Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Death of Eliza J. Young

| October IS, o8, passed away at
her home two miles southeast of
this city last Wednesday, October
Is, 1909. She had been in poor
health ever since her husbands
death. At times she seemed to
improve but only temporarily, and
| during the summer she was very
poorly. Her sickness was of a
complicated nature, different or
gans being affected.
The funeral was held at the
Methodist church in this CITY on
Thursday afternoon and the re.
mains laic away in Highland GEM
etery by the side of the husband.
Rev. lrnboden conducted the ser.
vices.
Eliza Jane Gray was born
at Blairsville. Pa, June 3, 1847;
died at Medicine Lodge, Kansas,
October 13, 1909, aged Sc years, 4
months and 10 days. She was
married to Robert G. Young at
Apollo, Pa, August 27, 1874.
Four children were born to the
unlon-Etta June, Benton Edwin,
Flora Marie, and Ira R. Young.
The eldest, Eta, died some time
ago. All of the other children
were at her bedside in her last
hours and attended the funeral.
Mrs. Young lived christian life
since her girlhood days. Prior to
coming to Kansas she was a mem
Der of the Presbyterian church.
In 1880 she became a member of
the Congregational church at Nc
Pherson, Kansas, there being no
Presbyterian church there at the
time, and she remained a consist
ent member of that church until
her death.
This family came to Barber
county about four years ago and
were among our most highly re-
spected and esteemed citizens.
The death of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Young brings deep regret to our
people and the surviving children
have the profound sympathy of the
entire community.
Fish, Oysters and Celery at
Cole g Sons meat market on Fri
day.
w. E. Stout has the most COM
plete stock Of robes and blankets
in the city.
For Sale:-A farm of 50 acres.
p miles from this city. Good
terms. w. L. Utterback.
1000, Locust posts for sale, ? feet
long with sawed ends, from a to IL
cents each. Claude Stockstill,
Sharon, Kans.
MIR. Coates, the new man in the
Metz lumber yard, arrived from
Capron, Oklahoma last Thursday.
The family resides in Mrs. Nc
Cracken's house on First Avenue
west.
]. L. and w. S. Cant returned
nome from Pueblo last Thursday,
Joe stood the trip we'll and is gain.
ing in strength every day. He was
operated upon for appendicitis in
Pueblo about two weeks ago and
is "as good as new" again.
T. ] Mcclure and wife of Sharon
township returned recently from a
visit with their daughter, Mrs. w.
E: Kelly, and other relatives and
friends at Shambaugh, Iowa.
They report splendid visit and a
fine trip. 1t was their first visit
east for a long time.
As shall not operate my green
house during the ensuing winter, l
now offer my entire stock of potted
and field grown plants, consisting
of Ferns, Geranlums, Sprengiri's,
ETC., for sale at wholesale prices.
Peonies, large undivided field
grown clumps. Now is the time
to plant peonies.-Jno. L. Brady,
Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
w. L. Parsons and family were
called to Capron, Oklahoma last
Thursday to attend the funeral of
w. R. Pritchet, husband of Mrs.
Parsons sister, Who died very sud-
denly of apoplexy. Mr.. Pritchet's
home is at Carso, Mo. He and his
wife were visiting with Mrs.
Pritchet's mother, Mrs. Henton, at
Capron. The body was taken to
Missouri for burial. Mrs: Parsons
and daughter, Mrs. Gallagher, had
gone to Capron on the Saturday
preceding the death and the other
members of the family followed
later. The affair is doubly sad on
account of the fact that the occa.