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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2014
Page
2
Karen Kay Brazeal 70 of Pomona died April 14 2014 at Ottawa Retirement Village Graveside services planned for 10 am April 19 2014 at Mt Hope Cemetery Williamsburg She was born August 20 1943 in Argentine Kansas to Albert and Edith Wilcox West
William Bill Younkin 68 of Ottawa Kansas died April 15 2014 at Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa Visitation 6 to 8 p m Friday April 18 Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Ottawa Funeral services 10 a m Saturday April 19 Faith Lutheran Church Ottawa Born December 7 1945 in Newton Kansas Memorials to William Younkin Memorial Fund Condolences to www lamb roberts com
Four marriage registrations appear for March 2014: Andrew Mark Ferguson wed Brittni JoAnn Johnson. Richard Sharp tied to Tamarra L. Sharp. John Steven Hildebrandt joined Amanda Christine Sieg.
Multiple divorce actions listed including Desta Detwiler former spouse Daniel Detwiler Tonya Altic and Troy Altic Jacob Akes and Sharon Akes Erin Hodges and Kurtis Hodges Brian Jones and Carrie Jones Janene Snyder and David Snyder Traci Votaw and Gregory Votaw Anna Ruckman Brown and Billy Brown initiate proceedings with unspecified filings in county court.
Ottawa Coop posted quotes for Wednesday afternoon with hard wheat at 7.15, soybeans 15.04, corn 4.78, and milo 4.68. Franklin County USDA Farm Service Agency lists corn 4.79, milo 7.99, oats 3.62, soybeans 14.43, and wheat 6.94.
Franklin County Historical Society received a $1740 Humanities Council grant to organize and archive rural school records from the 1870s to the 1960s. Susan Geiss leads the project to create a searchable database of 101 schools, with acid free boxes and 100 hours of labor funded.
In April 1914 John Dyer, 77, Baldwin, was thrown from a buggy at First and Main when Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 3 struck it. Dyer rose, dusted off, and smiled he was not hurt. Costigan tried to stop the horses but they crossed the tracks and the engine driver slowed the train. The buggy hit the bag station as the horses stood near the Occidental Hotel. A passenger, Costigan, held the reins and was not thrown. The Semple Sanitarium, started 20 years ago by Mrs. Etta Semple who died Saturday, might become a general hospital or perhaps a private institution. multiple proposals were discussed.
The first work on a new $30,000 gymnasium at Ottawa University began with relocating the old frame gym to a nearby site for use as a barn and storehouse. Washburn and Sons drew the plans. City officials, Har ris and Parker, sworn in, plan to pursue bond forfeitures from 1908 regarding Kansas City and Rawlings interurban lines to claim $1,000 in bonds. A Silo Day event at Franklin County Courthouse drew large crowds showcasing silos from wood to tin models and ensilage cutters. In Juarez, Mexico, federal defeat at San Pedro in Coahuila led to heavy casualties and prisoners.
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