Amanuensis Monday - Louis Strange Obituary

02 May 2011

Louis Strange Obituary
The Monitor Press
August 10, 1927; Vol 56, Number 32

Strange - After an extended period of failing health Louis Strange, a well known colored resident of this city and a veteran of the Indian wars, died at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of his adopted son, Russell Berry on East Third Street, aged 84 years.

Deceased was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky and served in the national army in campagns against the Indians following the Civil War. 

He is survived by two adopted children, Russell Berry of this city, and Mrs. Jessie Bailey, now of Chicago.

His wife died some twelve years ago.  He was a stonemason by trade, but for many years was a trusted employee of the Hunter Milling company until compelled to retire by old age and feeble health.

The funeral, with Rev. W. W. Arnett of the A. M. E. church officiating was held at the Frank Funeral Home at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with burial in Prairie Lawn cemetery.

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Amanuensis Monday - From the December 1920 Conway Springs Star Files

Reprinted from the December 9th, 2010 Conway Springs Star and Argonia Argosy with permission from Dalice Cline.

Duncan Produce Company has sweet skimmed milk at 20 cents a gallon.

Alice M. Cline and R. H. Cline, Owners, Conway Springs Star.

Henry Varenhorst of Conway Springs, who is a German by birth, today filed his application for his final papers of naturalization as an American Citizen.  His Witnesses were F. A. Ruse and A. W. Hammond, both of Argonia.  Mr. Varenhorst came to America in 1868 and to Sumner County in 1890.  He made application several years ago for his first papers, and thought he was made an American citizen, until when the war broke out, he learned his first papers did not make him a citizen of this country.

Reverend McKibben pastor of the Viola M. E. church spent a few days first of the week with friends here in town.  The parsonage folk included.

The meat market will be open from 8 - 10 a.m. and 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Christmas Day.

The choir at the Baptist Church intends to go caroling on Christmas eve.  This is to furnish a treat for those who are unable to attend exercises.

Miss Vesta Garst, a teacher in the Mulvane schools, is spending holiday week at her home here.

Mr. and Mrs. R. J.Shetlar and John Holcomb drove through from Johnston, Kansas last week.  They drove over frozen roads until they got to Kingman, then the car began breaking through in places and they say it was a truly interesting trip from then on in.

The Home Laundry does washing for 40 cents a lb.  When done by pound all bed linens, table cloths and towels are ironed.  Phone 95.

The school has purchased new window shades through the building which are certainly a great improvement.  The total cost of the shades was over $600.

Sugar is down to 8 or 10 and candy is still $1.50; fat cattle are 8 cents and beefsteak is 40 cents; hogs are 9 cents and bacon is 50 cents.
A beautiful day last Sunday caused enough consumption of that 30 cents gasoline that some of those oil fields that intended to shut down will surely extend operations a while longer.

Amanuensis Monday - From Conway Springs Star & Argonia Argosy Files - June 24, 2010

The following is excerpted with permission from owner Dalice Cline, from the Conway Springs Star - Argonia Argosy - Thursday, June 24, 2010

From Argosy Files - One Hundred Years Ago, June 1910

Around Town

Grandma Hollowell who had been paying the family of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elvira Hollowell and other friends here a visit, returned to her home in Anthony on Saturday.

H. H. Shull went over to Milan Friday on business expecting to return on the Santa Fe evening passenger train, but the train being reported several hours late he got Jas. Pringle to bring him home in his motor car.  

John Jackman came over from Douglass on Saturday night to spend the day with home folks, returning Tuesday.  Mrs. Jackman and four smaller children accompanied him on his return and will spend some time visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs William Sherman and other friends there.

For Sale:

Fine young driving horse, gentle and well bred.  Perfectly safe for ladies to drive.  Also have for sale buggy and harness.  Will sell all together or separately.  For further particulars inquire at the newspaper office.

