the same country and Dr gnd Cau meeting untold dangers and subjected attended the funeral of to indescribable sufferings during the Dr Stephens here Monday and next three months they were together made a vjsit frien(Js Dr but very few 'times.

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From The Forking: Of The Road To Mount "Misery" CHAPTER V. It was about November 4 when Hunt's train reached the camp a little beyond Mountain Maedows at Iron Buttes and there the dissatisfied travelers took the Smith's or Owen's Lake cut-off. Merrily these 100 wagons of "secedcrs" rolled over this new but really uncharted road. Their hopes were high and everything at first encouraged them in these cheerful feelings. For a few days at least there was plenty of good water and the meadows grassy and adroned with verdure.

Nature acted the part of a siren to lure them on. The pathway was good, but no trail. But it was noticeable that they were continually reaching higher ground. In reality they were ascending a gradual mountain slope. The juniper, trees (cedars) became more stunted, and the grass became scarcer.

The poverty of the land, to a few, was becoming evident. But still most of these people, and especially the Jayhawker boys, were delighted, and in good humor over their new route. The Cedar Mountain or "Mount Misery" At the end of the third day nature was not so generous. They had reached the top of the low mountain and faced a declivity or jumpoff of a shefer HAVE YOUR PHOTO MADE FOR CHRISTMAS at Edington's Studio If Your Clothes look as bad as my Thanksgiving turkey, they need attention. Phone 59 JACK THE CLEANER 1016 BROADWAY Up by the Democrat MFRRIMAC The following were entertained at dinner Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Gwilym Williams: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ewing and children, Mr. and Mrs.

P. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. R. N.

Morton, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Milliken and Bobby and Mrs.

Milliken of Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Wally Williams of Leavenworth, Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. Williams of Valley Falls, and William Heinricks of Kansas City. Mrs. Alvin Atkinson of Manhattan spent Thanksgiving day with Alvin Atkinson and Elvin. Mr.

and Mrs. Marvin Wright and Johnnie spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. L. A.

McDonald. Miss Hannah Edwards and Miss Betty Stauffer called on Mrs. Ray Ewing and at the ranch Friday aft ernoon. Bill Edwards attended the football games at Lawrence Thursday and at Manhattan Saturday. Joe Tenopir attended a dance in Centralia Friday evening.

Mrs. Mabel Stewart and Miss Helen Sunderland of Frankfort called on Mrs. Ewing Friday afternoon. Mrs. J.

C. Milliken returned to Lawrence Friday after spending two weeks with Mrs. Ewing. Mr. and Mr3.

Cerry Williams and Phil Tommer of Frankfort called at the Gwilym Wiliams home Thursday evening. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the Jim Horalek, home were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Horalek and Joyce, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Horalek, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Horalek, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cottrell and Betnadine Warner.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith and Norma spent Thanksgiving day at Roy Carlson's. Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Horalek, and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Horalek visited relatives in Nebraska Friday and Saturday. Mr. nad Mrs.

John Shepard have moved from Garwood Judd's to their farm near Vliets. Mr. and Mrs. L. A.

McDonald called at the Ray Ewing and A. R. Atkinson homes Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

John Shepard and Garwood Judd spent Thanksgiving at the Anna Shepard home in Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ewing and children spent Sunday afternoon at the G. -A.

Coxley home in Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tebbutts spent Sunday night at the Jim Horalek, home.

Jim Horalek shipped cattle Sunday and accompanied the shipment to Kansas City. STITCH AND CHATTER Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rutti and family and Mrs. Ella DeWolf spent Saturday and Sunday in Belleville visiting relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham and Donna, Robert Taylor and Ralph Taylor of Peru, 111., spent Thanksgiving day with Mr.

and Mrs. James Taylor and Roy. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Hafner and Donna, Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Taylor and Mrs. Emilie Rutti spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Toedter. Miss Loretta Smith and Hugo Brucker spent Sunday evening in Herkimer with Miss Florence Sten-glemeier. Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence ToeUter, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hill and family and Miss Marie Faulkner spent Thanksgiving day with August Toedter and Nelda. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Hafner and Donna spent Thanksgiving day at the Henry Hafner home. August Toedter, Mrs. H. W. Smith, Miss Carol Anderson, Wm.

Hahn, J. W. Toedter and Wallace visited Thanksgiving day in Halstead with Mrs. J. W.

Toedter who had been a patient there. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

James Taylor and family. Miss Loretta Smith and Mrs. Claud DeLair spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. W.

Toedter. Ralph Taylor who has spent Thanksgiving holidays with his parents left Monday morning for Peru, 111., where he is employed. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knodel and Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Griswold and family spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. George Griswold and Wallace. Have You Read the Classified'? Friday 59c This Certificate and 59c entitle FILLEH 8ACLE8S FOUNTAIN with each pen.

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Thursday guests at the H. A. Prich- Breunsbach and famj and Mrg; ard home were and Mrs. A. D.

Ernest Keller and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Myers, G.

Keller, Miss Emma Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Naaf and Mr. and Mrs. O.

