Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-22
CORRESPONDENCE


Rev. Ziegenfuss is spending the
week in Plainville.
Miss Susie Acre is entertaining a
friend from Oganah.
Mrs. Spicer of Ellsworth is the
guest of Mrs. Gubbins.
The farmers are all rejoicing now
as a crop of feed is in sight.
Mr.. Thomas and family are enter
tanning friends from the east.
Miss Belle Glenn of Winona spent
Monday with Mrs Jas. Tague.
A good soaking rain visited this
locality Tuesday evening and every
one rather enjoyed the mud.
The Glenn and Ziegler boys killed
seventeen rattlesnakes in Jas.
Tague's pasture Sunday afternoon
Chas. Glenn and family and Miss
Belle Glenn of Winona visited rela-
tives and friends here the first of the
week.
David Swale and wife left Tuesday
evening for their future home in
Manhattan and the good wishes of a
regret their departure
The many letters of coincidence re-
ceived by Mrs. Gubbins from distant
friends and the wholesale houses,
show the high respect in which the
deceased was held among his friends.
One of the most beautiful, consoling
ones was received from the Lee Nero.
Co., and is sure a fitting testimony
of the respect they had for the de-
ceased.
1t becomes our sad duty once more
to chronicle the death of one of Coll
yer's oldest and most highly respect
ed business men and citizens, Uncle
Pat Gubbins, as he was familarly
called by those who knew him
longest and best, was called to his
heavenly home latter a long and
painful illness of several months
duration) at about noon Thursday,
July 18th. Everything that medical
aid and loving hands could do was
done to prolong his life and alleviate
his terrible suffering, but all to no
avail and he passed away peacefully
and calmly to receive the reward of
eternal life given to all faithful fol-
lowers of Christ. He (by his own re-
quest was prepared to die by his
good, kind pastor, Rev. Ziegenfuss,
several days before he died and death
had no terrors for him. He had a
kind, charitable heart and we hope
God forgaye him as readily as he for
pa IA foil
knew him best know a better man
than Uncle Pat" never lived. He
died surrounded by his spiritual adj
visor, kind devoted wife and many
friends, and was conscious until the
end. During his terrible suffering
he was never known to murmur. On
Saturday morning at ten O'Clock all
that was mortal of our kind good
friend was borne in a beautiful casket
to St. Michael's church where a re-
QUEEN mass was offered for the re-
pose of his soul, and a most beautiful
and touching sermon preached by
Rev. Ziegenfuss after which the re-
mains was laid to rest in the family
plat in the Catholic cemetery to
await the glorious resurrection prom
ised to all the faithful followers of
Christ. Peace to his ashes and eter-
nal rest to his soul. The beautiful
casket was completely hidden from
view from the mass of flowers. Chas.
Kirby and sister sent a beautiful
cross of easter lilies, j. Connolly and
wife two large pans of flowers which
were made up in wreaths, crosses
and bouquets, and several bouquets
from other friends. A most beauti-
full and fitting emblem, large sheaf
of ripe wheat tied with purple ribbon,
cord and tassel, the gift of John
Walsh and wife, came too late for
the funeral. Mrs. Gubbins has the
deep sympathy of all in her sad Attic
tion. The largest crowd of people
ever seen in Collyer on any occasion,
came Saturday to pay their last tri-
butte of respect to our deceased
friend, Mr.. p. Gubbins, and as large
st. Michael's church is it was not
large enough to accommodate all the
friends who came to attend the
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