An interesting case came up for trial before Justice Coil of Western Park, on Tuesday. John Nelson has been teaching school near Bascom's and was arrested on a states warrant on assault and battery on a boy by the name of Smith. The prosecuting witness was a Mr. Gardner, the step-father of the boy. It seems that the lad from the testimony of the pupils was a very unruly boy of about 12 years of age. A few days since the boy on being up with his class to spell, refused to do so. Upon his repeated refusal to spell, the teacher struck him four times with a whip, bringing the blood each time. Mr. Scott as county attorney prosecuted and Dan Carr defended. The verdict of the jury was for the defendant. The prosecuting witness, Gardner, had to pay the costs of the suit, $42.25. We are glad to chronicle the above decision. It has got to be a very common occurence for school children to defy the authority of the teacher, to misbehave in every possible way, and through the mistaken leniency of the teacher, backed by a mawkish public sentiment to almost ruin the school. Moral suasion is all very well, but with the average boy a good cowhiding well laid on will discount these months of moral suasion. We are personally acquainted with Mr. Nelson and know him to be a young man who would never punish a pupil unnecessarily, and we are glad he came out ahead in the trial.
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One of our boys caught a four-year-old kid of this town lighting a fire under the side of one of the houses on the west side of Wabash avenue, three or four doors south of Headquarters, yesterday noon. The little bonfire was just commencing to blaze up nicely, and in a very short time the whole building would probably have been in flames. Parents should watch their kids very closely, for there’s no telling how much devilment one of these dirty-faced cherubs is likely to kick up.
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The following is a list of divorces granted by the District
Court since the organization of Elk County in 1875:

1876

John Chapman vs Francis Chapman
Cynthia Keebles vs Geo Keebles

1877

Julia Bass vs Joseph Bass
Charles Mills vs Lucy Mills
Mary Coots vs August Coots
Emma Chapman vs John Chapman

1878

Emma Adams vs Geo Adams
Nancy Ward vs Robert Ward

1879

Clara O'Brien vs Henry O'Brien
B.F. Palmer vs Anna E. Palmer
H.B. Thompson vs Ida E. Thompson
Lucien Stout vs Hannah Stout
Harriet Esley vs John Esley
Clarissa Keith vs Henry N. Keith
W.S. Urguhart vs Amanda Urguhart

1880

Lizzie Leishman vs James Leishman
Mary Cheezem vs Wm Cheezem
Amanda Davis vs Thomas Davis

1881

Lottie Willshire vs Henry Willshire
J.C. Ross vs Mary Ross
Levi Martin vs Margaret Martin
Alice Buckley vs E.R. Buckley
B.F. Miller vs Francis Miller

1882

Josephine Scherplod vs Ed Scherplod
Mary Minard vs E. H. Minard
Theodore S. Cowdry vs Amanda Cowdry
Emma Umphreys vs Langford Umphreys
Cyrus Butler vs Agnes Butler
N.H. Hayes vs Evaline Hayes
Wm Lupton vs Melissa Lupton
Louiza Johnson vs John Johnson
Ellen Millard vs D.L. Millard
Mary Moorehead vs John Moorehead
Sylvester Lucas vs Sarah E. Lucas

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January 1883 Marriage Licenses
John W.Thompson and Emma Clark
Henry R.Young and Caroline Cooley
George H.Thompson and Belle McFarland
Frederick Liebau and Rachel Ingram
Joseph Carr and Ada French
Henry M. Howland and Tillie Glanders
Odlle (?) Roberts amd Elizabeth Ramey
Tim O’Leary and Laura Tatton

February 1883 Marriage Licenses
Oliver Holman and Lucy Hopkins
Marcus Oliver and May E. Thornton
W.D. Hinegardner and M.J. Johnson
W.B. Underwood and Margaret E. Nigh
Thomas A. Tullis and Lona May Dersham
A.R. Hamill and Nancy Jane Saunders
Stanton W. Butler and Catherine A. Warner
J.J. Groseclose and Adda McCullough
John McLean and Ada May Martin

March 1883 Marriage Licenses
John Maxwell and Emma Voorhee
William Pinlon and Nellie A. Purviance
C.E. Thompson and Cora A. Musgrave
Daniel A. Speer and Ida H. Staples
George Dulaney and Louisa Bingham
E.B. Poole and Alluey Sturges (1880 census has Allua)

