Butler County, Kansas
DAILY WALNUT VALLEY TIMES NEWSPAPER
THE YEAR 1900
Some of the Incidents Interesting to People of El Dorado and Butler County, Which Have Happened During the Past Year and Closing the 19th Century.
JANUARY
1. Ice on Walnut 6 inches thick. El Dorado football team defeated Peabody. Died, at Beaumont, Mrs. Mary Wright.
2. Married, Miss Alice Maxwell to J. D. Page of Gordon.
3. Died, Mrs. Sara Burch of Prospect township. Married, Miss Della Green to C. M. Lyons.
4. Born, to Perry Tong and wife of Leon, a son; to Chas Suits of Augusta, a daughter. Died, Mrs. Effie Souders.
6. Died, at Pontiac, Jens Jensen; at Augusta, infant child of G. W. Brown.
8. Eighty-fourth anniversary of the Battle of New Orlenas. Annual change of county officers. F. S. Allen and W. G. Turner succeeded themselves as register of deeds and sheriff, respectively. H. A. J. Coppins succeeded S. G. Poltle as county clerk; Lee Scott succeeded Jos Barnes as county commissioner from the first district; Dr. Harvey A. Hill succeeded Dr. E. E. Dillenbeck as coroner. Mrs. Fannie Hayes was adjudged insane. Died, at Minneville, Oregon, A. H. Fuller.
10. Married, Miss Myrtle Makepeace to M. B. Gibson; Miss Kate Friend to Wm Eckel of Douglass; Miss Beulah Sappington to Russell B. Carroll of Augusta; Miss Lizzie Kniebler to Wm Bachelder.
14. Born, to R. L. George and wife of Leon, a girl.
17. Born to R. L . Davis and wife a son. Married Miss Ora Teter to Chas R. Nuttle; Miss Iva Whitehead to Wm. Siebert.
18. Died, Clyde Carroll and Oscar Whitecotton of Benton.
19. Born to James Rosseau and wife a girl.
21. Married, Miss Alpha Woodward to Wm. Paulsen.
22. Died, at Rose Hill, Miles Jones.
25. Married, Miss Ollie Baker to Grant Chamberlain. Born, to Elmer Harrison and wife a son.
26. Born, to F. Turney and wife, a girl; to Ed Smith and wife of Potwin, a son, to James Kyser and wife, of Leon, a son, Died, Mr. Buderman of Whitewater.
28. Married, Miss Abbie V. Covert to Ira T. Marshall. Born to J. E. Owens and wife of Augusta, a girl. Engineer Ed Turner died in a hospital at Vera Cruz, after seven months confinement in prison.
29. Kansas Day, 39th anniversary, observed by public schools.
30. Born to Henry Bonnell, a girl. Married, Miss Maud McKenzie to Roy Thorpe.
FEBRUARY
2. Born to Ed Fetrow and wife of Prospect, a girl; George Eckart and wife, a girl.
5. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Folmsbee, a son; to W. A. Seaton and wife of Haverhill, a girl. Died, at Leon, Wm. Carl, a son. Died at Leon, Wm. Carlisle.
6. Married, Miss Anna Fox to M. J. Gibbons. Born to John Guy and wife of Latham, a son; to Wm. Jarvis and wife, a son.
7. Born to Herbert Cour and wife, Pontiac, a son. Married, Miss Mattie Long to James Knox.
8. Major Armstrong’s body reached Washington, D. C. and he was interred in Arlington.
9. Born, to Al Spencer and wife, a son. Married, Miss Callie Hanes to Erwin Black.
10. Died, Seth Woodward.
11. Born to F. M. Roland and wife, a son, to Al Ward, a son. Died, Ida Fisk, Sycamore. Married, Miss Cora A. Parker to F W Freeman.
12. Married, Miss Lulu Rich to B. A. McKinney.
14. Born, to Dr. F. E. Dillenbeck and wife, a son. Mrs. Nancy Adams was adjudged insane.
15. Central school building burned.
16. Died, James DeWar.
18. Married, Miss Effie McNary to Wm Fresh; Miss Nellie McNary to E. Varner; Miss Fannie Cannon to Hugh Whiteside; Miss Annie Mathers to George Omhart.