J. Brauchi. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lunger, Betty Jane and Clyde visited from Thurs- day until Sunday with Mrs.

Lunger's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lasswell at Emmet and with relatives and friends in Topeka.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brown and Henry Brown of Wodhull, 111., are spending a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. A.

O. Root and other relatives and friends. Relatives here have received word of the death of Howard Moore of Mo-line, 111. Howard is a former Sum-merfield boy and his wife was Miss Katherine Kirlin of Beattie. Mr, and Mrs.

Otto Wenzi entertained a number of relatives and friends from Elk Creek, Tecumseh, Steinauer, St. Marys and Crab "Orchard, at Sunday dinner. Mrs. James Transue has returned from a visit in Colorado, Idaho and at Barnes, and will spend the winter at the home of her son, Ira Transue and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Glynn of Lincoln and Miss Teresa McDonald of Atchison were week end visitors in the home of the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. T.

W. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Moore of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ungerer and Mrs.

Christina Spellmeier of Marysville were Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Obert and Beatrice.

Dr. H. R. Tice returned Sunday from Kansas City where he had been taking medical treatment the past two weeks. Misses Ella Mae Brown and Mary Hutchison of Topeka visited over the week end at the home of their parents here.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Wagner and Famie spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Wagner's sister, Mrs, Thos.

Burbetry and Mr. Burbery in Seneca. Mrs. Emma Shue entertained the Methodist Ladies' Aid society at her home Friday afternoon. Mr.

and Mrs. H. N. Obert and Beatrice were Thursday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

W. G. Ungerer in Marysville. Mr. and Mrs.

Call Bare and sons, Ivan and Galen, returned Sunday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kirk in Wichita. Mrs. Ed Weis entertained the Delta Deck bridge club and a few invited guests at her home Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Mosser and family spent the Thanksgiving vaca-tipn with relatives and friends at Morrill.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hauldren visited over the week end with relatives at Wamego and St. George, Kans. Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Blakeway and Betty, Mrs. L. M. Blakeway and Mrs.

R. O. Sitler and children spent Sunday at the Venzel Kabriel home. Mr. and Mis.

Clyde Brown of Wood-hull were Monday evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Obert and Beatrice.

Mr. and. Mrs. Leo Swisher and Junior spent the week end at the homo of Mrs. Swisher's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Savago at Corning. BALDERSON RICHLAND Mr. and Mrs.

Jas. Kane and daughters spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bud Smith and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Rueger and family spent Thanksgiving day at the Mike Rueger home. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Farris and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Stansber-ry and her brother, Jerry, Mrs. Sam Stansberry, and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brucker and family all ate turkey dinner with Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Taylor and family Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Naaf, and Mrs.

Aug. Krebs accompanied Mrs. Edd Brucker to Sioux City, Tues day to visit Rudy Krebs, who was a patient at the hospital there. He was able to return home with them Wednesday. Mrs.

Krebs also returned home. Thev went to their home near Westmoreland Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brauch spent Thanksgiving day with Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Reinhardt and son. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson spent Wednesday evening at the Edd Brucker home.

Several from this vicinity attended the Catholic bazaar In Beattie Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson ate Thanksgiving supper with Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Johnson. Six o'clock dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Naaf Sunday evening were: Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Heiserman, Dale Keck, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Naaf. Irvan and Merlin, Mr, and Mrs. Phil Brucker, Dale and Yvonne, Mr.1 and Mrs.

Edd Brucker and Henry Brucker, and Miss Alma Keller. The evening was spent playing cards. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hahn called at the Edd Brucker homo Thanksgiving day.

The ladies aid will meet with Mrs. Edd Brucker Thursday with Chrlst-as exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Naaf were among the guests to attend the wed- 1,000 feet.

They could see no roadway to get down with their wagons to the plains below and beyond. There was only a bare pack train path through scrub and brush. So they all went into camp here. The next morning each group sent out searchers for a wav around this lawful At night fall some jcame back and reported that no way jhad been found. The second evening 'others came back and gave the same discouraging report.

The Jayhawkers iwere not back yet. By this time many were dubious I or sick of Smith's or Ward's or Owen's (Lake short route; and openly avered that they would return and rejoin Captain Hunt's train of seven wagons. At this camp the grass was poor, and the water had to be carried up that awful declivity. And so in spite of all other disagreements they agreed to named this place "Mount Misery." Had they only known the worth of this omen! To the road disappointment here, was added the gloom of a death and a funeral. A lonely fellow-traveler in this train a man from Kentucky a consumptive died the second day, and was buried here.

His belongings a light wagon and a yoke of oxen, were left to who so ever wanted to take them. Another Revolt The one loudest in his resolve to rejoin Captain Hunt's train was a Mr. Rynierson with family. On the third morning at Mount Misery camp he addressed a crowd of his fellow travelers in these words: "My family is near and dear to me. I can see by the growth of the timber that we are on a very elevated place.

