Solomon Valley Chronicles 2012 Additions and Updates Listed in Chronological Order ********** 1/8/2012 ********* ~~Obituaries~~ Archer, Laura (Moore) Bassett, Grace Anna (Napier) Bedore, Geneva Ruth (Beckley) Brown, John C. Cox, Edward Francis "Ed" Delp, Erma Lee (Hardman) Delp, Lloyd Alfred Ervin, Elmer Guy Field, Betty Lou (Horning) Fox, Lucy Helen (Swaim) Gridley, Lawrence E. Hisey, Edna M. (Thompson) Marcell, Lon P. O'Connor, Margaret (Mullen) Patton, Zane W. Scarlett, Bertha Mae (Ginther) Swank, James Clay Underwood, Gertrude (Morris) Vahling, John G. Winterowd, Thirza May ~~~Additions to previous obits/funeral cards~~~ Breeden, Porter Lee The prior entries in the "What's New" file are now in http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/Whats%20New2011.txt The current year of "What's New" will remain at http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/Whats%20New.txt SURNAMES: Archer, Bassett, Breeden, Brown, Cox, Delp, Ervin, Field, Fox, Ginther, Gridley, Hardman, Hisey, Horning, Marcell, Moore, Morris, Mullen, Napier, O'Connor, Patton, Scarlett, Swaim, Swank, Thompson, Underwood, Vahling, Winterowd ********** 1/13/2012 ********* ~~ 36 Newspaper items ~~ Advertisements and Want Ads: New jewelry at F. M. Rinehart's Arrivals and Departures: Henry C. Peterson, attorney, will arrive soon Rev. Copley's new home will be in WaKeeney Grant McNeely gone to Washington territory Businesses and Employment: Adam Shearer now a merchant in Allison Creditable paper at Fremont Daniel Deihl appointed monument agent New clerk in Anderson's store Construction and Real Estate: Finishing touches on First National Bank building J. N. Johnson rebuilding after cyclone Johnson's hotel nearing completion Crops and Agriculture Related: G. W. Butler improves farm Illnesses and Accidents: Mr. & Mrs. Lee Fox been quite ill Two buried alive! Mail and the Post Offices: Relocation of post office requires new sidewalks Nuptials: Steeple-Morgan wedding Polling Place: City candidates Stork Visits: Mr. Lambert, happy new parent School House Happenings: Girls of the grammar department give dinner Grandview school came to close Trips and Travel: H. W. Robinson returned from Pennsylvania visit Lank to Iowa for wife and children Mother-in-law of Mrs. Pearl Charles died Roy & Amy Rutherford attend funeral in Kirwin Visitors and Callers: A. C. Brandt called Major Prout called C. W. Cruzan subscribed Wagging Tongues: Charlie Read received letter from his folks Edward Smith card of thanks Fremont Press toadying to Cleveland's administration Hill City has abandoned all hope J. F. Stewart of the Demijohn not murderer Samuel Farver renewed subscription The court house rats have migrated Ah! Kansas Weather: Fine weather this week Summer weather followed by blizzard ~~10 Engagements, Weddings & Anniversaries~~ C. I. Griffith 60th anniversary Dunavan-Delp engagement Edgett-McAllister wedding Gassman-Hicks wedding Holt-Trent wedding Horesky-Moore wedding Hunter-Hake wedding Jacobs - 50th anniversary Mindrup-Allen engagement Personett - 50th anniversary http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/marriages.html ~~10 Obituaries~~ Ambrosier, Ellen E. (Fetterolf) Anderson, Lena Bassett, Lynn Brandyberry, Virginia (Knouf) Criswell, Robert Davis, Vera Leona (Daniels) Fabricius Hackney, Gerald E. Kimport, Emma Shotwell, James Edward Worcester, Adelbert ~~~Additions to previous obits/funeral cards~~~ Anderson, John Kessler, Waldo Emerson http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Allen, Ambrosier, Anderson, Brandt, Brandyberry, Butler, Charles, Copley, Criswell, Cruzan, Daniels, Davis, Deihl, Delp, Dunavan, Edgett, Fabricius, Farver, Fetterolf, Fox, Gassman, Griffith, Hackney, Hake, Hicks, Holt, Horesky, Hunter, Jacobs, Johnson, Kessler, Kimport, Knouf, Lambert, Lank, McAllister, McNeely, Mindrup, Moore, Morgan, Personett, Peterson, Prout, Read, Rinehart, Robinson, Rutherford, Shearer, Shotwell, Smith, Steeple, Stewart, Trent, Worcester ********** 1/21/2012 ********* This week's update to Solomon Valley Chronicles... ~~ 21 Newspaper items ~~ Arrivals and Departures: Brinkmeyer family to move to Arkansas Courthouse and City Hall: County Attorney Tritt's contemptible actions Crops and Agriculture Related: Complaint against Oscar Beckett Henry Olsen will deliver strawberries Gatherings: Birthday dinner for Mrs. Nellie Knopf [Knouf] KSC alumni banquet in Norton Grim Reaper: Ernest Hershey, infant, died History in the Making: Fight of Towns Out In Kansas Illnesses and Accidents: Mrs. Murray Wallace underwent surgery Trips and Travel: Mr. and Mrs. Ira Scott visit his mother Visitors and Callers: Fountains receive visitors Madeline Tremblay visit parents for weekend Mrs. Cora Roberts visits daughter for summer Wagging Tongues: Ain't got no money? Bogue News Mrs. E. E. Fox reports