April 1883 Marriage Licenses
George Lauffer and Amanda Messic
John M. Hillis and Frances L. Dockett
Jacob N. Carr and Imogene Holmes
Jesse H. Hughes and May Colegrove
Charles M. Munson and Rachel Auldridge
O.S. DeNise amd Carrie Manwell
John Hixenbaugh and Ina B. Briggs
R.W. Gano and Lillie A. Landreth

May 1883 Marriage Licenses
T.M. Polson and Emma Guy
Linden W. Cotton and Martha Cummins
Ely McCracken and Ada R. Hebb
P.H. Guy and Mattie F. McMaines
Charles Gregory and Lucy A. Paine

June 1883 Marriage Licenses
June - W.H. Smethers and Sadie Benson
A.B. Good and Alice McNutt
B.M. Thompson and Mary E. Auldridge
Everett Huddleson and Jennie Marts
I. N. Johnson and May L. Dyer
T.J. Newman and Virginia Whited
James Harris and Mary E. Faulkner
George H. Bartlett and Esther A.B. Hayden

July 1883 Marriage Licenses
E.C. Cooper and Loti Stapleton
James L. Shaffer and Laura A. Simons
Daniel W. Long and Alwida BaKer
Joshua Maple and Minnie J. Ryan
William R. Durbin and Ella Pickerell
S.P. Cady and Jennie Lowell
John C. Lindsey and Mattie E. Snyder

August 1883 Marriage Licenses
A.M. Wykoff and Emma Mallett
J.J. Myers and Ellen Bates
George A. Butler and Nannie L. Jackson
William Beu and Charlotte Shell

September 1883 Marriage Licenses
D.M. Reed and Isabel J. Fouts
J.M. Harrison and Ellen Davis
Frank E. Newton and Sarah Taylor
Albert E. Clark and Sarah J. Scott
Finley Lambert and Ida E. White
David H. Holliday and Sophia A. Cornwell
Daniel E. Ransom and Sarah C. Neeland

October 1883 Marriage Licenses
G.R. Ames and Minnie H. Wood
W.F. Haggard and Sarah J. Bryant
David B. Sanders and Lissa McNett
Geo. D. Bailey and Ellen Curtis
J.S. Thompson and Nannie E. Moore
F.G. Gates and Emma Walls
S.S. Holcomb and Clara Moore
Henry Woolford and Elizabeth Glidden
James A. Dunlap and Anna Cripe
J.B. Barackman and Anna L. Hughes
B.B. Hughes and Ellen Hayes

November 1883 Marriage Licenses
James Kinsley and Anna Ware
Lee McKinney and Tiney Howell
Peter Allenbaugh and Alice Pitzer
M.A. Hillis and Elizabeth Maloney
Moses Howell and Nancy Maple
T.R. Lewis and Mary Bays
Martin E. Williams and Mary E. Curtis
Josephus Craig and Flora A. Moore
Isaac (?) Moore and Melissa Wade

