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I I i ill Li 1 'q 'V TE3 HEW HMKIE PAPER. Sterling, Rice County, Kansas. Wednesday, June 4, 1913, NO. 36 DECORATION DAY Oleippd Prom Our ExchaKies. HAMILTON RISH 111 Inft, died Dec, John McCaslin, CoJ tst 111.

The Kansas State Christian Endeavor conventisn will be held at A Orett 'Day la Every Reijtect tod Cst Cav Co, Penn.Cav,, died Departed this life June 2nd, 1913, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Guild, at Topeka, aged 79 LoeX to Ee Risesicred. Nov.

13, Newton June 33, 24 and 25. Ralph Lamberson lost about years, 0 months and 14 days. John W. Wilson Co. G.

19th Dscoration or Memorial Day dawned bright and clear and re The remains were brought to Sterling Tuesday evening on No, half of a twenty-six acre field of mained so throughout the entire 5, and taken to his home. day, the only drawback being that Iowa Inft. died Dec, 1 7, 1612. George W. Manuel, Co.

H. 55th Co. C. nth Tnd, March 10. 1913., Delorma Webb, Co.

I. 73rd Ind. died jUay 24, 1013. the day was almdst too hot for Funeral services were held Wed-desday morning at 10 o'clock, at comfort; i. the Congregational church, con dfucted by Rev Williams; assisted Miss McMechaft then' rendered a At 8 o'clock the members of the G.

A. R. Post and the W. R. C.

met at Odd Fellows Hall and pre selection on the flute-, accompanied by During the hour of the funeral pared, flowers to strew oh the on the, piariq by Howard Kincaid irivfesponse to the'ebntinued graves of the old soldiers buried in the business houses were closed and the attendance at the funeral the Sterling cemeterythere being encore Miss McMechah' stepped forward ahd recited 'The Green was very Etamilton Irish was born in Oak Tents." 102 of them. At 9 130 a committee carried the flowers to the cemetery and deco OBITUARY. Delorma Webb, son bf Sarnu and Mary E. Webb, was born ip. Huron Ohio, Feb.

22, 1835. diedin Chicago, May24, 1913, wbil4 on the train with his sistor, Luc Fuller, on their way to visit a rein -tive at Evergreen, Park. Mr. Webb complained to his sister of being indisposed only a fev moments before l.e fell over in her arms' ahd expired with a gasp. He had written his wife on ly the day before that he was weli and would be home in a few days-, as he was on his return from an ex; tended visit in Washington and New York.

His wife was visiting relatives ir, Oklahoma and had not receives! the sad intelligence of Mr. Webb's death until she arrived in Sterling. The deceased was united in marriage to Julia F. Baker, in Berrien Mich Sept. 15, 1859.

To union were born six children, four of whom are still living, Mrs. M.E, Hobson, Omaha, Neb. W. W. Webb, Fargo, Okk F.

D. Webb, Reno and H. 0. Webb, Dodge City, Kan. He is also survived by his wife, Mrs.

Julia ebb, a brother, David Webb, and Eliza Hubbard of sister Lut-cy Fuller and brother Oliver Webb Master Lionel Mincer. thtn recit land county, Aug. 19, 1833. ed "Sheridan's Ride," after which rated the He was married in Birmingham, the Trio rendered another song. Feb.

19, i860, to Miss Sa At jo o'clock a' procession was brina Markle, and later to Miss Rev. J. Dodds then deliv Eleanor Elizabeth Snow, at Aus formed at the hall, headed by the the old soldiers, followed by the Relief Corps aud the' Drill Corps ered the Memorial address. "He spoke for. a half an hour.

The address was chuck full of patriotism tinburg, Ohio. Mr. Irish had two daughters, was married from beginuihg- toend rand true to Mr. W. M.

Quigley of Sterling, and who married of 22 girls and. 2 in autos furnished by the Commercial Club, followed by a large number of citizens in autos and carriages, and then proceeded to the cemetery. patriotism tna kdnnat is for the, future tlie'1' country Mr. Geo. W.

Guild of Topeka, Kan. Mr. Irish came to Kansas in 1868 as well as for the $ast. He paid Arriving at the cemetery, where ahd made his residence hear the town of Manhattan, moving from nigii tnuuie xa me meir, Dotn living and dead, thit so nobly-re- SMri'ded' to iheicountry'is call in a large number had already assembled, all gathered around the mound. prepared to represent the there to Sterling in 1877, where he has since resided.

rfeer hour of neeiiiriilso to the moth He has been influential in all the ers, wives, sistef-and sweethearts tha. seht theiUoVed oneli to battle without a murmer other than blessings He also gave some very activities of Sterling during these years. He has served the city both as councilman and mayor. 'The of Chicago, sister Mary Murphy of graves of fhbse'Soldierjt that lie unkfiowtf graves. Tfie R.