19. The body of Alva Dix who was killed in the Phillipines, March 28, 1899, arrived at Augusta, his home. Died Mrs. Rhoda Yowell. Born to John Marshall and wife of Keighley, a girl.
20. Born to George Guinn and wife a son. Married, Miss Deborah McCafree to J. S. Edwards; Miss Lulu Parker to Dr. S. S. Gross.
21. Married, Minnie Cox to Arthur Huyett. Doctor Lewellyn was adjudged insane. Born to Chas Wagner and wife of Leon, a girl.
22. Married Miss Glennie Secrest to Clarence Morgan. Born, to D. W. Thornton and wife, a girl. Board of education accepts plans for new school building.
23. Knights and Ladies of Security presented a local talent, spectacular entertainment at Ellets Opera House.
24. Died, Lincoln Dawson.
25. Born to W. E. Douglass and wife, a girl.
28. Married to Miss Ella Lanner to A. M. Harrison. Born to Chas Hadlock and wife, a son.
MARCH
2. Born to Henry Boucher and wife a girl.
3. Died John C. McCarty. Married, Miss Lulu Helton to Lloyd Burnham.
5. Born to Chas Correll and wife, a son. A child of Frank Pierce of Haverhill, died. Married, Miss Dell Vervalin to G. W. Carroll. Infant child of W. J. Bishop died.
7. Married Mrs. Addie Miller to Peter Basagino.
8. The body of Chas Brittenstein, who died in the Phillipines arrived at San Francisco. Miss Emma Dyck and Ulrich Thierstein were married.
9. Died, at Beaumont, Mrs. Henry Wolf.
11. Died, J. C. Lines. Fire at Augusta destroyed the buildings occupied by M. T. Chance’s Drug Store, Bechtel & Brown’s Jewelry Store, and E. H. Frenzel’s Hardware Store. Married, Miss Carrie Young to O. R. Brickley.
12. Died, B. W. Eakin. The body of Chas. Brittenstein arrived today. Born to Frank Cohs and wife a girl.
14. Married, Miss Nettie Jackson to Lulvan Hall.
18. Chas Brittenstein’s funeral occurred today.
18, Born, to J. C. Robison and wife, a son.
20. Skaer Brothers clothing store at Augusta was destroyed by fire.
21. Married, Mrs. Ullum to Emmet Wood.
25. Died, Mrs. W. W. Bugbee, Mrs. Wm. Halfhill.
26. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Scott, Glencoe, a son. Married, Miss Anna Boellner to E. C. VanWinkle.
30. Home talent given for benefit of the band.
31. Married, Miss Delia Barton to Cliff Blaine. M. Orban’s store at Towanda was robbed.
APRIL
1. Married Miss Georgia Waldorf to E. B. Green.
4. Died, Miss Lucy Ohlsen. Married, Miss Ida Henrickson to John Howard.
8. Married, Miss Effie Neff to John Stewart; Miss Lona Rhoades to M. M. Boyke.
9. Married, Miss Maud Parker to Mr. Miller of Wichita.
12. Born, to John Cook and wife a girl.
13. Frank W. Ream died at Pueblo, Colorado.
14. A large barn on Judge Dennison’s ranch was destroyed by fire.
15. Married, Miss Florence Cole to M. B. Amlong.
16. Died, Miss Elizabeth Welty. Attempt to blow safe at Mo P depot.
17. Married, Miss Florence D. Hall to A. C. Lamer.
18. Died, at Rosalia, Mrs. Wood.
19. Died, Mrs. M. E. Ball, at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
20. Born, to F. A. Rice and wife, Potwin, a son.
24. James Hamilton, colored, killed Contractor Webb at the big trestle in the Flint Hills.
25. Married, Miss Ethel Houser to Wm. Meeks.
27. Born to Harry Leydig and wife, a son.
29. Born to Mr. and George Plattner, a girl
MAY
1. Married Miss Rena Parker to Geo Cousland.
2. Married, Miss Grace Long. Born to A. E. Snyder and wife a daughter.
4. Born to Arch Wyman and wife a girl, to Fred Sproul and wife a son. Chas Mornhenwig’s barn in Murdock township was burned.
