The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
1t Is Held at Old Home in Be
lott Sunday.
Friends Throng the City to Pay
Respects.
CONDUCTED BY MASONS
Grand Lodge Had Charge of the
Funeral.
Special Train Carries Members
of Supreme Court.

Beloit, Kan, Sept. 29.-Nearly the en-
tire town of Beloit, in addition to
great many of his oldtime political
and fraternal associates from all over
northwestern Kansas, gathered at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon to attend the
last sad rites in memory of Judge
Abram HI. Ellis, justice of the Kansas
supreme court.
The body of the dead jurist reached
Beloit from Topeka early Saturday
morning and was taken at once to the
late residence of the deceased. The sud-
den death of its most distinguished citi-
zen shocked the little city and all day
Saturday people talked in subdued
tones and business was carried on very
quietly.
Saturday afternoon old-time friends
of Judge Ellis began arriving from the
western part of the state and they kept
coming until the arrival of the special
train on the Union Pacific at noon Sun
day brought more than forty others
from Topeka and intermediate points,
among them Judge Ellis associates on
the supreme bench and most of the
state officers.
The funeral was held from the Ellis
home. 1t is one of the largest homes In
Beloit, but 1t was not large enough to
hold a tenth of the people who attended
the service. The grounds around the
house were crowded with people, and
the streets were filed with carriages. A
great many people unable to get near
the house during the service there pre-
ceded the procession to the cemetery.
The local a1 post 1i,s of the sbs r. tS OF
knights OF Pythias, Masons ana
Knights TeInplar, to which he also be-
longed, attended the funeral in bodies
The service at the house was the
usual Episcopal services, and was con-
Quoted by Rev. George M. Geisel. rec
tor of the local Episcopal church A
quartette sang Abide With Me- and
some other selections, and w. NJ. Sba-
n
Solemn Thought
The body lay in the front parlors. The
casket was heaped with flowers and the
room was banked with the floral Offer
ings of the friends OF the deceased.
Among them were floral pieces sent by
the supreme court justices and the Ma
sons of Topeka.
The funeral procession to the grave
was preceded by the members of the G.
A. r., 80 in number Then followed 80
Knights of Pythias, 40 Knights Templar
and 10 Masons- When the head of the
procession reached the cemetery the last
part had not yet formed at the Ellis
home half mile away.
The burial service was in charge of
in which Judge Ellis held the office of
grand Junior warden 1t was conducted
by T. E. Dewey, of Abilene, grand mas
ter, the various civic bodies drawn up
about the grave. The pail bearers were
A T. Rodgers, A. G. Mead, s. H. Dodge,
]. w. Bartleson, M. M. Rowley and W.
C. Hoffmeister, all old neighbors of
Judge Ellis. Judge Ellis associates on
the supreme bench were the honorary
pail bearers
The special train from Topeka, which
was secured through the courtesy of
N H. LOOMS, brought to the funeral
other justices of the supreme court
Chief Justice Doster and Justices John
ston, Smith. Greene, Pollock and Cum
bingham; D. M. Valentine and S. H.
Allen. former associate justices; James
L. King, state 1ibrarian;D. A Valentine,
clerk, and J. l.. Eldredge and J. Y Miles,
bailiffs of the supreme court; B. F. Mar
tin, stenographer; Tolliver Bird and w.
Snced, the janitors who cared for Judge
Ellis offices and the supreme court
room. All these came from the supreme
court
Among the state officers and minor
officials were Governor Stanley, Lieu
tenant Governor H. E. Richter, George
A. Clark, secretary of state; A. A. God
state auditor; James Clayton, assistant
attorney general; John Dawson of the
state treasury. There were also on the
train N. H. Loomis, Howell Jones
Clarkes F. Spencer. R. ]. Plazo, Judge
Lee Monroe of Hays City, and two
newspaper men, all of whom came from
Topeka. AT junction City, w. H. Mac
key, United States district attorney; w
s. Roark and one or two others joined
the party. At Abilene, ]. B. Case, Judge
o. L. Moore, and some Masons were
picked up At Solomon. four more Ma
sons were added to the party, and at
Minneapolis ]. B. Tomlinson
Among those who were here from over
the northwest were Judge Clark A
Smith of Cawker, John @. Royce OF
Phillipsburg. ]. r. Burrow and w H
Nelson of Smith Center, Conner Davies
w. w. Caldwell and w T. Short of Con.
cordia, Judge c. w. Smith of Stockton
]. c. Postlethwaite of Jewell City, ana
many others. A K. Wilson, William
M Shaver and Bestor G. Brown were
among the prominent Masons here from
ZoDeka.
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