Neighborhood News Mrs. McMahan's splendid parlor suite of furniture Palco News Penokee news Sand Creek News West Wildhorse news ~~10 Obituaries~~ Bell, Flora Ann (Wailes) Blackford, Lois Barbara (Snyder) Bowman, Joseph Hansen, Henry Milton Heitman, Meta Catharina (Von Elling) Hisey, Ruben L. Nicholson, Arthur William Nicholson, Larry Dee Toll, Jack Otis Zohner, Vincent http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Beckett, Bell, Blackford, Bowman, Brinkmeyer, Fountain, Fox, Hansen, Heitman, Hershey, Hisey, Knopf, Knouf, McMahan, Nicholson, Olsen, Roberts, Scott, Snyder, Toll, Tremblay, Tritt, Von Elling, Wailes, Wallace, Zohner ********** 1/27/2012 ********* ~~10 Obituaries~~ Ambrosier, Arlo Daily, Irene L. (Bird) David, Tony D. Deringer, Louis Arthur Deringer, Robert Kenneth Edgington, Ray Ellis Jackson, John Madison Loof, William Russ, James Bruce Troutner, Daniel Lee ~~~Additions to previous obits/funeral cards~~~ Hunter, Doris Eileen (Carpenter) Rollman, Albert Carl Solomon Valley Chronicles http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Ambrosier, Bird, Carpenter, Daily, David, Deringer, Edgington, Hunter, Jackson, Loof, Rollman, Russ, Troutner ********** 2/5/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Best, Margaret Mylia Brown, Lyal Ginther, Winfield Scott Holmes, James Guy Johnson, Lillie (Hall) Petrie, Hugh C. Shewmaker, Carrie E. Vansant, Althea Janette (Starrett) Watkins, Jess ~~~ Additions to previous obits/funeral cards ~~~ Simpson, James Thornton Solomon Valley Chronicles http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Best, Brown, Ginther, Hall, Holmes, Johnson, Petrie, Shewmaker, Simpson, Starrett, Vansant, Watkins ********** 2/20/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Burton, Florence R. (Jones) Craig, Dewey Craig, George Edward Laws, Mary Reedy, Audrey L. (McFarland) Stithem, Frances Lucille (Knouf) Tremblay, Dora (Derousseau) VanSant, Edward Page Wright, Martha Eleanor (Simmons) Wyatt, Margaret Mary (Ringwelski) ~~~ Additions to previous obits/funeral cards ~~~ Rundell, Laura Ellen (Johnson) Solomon Valley Chronicles http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Burton, Craig, Craig, Derousseau, Johnson, Jones, Knouf, Laws, McFarland, Reedy, Ringwelski, Rundell, Simmons, Stithem, Tremblay, VanSant, Wright, Wyatt ********** 2/24/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ DuBois, Saphronia Isabelle (Wilmot) Griffith, Connie A. (Berger) Hardman, Emma J. (Lein) Kirk, Maggie Millirons, Samuel Riggs, Mark Allen Salladay, Margaret Lueucreacy (Lein) Sterrett, Mary Rose (Comeau) Worley, Boy Worley, John R. ~~~ Additions to previous obits/funeral cards ~~~ Biddle, Nettie O. (VanDyke) ~~ 2 Funeral records ~~ Baird, Bessie (Phillips) Black, Thomas David ~~ 12 Newspaper items ~~ Construction and Real Estate: State Bank of Norcatur building Mail and the Post Offices: Woman Named Rural Carrier Nuptials: Brandle-Godard [sic Brandel] Northrop-Cole, The First Wedding In Fremont Pew and Pulpit: Western Union Church Association meeting School House Happenings: Edmond Alumni Elect Officers Edmond's new school New Almelo's New School Now In Use Stork Visits: Thomas' baby boy Mitchel's baby boy Knudsen's baby boy Wagging Tongues: Brush Creek Collections Surnames: Baird, Berger, Biddle, Black, Brandel, Brandle, Cole, Comeau, DuBois, Godard, Griffith, Hardman, Kirk, Knudsen, Lein, Millirons, Mitchel, Northrop, Phillips, Riggs, Salladay, Sterrett, Thomas, VanDyke, Wilmot, Worley ********** 3/2/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Armstrong, Willie Close, Willie Decker, William S. Desjardines, Mrs. Peter Elliott, William M. Holsinger, Ida Knouf, Nicholas Alexander Powell, William H. Shumway, C. M. Thompson, Alfaretta ~~~ 2 Additions to previous obits/funeral cards ~~~ Anderson, John Baker, Nola Grace ~~ 54 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: Amos Brown traded for cane mill Charles Foltz agent for Topeka Insurance Company J. H. Main will open blacksmith shop Sam Dearholt clerking Tom Jobe applied for position William Green moving store to Hill City Clubs and Organizations: Boys organize baseball club Construction and Real Estate: Corner stakes set for new depot J. D. Trosper moving building William Jennings adding on Mr. Hoyt purchased Palmer property Crops and Agriculture Related: Capt. Hubbard reports G. C. Goddard thinks he'll make 30 bushels to the acre Grim Reaper Roll Call: County Health officer report History in the Making: First train through Fremont! Town of Hastings has new name Illnesses and Accidents: B. W. Elliott suffering Dan Fritz had bilious fever Frank Percell nearly got his arm broke Mrs. Tom Jobe disposed Sarah Armstrong down with fever Sicknesses all around In the Courthouse and City Hall: Reasoner appointed Millbrook city marshal Livestock and