5. John S. Adsit was adjudged insane.
7. Born to C. C. Jamison and wife a girl
9. Died, Mrs. Louisa Stoner.
12. Married, Miss Sadie Davis to C. W. Henderson. Died, at Rosalia, Mrs. Sarah Thomas.
16. Married, Mrs. Margaret Spellman to John Teter.
17. Married, Miss Sarah Wilson to Barney Berg. Died, J. W. Dunn.
18. Died, John Foutch.
20. Born to H. C. Mullus and wife, a girl.
21. Telephone to northeast Butler completed.
23. Married, Miss Nellie Cable to Emmet Dougherty.
24. Died, Mrs. James Scott. Mary Austin, Ethel Vaught, Anna Spangler, Myrtle Howe, May Jackson and Marshal Ewing graduated from El Dorado High School – Eighth Grade commencement was held at the M. E. Church.
25. Born, to Ed Shriver and wife, a son.
29. Married at Augusta, Miss Bessie Schoeb to Claus Govenius.
30. Born to John Marsof and wife, a son. Decoration Day observed.
31. Blue Front Livery barn destroyed by fire. Died, Mrs. Silas Rhoades.
JUNE
1. Born to E. V. Moorsel and wife, a daughter. Commerical Club organized.
3. Died, Mrs. J. H. Holbrook. Born to J. W. Watkins and wife a girl.
5. Died, Miss Dollie Curry. Married, Miss Flo Bumb to Mr. Patzlaff.
6. Married, Miss Sadie Woodrow to Herbert Beck.
7. Born to G. E. Hulburt and wife of Rosalia, a son.
8. Sixth annual commencement of Mrs. S. E. Black occurred at Ellet’s opera house. Died, Mrs. Samuel Gaskill of Potwin.
9. Born to John Florea and wife a boy.
10. Married, Miss Ethel Elder to Arthur E. Bump; Nina Gund to Wm. Pyle.
12. El Dorado baseball team defeated Douglass.
13. Married, Miss Clara Wiley to Olin Castle. Pennsylvania reunion held at fair grounds. Married, Mrs. Mary Dillon to Geo. Scott.
15. Alonzo Bidwell, an inventor, formerly of El Dorado; fell from a scaffold at Carthage, Mo., and was killed.
17. Died, J. H. Cole, at Perry, Okla., John C. Myer. Born to Clarence Clover and wife a girl.
18. Married, Miss Nancy Berickman to David Moss of Augusta.
19. Married, Miss Mabel Morrison to Orin Ashton of Oklahoma. Born to J. C. Boellner and wife a girl. Died Mrs. Geo East of Leon.
20. James Hamilton sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary for killing Geo J. Webb. Died, Mrs. A. C. Lietzke, married, Miss Nora Knab to Chas. Yoakem.
21. El Dorado defeated Eureka at baseball.
22. Jessie Morrison cut Mrs. Olin Castle’s throat with a razor. Died, A.M. Black. Born to Andrew Clayton and wife, a son.
23. Married Miss Ruth Crook to S. W. Norris.
24. Died, Miss Laura Mayhew.
26. El Dorado defeated Wichita at baseball.
27. Married Miss Allie McIntyre to E. G. Louthan.
29. Eureka baseball defeated El Dorado. Married Miss Laura Helser to P. S. Ray of Yates Centre.
JULY
1. Born to Chas Girod and wife, Fairview, a son. Jap Salisbury was at Oklahoma City.
4. Fourth of July celebration at Potwin. Married, Maggie Caroll to Albert Peffley, Belle Cronk to Samuel Griffith.
5. Born to Louis Hinnen and wife, DeGraff, a girl.
7. Bruce Soward, of Leon, killed Eva Brooks and then himself at Cripple Creek, Colorado.
9. Born to Sam Sharp and wife a girl; to S. T. Snowden and wife, a girl.
10. Died, Clara Wiley Castle, Jessie Morrison was arrested, charged with murdering her. El Dorado defeated Marion at baseball. Died, Edward Shaffer.
