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| THE ATCHISON
COUNTY MAIL, August 4, 1881 Executor's notice - Estate of Samuel Walkup; Henry Walkup, executor Carl Rapp lost a little child on last Monday, from that terrible disease, flux. The burial took place on Tuesday. Judge L.W. Campbell now wears a bright smile. He is the proud father of a bouncing baby girl. Weight 10 lbs. Miss Humphrey, a beautiful and accomplished young lady of Lincoln, Nebraska, is visiting the family of her grandfather, James S. Howell, in Polk township. We are sorry to learn that flux is still quite prevalent in the neighborhood of Linden. J.M. Meadows and John Brown each lost a child within the last week, while there are many other cases in the neighborhood. Rev J.C. Moore, of Watson, Mo., feels that he is "a bigger man than old Grant" or any body else. A fine five pound girl baby which came to dwell with him a few days ago, is the cause.... Linden items - Three deaths occurred in this vicinity last week. A child of Mr Levi Benedict on Thursday 20 hours old, it was buried at the Linden Cemetery the next day. On Wednesday a two year old son of George Bartholomew was buried at the Cemetery near Lawson Paton's. On Thursday a two year old son of Wm White was also buried at the Cemetery near Lawson Paton's. THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, August 11, 1881 County Court proceedings.... J.T. Wiggs, of Buchanan township will leave in a few weeks for California, where he will make his home in the future. Rev C.B. Powers will preach the funeral of Mrs Nancy Campbell, at Rock Creek church on the third Sunday in this month, the 21st inst. After an illness of several weeks the venerable Samuel Walkup, one of the pioneer citizens of this county, and a man who was beloved by all who knew him, passed across the silent river of death on Tuesday July 26th. He had passed the allotted four score and ten and stood ready to obey the summons of the Master which he knew would soon come, and his many friends and relatives who mourn his death, can find consolation in the assurance that after a life fraught with good deeds, he has gone to dwell forever in "that mansion not made with hands, eternal in--[paper torn]. THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, August 18, 1881 Watson items - Thomas C. Lee and John Pratt, who in their early manhood, more than a quarter of a century ago, were residents of Sonora, were here on a short visit a few days ago, stopping with O.M. Ross, whose wife is a sister of Mr Lee. These men married sisters at Sonora, and rushed out into the wilds of Nebraska, in the early settlement of the Territory, as it then was, and but few of their old acquaintances here ever heard from them afterwards until their return, on this their first visit to their old home. Mr Lee is a brother of our honored County Clerk M.L. Lee, and is a successful merchant of Sterling, Nebraska. Mr Pratt, is a prosperous farmer near the same place.... Robert J. Taylor and family, are off on a visit to friends near Burlington, Kansas. Mrs Taylor has been in a feeble state of health for a long time and will prolong her stay in hopes of receiving benefit from change of climate....Mrs Irena Buckham, wife of Dr R.S. Buckham of Linden, is lying dangerously sick, and it is feared that she will not recover. Most of her brothers and sisters from near this place, are with her. She has for a number of years, been afflicted with that dread scourge of the Northern climate, consumption. Growing each year weaker, until now her case is believed to be beyond the power of medical skill to afford any permanent relief.... Langdon items - Clay Bennett lost a child the 6th inst with whooping cough, it was burried at the Nuckols cemetery....Earnest Keulman has purchased a farm in Nebraska, and will leave for his new home in a month or two.... Joseph Frede Jr of Nishnabotna township, left a few days ago for an extended visit to Ohio, the home of his boyhood days. Wm Orr a former resident of this place but now engaged in the banking buiness at Chambersburg, Pa, was in the city several days last week. Miss Annie Richards, of Peru, Neb., who has been visiting the family of her uncle, Harry Baker, here for the last six weeks returned home on Tuesday. As we go to press, we learn that Jas Zuck was shot twice and seriously wounded at Watson on Tuesday. We didn't learn who did it--or any other particulars. James O'Riley was called upon on last Saturday to mourn the loss of one of his children. A large number of friends sympathize with the sorrowing family in their bereavement. The interment occurred at the Nuckols cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Oliver Holland returned from St Joseph on Tuesday, where she had been to visit her parents, Judge and Mrs Sutherland, who were thrown out of a buggy and seriously injured last week. We are glad to learn that they are recovering from their injuries. Flux and whooping cough are, we are sorry to state, still quite prevalent among the children of this and other localities in this county. Mr and Mrs Frank Marion, lost a bright little boy on Tuesday of last week, and Mr and Mrs C.A. Gary were called upon Thursday to give up their dear little son. There were several other deaths among children in the vicinity last week--nearly all of which resulted from flux or whooping cough or a combination of the latter with some other disease. Watson items - T.J. Clark, of Baxter Springs, Kansas, arrived here last Wednesday to take the place made vacant by J.M. Young, in F.J. Bayless' drug store. Mr Young's health not permitting the confinement at present....Rev J.C. Moore is now convalescent from an attack made by the advent of a daughter at his residence some time since.... THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, August 25, 1881 J.T. Wiggs, of Tarkio, called to see us while in town on Tuesday. He expects to go to California to reside in a few months. Mr and Mrs Richard Minter were called upon last Monday to mourn the death of another bright little boy. He died of the dread disease which is playing such sad havoc among the children of the county this season. We are sorry to learn that Thomas Whisman, one of the prominent citizens of Polk township is going to leave our county. He has recently returned from Kansas where he bought a quarter section of land, which by the way, is said to be as good as can be found any where and is handsomely improved. The land is in Republican county near Republican City. The price paid was ten dollars an acre. We were sorry to learn last week of the death of Mrs Buckham, the wife of Dr R. Buckham, one of the oldest and most esteemed residents of this county, which occurred at her home south-west of this city on last Thursday evening. Her sickness was of short duration she having been taken down, we think, two days before her death with something like a congestive chill. She was a most estimable woman. Her pathway through life was strewn with deeds of kindness which were prompted by a beautiful and nobel nature....she was interred in Greenhill Cemetery in this city on last Friday afternoon. Langdon items - A Mrs Pryne, who lived on an Island in the Missouri river, died last Wednesday, and was buried at the Nuckols Cemetery....F.M. Bell started to Washington Territory last week. May peace and pleasure attend him on the journey.... |