C. then carried out their beautiful services, following which, they covered the mbuttd with wreathes and flowers. The G. R. Post then carried out their ritualistic program, which beautiful and touching.

business he founded is still carried interesting history that the present on under the firm name of Irish Quigley. At the time of his death generation should rembember. It was a masterful address Reno Kan. He served thre years in the Civil war; was a member of Post, an honorary member of the W. C.

T. U. In politics was a staunch Prohibitionist, believing the liquor traffic io be the greatest curse of the He was converted in his early maiy he was Vice President and a. Direc out and showed that Dodds Assistant OhaljtinVeoniradie Adair had given the subject careful study tor of the Citizens State Bank of Sterling, and was also. President offered prayer, after which Rev.

audience, led by. O. and Director of the Raymond State Sholes, then joined singing America, after-which Rev. Barn- Bank at Raymond, Kan. He was Tubbs pronounced thejbenediction.

ProfiOHildeman then blew Taps, after which all tetufned to town. This closed the forenoon exercises. ried life ahd united with the Methodist Protestant church, in which an early and lifelong friend of hart pronounced the benediction and the exercises, for the'day I Cooper College, serving as its first he was an Exhorter and Sunday wheat last Saturday by fire. The engine of the Frisco company set the fire. Lyons news.

The twenty-third annual meet-1 iog of the Southwest Kansas' Republican Editorial Association will be held in Hutchinson, at the Commercial Club rooms, next Friday, June 6, commencing at 10 a. m. A small flreat the home of Mrs. 'Martha Merrill, who was not at home at the time. The roof of the wash house caught fire from the stove pipe.

Prompt work of a couple of neighbors quickly extinguished the fire. Alden Journal. Several members of the Republican Central Committee, with a number of other Republicans and "Progressives, met at the Court House Wednesday afternoon. The meetingwas neither large norerithu-siastic but was fairly It was the intention to divide the delegates equally but too many of the Progressives declined to The following were finally selected: G. Greenhank of Little River," Chas.

Schmidt of Bush- ton, Wes Pool of Lyons, H. C. In- cbo of Alden, R.W. Porter of Gen-' eseo, W. Schmidt of Lyons, A.

Clark of -Sterling, W. D.MeFar-land of Snodgrass of powered to select theif own Alternates and the delegation to supply any missing at, Topeka. Lyons Republican. liiast Thursday evening little Ena Leslie, age six years, was struck by an. auto and from reports of the accident had a narrow escape from She was with several older children walking in the path at the side of the road near where, they live, when an auto, driven by a Mr.

Long of Lyons came toward them. Ena for some unknown reason, probably confusion, start ed to cross the road just in front of the auto. The machine -was not going very fast and Mr. Long made every sffort to stop," but was so close he could- not stop before striking the child. The lamp guard struck her and threw her on her face to the ground knocking out i three teeth and breaking the bone in her nose, She was" hurried to the doctor's office, who, when had examined her said she was not seriously injured.

It was a close call, Argosy. Church Dedication. The First Evangelical I Church; near Saxman, will be dedicated oh Sunday, June 15, 1-913. Services both morning and afternoon, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.

and 2 o'clock p. m. Rev. F. P.

Joiies of St. Louis, former pastor of this church, will give tbe dedication address in both the German and English language. Rev. Herbert Pistor, pastor of the congregation at Inman, and Rev. F.

C. Schmidt, pastor of this church, will assist in the All are cordially invited to The school board met last Mon- Treasurer, and for 16 years was a member of its Board of Trustees. AFTERNOON At 2 o'clock the members of the v. There were about 50 old soldiers School worker, having superintended two Sunday Schools the same Sabbath. In the fall of 1878 he He was also a beloved member of present at the afternoon exercises, Post and Relief Corps met at the the Commercial Club.