11. Mrs. Olin Castle was buried. Mrs. C. C. Turner dropped dead at Jacksonville, Illinois. Married, Mamie Cochran to J. L. Skelton; Bernice Blankenbaker to Willie Butts, Pansy Price to C. S. Learned at Oklahoma City.
12. Married, Mrs. M. A. Meeks to M. S. Fetrow.
13. Died, George T. Hollinshead, Cloys Bruce of Augusta fell from a horse and was instantly killed.
14. Born to John Stewart and wife, a son. El Dorado baseball team defeated Benton.
16. Born, H. P. Morgan, wife, a boy.
17. Preliminary of Jessie Morrison began. Populist county convention held at El Dorado.
18. Corner stone of new Central school building was laid.
20. Jessie Morrison bound over to district court to answer to the charge of murdering Mrs Olin Castle. Died, Mrs. J. Hinkle of Towanda.
23. Born, to W. P. Ellet and wife, a girl.
24. Republican county convention held in El Dorado.
25. Married Miss Minnie Peth to Carl Birr, Miss Queen Bailey to Fred S. Cook. Died, John Gainer.
26. Born to J. B. Miller and wife, a girl, to Earl Carey and wife of Towanda, a girl. Died, Mrs. Emily Cory.
27. El Dorado defeated Benton at baseball. Died, Mrs. Henry Littlefield.
28. Died, Chris Allen; died, Grace Loncer of Towanda.
29. Born to L. A. Pippig and wife of DeGraff, a boy. Chas Lavender’s barn on Hickory creek burned.
31. El Dorado defeated Benton at baseball.
AUGUST
1. Married, Miss Runama Hartman to Dan R. Holcomb of Douglass. Died, A. N. Torrey of Fairview. Infant child of Martin Wills died.
2. El Dorado defeated Hutchinson at baseball. El Dorado second nine defeated Benton.
3. Died, the infant daughter of J. C. Robison. El Dorado baseball team defeated at Hutchinson.
4. Died, Mrs. C. H. Wilcox. El Dorado baseball team defeated at Hutchinson.
5. Chas McGuire, Frank Lawrence and Wm. Spivey escaped from county jail.
6. Born to H. Hoenschidt and wife a son. Died, Henry Butterfield of Prospect township. Married, Miss Edith Pruner to Alex Welch of Rosalia. Married, Miss Gertrude Ross to Stephen Hedges.
7. Born to Mat Rowbottom and wife, Beaumont, a son. Died, infant child of H. C. Mullins.
8. Populist county convention held at Ellets Opera House. Married, Miss Anna King to O. F. Dubach. Baseball, El Dorado defeated Douglass.