Pets: Frank Langley champion horseman of town Z. P. Turner purchased another span of horses Nuptials: Thomas Knoble has a new bride Weaver-Fox marriage Pew and Pulpit: Leland Sunday School is flourishing No preacher! The Polling Place: W. F. Hoyt nominated for county commissioner Stork Visits: Charles Foltz's baby boy School House: Alice Baker home from blind school Fremont School's monthly report Riverside school to have tree Trips and Travel: A. Platt left for Colorado J. R. Personett made flying trip Mary Wills returned N. Crank in town Nora Lankford home from visiting Grandpa S. E. True arrived from Nebraska Sam Covalt returned home W. H. Cotton returned home William Goddard returned home The Social Register: Leroy Smith registered at "K" House Mattie Turner guest of Miss Blakeslee Mrs. Barton visiting from Dewitt, Nebraska VanDyke's return home to Ottawa county W. H. Turner guest at Kobler's Wagging Tongues: James Stone and G. D. Kennedy to perform? Parents seek info on Frank Clark Target shooting all the rage Wolf hunt was real entertaining Marie Luse to give lecture at church Turnerville cemetery fenced ~~ NEW PAGE ~~ Photographs: George and Sophrona DuBois photos http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/pic1.html (Actually added 2/20/2012 but omitted from update list.) Surnames: Armstrong, Baker, Barton, Blakeslee, Brown, Clark, Close, Cotton, Covalt, Crank, Dearholt, Decker, Desjardines, Dubois, Elliott, Foltz, Fox, Fritz, Goddard, Green, Holsinger, Hoyt, Hubbard, Jennings, Jobe, Kennedy, Knoble, Knouf, Kobler, Langley, Lankford, Luse, Main, Percell, Personett, Platt, Powell, Reasoner, Shumway, Smith, Stone, Thompson, Trosper, True, Turner, VanDyke, Weaver, Wills ********** 3/10/2012 ********* ~~ 6 Funeral records ~~ Calkin, Harvey Daniel Clark, Baby Coffey, Nathan [sic Milton] James Coffey, Rebecca Ann Coffey, William Crank, Nancy J. ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Atteberry, Josie Beach, Merriman Anthony Burns, W. H. "Harry" Edwards, Hardy Henderson, David E. Jr. Noone, Pearl Alice Sproul, Will W. Strickland, Kenneth Stump, Child Thompson, Charley H. ~~~ Additions to previous obits/funeral cards ~~~ Shepard, Dorothy May ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: Skating Notice Ice Houses Filled Crimes and the Trials: Two Scale Prison Walls to Go on New Honeymoon Letters: Answers TB Charge Neighborliness: Helping the Franklins Nuptials: Married by Judge Drummond The Polling Place: Many Hear Landon Speech School House: Charles J. Boddy, of Norton Receives First Place and Prize of $50 Trips and Travel: Missouri Pacific Time Table Visitors and Callers: Mrs. T. Lawliss and babe visit her mother Surnames: Atteberry, Beach, Boddy, Burns, Calkin, Clark, Coffey, Coffey, Coffey, Crank, Drummond, Edwards, Franklin, Henderson, Landon, Lawlis, Lawliss, Noone, Shepard, Sproul, Strickland, Stump, Thompson ********** 3/16/2012 ********* ~~ Cemetery photographs ~~ Edmond Cemetery Fairview Cemetery (Norton County) ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Allen, Edward A. Bray, Deborah Diana Conyac, Mrs. Joseph Dwyer, Donald C. Huffman, James Dexter Kidder, William Leonard Marshall, Julia (McKenna) Reedy, Charles William Rife, James Aaron Wilcox, Emma (O'Bright) ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: --Mrs. Bessie Smith opens beauty parlor --Wendell P. Sayers appointed assistant Colorado AG Illnesses and Accidents: --Dr. Howe stopped the Small-Pox at Lenora --Lenoliah Gandy improving History in the Making: A Kansas Town Feud In the Courthouse and City Hall: Plague Delays Court Pew and Pulpit: Mrs. Bronson to sing at First Baptist Church, Great Bend, Kas. Social Register: Mrs. W. J. Moore visited Lawyer Jones The Crimes and The Trials: Wiltfong to Reform School Wagging Tongues: Big Row at Nicodemus Ah Kansas Weather!: Great loss of life Solomon Valley Chronicles http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/ Surnames: Allen, Bray, Bronson, Conyac, Dwyer, Gandy, Howe, Huffman, Jones, Kidder, Marshall, McKenna, Moore, O'Bright, Reedy, Rife, Sayers, Smith, Wilcox, Wiltfong ********** 3/25/2012 ********* This week's update to Solomon Valley Chronicles... ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Collins, Henry Edward Hancock, Addie B. (Bernard) Huffman, Delbert Alvin Jones, George W. Mell, Winnie Iona (Clelland) Mersch, Mike Pyle, Cheney Snow, Mrs. Thompson, Claude F. Voorhees, Ralph Lee Eugene ~~ 20 Newspaper items ~~ Grim Reaper: A Kansas Doctor Dead From Smallpox History in the Making: Telegram to print "History of Lenora, Kansas" We Play: Frontier Days at Norton Businesses and Employment: --Mr. Cobb's handbill order --Town A Service Station Illnesses and Accidents: --J. S. Baer returns from father's bedside --Another Accidental Shooting --Sylvester Sines suffering --Sylvester Sines in critical condition Nuptials: --Judge Adams issues marriage licenses to young and old --Richardson-Kirtley wedding --Palmer-Herrick wedding The Crimes and The Trials: --Murderers near Lenora, Kansas --Dewey trial ends in acquittal --Farmer Shot Dead; Accused Is Poisoned Trips and Travel: --C. C. Calvert visits wife in Lenora --Mrs. C. C. Calvert arrives from Lenora --Mrs. C. C. Calvert and children return --W. R. Burbridge departs for Lenora --Mrs. J. C. (Jennie) Becker visits Vermont Surnames: Adams, Baer, Becker, Bernard, Burbridge, Calvert, Clelland, Cobb, Collins, Dewey, Hancock, Herrick, Huffman, Jones, Kirtley, Mell, Mersch, Palmer, Pyle, Richardson, Sines, Snow, Thompson, Voorhees ********** 5/6/2012 ********* Was a little busy last month helping index the 1940 census for Family Search. Hope you are too! This week's update to Solomon Valley Chronicles... ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Allen, Harold L. Delp, Kathleen Frances (Coleman) Dutch, Albert (or August) Jones, "Dutch" Kline, Peter McKie, Jim Jr. Pillmore, Guy Charles Schollp, Charles Walker, Josephine Wendell, Zella (Hale) Additional: Hill, Benjamin H. Jr. ~~ 20 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: Caught Unaware Grim Reaper: Suicide in Jail Illnesses and Accidents: Sixteen dead in train wreck Unsolved: Clark Thuma Was On His Way Home Crimes and the Trials: --Was Newkirk Murdered --Father (Tom McKie) Dies After Fight With Son --Son Did Not Kill Father --Night Marshall Jube Simpson Murdered! --Bullet Killed Jube Simpson Nuptials: --Billips-Hunter marriage --Delp-Coleman marriage --Delp-Costello marriage --Harrison-Cutting marriage --Long-Gray marriage --Ormand Bean to be Married Saturday at Oklahoma City --Weaver-Conkey marriage Visitors and Callers: --Noble Hill attended brother's funeral --Old-Timer August Frank Visits Here Wagging Tongues: --E. R. Sloan appointed to Kansas corporation commission --Edmond Woman's Parrot Dies At Age of 37 Milestone: The above additions bring the number of newspaper items to 1600!! Change of URL: The URL for the "What's New" document chronicling the additions and updates to Solomon Valley Chronicles has been changed (simplified) to http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/WhatsNew.txt Surnames: Allen, Bean, Billips, Coleman, Conkey, Costello, Cutting, Delp, Dutch, Frank, Gray, Hale, Harrison, Hill, Hunter, Jones, Kline, Long, McKie, Newkirk, Pillmore, Schollp, Simpson, Sloan, Thuma, Walker, Weaver, Wendell ********** 5/13/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Bretton, Grace (McDonald) Button, Fermon L. Chaney, Carrie Conkey, Beulah (Bretton) Courtney, Alta (Warner) Dorman, A. J. Gano, Gayln Mildrexter, Alpha (McVey) Mowery, W. E. Ray, Mary Elizabeth (Duncan) Additional: Fuller, Reba A. (Shurtz) ~~ 1 Cemetery ~~ Norton Cemetery, partial transcription (will be adding links to obituaries and photos) Surnames: Bretton, Button, Chaney, Conkey, Courtney, Dorman, Duncan, Fuller, Gano, McDonald, McVey, Mildrexter, Mowery, Ray, Shurtz, Warner ********** 5/20/2012 ********* ~~ 2 Cemeteries ~~ Cope (or Leota) Cemetery, with photos Oronoque Cemetery, transcript only (photos will be added in the future) ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Allen, Betty Jane (Wanker) Allison, Catherine C. (Brown) Benkert, John C. Blood, Almira Ann Jones, W. T. Lewis, Odella (Moore) McVey, Linda Parker, Mary (Findley) Schandler, Joseph Peter VanSant, John B. Surnames: Allen, Allison, Benkert, Blood, Brown, Findley, Jones, Lewis, McVey, Moore, Parker, Schandler, VanSant, Wanker ********** 6/23/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Arnold, Ray Everett Chase, Grace M. Cochran, Vance Dolsby, Martin Grose, Bessie Florence (Wendel) Grose, John Oliver Loughry, Arthur Edward Loughry, Florence M. (Heller) Rhoades, Frank Skaggs, W. T. ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: Achieves Her Library Dream Crimes and the Trials: Youth Confesses To Being Hired To Kill Crops and Agriculture Related: Barbee Sells Model Farm Illnesses and Accidents: Edmond Couple Hurt in Accident Letters: Interesting Letter of Mr. J. R. Hawkins Livestock and Pets: Norton Woman Saved From Fire By Barking Dog Nuptials: Four Kansas Elopers Found The Polling Place: Hill City Vouches for Jay Parker Unsolved… Mysteries: A Man In The Pipe Wagging Tongues: Graham County Farmer Kills a 300-pound Buck near Hill City. Surnames: Arnold, Barbee, Chase, Cochran, Dolsby, Grose, Hawkins, Heller, Loughry, Parker, Rhoades, Skaggs, Wendel ********** 6/29/2012 ********* ~~ 30 Obituaries ~~ Bates, Hazel Arlene (Morgan) Benedict, Carolyn Bruggeman, Daniel Buss, Frank Costello, Joe Jr. Davis, William Clinton Dreiling, Elmer D. Garrison, Delbert O. Gray, Ora (McDaniel) Hickert, David Lee Hunter, Robert Kerell Jackson, Everett "Chuck" Jordeth, Norman F. Kimbrel, Beth Ann (Jones) Kimbrel, Michael Allen Klein, Paul John Knapp, Floyd Linden, Joe Middleton, Pauline (Drumheller) Miles, Ivan Sylvester Miles, Nora E. (McDaniel) Newell, Ann (Bartos) Ostrum, Belva (Jones) Otter, Margaret K. (Bates) Poyser, William T. Roeder, Gary Lynn Seeger, Kenneth L. Smith, Mary Ellen (Scott) Troxel, Freland "Tommy" Young, Keziah Elsie (Campbell) McDaniel Additional: Noone, Pearl Alice (Kinser) ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Illnesses and Accidents: Sleeping Driver Headed for Court Pew and Pulpit: Spirit of small community is wrapped up in church School House: Fort Hays Gets New Student Loan Fund Trips and Travel: Mrs. Mary Costello and daughter visit Iowa Grim Reaper: --Area Men [sic Man] Die While Fishing --Crash Kills Two at Hill City --Hill City Woman Killed In Crash --New Almelo Farmer Killed By His Tractor --New Almelo Man Killed --Plane Pilot Killed In Hill City Crash Surnames: Bartos, Bates, Benedict, Bruggeman, Buss, Campbell, Costello, Davis, Dreiling, Drumheller, Garrison, Gray, Hickert, Hunter, Jackson, Jones, Jordeth, Kimbrel, Kinser, Klein, Knapp, Linden, McDaniel, Middleton, Miles, Newell, Noone, Ostrum, Otter, Poyser, Roeder, Scott, Seeger, Smith, Troxel, Young ********** 7/4/2012 ********* ~~ 20 Obituaries ~~ Billings, Harold Bradley, Marion (Jones) Calvert, Joe Clark, Lorraine (Latham) Crookham, Paul Edmond Fredde, Evelyne Irene (McMulkin) Green, Charles B. Helman, Arthur C. Hendrickson, Malinda (Shewey) Horning, Nellie E. (Blincow) Huser, Earl Jones, William Eugene Nicholson, Raymond A. Rumsey, Sadie E. Rusink, Ed Saxton, Roy Ernest Schrock, Merl Nelson Scruggs, R. B. Stiers, Bruce H. White, George W. ~~ 20 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: Hill City's Woman Doctor Retires After 52 Years History in the Making: To Dedicate Graham County Hospital Soldiers and Sailors: Draft Calls For 3 Norton Men Trips and Travel: Mrs. L. A. Lovejoy's trip to Illinois Grim Reaper: Two Men Killed In Auto Collision Stanly Manz Killed In Collision Illnesses and Accidents: Norton Father Joins Son In Polio Ward Lenora Auctioneer Hurt In Crash Tunes Himself In On Accident Sideswipe On Wrong Side Marjorie Kline Injured Badly At Farm Home Nuptial News: Vernon-Rusink engagement Dunavan-Delp engagement Hadley-Jones wedding Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Griffith Married 60 Years Ross and Lela Peak Observe 50th Anniversary Stork Visits: Pickard baby girl Dole baby boy Visitors and Callers: Sue Lovejoy's surprise wedding attendance Miss Carrie Gaylord visits Mrs. Sam Hutchins in Almena Surnames: Blincow, Bradley, Calvert, Clark, Crookham, Delp, Dole, Dunavan, Fredde, Gaylord, Green, Griffith, Hadley, Harold, Helman, Hendrickson, Horning, Huser, Jones, Kline, Latham, Lovejoy, Manz, McMulkin, Nicholson, Peak, Pickard, Rumsey, Rusink, Saxton, Schrock, Scruggs, Shewey, Stiers, Vernon, White ********** 7/29/2012 ********* New Category! For want of a better name :-) Miscellaneous Items --Advertising circular for New Almelo Dramatic Club's 1911 production of "The Country Squire" ********** 8/1/2012 ********* ~~ 20 Obituaries ~~ Billman, Gladys E. (Quint) Conklin, Boy Forgy, Myrtle B. Fulkerson, William P. Grose, Carrie (Linnell) Handjani, Houchang "Hank" Handjani, Jeanine (Frederick) Hansen, Karen Marie Hickert, Bernard Lockard, Rose A. Martell, George Meyer, Andrew "Andy" Niehaus, Elsie Mary (Allen) Scheetz, Joseph H. Sebelius, Keith Taylor, Earl G. Vahling, Anna Maria "Mary" Wagner, Mary A. (Miller) alternate spelling Wagoner, Mary A. (Miller) Wilson, Emanuel S. "Mannie" Wilson, Emma D. ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Construction and Real Estate: Fire Destroys Remodeled Home Courthouse and City Hall: Hill City Man Named Judge Visitors and Callers: Visit from niece of Mrs. James Foster Crimes and the Trials: Quarrel over pony ends in murder Ellen Lunney arrested! Illnesses and Accidents: Crash Kills Man Near Hill City Three Killed Near Norton Nuptial News: Fry-Wilson marriage Currier-Dunlap engagement Harting-Malone wedding ~~ 1 Genealogy Report ~~ Descendants of Charles W. Awalt Surnames: Allen, Awalt, Billman, Conklin, Currier, Dunlap, Forgy, Foster, Frederick, Fry, Fulkerson, Grose, Handjani, Hansen, Harting, Hickert, Linnell, Lockard, Lunney, Malone, Martell, Meyer, Miller, Neihaus, Quint, Scheetz, Sebelius, Taylor, Vahling, Wagner, Wagoner, Wilson ********** 8/5/2012 ********* ~~ 2 Cemeteries ~~ Devizes Cemetery transcription Immanuael Lutheran Cemetery transcriptions (photos to come!) ~~ 10 Newspaper items ~~ Businesses and Employment: New sign at Stobers store Gatherings: Birthday party at the park Illnesses and Accidents: Myers girl bit by rattle snake Livestock and Pets: G. C. Goddard's mule killed Soldiers and Sailors: Norton County soldiers apply