He was a hall, and at 2:15, to the music of the band, marched to the Opera came to Kaasas, his family joining him the following year, and set-: member of the First Congregation- but only about halt bf the number were able to takeVpart in marches even though they1 were al Church of Sterling and served House and occupied seats in fnnt tied ona farm sout hwest of jte? ling. For convenience hg joined short, which reminds; all that cit of the stage The house was soon will be but a few'years unfit all of for many hears in the varying offices of the church and was Senior Deacon at the time of his death. filled to overflowing. the Friends church arid renlaiile'd a these noble heroic men u-will have The exercises opened by the We will miss him, for he was a answered to the last bugle call. bahd going on the stage and ten-, dering a selection.

loyal member until his death, of which he was very generous in support, as well as in any worthy call. In his dealings with his fej-? In connection -with the sketch true friend, a good citizen, a con of the exercises -of this Memorial Post Commander, Jennings, genial companion, a cultured gen then called to order and read a Day, the day of all days in the tleman, and always a consistent Christian. low man he was very conscientious. To his family, as well as bh chil that is sacred to the living brief history of the origin of Deco-J Of his immediate family there dren's children, very devoted arfd soldiers cf the Civil War, as a day when they can do honor to the prayed daily that they might ration or Memorial Day, the first official order for its observance being issued by General John A. Logan in 1868.

is left but one daughter, Mrs, Geo. W. Guild of Topeka, and two grand daughters, Mrs. Douglas M. brave Comrades with whom they an unbroken family in Heaven.

shared the hardships privations Services were conducted at the and sufferings "of: the the Invocation was then offered by house by the Rev. Ira Bundy. The funeral services were held at camp and the battlefield," and a the Post Chaplain, Rev, -David Cain of Atchison and Miss Helen Quigley, daughters of his daughter Helen, who. was Mrs, Wm, Quigley. Inches; day that should be sacred to every living American, citizen, avweV 'are 2 2 girls and 2 boys then march sorry tq note, fact many ed onto the Stage and executed a beautiful drill at the close of which Stalled meeting of the newly elected Cicy Council, held Tues seem to think it isfrsn.reiy a day of pleasure, and in attend the Methodist Rev.

Susie Wilcox, pastor of the Friends, church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Kirk, pastor of the Methodist church. The interment was made on the family lot at Peltie Valley cemetery, where the of Meade Post acted as palt bearers and took charge- of the day evening, June 2, the Council they lined up on the front of the stage and sung the VStar Spangled ing the exercises, seem to think, organized and the following ap Banner." They were drilled by poinUicnts were made by Mayor or act like they do, that the pleasure consists in whispering, talking, Comrade J. Allen Porter, arid their Trueheart and confirmed by the laughing, running out and in and execution of the drill showed they had been thoroughly trained. services.

Council: City Attorney, F. P. Green City Clerk, Anna Cavin making such a disturbance generally that those who want to hear A trio composed of MessrsvT. cannot. To all such we would say J.

English, 0. T. Sholes and R. J. Marshal, Water Commissioner and WEATHER REPORT The following is the highest, Sanitary Inspector; Geo.

Fox, Fleming, then sang "The Faith Our Fathers This was followed in all kindness, stop ahd study this matter over, ahd if you can not go arid lowest tempature in Sterling, Street Commissioner, j. C. Tucker. Bbard of Health, Dr. J.

M. Little to these gatherings and conduct by thejreading of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, by Comrade A. R. Clark. i and Dr W.

Currie Committees: according to the government thermometer at the Sterling water works for each day the past week. HighLo. Pcpt Street and Alley Swartz, Wells and Weede Park-Mc Murphy, Swartz, Wells Finance Weede, Wellg, Swartz yourselves quietly, stay away. It has been the rumor uu the street that. the electric "light plant has been sold to the same company that owns the Hutchinson' plant.

We saw Mr. Love, who operates the Sterling plants this morning, and he says he 'does not know of any such change and thinks there is no truth in the report or he would have known it. Thursday, Friday, Adjutant J. Allen Porter then read the Roll of Honor, the old soldiers that have passed away during the past year, in this vicin ity. They were as follows Joseph Boner, Co, B.

16th Penn, died Aug. 4 George N. Hodge, Co. I. 1 still.

Battery, died Aug. 23, iyi2. Francis M. Co.H. 107th 95 69 100 68 100 68 101 70 89 60 82 64 86 ,68 T- 1 i TT I 1 10.

k. VMtPT resident, n. Xllg Fire Wells, MeMurphy, Weedo Purchasing Weede, MeMurphy, Swartz Overseer of Poor Swartz Auditihg-rW. Williams, U. S.

Hodge, David Hinrod Ross Vice President and a. VV. Forney Clerk. No other business transacted, mo.