9. County convention of W. C. T. U. met at M. E. Church.
10. Died, the infant son of Thomas Porter.
11. Fire destroyed James Park’s barn at Benton. Died, Mrs. Geo Faler of Douglass, B. Harder of Brainerd.
12. Died, C. J. Dorman.
13. Bryan Club organized.
16. McKinley Club organized.
18. Died, Mrs. Eva Marmey at Whitewater, infant son, of Harry Scott of Chelsea.
20. Married, Miss Fora E. Pool to H. P. May.
21. Died, Lester Jordon. Baseball, Winfield defeated El Dorado.
22. Baseball, Winfield defeated El Dorado.
23. Baseball, Douglass defeated El Dorado in two games.
24. Baseball, Douglass defeated El Dorado. Born to Ed Block and wife a daughter.
25. Born to Harvey Cowley and wife, a son.
27. Died, Mrs. Mary Hitchcock.
29. Baseball, Winfield defeats El Dorado, two games.
SEPTEMBER
1. Died, infant child of Fred Livingstone and wife of Douglass.
2. Died, infant child of S. E. Cobb.
3. Baseball, Salina defeated El Dorado.
4. Born to Geo Leper and wife, a girl. Baseball, Salina defeated El Dorado.
5. Died, W. F. Bradley.
8. Fire destroyed Opera Block at Douglass. Died at Potwin, Dr. W. W. Graham. Died, Mrs. Nancy Adams, and Elias Leh.
9. Born to Barber Helser and wife a girl.
10. Butler county fair opened.
13. Born to F. W. Griswold and wife Augusta, a girl. Married, Miss Mary White to Robert Blair.
14. Married Miss Retta Counsil to S. C. Webb of Augusta.
15. Fair closed.
16. Married, Miss Vanchie Forgy to Thomas N. Purcell. Jeff Stearns of Towanda, accidentally shot and killed. Married, Miss Hettie Jett, of Leon to Mr. Smith. Born to Frank Buckner and wife a girl. School opened.
18. Born to J. R. Bale and wife a girl. Born to W. C. Daugherty and wife, a girl. Born to Douglass Green and wife, a girl.
19. Eleventh annual convention of Butler County Sunday School Association met in El Dorado.
20. Born to Elijah Priest and wife a girl. Died, infant son of W. A. Thompson.
22. Married, Miss Cora Dobbins to E. H. Morerd.
26. Died, Ruth, daughter of Oscar Moore.
27. Perry Carrol’s photograph gallery at Augusta was burned.
28. Born to C. E. Bartley and wife, a son.
29. Died, Mrs. Sarah Burkholder.
30. Born to Geo House and wife, a girl.
OCTOBER
1. Married Miss Autha Hartup to Chas W. Cody; Mrs. Jennie Frame to Wm. Money; Miss Mary Bake to C. B. Ouston. Chas Boucher’s packing house at Douglass was burned.
4. Born, to Wm. Counter and wife, a son. Married, Miss Lulu Mossman to Sheridan Cupp.
5. Born, to Seth Cook a daughter.
6. Died, Elmer son of Oscar Moore.
7. Born to P. E. McFarlan and wife a boy.
8. Died, Frank Cooper.
9. Married Miss Lizzie Riley to G. A. Wageck; Miss Eva Dirks to J. D. Mulli.
10. Married, Miss Myrtle Olin to W. H. Culyer.
11. Damon and Pythias presented at opera house by local talent.
13. Beth, daughter of L. E. Hoxie of Douglass, accidentally shot and killed by her step brother David Rose.
14. Died, Mr. A. H. Thallman of Rosalia. Died, John Hedges.
17. Married, Mary Folmsbee to Chas A. McClellan. Easter Star gave Midway social.
18. Married, Nellie Sipe to H. M. Townsend.
19. Died, Jesse Powers. The Walnut Valley Times issued the largest and finest special edition ever published in southern Kansas.
21. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Grogan, a son
22. Died at Kansas City, George Gossard.
23. Born to Arthur Griggs and wife a son.
27. D. W. Ridenour removes to Joliet, Illinois. Married Perley F. Felkner and Miss Melissa Monroe.
31. Miss Frane Newberry and Fred Betts married.
NOVEMBER
1. Lodge wedding, of Leo C. Hill and Miss May Doyle in Knights of Pythias Hall, Towanda. Rural Route No. 1 mail delivery south down the Walnut, begun. U. S. Avery, carrier.
3. Died at Douglass, Jesse Essex, aged 49 years.
5. Married, E. C. Stansberry and Mary Brown of Rosalia. Corporal Alvin Bales and Miss Vina Kelley, married in Colorado Springs.
6. Election day, Butler County goes republican by an average of 350.
7. Married, Miss Mabel Swisher to Mr. Bart McCullough of Leon.
8. Died at Towanda, Clarence Boyke aged 17.
9. Died, B. F. Russell, a pioneer of southeast Butler. Married in Battle Creek, Michigan, Geo Peet and Miss Julia Fisher of El Dorado.
