The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-29
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehead Died
at Her Granville Home.
WAS AN OLD SETTLER.
Came Here From Pennsylvania
Al Years Ago.
Mrs. Mary J. Miller Passes
Away-Other Items.

On her forty-eig'hth wedding ami l.
versary, Mrs. Elizabeth Whitehead, the
wife of w. H. Whitehead. died at her
home, four miles east of GrantVllle at
3 O'Clock Sunday morning. The same
Cay is the birthday of her son, w.
O. Whitehead of Shorey. Her death is
the first in the Whitehead family. com
plications of diseases was The cause.
She was &c years old and has lived In
the community for Al years.
She was born In Pittsburg, Pa, April
81 1913. She was married to Mr.. White
head at Pittsburg, November %, 1861.
Seven wears later she came with her
husband to Kansas and located near
Granville. Thus she was one OF the
r.oble pioneer women who have neIpeo
make Kansas the state that 1t is.
Besides her husband she leaves eight
children. They are: Mr.. w. B. WHITE
head of 1414 Quincy street Mrs. A. A
Kellar of 141S Quincy street. Mrs. II.
q Owens of 1928 Monroe street, Mr.. w.
@. Whitehead of Shorey. Mrs. H. Will
Jams of Granville. Mr.. F. c. White
mead of Granville, Miss Mae and Car
field Whitehead at the home ana d
sister and two brothers, Mrs. Josep Il
Hook of Shorey. Mr.. 8. j. BeaIe
of Granville and Mrs. ]. S. Beale
of Pittsburg, Pa. The funeral Will De
held from the home Wednesday, anu
the burial at Newman cemetery Inc
nalIbearers will be Ralph kellar anu
Walter Whitehead and OLDEST neple w. ,,
BENJAMIN Hook Wilson Hook Harry
Bealle and Samuel Bealle.
Mrs. Mary ]. Miller died yesterday
at the home of her daughter Mrs. Il.
L. Robinson, at 1408 Quincy street. olo
age and complications were the sc oat ~
She was 70 years DID, The hour Tor the
funeral has been changed from III
o'clock Tuesday morning to ocloch
Tuesday afternoon. The services vii.
be held at the house.
Did the "feist'' or the big dog reach
the coon first?
This question is being asked by a
hunting party composed OF Davlo
Bowie, c. S. Gillespie jeff Petro. John
Buchanan, John johnson, f. E. Olnng-
,r, Duane Elmore and Arthur Morton,
who chased the cautious coon with the
aid of two Hounds and smaller dog
near Wakarusa Saturday night. The
party brought back two 'coons. eacn
weighing about 80 pounds and SAID
to be largest game of the KIND ever
found in the neighborhood.
That the men got the coon in the
woods and not in butcher shop, IS
conceded by all royal and other hunt
ing societies. for although they left
the Esqulr1aus behind. they brought
lack proofs of their discovery. How
ever, the bone of contention among the
men and dogs is whether or not the
little dog reached the coon before the
big dog or whether he reached 1t at all.
Some say that he did and it was re-
markable that he tackled the PROPOSE
ton as the animal weighed about 20
pounds more than he did. Others think
that in the dark proper observations
could not be taken to justify this claim
The dogs themselves, it is barked
among them, say that jealousy on the
part of the dog who got to the coon
second started the rumor of the "feists"
not reaching the coon at all. Mr.. Nor
ton. official artist for the expedition,
says the doglet was ahead OF all of
the others He has drawn map of
the route of the dog from the hunters
tic the coon.
He also says that the dog, upon
accomplishing his purpose, sent back
the following message: Am well. Sue
cessful. Dogged persistence Won"