December 1883 Marriage Licenses
John Myres and Barbara L. Thomas
Thomas M. Wickersham and Maggie Roler
John E. Wallace and Flora M. Cooper
Scott J. Harris and Nellie G. Good
John Olson and Emma B. Moler
Ira H. Good and Nora A. Boutell
Oliver S. Bright and Rowena M.E. Clem
C.S. Bendure and Margaret E. Ashmore
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Thursday morning when W.E. White came down to open his father's store he found the front door unlocked, and going in to the store saw the cash box on the counter empty, and on going back where the safe was, he found it open, the papers scattered and the money gone. Entrance was made to the store by knocking a panel out of the door and crawling in. The safe was opened by drilling a hole in the lock and breaking the bolt. The tools used was a crowbar, sledge hammer and drills, stolen from MCKay's blacksmith shop and Hollisfields wagon shop. It was certainly the work of experts who knew exactly how to get into the safe. The money taken was between $600 and $700 and belonged to C.E. White and G.R. Shaw and Co., which was left there for safe keeping. This is the first robbery that was ever committed in Longton. The safe was a common fire proof affair, not calculated to resist suspicious strangers around here who are thought by many to the the perpetrators of the crime, while others think it was home talent. Whoever it was, certainly knew their business and all about the surroundings. We hope the scoundrels will be brought to justice. One of the persons supposed by many to be connected with the White safe robbery was a young man named Wasburn who came to town Saturday night, claiming to be an agent of the Interior Department and who made himself very conspicuous. He left Tuesday morning, "jumping" his board bill. His actions were certainly very suspicious.
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An Elk County School Girl Meets A Sad and Sudden Death
A very sad and peculiar accident by which a young lady lost her life, occurred last Wednesday morning in Wild Cat township, four miles northwest of Moline. Mary Effie Sidner, aged about fourteen years, daughter of John Sidner a well to do farmer of that neighborhood and the youngest of a numerous family of sons and daughters has been attending school during the winter at the Star school house in District 139 taught by Henry G. Zirn of this township. Early on the morning of Wednesday, April 4, Mrs. Sidner informed Effie that she would need her assistance for a few days about the house work and garden, and Effie replied: "Then I will run over to the school house and fetch by books." Accordingly about six o'clock a.m. she started for the school house a half mile distant. Mr. Zirn, the teacher, left his boarding house a few minutes after seven o'clock, arriving at the school house about 7:30 o'clock. On arriving he as usual unlocked the door and on entering he saw in one of the windows of the school house, a bonnet on which a closer examination proved to contain the head of Effie Sidner, the heavy sash of the window resting on her left cheek and the right side of her head resting on the window sill. Mr. Zirn immediately lifted the sash from her head when the body fell to the ground on the outside of the house. On examination she was found to be dead. The alarm was immediately given and the family of the unfortunate girl notified of the accident. Very soon quite a number of the neighbors arrived and the body was taken to her home and Dr.F.S.Olney, the Coroner of Elk county was sent for, who on his arrival proceeded to hold an inquest on the body, the jury rendering a verdict in accordance with the above facts.

The verdict of the Coroners jury is as follows:

STATE OF KANSAS, }ss
Elk county }
An inquisition holden at the residence of John Sidner in Wild Cat Township in Elk county, Kansas, on the 4th day of April, A.D., 1888, before me, F.S. Olney, Cornoner of said county, on this body of Mary Effie Sidner, then lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed. The said jurors on their oaths do say: that Mary Effie Sidner came to her death by her neck being borken, her head having been caught under the window sash of a window in the school house in District number 139 in Elk county, Kansas. And we further find that her death was accidental.

In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid.

ASA THOMPSON, foreman
N.C. SOUTHERLAND
T.F. WATSON
J.S. LANE
E.C. SOUTHERLAND
A.M. WILSON
Attest. F.S. OLNEY, Coroner

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The store and post office at Western Park, Union Center township was burned down on Thursday night, the 12th inst., so Lafe Craig informs us. C.B. Huber, postmaster and proprietor of the store, carried quite a stock of general merchandise and had the post office in the same room. The fire started when no one was in and before it was discovered the building was enveloped in flames. Everything was burned up-- all the goods, fixtures, post office boxes, bags, and mail on hand. There was $500.00 insurance on the stock. The cause of the fire is, we believe, unknown.
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W. D. Parker, a mile west of Howard had his stable struck by lightning during the storm last Saturday night. A fine Blackwood 4 year old colt was instantly killed and quite a lot of harness, hay, tools, and other useful articles were destroyed. Mr. Parker valued the colt very highly. It was one of Old Blackwood’s finest and handsomest and promised to make a fine trotter. The stable or barn was an unfinished stone structure 30x40. By hard work Mr. Parker and his family succeeded in saving most of the timbers of the barn from burning, but he feels his loss very keenly.
Submitted by L. Morgan