for pension Weather: Five Perish in Kansas Storm Nuptial News: Stewart-Howard marriage Jackson-Baird marriage Lowney-Baird wedding Dumler-Welty wedding Surnames: Baird, Dumler, Goddard, Howard, Jackson, Lowney, Myers, Stewart, Stober, Welty ********** 8/12/2012 ********* Celebrating two years of Solomon Valley Chronicles with a big update!! ~~ 20 Obituaries ~~ Armstrong, Fannie (Gray) Baird, David Bailey Baird, Louella (Hubbard) Brown, Francis Marion Chaney, Joseph Clark, Harry R. Collins, Mary C. (Churchill) Collins, Nancy Catherine (Hubbard) Conner, Frona M. (Best) Conner, Herschel Melvin Covalt, Jesse Byron Dreiling, Mrs. N. D. Hayes, Harlan Elija Keith, John C. Mauck, Wilbur "Bill" McDowell, William Martin Nicholson, Clarence Gerald Sanger, Thaddeus N. Vaughn, Margaret Rosette Wilbur, Hazel E. (Fredde) Henry Addition to previous: Collins, Henry Edward ~~ 70 Newspaper items ~~ Letters: 20 years ago: T. H. Smith writes from Salina Livestock and Pets: Harvey and Simon trade teams School House: School mams busy Clubs and Organizations: Bridge Club met Farm bureau supper at Dewey school G. and G. Club met G. and G. Club supper Union pinochle club met Construction and Real Estate News: Charley Simon rebuilt shed Don Kemper's house worked on Crops and Agriculture Related News: Hillard Morgan's gardening produce Arthur Wells threshed cane Gatherings: Anderson Reunion Double Shower E. P. Goddard's Thanksgiving guests Frank Goble's dinner guests Jim Bennett received a surprise Wiley Waggoner's Thanksgiving guests Ralph Gnagy's Thanksgiving guests L. E. Pence's Thanksgiving guests A. L. Wells' Thanksgiving guests Grim Reaper News 20 years ago: Death of Joseph Chaney 20 years ago: Death of John Heisel Illnesses and Accidents: J. B. Covalt underwent surgery 20 years ago: Ed Goodrow undergoes surgery 20 years ago: Mr. Smith's hand badly burned Erma Jean Jackson ill Neighborliness Tom Irwin helping Blackwell Ray Warren helping others Nuptials: Pruiett-Kobler wedding 20 years ago: Three Weddings! Trips and Travel: Blaziers and Borns visit Lucas Chas. Knox in Garden City Jake James went to Salina Mrs. Vera Keith in Hill City Albert Pratt in Hoxie Dave Pratt to Topeka Stouts attend pie contest Bob Hyde to Hoxie sale Mrs. Brandt and Mrs. Thompson to Salina Mrs. A. L. Wells leaves for Los Angeles Norton auction attendees E. W. Jacksons in Morland Donald Wells in Colby Mrs. E. E. Fox left for Palisade, Colorado Visitors and Callers: Perry Corke with cousin Phillip Corke Callers at the Stout home Lucille Morgan in Studley Oscar Eichman called at Stouts Ralph Cunningham in Studley Hugh Key family visits Studley Pratt's weekend guests Caller at Harry Hyde's Frank Haney received callers Loren Horton received visitors Mother of Mrs. James Bennett visited Kempers visit Kempers Mrs. Aumiller visited daughter Guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Taylor Henry Farr's Sunday dinner guests Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Emmons Earl Personette's Saturday guests R. J. Anderson family received guests Wagging Tongues: Margaret Ludlow cured! 20 years ago: Four "auto trucks" in Morland Vern Edgell sawed wood Pratts purchase new Chevrolet Pete Kemper harrowing thistles We Play: 20 years ago: Lenora-Morland football game Farm bureau play at Chicago church Surnames: Anderson, Armstrong, Aumiller, Baird, Bennett, Best, Blazier, Born, Brandt, Chaney, Chaney, Churchill, Clark, Collins, Conner, Corke, Covalt, Cunningham, Dreiling, Edgell, Eichman, Emmons, Farr, Fox, Fredde, Gnagy, Goble, Goddard, Goodrow, Gray, Haney, Harvey, Hayes, Heisel, Horton, Hubbard, Hyde, Jackson, James, Keith, Kemper, Key, Knox, Kobler, Ludlow, Mauck, McDowell, Morgan, Nicholson, Pence, Personette, Pratt, Pruiett, Sanger, Simon, Smith, Stout, Taylor, Thompson, Vaughn, Waggoner, Warren, Wells, Wilbur ********** 8/19/2012 ********* ~~ 1 Cemetery ~~ Wray Cemetery transcription (photos coming soon!) ~~ Cemetery update ~~ Norton Cemetery ********** 8/26/2012 ********* ~~ 20 Obituaries ~~ Baird, David Bell, Clara Marie Bettys, Martin Breeden, Martha B. (Whitson) Bronson, Winfred D. Clubb, Nancy (Adams) Crawford, William J. Findley, Mary (McFeaters) Flynn, Anna Bell (Cummings) Garrison, Lyle Duaine Gnagy, Anna Hazen, John L. Horton, Ellen Horton, I. B. Keith, James, Sr. Kettner, Mrs. H. A. Miller, Oliver K. Paxson, Zane Rubeson, Richardson Trosper, James Pleasant ~~ 30 Newspaper items ~~ Advertisements and Want Ads: T. M. Jobe livery advertisement Arrivals and Departures: New settler near Gradan Clubs and Organizations: Next Annual Fair Illnesses and Accidents: Baird child ill Pew and Pulpit: Moore and Holt attended camp meeting Stork Visits: Nesbitt baby boy. Businesses and Employment ~Barney McCoy moving lumber yard ~Arthur Miller quite working for Greamba Crops and Agriculture Related ~Mrs. Holt