The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-01
WILLIAM ENNIS is NO MORE
sUCCUNBs TO CANCER AFTER
MUCH SUFFERING.
End Came at 1 O'clock Tuesday Morn
ing, Following An Unavailing
Surgical Operation.

William Ennis passed away Tues
day morning at 1 o'clock, after many
hOurse Of acute suffering The i'm
mediate cause Of his death was cancer
Of the stomach, which developed
about four months ago
The funeral services were held in
the opera house Wednesday morning.
all business houses closing from II
TO Il, in respect for the deceased and
family. a large assemblage gathered
in sympathy and as genuine mourn
ers. Rev J. Ed Stevens delivered the
funeral Grafton, a select choir render
ing the sacred music chosen
As an opening piece the choir sang
MY Heavenly Home is Bright and
Fair" Rev. Stevens read selections
from the nineJy-first Psalm and the
thirteenth chapter OF First Corfnth
ians- The CHOIR sang &c Nearer My
God 10 Thee" which was followed by
the opening prayer and song, Asleep
in Jesus" After the sermon the chOiT
sang in closing, sun Of Ny Soul Ny
Savior Dear
Rev Stevens dwelt upon the scrip
tural hope OF immortality and the
reasonable grounds for such a belief
From his personal knowledge Of the
departed, he paid a deserving tribute
10 his memory as an transformations
and willing giver TO all in need Of his
assistance This is the substance Of
favorable remark by all the people
living in GOOdland and in Sherman
county who had the pleasure Of an
opportunity for a close acquaintance
with William Ennis. Though not
pronounced in religious views, sell
dom even mentioning the subject, yet
he was known by all for his kindness
Of heart
The floral decorations were pro-
fuse and beautiful. They consisted
Of a broken wheel, presented by the
old settlers; a pansy pillow, a rose
pillow, bearing the word Rest" also
another floral pillow with the words
At Rest" large and exceedinIy
beautiful bOquet Of pink roses and
many other floral offerings. Indeed,
when the funeral cortege was formed
and these beautiful tokens were
placed upon the casket, they entirely
hid the large and elegant case.
A large cOncOurse Of people viewed
the remains and followed them to
Their last resting place in the city
cemetery. The ObsequieS of the de-
ceased were quiet, solemn, sad. Much
OF good concerning William Ennis will
De long remembered.
William Ennis was born in 1872
He lived I'm bOyhod in Chicago and
followed the newsbOy calling for some
time. A wealthy Illinois farmer who
formed his acquaintance and took
fancy TO the lad asked him to 60
home with him and live on the farm
He did 50, and worked several years
as farm hand Growing to man
hood, he was offered a clerkship in
a drugstore which he accepted be
cause he had grown too stout and
heavy for work on the farm
About nineteen years ago he came
from Illinois 10 Sherman county
going into partnership with William
Walker in the drug business in Eus-
tbs in 1886. The firm owned and
managed a livery barn as side line
In the settlement Of the county seat
dispute, this hrm Wa anu, - the inst
TO move 10 GOOdland. Here they
Oranched out and went into the i'm
plement business, and had for a time
4 large and profitable trade. Later
on the partnership Of Ennis & Wal
ker was dissolved, Mr.. Ennis taking
the drug store and Mr. Walker the
implement business, the livery barn
having burned, was discontinued.
Mr. Ennis was one Of the incOrpOr-
atOrs of the GOOdland Telephone
company, Of which he was one-third
owner
He married Miss Mary Seaman in
January last He had hoped for years
Of quiet and a home, and as he ha0
secured a competence, he sought re-
tirement, having sold his drug bust
ness
However. it was not to be- About
the last Of May following he began
70 he rs4H 4 fv- p
his stomach. and vomited blood. Dr.
Carmichael examined his case anu
diagnosed il as cancer OF the stomach
he went at once to Chicago, and Wa
treated by the celebrated DR.. Muir
ply, an eminent surgical specialist,
who in an exploratory operation, con-
firmed DR.. CarmichaeI-s diagnosis
Dr. Murphy told him plainly that the
disease was too far developed 10 hope
for permanent relief through an
operation Upon the urgency OF his
wife he took the &-ray treatment, but
this bringing no relief, he came back
70 GOodland, As he believed, 10 die
The death facing him was starvation
He knew this, aud understanding
thorOuhIy his case he shrank natural
~ from the torture OF such a taking
on DR.. Carmichael of this city and
DR.. Sheldon Of Pueblo were called and
asked 10 perform an operation He
was told plainly OF the remOteuess Of
the chance Of success He told his
friends, plainly, before the operation
that in an unfavUrable result. they
must exonerate the surgeons The
public know the rest He rallied from
the operation as well as could be ex-
pected- He was operated on Sunday
Oy the surgical technical term Of the
Murphy button" The stomach
would hold only about pint The
severiug and connecting OF the
pilOrfc outlet farther back might
prolong his life If the operation
failed OF success, Il meant death
The result * known The living
should be Comf0rted, the departed
mourned.