The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-07-24
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: Died, in Easton, No.. July Is 1853, Mrs. Mary An
Walker, wife Of George Waller ST., from injuries n
eeved in getting off the train while in notion at tina
place. As a number Of the friends wish sketch O
her life. pen the following as received from he
husband: She was born September 10. 1871, in Gar
rard County, ky.-daushter Of Capt. James Smith
of that County, who moved with his family from
Kentucky to Rails County, Mo-. in October 1879 Sh
was raised in that County, and married George N
Waller. August H. 1870. They continued to liv,
there until 1884, when Mr.. Waller moved to ST. 10
seh. No, residing there until March, 1855 when b,
moved to Kansas, settling in Doniphan County 81,
miles north Of Doniphan City. He lived ON his farm
about fourteen years. when, his health falling hs
concluded to sell his place. and bought forty aert
lot one mile north of Doniphan; improved this lot
building good house, with substantial outbuildngs
putting OUT large orchard. and having every com
| fort his surroundings would admit. Mr.. Waller and
his wife raised children four married-two
sous and two daughters; all living near Doniphan
one daughter single. and two sous, at home, the
youngest about fifteen years old. Mrs Waller had
| had poor health Tor several years. and having two
sisters living in Missouri. concluded to visit them
hoping her health would improve with the change
One sister, Mrs. Margaret Guthrie, wife Of Rev. Allen
W. Guthrie, living in st. Joseph, she spert several
| days with her; the other sister, Mrs. Sarah Tracy
wife of John Tracy. Esq, living in Easton, No. Mrs
| Waller left DoBiphan, with her husband, who ac-
| companed her to St. Joseph. returning in n day or
| two leaving her with her sister, Mrs. Guthrie Fri
day evening July 18th, she LEFT ST. Joseph to 90 to
Easton. on the Hannibal & st. Joseph Railroad &C.
eompanied to the depot by friends, who procured
for her roundtrip ticket, and placed her in charge
of Conductor Lens to look after her. she being feeble
and having par tia paralysis of her limbs was not
la II.
Lens went through the cars, collecting tickets and
took hers. returning back fare, which she placed in
her basket. That the last time she saw the con-
dnetor. When the train arrived at Easton as we
have it from parties who present. forty seconds
was all the time the train stood still When the con-
duetor told the engineer to go ahead, Mrs. Waller
was in the act Of getting off, assisted by brakeman
when the train started suddenly, throwing her be-
tween the cars and platform, dragging the brakeman
with her under the platform. This brakeman acted
manly, and deserves great credit for his efforts to
save the woman, he being terribly bruised. IT.
as we are informed, he could have kept her down
whilo under the PLATFORM she could have been ayed
from death, the space where they both fell through
not being over ten or twelve inches. After being
taken out she lived about two hours, sensible for
short time, calling first for Dr. Hereford of that
place, and spoke of her dear children said she was
for Mr. Waller, who. with his Felix and Richard
Welsh, went to make arrangements to bring her
home The corpse arrived at home Sunday morning, |
and was buried Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the
Masonic Cemetery followed to her last resting place
by over two hundred people Mrs Waller was a |
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for
over forty years; lived exemplary Christian life;
was Kind to her companion, a good and loving
mother, and was loved by all her neighbors and ac-
quaintanees. Her age was 81 years, 10 months and |
- days This is a sad bereavement and many will
feel the loss Of SO good u woman We sec it stated
in two or three papers, that blame attached to
the conductor for his careless neglect; but as the
matter is before the Grand Jury, and some thirty
witnesses subpGnaed it will there be proven whether
he VIII be exonerated or not. If he is guilty, he
should suffer the extreme penalty of the law
That wedding at Severance docs not seem to have
had publicity. What! was not the Severance item.
zer invitedi Well, do say! Mr.. William vader,
wife, and family were p.esent We would have inst
laughed to hear vader laugh when he put the groom
to he bed-that's all.
We noticed our streets last Friday IN. smiling
,onntenanee of Chas. l.. Rust, of Atchison He was
'n visit to his friend, Joe Warner, and Others.
Rev. Bonface, Catholic, has been holding services
iere, for several of the Jubilee
# Pope Leo XIII.
kuclIs has china blue soap, but all blue soap is not
lima.
Miss Alice benjamin went ont to her annt's. Mrs.
Toe Symns, Sunday.
The City Council is looking for a man with a cross
,ye. TO find the sidewalks.
Miss Demens. from ST. Joe, has been spen.ling sey-
raj weeks with Jacob Bremen and friends
In company with DIR. Bennett, our dentist we call.
d at Jacob Brenners, last week. and spent an hour
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