J.F. Darby returned from Oklahoma last Friday. He is disgusted. Some sneak thief stole his pants at Arkansas City and he had to borrow a pair at the hotel in which to go up town and buy another pair.
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-Levi Lockard is in jail in default of payment of a fine of $50 and costs assessed against him some time ago for being found in a house of ill repute at Elk Falls. -Chas Mullenneix and _____ Daniels stole $6 from a man up in Paw Paw township, plead guilty before Squire Schofield, and were fined $10 each and given 20 days in the county jail. -The notorious E.H. Dixon was arrested last Monday on complaint drawn by the County Attorney, charged with attempting to commit murder by Chloroforming U.A. Buckingham. He was brought before Justice J. B. Dobyns, waived preliminary examination and in default of $3,000 bail, he now languishes in the county jail, awaiting the October term of the District Court. This is perhaps a horn of the dilemma Mr. Dixon never contemplated and he is said to feel rather serious over it.
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John T. Fazier of Moline Foully Murdered by Unknown Men
The Excitement Over the Texas Fever the Probable Cause of the Tragedy
Last Monday word came to Howard that John T. Frazier, of Moline, was missing, and that foul play was feared. Mr. Frazier owned a half interest in the Gibson herd of Texas cattle, over in Chautauqua county, and as the fever had broken out in the neighborhood of the herd, it was known that many of the neighbors had become desperate, and that serious threatrs had been made. A search party was at once organized at Moline, to ferret out the mystery and seek the whereabouts of the missing man.

Frazier was in Howard all day Thursday the 26th, transacting business and was in about the Howard State Bank, of which institution he was quite a heavy stockholder. He left for Moline late Thursday evening, and was in that city a greater part of Friday, going over to Wesley Best's in the afternoon, and after making a friendly call, continuing on to the Gibson farm, where he spent the night. Early Saturday morning he started on horseback for the Gibson pasture, near Sedan. He was seen and spoken to by an acquaintance about 7 a.m., five miles from Gibson's and not far from the entrance to the pasture, since which time he has not been seen alive, except by his murderers. His horse, saddled and briddled, was found sometime during the day by a man employed, in and about the pasture. The horse was taken care of and Frazier failing to make his appearance, the man who found the horse sent word back to the Gibson farm Sunday morning of the finding of the horse and the fears that Frazier had been foully dealt with. Word was at once sent up to Moline, and the search party was organized Sunday night, starting at once for Sedan. The search was commenced early Monday morning, and the large pasture was thoroughly looked over, but no traces of the missing man were discovered. But about noon his body was found in the creek a quarter of a mile below the line and outside of the pasture. The body was found in a hole of water three feet deep, floating face downward, no coat, vest or hat on; the coat and vest, known to contain some money, some valuable papers, and a fine watch, are still missing. The hat was found on a rifle a few rods below.

On examination of the body, it was found that the throat had been cut, and that there were ten stabs in the breast and abdomen, almost anyone of which wounds would have been fatal. Five of the stabs pierced the heart. There were also the marks of two severe blows on the head, apparently made with a club or rock.

The body was at once taken to Sedan, and in the absence of the coroner, T. N. King, Justice of the Peace empaneled a jury, and held an inquest, after which the remains were brought to Moline and buried Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The jury adjourned without rendering a verdict, and further investigation will be held.

Frazier was 33 years old, unmarried, and has parents living near Moline. He was a very popular young man, had considerable means, and was one of our most enterprising citizens. His cowardly and brutal murder has worked up and excited the community to a fearful degree, and serious trouble is anticipated. Should the guilty parties be found, mob law would undoubtedly be resorted to.

Mr. Frazier was a half owner of the Gibson herd of Texas cattle, the driving in of which created great dissatisfaction. The cattle were driven into the state a very short time before March 1st, the time fixed by law after which they cannot be brought into the State, but the neighborhood was badly exercised over the matter. Gibson was warned by a committee of men that his life was in danger, but he told them he had obeyed the law and proposed to stand by his rights. His sudden and somewhat mysterious death at Moline a few weeks ago is now generally believed in his neighborhood to have been brought about by murderers, although the inquest held at the time failed to bring out any suspicious circumstances except that there seems to be no reason for his dying.

The fever broke out from the Gibson herd last week, and several cattle in the neighborhood died--Wesley Best being the heaviest loser. Mr. Frazier pledged himself to, as far as lay in his power, remunerate any losses arising from infection from their herd, and when in Howard for the last time, he repeated the promise.

There are many more or less reasonable theories as to the matter, but as to the fact that Mr. Fazier was brutally murdered by men on account of the cattle fever there is no doubt.

