Brown County World from Hiawatha, Kansas • Page 11

January 19, 1003. THE BROWN COUNTY WORLD 11 Littrell will engage in farming a part The Country Editor. He la the hardest worked of men, A busy chap Is he; He wields the hatchet or the pen, With great facility. He chronicles that "Bessie Brown Has married William Goode," Then to the woodpile hustles down And splits a lot of wood. He writes two columns of advice To cure the people's ills, Then dons his apron in a trice And prints a hundred bills; And if some callers then there are, His Inky hands he'll wash, And trade a year's subscription for A "punkln" or a squash.

He states "HI Higgins Is in town Upon a load of rye, And takes the upper cases down And fixes ud the "pi." seemed better. After her death ho could not be located. The other chll- dren are: Frank O'Neil, of Ellis; Ed O'Neil, of Topeka; Walter, and Albert O'Neil, of Minneapolis, Mrs. J. W.

Burns, and Misses Anna and Grace O'Neil, of Hiawatha. Others who were here for the funeral were: Mrs. Anna Smith, sister of Mr. O'Neil, of Camp Point, Mrs. Harrison Day, sister of Mrs.

O'Neil, and "her husband, of Perry, III; and Russel, Day, a nephew, of Topeka. Iii the death of Mrs. O'Neil the community loses another of its loved and respected members. Graves. Mrs.

Sarah Graves, wife of the late Dr. Henry Graves, for 25 years a resl- dent of Hiawatha, died. Sunday, Jan. 7, at her homo in Riverside, Calif. Last February Dr.

and Mrs. Graves of the large farm recently purchased by Mr. Legg. They will be at home there to their many friends after Feb. 1.

Smith-llnyncs. Miss Lela Smith, of Falrview, and Jack Haynes, formerly of Powhattan, were married in Hiawatha Jan. 8, by Probate Judge Ham. They left at once for Axtell. Emery-Davis.

Miss Francis Emery, of West Powhattan, surprised her friends by marrying without letting them know of the event. She was married in October at her home to Joseph N. H. Davis of Wetmore, Kan. Joncs-Uhl.

Miss Estelle Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Jones, of Morrill, and Jesse an Oneida business man, were married Jan.

10, at Morrill by Rev. Carl A. Poison, of Topeka. They will make their home in Oneida. years and was the father of Mrs.

Willis Byers and Harry Waters, of Horton. The funeral was held at his son's home at 8 a. m. Monday, Jan. 15.

Interment in the cemetery near Denton. SIim Mrs. Samuel N. Sipo died at her home in Phoenix, December 26. She was 34 years old and will bo remembered hero as Miss Maude Snlve- iy.

raul. Willie, the 3-year-old son of Mr. Paul, colored, of Falrview, got some lye that his mother was washing with and drank it. The child lived two days after drinking the lye. The remains were brought to Hiawatha Monday and the service's held at A.

M. E. church. Tully. John Tully, a brother of Mrs.

C. A. McCoy, died Monday, Jan. 15, at a sanatarium in Pueblo, Colo. Ho had been traveling for his health for some time and last fall Mr.

McCoy was called to the Pacific coast on account of his serious illness. Mr. McCoy went to Pueblo, and brought the body to Hiawatha Thursday In order that Mr. Tully's aged mother, who makes her homo here with the McCoys, might view the remains. From hero the body will be taken to St.

Joseph for burial Saturday. Mr. Tully was here last fall before starting to the coast. And when the "pi" is straightened out The furniture he dusts Then sets a stick or two about The tariff and the trusts, His paper cheers us every week It does whate'er It can To keep the shush off Freedom's peak And save the rights of man. So come ye freemen of this land, And let's be thankful for The bulwark of the nation, The country editor.

Toronto (Ont.) World. celebrated their 50th wedding annl- WEDDINGS. Norrls-Doughton. versa ry. In October Dr.

Graves died suddenly of heart failure and his wife has been in failing health ever since. Dr. and Mrs. Graves came to Brown county in 1857 and moved from here to California in 1883. Mrs.

Graves was buried In Riverside Jan. 11. Her estate amounted to nearly $25,000, which she willed as follows: $6,600 to Chas. J. Sager, for many years a faithful employe and agent of both Dr.

and Mrs. Graves; $7,000 to the Riverside Methodist church; $1,000 each to the Universallst, Congregational and Presbyterian churches of Riverside; small sums of $100 and less to different pastors. Smitli-Landls. Miss Lulu Smith and Myron B. Lan-dis were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. F. J. Smith, in Hamlin, Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, at 8 o'clock.

Rev. Mr. Spears performed the ceremony in the presence' of about 60 guests. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. Myron Landis is a son of Peter L.

Landis, who lives northeast of Hiawatha. Mr. and Mrs. Landis will move onto a farm in the spring. Elcy-Shownlter.

Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, occurred the marriage of Miss Grace Leona Eley and Charles W. Showalter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I.

H. Reeme in Morrill. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. A.

Eisenbise. Just before the ceremony Miss Tir-zah Showalter sang. Miss Ora Bau- Miss Clara Bell Norris, formerly of Horton, and Wiley H. Doughton, of Sparta, N. were married Jan.

4, at the home of the bride's parents in Hol-ton. IIcnry-Bowen. Miss Mamie Henry and William E. Bowen were married at Lafayette, Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowen will live in Tecumseh, Neb. Mr. Bowen is a cousin of David Morgan and formerly lived In Brown county.

Gilmore-Goodwin. Julius Goodwin, youngest son of B. F. Goodwin, and Miss Rettie Gilmore, of the Prairie Springs neighborhood, were married in Troy by Probate Judge Curtis. Mr.

and Mrs. Gilmore will make their home on the Goodwin 3 miles west of town, where John Gillilan now lives. Teale. Mrs. Tirzah Teale, widow of Geo M.