trading her farm ~Will Baird drilled wheat Gatherings ~N. N. Club Hallowe'en party ~Shower for Blazier newlyweds ~Surprise dinner for Susie Brandt Nuptials ~Davis-Greenfield marriage ~Keith-Clark wedding ~Crank-Johns wedding ~Anniversary Surprise for Eppersons ~Blazier-Pruiett wedding School House ~Hill City graded school closed term ~Cassie Wiggins attending Normal ~Fremont School Board ~Warner and Bell attending Normal Trips and Travel ~J. B. Smith to Leavenworth for state case ~B. W. Elliott drove to Norton Center ~John Guffy returned home Visitors and Callers ~Belleau and Lovelady in Fremont ~Stotts and Lawson in Fremont ~Mr. A. White leaves after month-long visit We Play ~Young folks attend dance ~Morland Opera House ticket refund procedure Surnames: Adams, Baird, Bell, Belleau, Bettys, Blazier, Brandt, Breeden, Bronson, Clark, Clubb, Crank, Crawford, Cummings, Davis, Elliott, Epperson, Findley, Flynn, Garrison, Gnagy, Greenfield, Guffy, Hazen, Holt, Horton, Jobe, Johns, Keith, Kettner, Lawson, Lovelady, McCoy, McFeaters, Miller, Moore, Nesbitt, Paxson, Pruiett, Rubeson, Smith, Stotts, Trosper, Warner, White, Whitson, Wiggins ********** 10/21/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Anderson, Everett A. Brown, Andrew J. Carnes, Ronald Kenneth Cope, Ray Eli Hartman, Dr. Roger L. Jones, Robert Dean Mathews, Samuel N. McLellan, Bonnie M. (Johnson) Ray, Mary I. (Clark) Wood, Francis Lee "Bill" (Death index updated accordingly) ~~ 40 Newspaper items ~~ Arrivals and Departures: Levi Morrison to Norton county Grim Reaper: Samuel N. Mathews died suddenly Livestock and Pets: J. Hyte's animals struck by lightning Polling Place: Ingalls has been elected to Senate three times School House: Lenora's mathematician?? Businesses and Employment ~Millbrook Times has new power press ~Norton's business district suffers damage from fire ~First National Banks thick in Kansas ~George Wheelock to manufacture sorghum syrup ~C. Singery employed building school Construction and Real Estate ~Millbrook being rebuilt rapidly ~J. B. Smith's new livery barn ~Norton's probate judge revoked druggists licenses ~Supreme court decided Graham County's records must move Crimes and the Trials ~Blood near Cactus ~Edmond stock dealers, Davis and Trescott, in debt ~Sheriff shoots two Gatherings ~Norton county holding fair ~Lenora to have July 4th celebration ~Millbrook's July 4th celebration ~Hill City's Fourth of July celebration ~J. R. Hamilton to speak at Phillipsburg's July 4th ~Millbrook having a big Fourth ~Graham County's old settlers reunion Illnesses and Accidents ~Herbert Kelley's attempted suicide ~Balloon accident at Norton fair ~Ed Conerty in critical condition ~Accident befalls Bogue dance attendees Nuptials ~Boss-Moore wedding ~Miller-Benson wedding (Marriage indices updated accordingly) Soldiers and Sailors ~Captain Justus' military history ~Dr. M. L. Bancroft received first pensions check Trips and Travel ~Isaac Caval returned from Arkansas ~No place like home, according to P. A. Brungardt Wagging Tongues ~Hon. D. B. Kuney presented with gold-headed cane ~Norton organizes Protective association ~Brother Conway whooping it up Ah! Weather ~Heaviest rain in Norton county since 1881 ~Rail road bridge struck by lightning ~Lightning struck W. H. Coles new house Surnames: Anderson, Bancroft, Benson, Boss, Brown, Brungardt, Carnes, Caval, Clark, Coles, Conarty, Conerty, Conway, Cope, Covalt, Davis, Hamilton, Hartman, Hite, Hyte, Ingalls, Johnson, Jones, Justus, Kelley, Kuney, Mathews, Mathews, McLellan, Miller, Moore, Morrison, Ray, Singery, Smith, Trescott, Wheelock, Wood ********** 11/4/2012 ********* Lenora Service Bulletin listing military personnel from the Lenora vicinity http://www.solomonvalleychronicles.com/military/LenWW2Service.html ********** 11/11/2012 ********* ~~ 20 Obituaries ~~ Allen, Anna (Higgins) Brown, Andrew J. Conarty, Patrick Henry Dean, Lewis William Dean, Maggie Lola (Sproul) Englehart, Charles Edward "Bud" Follis, Ruby Pearl Goddard, David Anthony Griffin, Evelyn Gracie (Henderson) Heller, Osa Merle (Boatman) Jakubowski, Margaret (Klein) Ninemire, Elijah Reed, O. L. Ruzicka, Ralph R. Scarlett, George Mansel Troutner, Lavon Ellen (Buroff) Walton, Willie Wideman, Jeanette (Richmeier) Wolfe, H. H. Addition to previous: Bettis, Martin (alternate spelling of Bettys) Cummings, Elizabeth Shearer, Josey Dean Surnames: Allen, Bettis, Brown, Buroff, Cart, Conarty, Dean, Englehardt, Goddard, Griffin, Heller, Higgins, Jakubowski, New, Ninemire, Reed, Richmeier, Ruzicka, Shearer, Sproul, Troutner, Walton, Wideman, Wolfe ********** 12/7/2012 ********* ~~ 70 Newspaper items ~~ Construction and Real Estate: Hilliard Hawkins ready to build History in the making: Counties of Kansas Mail and the Post Offices: Mail from Bogue delayed due to bad roads School House: New school