L. R. Wychoff, living eleven miles south and half a mile west of Argonia, was in the city Friday posting bills for a sale of his personal property which is to be held next Tuesday and remembered us with a call.  Mr. Wychoff is making arrangements to move with his family to Colorado in the near future.

Bonds Carried

The school bond election held Tuesday resulted in favor of the proposition to issue $11,000 bonds for the purpose of erecting a new school building by an almost unanimous vote.  The total number of votes cast were 108 of which 97 were for the bonds and 10 against.  This means that the district will have a school building that will be a credit to the enterprise and intelligence of our people and one of which they will feel proud.  Let everybody sing!

Amanuensis Monday - From Conway Springs Star & Argonia Argosy Files - July 1, 2010

The following is excerpted with permission from owner Dalice Cline, from the Conway Springs Star - Argonia Argosy - Thursday, July 1, 2010
From Argosy Files - Seventy Years Ago, July 1940


Around Town
The death of Eva Pake came Thursday evening of last week, July 4, after an illness of several months.  Mrs. Pake was taken to the Hatcher Hospital in Wellington, but remained there only about two weeks when she returned to her home and remained there until her death.

Miss Elaine Handy has been awarded the Miller Hall Scholarship at K. U. which entitles her to a room in Miller Hall which is a girls' dormitory.  Mrs. Minnie Stayton, formerly of Wellington, is the house mother.

Miss Eve Anne Heyter, Leo Davis and Audene Haworth, Wichita, and Harold Beck, Whitewater, were dinner guests at the C. E. Haworth home Sunday evening.

Governor Payne Ratner urged Kansas communities last week to do their full share in the Red Cross campaign for aid to alleviate suffering in Europe.  Contributions to the war relief fund may be given to George Tracy or R. W. Karnahan.

First Argonia Child Dies.  

Francis Argonia Salter, first child to be born in Argonia, died July 7 at the Union Printer's Home in Colorado Springs.  Mrs. Susanna Madora Salter, first woman mayor of Argonia, was his mother.  He was born in Argonia on February 13, 1883.  For more than 40 years he followed his trade as a printer starting his work on the Alva Pioneer in 1898.  He became ill in February and spent a month in Carnegie Hospital.  From there he went to the printer's home in Colorado Springs.  Interment was in the cemetery there.  He was survived by one child, Mrs. Walter Harmon, one grandchild and his mother.

Editor's Beatitudes:

Blessed are the merchants who advertise because they believe in it, and their business shall increase many fold.

Blessed are the correspondents who send their well written news items every week.  For their efforts are greatly appreciated.

Blessed is the woman who submits a well written account of a party or wedding for she shall see the details of her guests, correctly reported.

Blessed are those who do not expect the editor to know everything but call her when an interesting event occurs to them for they shall have a newsy paper.

Blessed are those who get their copy in early for they shall have a warm place in the editor's heart.

Amanuensis Monday - From Conway Springs Star & Argonia Argosy Files

The following is excerpted with permission from owner Dalice Cline, from the Conway Springs Star - Argonia Argosy - Thursday, July 22, 2010

Conway Springs Star - One Hundred Years Ago, July 1910

Grand Opening Concert

Conway Springs is building one of the nicest, most up-to-date band shells in this part of the country, Wichita not excepted.  It is very similar to the beautiful shell just completed in Winfield except our shell is 2 feet longer.  The opening concert will take place Friday evening, July 15, at 8 o'clock.

Hospital at Wellington

All preliminary matters pertaining to the securing of the Christ's hospital for Wellington now have been completed and the proposition is now up to the contractors.  Bids are being asked for.  This means that the hospital will in all probability be built some time this summer.

Extra force is on stringing the wires for the electric lights.

  

For Sale  - A good rubber tire buggy and a set of good heavy work harness.  See W. A. Wrightsman.

  

The Cattleman's Picnic will be held this year on August 9, 10, 11, 12.  They have a fine program which will consist of ball games, horse races, roping contests, band concerts and prizes for the best of most everything that grows.

We are enjoying now for the first time in this town the electric lights which sure makes the streets loom up.