Last reports tell us that a rigid investigation is going on in the neighborhood, and that everything in human power will be done to bring the cowardly and brutal murderers to justice.
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Abe Long is in the Elk county jail for shooting a brakeman on the Southern Kansas road, named Van Dyke. The injured man is in critical condition at this writing. The shooting took place at Grenola, the morning of the 19th, and the following is the statement of constable Lafe Wells of Grenols, made to the Courant reporter: Wednesday morning, Oct 15th, at Winfield, a party name Van Dyke assaulted and stabbed Sid A. Long, cutting him several times badly. Van Dyke eluded officers at Winfield and stood them off at Burden and Cambridge, but when he got to Grenola he was arrested by Constable L.J. Wells. Abe Long came in from Chanute, Kans. on the same train that Constable Wells was intending to take to convey his prisoner to Winfield to turn him over to the Cowley county authorities. Abe Long seeing the prisoner, not knowing he was in the officer's custody, shot him. As he shot, the Constable whirled the prisoner around and attempted to prevent serious consequences; but too late, the ball struck just above the left hip. The doctors say there is little hope of his recovery. Abe Long is a brother of Sid, the boy who was assaulted and maltreated by Van Dyke.
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BORN - To Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Auldridge, Monday, March 25, 1891, a son. And allow us to remark that Al is the happiest, proudest, craziest man in Howard. He has suspended business entirely and don't do anything but stand around and brag about that boy. He insists that the boy can almost stand alone, knows his pap on sight, and tries to talk -- and all such things. But its no mistake - Al has a fine, big, hearty boy, and who can blame him for celebrating the event. Dr. Willard was accouncheur, and the baby weighed 12 pounds.
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Remaining uncalled for in the Post office at Howard, Kansas, on the 21 day of April, 1891, which, if not called for in four weeks, will be sent to the Dead letter office.

Gould, B.F.
Jones, T. F.
Pendergrass, Mr. Jas.
Weaver, Mr. John
Williams, R. W.
Holemburg, Miss Nettie
Martin, W. J.
Uoper (?) Mr. Joseph
Wilson, Mary E.
Webb, Mrs. Dora

Persons calling for them will please say "Advertised" and give date of list. A charge of "one cent" is made on all advertised letters.---J.B.Dobyns, P.M.
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Miss Ozella Munsinger of Howard and Walter Delameter of Bartlesville, were married last Saturday, the 21st, at Sedan. They were accompanied from Howard to that place by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Munsinger in the evening, and the ceremony was performed in that city. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Munsinger of Howard, and has lived in this city all of her life. She is a graduate of the Howard High School, an excellent young musician and has been an efficient clerk in several different county offices. She has been orgainist at the Presbyterian Sunday school for several years and a popular teacher of one of the juvenile classes. She will be greatly missed as she is beloved by all. Mr. Delameter is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Delameter and has lived in and near Howard the past five or six years, only recently returning to Bartelsville, the old home of the family. He is a capable young man, is well liked by all who knew him. The entire community joins The Courant in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Delameter's a long, happy and prosperous wedded life.

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From Longton Notes in this week's Citizen:

Married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Pierce, Miss Grayce Pierce of this city to Mr. Nicholas Momma of Howard. Miss Grayce is the eldest daughter of D. W. Pierce and came here about a year ago from St. Marys, Ohio, and during her brief stay has proven herself to be one of Longton's most charming ladies, having been her father's housekeeper until recently. She has few superiors in the art of cooking and housekeeping. Nicholas Momma is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Val Momma of Howard, and is highly respected by everyone. During the time he has been visiting in this city he has made many warm friends. The best wishes of the Longton people go with Mr. and Mrs. Momma for a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. Rev. A. A. Horner pronounced the words which made them man and wife. Only immediate relatives were present. The left on the 10:20 train for a short visit at Independence. They will be at home at Howard after May 1st.

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Cards were received by many Howard follks, the past week, announcing the marriage of Miss Ivason Rae Scott to Samuel Coleman Hanna, on Wednesday, August 4, 1920, at Tacoma, Washington. The announcement was made in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Birdseye Judson, cousins of the bride. The news was received by their friends here with much surprise, and it has been the sensation of the past week.