This is now th 7th of November, it being the 4th of November at the time of our turning off on this trail. We are evidently in a country where snow is liable to fall at any time in the winter season; and if we were to remain here and be caught in a severe storm we should all probably perish. I for one feel in duty bound to find a safer road. I shall hitch up my oxen and return at once to the old trail. Boys (to his teamsters) get the cattle and we will return." And so he did; and before the sun set again 72 more of the seceded wagons followed Mr.

Rynierson back to Captain Hunt's seven wagons on the Santa Fe-Los Angeles trail. This was easy as the roads had not yet spread far apart. I The Jayhawker scouts returned at the end of the third day and reported that they had discovered a pass, that is if some work would be done with axes. Even though the camp had been sorely depleted still 27 wagons. or perhaps 40, remained the Jayhew-crs were in good spirits and resolved at once to continue on the new route arid that they the next morning, November 8, would set out, and the others could follow when they got ready or wished, at their convenience.

Some were repairing their wagons. The Eleven Young Men It should be remembered here that when these emigrants seceded from Captain Hunt's train they forgot to reorganize and were traveling without a leader. Each one or each group could choose his or their route which ever course seemed the most feasable. Naturally the fleetest led and the others could follow. But it will be seen that those who followed this cutoff separated into still smaller groups and some even struck out afoot and singly.

At this camp eleven young men made their packs with scanty foods and struck out afoot over hill and dale and des-erts for California. They will later on be referred to again. The Desert Caravan Among those now remaining at Mount Misery camp besides the Jayhawkers were first Asabel Bennett and J. B. Acane and their families.

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They persisted to the end and in all there were few, if any. unmanly acts. Mutually Helpful Wm. and John Rogers were young men, related to none of their comrades by blood, and known only by their friends, the Bennetts, from Wisconsin. But it will be seen before this narrative closes that they were boys of magnanimous character.

Many a time when their staying with their friends was derided, and it would seem that by helping their friends suffering privations, they endangered their own lives. But on every occasion when expediency would suggest that they shoulder their own packs and strike out to gain safety and California they considered that that would be mean and dishonorable; and the reader will in time see what they did for the Bennetts, Arcanes and others and rested not until all those people who needed their help, were in the "promised land." It is said that times of great calamities discover great characters. And this journey through Death Valley certainly did find many. Captain Asa Haynes, Captain Edward Doty, James Martin, L. Dow Stephens, John B.

Collon, Mr. Town and many others of these wanderers signally honored themselves by acts of kindness and heroism. And not the least among these noble characters were these women and mothers: Mrs. Brier, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs.

Arcane, Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Wade. How they toiled! How they suffered. And this generally uncomplainingly.

An Unorganized Train It will be seen that this unfortunate straggling, groping caravan that had come from Iron Buttes to Mount Misery were without an organization and the natural fruits of such a state would be disintegration. While they were in harmony on the general direction in which to travel, they quibbled and bickered on the day's march. But they were profoundly in unison on only one thing: that was that they could not retrace their steps to Salt Lake City. Their store of provisions was almost exhausted, and their teams were fast failing. They must go onward and this they did in the way, manner and direction that expediency dictated to them.

They traveled more slowly than they thought on account of their winding course; and hence were continually deluded as to how far they had yet to go to reach California. It has ever been an awful thing to travel over an unknown and uncharted way. And although these people traveled in the daytime they advanSed as if in the dark. But nevertheless with grim determination; they were the invincibles! Only death could stop them! Soon they traveled in four groups, and as some of the individuals of these groups fell back or forged ahead, they fell in with other groups. Sheer necessity bade them every day, every hour to apply every ounce of strength toward progress.

And so the personnel of these groups of wanderers were often altered, and this stor on that point may seem at times conflicting. (To be continued) IIARTMAN Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Yaussi were Thursday visitors with Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Phinney. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schwarz and Nila Jean visited with relatives in Marysville Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Stock and family, Mr. and Mis. Ed Stock, H.

O. Stock and Edwin and Ruth and Chas. Stock were Thanksgiving visitors with Mr. and Mrs. K.

E. Stock and family. Mr. and Mrs. Moody Messick and baby called on Mr.

and Mrs Orel An- drews Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Kloxin ate Thanksgiving dinner with her par-1 enta, Mr. and Mr. Roy Van Fleet and i family.

Mr. and Mr. W. L. Stock and family were callers at the Art Phinney home Wednesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prell, Albert Arnast, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haar, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Zimmerling and Joyce were Sunday suppsr guests with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Stromer. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schwarz and baby were among those who spent Thanksgiving with Ted Rippe and family. Mr.

and Mrs. O. AndrewB and family moved Thursday on the Chas. Warren farm. They were dinner guests with Mr.

and Mrs. Moody Messick and LaVelda. Mr. nnd Mrs. W.

L. Van Fleet wore Frankfort callers Thursday evening. Mrs. Ed Schwarz was a Friday afternoon visitor with Mrs. Rudolph Schwarz.

Mrs. Karl Stock and Mary Frances were visitors nt Hartman school Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schwans spent Thanksgiving with Mr, and Mrs.

Chris Schwarz. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stock and children called on Mr. and Mrs.

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