11. W. D. Cannon, a western Butler County pioneer, died.
14. Married at Winfield, Whitney McNeeley and Miss Mabel Bunch.
15. Attempted jail delivery.
19. Explosion of the boiler of the Clipper Mills, Chas Dye, Grant Rodgers and A. N. Crowther very severely injured. Walter J. LaRue and Miss Grace Kenoyer, married at Enid, Oklahoma.
20. L. P. Mathews and Miss Cora Bigler, married.
21. Died in Glencoe, Daniel S. Van Huss, a pioneer, aged 52 years.
22. J. A. Nelson, 66 years of age, died.
23. Public presentation of medals to 20th Kansas men, Leman Cowles, Denver Bales and Harvey Larkin.
26. Miss Marguerite Shore married to Otis E. Kunkle of Leon. John Shafer, 25 years old died in Hickory township.
28. Completion of 200 foot tunnel in water-works well, abundant and pure water found. J. A. Mannion, and Miss Ethel Williams, married.
29. El Dorado High School football team wins from Wichita.
30. Large illustrated edition of Times containing portraits of principals in the Castle-Morrison tragedy. John Harter killed by Santa Fe train at Douglass.
DECEMBER
1. Died, John Black, aged 66 years.
8. Oscar Williams died of consumption.
5. Nellie Angleton, infant daughter of Wm. Angleton of Benton, died. Sycamore, Chelsea, Towanda and Benton townships declare they will vote aid to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railway.
6. Ellis A. Varner and Nellie A. McNary married.
9. Died, G. H. Roach of Whitewater.
10. New Methodist church begun at Chelsea. S. S. McFarlane, a pioneer died. Joshua Edwards, son of Mrs. Dellilah Waer, died.
11. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rodgers a girl.
12. Married, at Benton, Dr. W. O. Bennett and Miss Ella Hinkle. New officers elect of the Butler County fair, W. F. Benson, president, W. W. Bugbee, vice-president, Seth Frazier, treasurer, H. M. Balch, secretary.
14. A plate glass in front of the Times building broken by a rock, believed to be resentment by a friend of Jessie Morrison who is charged with the murder of Clara Castle. Judge J. F. Glendenning buys property in El Dorado.
15. Hon J. W. Robison returned from the Worlds Exposition, France.
16. Died, near Douglass, Jane, wife of G. D. Prindle.
17. M. D. Seymour, a pioneer of the county, died.
18. Born, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Storer of Clifford.
19. Married, LeRoy Lovelady and Miss Mabel E. Tuttle of Douglass. El Dorado Telephone Company is putting in a new switchboard and otherwise improving its service.
21. A. J. Lightfoot, old soldier and Butler county pioneer of Little Walnut, died. Bert G. Lewis and Miss Mary Counter, married.
23. J. A. Surplus and Miss Elsie R. Hall of Rosalia, married.
24. Pearl Beardsley and Clara DeShurley, married. Jessie Morrison, charged with the murder of Clara Castle, admitted to bail in $5,000. Married at Benton, Glen Diemart and Miss Flossie Langon.
25. A black Christmas, bright, warm day. Wm E Vanmatre, Blackwell, Oklahoma and Miss Alice Hickman of Latham, married. Wm. Halfhill and Mrs. Georgiana Jordan of Net Pulaski, Ill.; W. S. Lamb and Mary E. Burton; Frank C. Studebaker of Guthrie, Oklahoma to Miss Marion Allebach. J. A. Wilson’s handsome county home in western Butler, burned. Died, Mrs. Mary Keyes-Hublitz. Married at Leon, Elliott M. Hammer and Mary Gordon.
26. Chas Davis of Augusta and Miss Pearl Bollinger, married. Largest attendance most dressy and most enjoyable Holiday ball for years at Ellet’s opera house – 65 Couples. Supt. W. M. Sinclair chosen president of State Teachers Association.
27. Joint installation of Blue Lodge Masons and Knights Templar.
31. Century service held in the Methodist church by the Epworth League Sunday school and pastor until midnight.
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