house for Farevem district Stork Visits: Baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. David Welton Weather: Wind damage Businesses and Employment ~ Offers to erect flouring mill ~ G. M. Sayers received dry goods ~ Sayers and Henrie doing good business Clubs and Organizations ~ Nicodemus Eastern Star meetings ~ New Masonic Lodge set up in Hill City Crimes and the Trials ~ Banked on his credit ~ G. W. Jones in Millbrook for court case Crops and Agriculture Related ~ Farmers thrashing cane and small seed ~ Herschel Conner's lister Gatherings ~ Rev. and Mrs. S. M. Lee gave reception for Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Raimey ~ Anna Cannon entertained ladies for lunch Grim Reaper ~ Albert Wallace met horrible death ~ Murder and Suicide ~ Death of Mrs. Gray Illnesses and Accidents ~ Runaway of G. W. Jones' horse ~ Runaway results in serious injury to Frank Rinehart ~ Probably Fatally Hurt ~ Almena, Kan., Scorched ~ Austin Smith's house fire ~ Osten [Austin] Smith lost everything ~ Rosa Clark on sick list ~ Katie Edwards on sick list ~ James Griffins' family sick with fever ~ Nealie Williams very sick ~ Ida Davenport sick Livestock and Pets ~ Horse to sell at public auction ~ Lon Alexander feeding cattle and hogs ~ Alexander brothers sold fat cattle ~ Henry Williams load of hogs ~ Andrew Alexander feeding cattle Nuptials ~ Carney-Ashurst marriage ~ Former Webster County Boy Marries Kansas Girl Pew and Pulpit: Church news ~ Rev. Ash delivered Sunday school lectures ~ Rev. S. M. Lee preached to a crowded house ~ A. M. E. church will hold old maids' convention ~ First Baptist Church [of Nicodemus] services Polling Place ~ County race candidate profiles ~ Candidates visited Nicodemus ~ Republican candidates to address Nicodemus residents Trips and Travel ~ Dr. Newth to St. Joe, Missouri ~ William Finch and wife visited his sister ~ Grant Harris in Stockton for freight ~ Frank Riley and Nealie Sadler en route to Osborne ~ David Cannon and daughter in Stockton ~ Jacob Coleman and wife shopped in Stockton ~ Maymie and Willia Cannon shopped in Stockton ~ Rev. W. W. Stewart to Nicodemus from Stockton ~ Elish Scott en route to Hill City ~ Mary Glenn spent holidays in Ellsworth ~ Harrison Ward visiting in Iowa ~ Mrs. S. M. Lee returned home after visiting in Iowa and Kansas City ~ Mrs. G. T. Raimey spent time with parents in Abilene ~ Eugenia Garland and Mrs. Lon Alexander to Downs to visit parents ~ Henry Williams went to Hill City ~ Anna Cannon and her mother to sick grandfather's bedside ~ Rev. S. M. Lee and wife in Hill City Visitors and Callers ~ H. R. Prewitt visited Nicodemus ~ Dollie Hawkins to visit sister in Hill City ~ Dolly Hawkins home from visiting sister ~ Nettie Lalos [?] intended to go to Nicodemus ~ Guests at David Cannons ~ Dr. Washington's mother and sister visited Wagging Tongues ~ Color line in baby contest at fair ~ Farmers installing telephones Surnames: Alexander, Ash, Ashurst, Cannon, Carney, Clark, Coleman, Connor, Davenport, Edwards, Finch, Garland, Glenn, Gray, Griffins, Harris, Hawkins, Henrie, Jones, Lalos, Lee, Newth, Prewitt, Raimey, Riley, Rinehart, Sadler, Sayers, Scott, Smith, Stewart, Wallace, Ward, Washington, Welton, Williams ********** 12/30/2012 ********* ~~ 10 Obituaries ~~ Chandler, Dorothy Joan (Woodard) Foss, Doyle L. Hall, Irwin Kenneth Hanson, Patrick Peter Hare, David J. Hockman, Richard Dean Mosier, Frances Helen (Boutz) Shearer, Karen Rose (Troutner) Sproul, Lloyd William Treu, John J. ~~ 26 Newspaper items ~~ Arrivals and Departures: Jesse Sapp locaed in Graham County Crimes and the Trials ~ An Assassin Caught ~ Hanged Himself ~ Hedy Convicted ~ Norton Murder Case ~ Shot Without Warning! Illnesses and Accidents ~ Auto Accident near Clayton ~ Postmaster Lohrmeyer injured ~ Two Encephalitis Cases in Hays Trips and Travel ~ A. H. Gray in Red Cloud ~ Ernest Hines and Ethel Dey visited his parents ~ J. W. McCain visiting in Red Cloud Visitors and Callers ~ A. Gautchy at home from visit at Guide Rock ~ Eva Foster home from Hill City ~ Eva Foster returned from Hill City ~ Eva Foster went to Hill City ~ Folks from Red Cloud went to Norton fair ~ George Lemmon went to Norton ~ John and Eva Foster returned from visiting friends ~ Lew Etherton returned from Clayton ~ Marion Mercer went to Norton ~ Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Baily went to Norton Fair ~ Mrs. E. M. Gard home from visit in Hill City ~ Mrs. J. H. Smith visit Red Cloud ~ Sylvia Cook and Mollie Nelander of Red Cloud visit Hill City ~ Waldo and Hirsch couples make trip to Hill City Surnames: Baily, Boutz, Chandler, Cook, Dey, Etherton, Foss, Foster, Gard, Gautchy, Gray, Hall, Hanson, Hare, Hedy, Hines, Hirsch, Hockman, Lemmon, Lohrmeyer, McCain, Mercer, Mosier, Nelander, Sapp, Shearer, Smith, Sproul, Treu, Troutner, Waldo, Woodard