Dr. McIlhenny reports two new girls this week one at the home of John Burchinal last Friday and one at Dodie Adairs this morning.

From Argosy Files - Fifty Years Ago, July 1960

Rewind

Looking back to July 1970 the latest addition to the Salter House Museum is a conversation piece to say the least.  It is an old switchboard from the now extinct Danville Rural Telephone office.  

Some of the telephone operators were Mrs. Jim Walls, Lulu Starr, Mrs. Charles Earnest, Mrs. Leo Drouhard, Victoria Simpson, Mrs. Walter McAdams, Mrs. Stella Mackey.  

The Danville Rural Telephone Company transferred to the dial system in 1961 selling that system to Kan-Okla Telephone Company.  This ended 56 years of service to the Danville Community.

 

Amanuensis Monday - John A. Bishop Obituary (1819 - 1900)

John A. Bishop Obituary
(born December 25, 1819 - died July 4, 1900)

John A. Bishop died at his home on North Heron/Herson avenue Wednesday morning at 10:50 o’clock after a lingering illness.  The funeral was held at the residence at 4 o’clock next afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. C. Ball, pastor of the M. E. church.

John A. Bishop was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, December 25, 1819, and died July 4, 1900. In the home of his birth he spent the years of his childhood, and also the earlier period of his boyhood until he was 15 years old.  Then he went to Lee county, IA and engaged in farming.

In the more than forty years of his residence in Iowa, he had a varied occupation.  At one time he was in the mercantile business and afterwards was sheriff of his county for three terms.

When the civil war broke out, he was among the first to respond to his country’s call and helped to raise the 1st Iowa regiment, of which he became a lieutenant, and served the full term of his enlistment, three years.  After the war he returned to Lee county, and in 1876, he came with his family to the farther west and settled in New Mexico, thence in 1878 to Kansas, and settled in Sumner county, where he had continued to reside.

Thirteen years ago he became a citizen of Wellington.  He was an industrious, active, helpful man, generous and always ready to lift up and lend a hand, and many an unfortunate one has felt the touch of his sympathy through his practical ministration to their needs.  He was especially fond of children, an affectionate and loving father and friend.

He did not enter into churchly forms but was not indifferent to religious principles, hence he never belonged to any church, but believed in all that makes a Christian life; and in his last days, seemed to trust in Jesus for his salvation and readily yielded himself to be brought in prayer to a throne of grace.

He was married in 1854 to Alice A. Cartwright in Farmington, IA.  She died in 1879, leaving him and seven children – two daughters and five sons, to mourn her loss.  All of these, except one son, still survive.  And three of them, one of whom crossed the continent to bring his presence to cheer the dying hours, were present to follow the broken weary form to its resting place.


Transcriber's Note: The original obituary was located in the Bishop File in the Pioneer Settler Files in the Sumner County History and Genealogy Center. 

More information about the Research Center, located in the Memorial Auditorium, 208 N. Washington, Wellington, KS 67152, is available at http://www.ksschgs.com.

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Amanuensis Monday - Henry Arnspiger - 1880 Kansas Agricultural Census

Arnspiger, Henry – 1880 Kansas Agricultural Census

Page 4
Supervisor’s District 2
Enumeration District 193

Productions of Agriculture in Guelph Township, County of Sumner, State of Kansas
June 3, 1880

Arnspiger, Henry; owner; 75 acres;
4 acres permanent pastures, meadows, orchards, or vineyards;
8 acres woodland or forest;
73 acres unimproved land;
$2000 was listed value of the farm including buildings and fences;
$300 value of farm machinery and implements;
$400 value of livestock;
$450 value of all farm production, sold, on hand, or consumed for 1879;
2 horses on hand June 1, 1880;
2 mules or asses on hand June 1, 1880

A copy of this information will be added to the Arnspiger Pioneer Settler Files at the Sumner County Genealogy and History Center.  Click Here to find directions to the center and for hours of operation.

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