Teale and for many years a resident of Hamlin, died Tuesday at her home in St. Joseph. Thursday her body was taken to Hnmlln for burial beside that of her husband and daughter. The Teales lived in Hamlin about 15 years. Mr.

Teale, who died In 1894, was a business partner there for a number of years with John Sterns. Mrs. Teale was about 50 years old and she and members of her family have frequently visited in Hiawatha with John Sterns and other friends. Miss Rachel Teale will br remembered as the young lady wh played for Mrs. Jessie L.

Gaynor'j recital at the Armory two years ago. Mrs. Teale is survived by four children: George and Lon, and Misses SOCIAL AND PERSONAL, 14 quart dish pah 10c each. Racket Store. First Regiment band concert, Jan.

26. No better flour irdo than Emperor at Rardln's. The main roads out of Atchison are to be macadamized. The tnrollment in the Hiawatha Academy ha passed the 1 60 mark. James Hatch is building an wight room house Just east of the Hiawatha cemetery.

Don't forget the Presbyterian ladles exchange at Andrews Music store Saturday, Jan. 20. Baker-Shaffer. man played Mendelssohn's wedding march while the bridal party entered the room and stood under a bower of white and green, while Rev. T.

A. Eisenbise performed the marriage ceremony. The bride was beautifully attired In a dress of white Sicillian trimmed with silk overlace, and carried a boquet of bride's roses. Mrs. Reeme, assisted by Misses Vernie Fllckinger and Lula Bingham, served a two course supper.

About 40 guests were present who remembered Mr. and Mrs. Showalter with many beautiful Miss Mary Baker and Dr. C. P.

Shaffer, both of Morrill, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wagner by Rev.

R. A. Yoder, of Sa-betha. The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Haldeman. Dr. Shaffer's parents live at Falls City. Dr. and Mrs.

Shaffer will soon move to California. Lcgg-Llttrell. On the evening of January 10, at the late residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Legg, mile north of Germantovi, James B. Littrell and Miss Kittle Legg were married, Elder Jas. McGuire, of Hiawatha, officiating. DEATHS. Worlcy.

Bob Patton will probably go to Gower, to run B. F. Hildebrand's paper, the Enterprise. C. W.

Wellcome has sold his house on Oregon street to Silas Kesler. Allen Jcnson made the sale. Mr. and Mrs. Worth Babbit and family expect soon to go to Canada.

If they like it they will spend the summer there. Hardy Royer, of Leona, has gone to work for Wrheelock. He has a wife and two children and will soon move his family here. The Highland Woodmen, who own a fine building the only hall In town recently paid off the last cent of Indebtedness on It. Marsh Kelley has bought a big city coal wagon for his own use and hereafter will deliver all his coal with' his own team and wagon.

How can you know what a mill is unless you examine it. Come in and Miss Stella Worley, a niece of Mrs. Julius Pohl, killed herself at Stillwater, Okla. She was 30 years old. Heart trouble.

Hanson. Henry Hanson, aged 60, died Jan. 5 at his home in Sabetha. He had been In poor health for nine years. He is survived by a wife and three children.

Catharine and Rachel. Mrs. Sterns went to Hamlin Thursday to attend the funeral. O'Neil. Elizabeth Turner was born Nov.

18, 1853, at Xenla, Green county, Ohio. In 1870 she was married to Felix O'Neil and moved with him to Brown county in Mrs. O'Neil died after a short illness at the family home in Hiawatha on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10 at 8 o'clock. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, Jan.

13, at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist church, being conducted by Rev. A. B. Buckner, assisted by Rev. J.

Y. Montague. The members of the Eastern Star were present in a body and on account of the inclement weather held their burial service in the church instead of the cemetery. A quartette composed of Mrs. H.

P. Welsh, Mi3s Altha Montague, J. W. Howie and Thos. Stevens sang.

The body bearers were: Henry Baker, A. J. Hill, F. M. Pearl, A.

J. Stevens, E. B. Lewis and S. Fraser.

Interment was made in the Hiawatha cemetery. All of the children were here for the funeral except Chas. O'Neil. He started from Huntington, on receipt of a message telling of his mothers illness, but was telegraphed not to come as eho Owen. Only near relatives of the two families were invited.

After the brief ceremony the guests were invited to sit down to a most sumptuous repast After supper the bride and groom were made the recipients of many valuable and useful presents. The company then spent an hour listening to some splendid vocal and instrumental music by the Geo. Harden family, assisted by Mr. Swisher and Mrs. Harry Hardin.

Mr. Littrell has been one of the Industrious young Brown county farmers, a young man of exceptionally good morals. Miss Legg has been the efficient and very popular postmistress at Germantown for the past eight years, a young lady highly accomplished. Mr. and Mrs.

Littrell will go Immediately to their future home near Talmage in Dickinson county, Kansas, where Mr. examine the Samson, and you will know that it is the most durable mill made. And It runs so easy. E. C- D.

W. Owen, an old soldier, for many years a resident of Brown county, died Dec. 27 at Geary, Okla. He Is survived by a wife and four children. Mr.

Owen was at one time postmaster at Cleo, which was years ago a Brown county postoffice. Waters. A. W. Waters died at the residence of his son, Harry Waters, In Horton, Jan.

13. He had long been in feeble health. He was city surveyor for some The latest baby in town has been named Audrey Worthington Smith. The father thought Andrew Washington Smith plenty good enough name I for any baby, but the mother wouldn stand for it.