Atchison Briefs Highlight Clergy Move And Local Happenings
Rev. Father A J Domann appointed by Bishop Ward to Westphalia district after years as pastor at Westphalia Kansas. Billy Stevens sentenced to sixty days for vagrancy amid warnings from Chief Snyder about keeping him out of town. Notes from John Elliott in Jacksonville explain his work with Southern Express and devotion to his children. Miss Clara Newcomb from Wisconsin attends informal dance hosted by Miss Helene Walters, at 4901 South Fourth street. Atchison society items include ongoing Sundays Dinner Club, Missouri Pacific train talks, and local business moves. Death of Arnold Jones, a former Gore cigar store worker, mourned in Atchison with funeral to Ebenezer Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Domann
Mooney Creek
Votter
A. Domann
John Ward
Westphalia
Father Domann
Weatphalia
Kas
Monk” Stevens
Beatty
Stevens
Atchison
Po- View
Snyder
The
Globe
John Elliott
Jacksonville
Florida
Southern Express Company
Bertha Hempstead
Topeka State Journal
New York
Helene Walters
Clara Newcomb
Waupun
Wis
D. ©. Newcomb
Clara
Dana Hall
Don Newcomb
Lillian Auld
Eugene, Ore
Monticello Seminary
J. Hi. Best
Monrovia
Iie
Railway Mail Service
St. Joe
Kansas City
Mr. West
J. W. Orr
Burleson
W. E. Merrifield
Missouri Pacific
Harry Sharp
Commérccial Club
St. Louis
M. Babcock
State Utilities Commission
Sharp
Babcock
Arnold GG. Jones
Gore Cigar
Covington
BE. L. Booker
Parallel Street
Ebenezer Baptist Church
W. H. Hill
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Jones
Henry Jones
Booker
David L. Jones
Lawrence Stephens
Chicago
John Miles
C. E. Mann
Kansas City Star
Carnegie
Carneigie Corporation
R. W. Ramsay
Josephine Ramsay
Ronald Ramay
Sawyer
Mary Ramsay
Ruth Constance Ingalls
Louise Walbrach
Florence By- Tam
W. P. Waggener
Carrie Quiggan
Kuhn
Ramsay
Bunch
Alexander
Wright
Hiawatha
Schott
Biddle
Grand Island
Armstrong Grocery
Miss Ida L Lewis Dies After 30 Years as Atchison Teacher
Miss Ida L Lewis 61 longtime Atchison educator dies from pneumonia with complications at the home of Mrs A J Hatch where she had been staying. She taught in all Atchison grade schools since arriving 31 years ago and received a pension then returned to teaching. Born Fort Wayne Indiana January 1 1855 her funeral was at Mrs Hatch home and she will be buried in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Bt. Benedict's College
Phil Leacy
Morris Packing Company
Oklahoma City
L. H. Heyman
Chicago
Oklahoma Daily Livestock News
Oklahoma
Middler West
Oklahoma A
Nellie
Fannie Webb
15 & Street
J.C. Redding
FE. W. Howe
Wesley Blair
Adelaide Howe
Joe Brockman
Cummings
Brockman
H. L. Carson
8. E. Slocum
Houston
Texas
Arthur Parkington
Woodbine
Iowa
Vernie and
Sedley Parkington
Dunlay
Joe Kathrens
Cora Low
North Sixth Stret
West Milton
Ohio
West Milton Lodge
Kathrens
Charley Symns
Cora Minerva
Ida l L. Lewis
A. J. Harch
Miss Lewis
Fort Wayne
Ind
Edrwin Houser
Cora Hunter
A. J. Hatch
Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Cohoon
Effingham marks the fiftieth anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Cohoon born Mary J Lockwood in 1850. The couple married December 30 1866 in Monrovia and lived on the Cohoon homestead near Effingham before moving to Effingham six years ago. They have four children and thirteen grandchildren with seven great grandchildren. A quiet family gathering and a big dinner honored the occasion with neighbors calling in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
William Cohoon
William MR. Cohoon
Effingham
Cohoon
Mary J. Lockwood
Fulton County
Kansas
Brush Creek
Leavenworth
Lorkwood
Monrovia
J Haverly
Johoon
William R. Cohoon
Ash County
North Carolina
DeKalb
Second Kansas Cavalry
Moore
New Mexico
Missouri
Jarrett
Waukee
Iowa
Barney
James Cohoon
Edes
Colo
Jennie Graham
Wilroad
Kas
Leonard
Joseph
Esther
Beulah Cohoon
Jeygnore
Lester
George
Charles
John Petree
Muscotah hunting accident leaves man with severed hand
