Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
UNEARTHED SKELETONS.
l. PRIVATE BURYING GROUND IN
COVERED BY CHANCE.
The Old Brown Cemetery Is Crossed
by N New Road and skeletons of
People Buried Thirty Years
Ago Taken Ont.

The vorkmen under Contractor Patient
engaged in grading South Lydia avenue for
the GentIemen's Driving Clubs speedway
unearthed a number of graves yesterday
between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seVenth
streets. The men had been informed inst
the road passed over an old cemetery ara
were on the lookout for the graves. When
one of the men struck his Pick into a'small
skull Contractor Patient caused a careful
| investigation to be made. A deep furrow
was plowed through the center Of the road
and seven graves lying side by side cross
wise of the road were plainly visible, being
easily distinguished by the deeper black
of the loan.
Only one skeleton was taken out, that CT
| a child. There are supposed 70 be between
twenty and twenty-five bottles buried n
the vicinity of what was the Old Brown
buried in the graveyard for thirty. years
or more. The cemetery was eStlblshed
forty years or more ago ana us very exist
ence had been forgotten by all but a lev
persons.
ering bones which are, all that is left Of
buried in one grave unless some OF Ire
graves can be identified: The bones dug
uD Yesterday are those of a child, supposed
TO be Edith Berry, a relative of Sam Stew
art, of Independence. Mr.. Stewart went
out Of the graveyard yescteIday. he sag
grave east of the last tree east of a little
grove that stands beside the road. The
last tree east stood directly In the road
and had been cut down before Mr.: Stew
| art arrived, but the grave in which the
| chiId's bones were found occupied a posi-
ton corresponding to Mr.. Stewards state
| ment and he has no doubt but the remains
| are those of his little relative. They were
placed in a box by Mr.. Ak. Pearson. WHO
lives on the east side of Lydia avenue d.
rectly opposite the cemetery. Mr.; PEARSON
will take charge of all the remains taken
| out until their final disposition.
One skull with very hnely preserved
| teeth was pIowed up the other day, and in
| another spot a lot of beads were unearthed.
/ This gave rise to the belief that some In
| dians were buried in the cemetery. but 1t
was recalled that. at the time when the
burisls took place, nearly Iorty years ago.
beaded moccasins. purchased from inc IN
| dians. who were numerous in this vicinity,
were very common.
All sorts of wild rumorS were ahoat yes,
terday when the unearthing OF the Skull
became known, hut when the existence OF
the old Brown private burying ground was
recalled the mystery was solved,
The cemetery was eStaOiSheu bN MT
Brown. who owned a great deal OF Ltnd "
and wife. and his body was buried IN one OF
tho graves. Mrs. Brown died IN Texas,
and her body was never brought 70 hdnS5s
City. Later. Sam stewart. OF lndepenu,
enCc. had an interest in the cemetery: anu
a relative of his family. little Edith Berry,
was buried there. A Mrs. Cottlngham was
also buried in the cemetery, which con-
tanned in all about two dozen graves
Faded hair RECEIVERS its youthful color ano
softneSs by the use of PARKER $ HAIR BALsAA
nrA-Tr rNFAl A ard Mains