Mr. Hanna is one of the best known and most popular citizens of Elk county, and is one of our most successful business men and farmers. He has lived in Howard for many years and is highly respected. The bride is a young woman of education and refinement, has been quite a traveler and has been for many years a teacher in high schools and colleges of the eastern states. She has been an occasional visitor in Howard for many years, and the past year or more has made her home here. She is popular wilth all who know her, and the heartiest congratulations and best wishes are extended by all Howard and Elk county to Mr. and Mrs. Hanna.

They will be at home in Howard, after October first.

Submitted by L. Morgan

A fourteen year old girl of Howard City, Kansas, who was attempting to run away from home, finding that her father was about to capture her, drew a revolver and sent a bullet through her brain.

Submitted by Lisa

A Young Girls's Rash Act--Takes Her Own Life Rather than Return to Her Home

Last Saturday night, Cora Brintzingerhoffer, aged fourteen, ran away from her home in Howard. She was accompanied by Mary Polly, aged about eighteen. They stayed in the woods near town all Saturday night and Sunday, so the Polly girl tells, and Monday morning boarded the passenger train, going north of Fiat. They ony had money enough to pay their way to Climax. John Marshall of this city, being on the train, telegraphed back to Chas. Brintzinghoffer, telling him of the girls. Mrs. G.H. Haines was also on the train tried to persuade the girls to return home, offering to give them the money if they would agree to go back. Cora refused to consider the proposition, declaring that she would never come back alive, that she and her father did not get along well together, and that she would never return. At Climax the girls got off the train and started to walk toward Eureka along the railroad track.

Mr. Brintzinghoffer, having received Mr. Marshall's dispatch, took the afternoon freight for the north, the train overtaking the girls about four miles south of Eureka. The engineer had been instructed to stop when the girls were overtaken, and Mr. Brintzinghoffer stepped from the train and started toward them. As soon as Cora saw her father, she took a revolver from her satchel, placed it to her forehead and fired, the ball entered her brain above the eye. The unfortunate girl was taken to the Fourth Avenue Hotel, Eureka, and about eight o'clock in the evening breathed her last, never having recovered consciousness.

The remains were brought back to Howard Tuesday and interred in Grace Lawn cemetery, Rev. Martin conducting the burial service.

This is the saddest tragedy out little city has ever known, the circumstances surrounding it all being of the most pitable. Cora's mother died when she was a babe, and she has been reared without the sacred influence of a mother's love and teaching. The unhappy father is almost prostrated over the terrible tragedy.

[see father's obituary]

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Longton News: Last Saturday Geo H. Shipley, living about four miles north of Longton passed his eightieth milepost on the way of life, and to celebrate the event, his family gave him a birthday dinner.

Mr. Shipley enjoyed the event almost as much as those participating in the event, enjoyed making him happy.

Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Shipley; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shipley and daughter, Opal; Dollie Shipley, Roth and son, Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shinkle; Mrs. Bertha Ketterman and sons, Perl and Earl; Edwin Poston and Addie Rondeau.

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At a pretty single ring ceremony last evening at the First Methodist church parsonage, marriage vows were exchanged by Miss Ruth Garrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Garrison of Howard, and Mr. Charles Martin, Jr., son of Charles Martin of Boone, Iowa.

Close friends ony attended the service which was read at 7:30 o'clock by the Rev. O. Ray Cook, pastor. Immediately following the ceremony, Mrs. Stephen Mangan served a bridal dinner at her home, 111 North Eighth street.

The bride is a stranger here, having come to Garden City but a short time ago. Mr. Martin has been employed for several months by the Skilling Transfer Company. They will make their home in this city.---Garden City Daily Telegram, Aug. 15.

Note: Ruth Garrison/Garison grew up in the Howard vicinity. (Daughter of John C. and Violet Criger Garison)

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The John Parker home was the scene of a family reunion, Sunday, June 2. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunt, Gary, Alan and Kathy of Woodland Park, Colorado, arrived on Friday, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker, Sharon, Vicki and Janna on Saturday, the adults attending the alumni festivities on Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Siever of Raytown, Missouri, also arrived Saturday, bringing a beautiful birthday cake for Mrs. John Parker's birthday, June 2.