Frank Armstrong of Atchison was rabbit hunting with B. K. Ham three miles north of Muscotah when his foot slipped while reentering a Ford. A discharged gun amputated all fingers except the thumb. Armstrong, connected with Atchison Stock Powder Co, is not in danger and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Armstrong
Atchison
B. K. Ham
Muscotah
Mr. Ham
Armstrong
Atchison Stock Powder Co
Armstrongs
Business Change at Effingham
A. B. Sharpless of Atchison and W. R. Smith of Effingham sold their half interest in the Smith Sharpless Snyder hardware store at Effingham to Professor W. H. Seils of Potter. George Snyder retains his interest. Seils plans to enter the store next summer after Potter schools close. Smith’s plans are unknown. Sharpless is now county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Sharpless
Atchison
W. RR. Smith
Effingham
Smith-Sharpless- Snyder Hardware
W. H. Seils
Potter
George Snyder
Professor Sells
W. R. Smith
Mr. Smith
Poultry and Dairy Train to Visit Atchison County
The Santa Fe plans a March poultry and dairy demonstration train stopping Nortonville Potter and possibly Atchison. Officials expect field talks and demonstrations by Kansas Agricultural College experts, with local support from the Atchison Commercial Club and county farm agent Charles H. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Santa Fe
Atchison County
Nortonville
Potter
Atchison
Kansas Agricultural College
Atchison Commercial Club
E. C. Kitching
Charles H. Taylor
Half Minute Interviews Capture City Quips and Quirks
Frank Dilgert says the store broke all records this fall while Bob Hayden jokes about joining the W. C. T. U. Elder E. G. Burbank suggests one armed men handle collections. Bill Bowen quips on optimism amid conditions. Lou Baker notes G. A. Heller as talkative county surveyor with brief office updates. Harry Ham reports Haste Branaman’s car arrival pulled by mutes.
Bee jokes and rough town banter in a 1900s scene
A scattered collection of amusing quotes from local residents and visitors. Boys stop shinny on Henry car. Edmiston jokes about plans to curb risky play. Howe riffs on bees and eggs. Baker boasts Kansas City trip. Hopfer jokes about rake bits and Midland College. Barrett seeks a gamekeeper. Kurtz plans signs on Sixth Street viaduct. Armstrong recalls selling eyes and butter in 1900. Johnson laments car accident and nose, with neighbors helping. Mahoney notes bonuses at Sante Fe, including Mexican workers, and a supplementary roll to cover all who were initially missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mahoney
Sante Fe
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Frank Fleiner
Salt Lake City
Mr. Fleiner
West Main Street
Ida Parks
Mabel Perry Campbell
W. B. Campbell
Troy
Campbell
D. W. Campbell
Cy Leland
Dean Walcott
Jetha Howard
W. Howard
South Eixth Street
H. C. Walcott
Ora Walcott
Third and
Kansas Avenue
United States
State Agricultural College
William Armstrong
Lovie Waldauer
South Atchison
Frank Davidson
Central Branch
Otto Fieto
Rufus Crisp
Martin School
Crisp
Galena
Dan Crisp
Glotfelter
Emporia
J. H. Glotfelter
Atchison Schools
State Normal School
Shurfelt
Metz
Tenth
Laramie Street
H. Franklin Bray
Miss Elliott
Western University
Miss M'oore
H. T. Kealing
Dr. Bray
J. F. €. Taylor
J. P. Hobley
Excelsior Springs
Seaton Foundry
Rosa
Casey & Gundy
Brewster
Holdren
Montgomery County District Court
Kansas Natural Gas Co
Kansas Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
Cyril Schmidling
France
Leavenworth County
Junction School House
Fort Riley Road
Lowemont
C. L. Schmidling
Papa
Gus
Schmidting
Schmidling
Anton Schmidling
Mt. Olivet
Carnegie Library Corporation
Downs
Byron Woodman
Vermillion
Mr. Woodman
C. A. Garside
Boise
Idaho
Charlie Garside
Will Harburger
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sam Harburger
H. Batterman & Co
Husky St. Benedict's College
Ida L. Lewis
William R. Cotioon
Frank Dilgert
Bob Hayden
Yeu
W. Co. T. UL
E.G. Burbank
Bill Bowen
Lou Baker
G. A. Heller
Harry Ham
Branaman
Will Edmiston
Henry
A. B. Howe
M. Baker
Jack Hopfer
Bendena
Wynkoops
Midland Colege
Earl Barrett
Andy Kurtz
Sixth Street
Hausen Armstrong
Peter Johnson
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