Arriving on Sunday were Mrs. Noble Hemry, Mrs. Marion Elam, Ricky and Dicky of Wichita; Mrs. Bob Parker, Mike and Shelly of Roswell, New Mexico; Mrs. Bertha Henry, Mrs. Myrl Condit and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Parker, Steven and Terry of Howard. Loyd Hunt of Grenola called to visit in the afternoon.

Three members of the family were unable to attend. Bob Parker of Roswell, New Mexico; Noble Hemry and Marion Elam of Wichita.

All of Mrs. Hemry's 12 great grandchildren were present and all but one of her grandchildren. Bob called from Roswell by telephone in the afternoon and talked briefly to nearly all of the family. It was a very happy occasion.

The Hunt family and Mrs. Bob Parker and children remained for a longer visit.

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Sunday, March 16, 1930, relatives and friends gathered to help Mr. and Mrs. Lu Baumgartel celebrate 30 years of happy married life. They were married March 14, 1900 by Rev. Newton Fear at Howard, Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartel were both born in Elk County and grew to manhood and womanhood here.

A basket dinner was enjoyed at noon and several nice presents were received. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCollough, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rule, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Nave, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hinderliter, Mrs. Nora Crismas, Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Hanes; Messrs. Marion Speer, Geo. McCollough, Jr. Geo. Ellis, Wayne and Veryl Hinderliter of Wichita, Alva, Vernie, and Darrel Crismas; Misses Mildred Mills, Ruby Richards, Sylvia Crismas, and Ethyl, Loyal, Lucille, Dale and Wauneta Baumgartel.

Late in the afternoon the guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartel many more years of happy married life.---One who was there.

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Mrs. Eurena Ruthruff of Elk Falls, celebrated her 86th birthday last Sunday, April 24th, two days later than her actual birthday, which occurred on the 22nd.

She was born in Millwood, Knox county, Ohio, in 1846, was married to Chester Ruthruff at the close of the Civil War and with her husband and four small children came to Kansas in a covered wagon in 1870, locating and homesteading what is now the Barber farm near Elk Falls, her husband hewing the logs to make their first home and in this log house two of their children were born, Claude and Gertrude.

In 1877 they moved to Elk Falls, where her husband, Chester Ruthruff, died in 1909 and where she has since resided, living alone and in the same house for 55 years.

She is the mother of eight children, five girls and three boys, all of whom are living, except Claude who died in 1926. She has 32 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. At one time there were living five generations in this family. At present there are four.

Mrs. Ruthruff is a very active woman for one of her age, doing all her own housework and tending a small vegetable and flower garden.

A son Clem Ruthruff of Independence, Kansas, and a sister, Mrs. Olive Stout also had birthdays on this same day.

A big turkey dinner with all the good things that go with it, was served by her daughters at 12 o'clock and enjoyed by the following persons: Mrs. Nola Chapman nee Giles of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hannigan and son of Coffeyville, Kansas, Mrs. Audine Sherbenou and Mr. Kirkpatrick of Wichita, Kansas, Mrs. Olive Stout of Elk Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Ruthruff of Independence, Kansas, Mrs. Nettie Lambert of Winfield, Kansas, and Mrs. Gertrude Walker and son Bill of Howard, Kansas. A number of old friends called during the day bringing flowers and wishing Mrs. Ruthruff, Mrs. Stout and Clem Ruthruff many happy returns of the day.------Reporter.

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Owing to a few mild cases of what the doctors call small pox, the Howard schools are closed for this week. The theatre is also closed, and also the order is for no public or lodge meetings are to be held at present.

None of the cases are serious, and so far as we have heard, none are confined to their beds, but the affected ones who are all children are playing around home as usual.

There will be no Sunday school or church services next Sunday in Howard, and the Halloween frolic advertised for Monday night is called off. There is no excitement over the situation. There were ten or a dozen cases reported the first of the week and no new cases have since been reported.

The Antioch church has a long and interesting history. On July 31, 1879, a charter was issued to the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church of Howard township, Elk county, Kansas. The following day the deed was recorded whereby M. A. Hughes and his wife, Rhoda, deeded the five acre square plot of ground forming the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of Section 27, Township 29, Range 11 East, of Howard township, Elk County, Kansas, to the trustees of Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church and their successors for the consideration of $5.00.

The trustees were John W. Gender, W. I. Thompson, Robert Webb, Chris Kingsley, and M. H. Hughes. The deed to this ground is for as long as said premises shall be used, kept, maintained and disposed of as a place of Divine Worship for the use of the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America, subject to the discipline, usuage and ministerial appointments of said church as from time to time authorized and declared by the General Conference of said church and the Annual Conference within whose bounds the said premises are situated.

The church was first organized at the Antioch School House, one mile north of the present site, in 1884. A revival meeting was held by the Rev. Snelling. There were many converts and the organization followed. Services continued at the school house while plans and solicitations were made for the new church building. The Rev. Harmon Allen was pastor who took responsibility of the new building. Contributions varied from 50 cents to 50 dollars. The new church was dedicated free of debt in 1897.

Antioch church from its beginning belonged to a Howard circuit. The first members were from Clear Creek, Bunker Hill and High Hill, which later built Cranston Chapel. Then Busby was added. A circuit parsonage was needed when a pastor was supplied by the conference. In 1903, all of the east one-half of Block 65, save that portion of said block which had been condemned of AT&SF right of way in Howard, Kansas was purchased. A parsonage was built on the south half of the lots. In 1918, when the circuit no longer functioned, the parsonage was sold. The Cranston church was sold, torn down, and moved from the premises. Clear Creek was taken over by a HDU, making a community center of it. Bunker Hill was used as a school house, later sold and moved away. Busby was torn down in 1922, and moved to build the west addition to Antioch. Thus, Antioch is the one remaining church of the Howard circuit. The church as it now stands was dedicated in 1922.

Antioch is designated as the Howard-Antioch charge of the Emporia district of the Kansas conference, meaning one pastor serves both churches. This has been true excepting at one time for a year or so the Piedmont, Kansas pastor came every other Sunday.

In 1939, when the three branches of Methodism joined together as "The Methodist Church" the local church officals resolved that the name of the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church be changed to the Antioch Methodist church.

The church is complete with electric lighting, modern heating system, kitchen and class room that can be used as a social room. The yard is beautiful with large cedars surrounding the sides and front of the building. Antioch has been blessed with good pastors. The church stands ready to serve and be a light house for God to all in its community, hoping that many find peace and comfort within its walls. One charter member, Mrs. Lula Morgan, still lives in the community.
(Note from Lois--this was in the paper in 1963, and Lulu Morgan died in 1957)

Homecoming was held at the Antioch church on Sunday, July 7, with morning worship, church school, fellowship dinner and program. About 100 former and present residents and friends signed the register.. Sponsored by the Woman's Society and Church school, it was a wonderful occasion and hoped to be continued yearly. (facts above were gathered from records, statistics, "grapevine" and memory by Katherine Rech, historian: Mary Walters, assistant historian, and others.
Submitted by L. Morgan

Tuesday afternoon about 2:00 o'clock a lone bandit entered the First National Bank and ordered the employees to hand over the currency in the tills, backing his demands with a big revolver. T. J. McKinney, president, W. L. Morss, vice president, H.E. Turner, cashier, and Miss Jean Perrin, bookkeeper, were all in the bank at the time, but when the bandit entered there were no customers in the bank. Mr. McKinney made an attempt to secure a gun from the vault after which the bandit ordered the others to shut the vault door with Mr. McKinney inside. He promptly pressed the alarm but by the time officers could arrive the bandit had gotten into his car, which had been parked just north of the bank entrance, and drove away, going one block south and then east to the edge of town when it is believed he went north on Highway 99. No shots were fired and as the afternoon was very rainy and cloudy not many knew of the robbery until it was all over.

Between eight and nine hundred dollars were secured, most of it being in bills of small denominations.

The sheriff, state patrolmen and FBI agents have been following all leads, but to date nothing very definite is known. Witnesses are not all agreed on the make of car used by the talented visitor, some claiming it to be a Ford Tudor, while others pronounce it a Studebaker. The car bore no license plates.

The man is described to be about 38 years of age, about six feet tall and wore a rain coat.

The entire robbery and get-away is very similar to the one at the Howard Natinal Bank a year or more ago, also the robbery at Severy, and many believe the work was all done by the same man.

The bank funds were fully covered by insurance.

Submitted by L. Morgan

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