Shawnee County Obituaries
1881 Obituaries and Death Notices, The Topeka State Journal
Jan. 3, 1881
Died, January 2, Francy, the youngest child of C. P. and C. S. Baker, aged six years and two month. Funeral from the residence, corner of Sixth avenue and West street, tomorrow at noon. Friends are invited to attend.
Mrs. Hugh Campbell, aged 65 years, died yesterday afternoon of consumption. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the residence on Harrison street. She had been a resident of Topeka for the last 21 years and was a lady beloved by all who knew her.
Jan. 8, 1881
C. F. Spencer returned home today from Spring Hill, Mo., bringing the dead body of his father, Mr. G. W. Spencer, who was a former and well known citizen of Topeka. The funeral will be held from the Spencer residence, corner of Seventh and Hancock streets, tomorrow afternoon.
Jan. 24, 1881
Died, early this morning of pneumonia, Jennie E., wife of W. S. Crilley, and daughter of E. C. Garvey, of this city, in her 35th year. Notice of the funeral will be given later.
Died, at 7 o'clock this morning at his residence, 183 East Second street, Daniel Glenney. Funeral services from the Catholic church tomorrow morning, January 25th.
Jan. 25, 1881
W. N. C. Garvey and wife arrived from Winfield this morning, to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. W. S. Crilly.
Jan. 26, 1881
The youngest child of Mrs. Hiram McArthur died early this morning. Funeral services will be tomorrow from the residence, No. 14 Eighth avenue east,
Jan. 28, 1881
Died, on Thursday, 27th inst., at the age of 59 years, 3 months and 18 days, Mrs. B. Miller, late wife of Dr. N. Miller. Funeral tomorrow from the late residence, No. 16 Jackson street.
Jan. 29, 1881
Mr. Wier, an aged man and one of the oldest residents of Topeka, died last night at his residence, 149 Monroe street.
Feb. 1, 1881
Mary, wife of John Fasnacht, died early this morning. Funeral tomorrow morning from the home of the deceased, six miles west of the city, on Tenth street road. Services at the city cemetery will be at 2:00 p.m.
Feb. 10, 1881
Willie, second child of Gustave Hauschild, died last night at 9:00. The funeral will be held from the residence at Sixth avenue and Clay street.
Many people here will remember Joe Rodgers, who was an old boarder at the Gordon house and an engineer on the Sante Fe road. He went to Hot Springs several months ago for his health, and now comes back the sad news that he died about three days ago.
Feb. 12, 1881
A double death occurred two or three days ago at Gee's mill, caused it is said from starvation. Since Volney Welds passed away several weeks ago his widow and her one child have been living alone in an old dugout. She was a cripple and not able to do anything. Some citizens proposed taking her to the poor house, but she refused. One day, the fore part of this week, someone dropped by their place and found both death. There was not a morsel of food on the premises, and the case was one of actual starvation.
Feb. 15, 1881
Mrs. Laura Coval (Coville), living two miles west of the city, on Sixth avenue, died last night of typhoid pneumonia. Deceased was one of the oldest settlers here, having lived near Topeka since 1854. She was the wife of Hiram Coval, who was killed in the Price raid. Funeral tomorrow at 11 o'clock, from the house.
Another child of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Hauschild died last night with diphtheria. He was a six year old, Julius by name, and a bright little boy. The funeral will b held on Wednesday (tomorrow) afternoon, from the residence, corner Sixth avenue and Clay street.
Feb. 16, 1881
The third child of Mr. and Mrs. Hauschild died early this morning. It, with the other which died Monday night, was buried this morning. This family has the deepest sympathy of the community for their sad affliction.
Feb. 26, 1881
Henderson, the prisoner who was shot, died at 9:30 last night, and was buried this morning. The evidence given showed that plans had been matured for the murder of Jailor Hughes.
Feb. 28, 1881
Mrs. C. A. Sperry, wife of our respected fellow townsman of the law firm of Hentig and Sperry, died last night at 11 o'clock, after a severe and painful illness of congestion of the bowels. She was a good woman and her loss is deeply felt by the community. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
March 4, 1881
Died, of congestion of the brain, March 3, 1881, Hattie D., daughter of A. H. and Elizabeth King, aged 10 months, 23 days. The remains will be taken to Indianapolis, Indiana, today.
March 8, 1881
Walter, eight year old son of W. A. and Laura Coats, died this morning at the home of his parents. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the residence, No. 171 Jackson street, and the remains will be taken to Springfield, Ohio, for interment. Walter was a universal favorite of young and old, for his bright intelligence and his kind and gentle ways endeared him to all who knew him.
March 10, 1881
Died, today at Denver, Colorado, William McDonnell, stone cutter, late of 120 Van Buren street in Topeka. Notice of funeral hereafter.
March 12, 1881
Mr. and Mrs. McBee, who live over in Parkdale, lost an infant child yesterday. It died at 3 o'clock of pneumonia. The funeral was held this afternoon, and the body taken to Grantville for burial.
Mrs. Rebecca C. Stokes died last night at her residence on Jackson street of typhoid pneumonia. Funeral tomorrow at 11 o'clock from the Baptist church, interment Topeka cemetery.
March 14, 1881
B. M. Curtis, clerk of the district court, lost his second child today, a little girl, to diphtheria.
March 16, 1881
Mr. Bridge, who keeps a boarding house on Second street, just east of the Santa Fe railroad track, died about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
March 29, 1881
Mr. Will Cavanaugh received a telegram last night announcing the death of his mother at Haysville, in Sedgwick county. Her remains will be interred at Salina, where Mr. Cavanaugh went last night.
The family of David Wier is in grief today over the very sudden and startling death of their son John, a boy between fifteen and sixteen years of age. Mr. Wier is a janitor at the State House and was assisted by his now deceased son. Both were on duty yesterday, and the boy was feeling uncommonly well. The family retired at 9 o'clock last night. Two hours later, Mr. Wier was stirring around in his room, doctoring his wife's tooth. A rap was heard at their door, and Mrs. Wier opened it, her son throwing his arms around her neck and died in an instant, without speaking. He had been suffering some time with a swelling of the throat which got worse when he took cold. It is supposed that his throat swelled shut and choked him to death.
March 30, 1881
We regret to announce that Mr. W. A. Coats, of this city, has just received the sad intelligence of the death of his brother, Frank, at Las Vegas, New Mexico, which event occurred this morning at 3 o'clock. He suffered from a severe form of bronchitis, which led to his death. Mr. Coats leaves for Las Vegas today to pay the last sad rites to his deceased brother and takes with him the sincere sympathies of his many friends in Topeka.
P. A. Woodruff, born April 10, 1826, at Attica, Wyoming county, New York, died at Topeka, March 30, 1881. He was fifty five years of age and leaves a wife and two small children. Funeral from his late residence, No. 91 Topeka avenue, at 10 o'clock, Friday, April 8. Interment will be in the cemetery just east of the city.
April 4, 1881
Mrs. Lucinda Havens, age 50 years, of Alington, Indiana, sister of John Ritchie of this city, died at her home in Alington on March 31. She was the widow of the Rev. Landy Havens.
April 6, 1881
Dr. M. A. Campdoras died April 6 at 12:30 a.m. of disease of the heart, aged 55 years, 7 months. Funeral will take place at his late residence, two and a half miles northwest of the city tomorrow afternoon.
A woman by the name of Josie Hatcher died yesterday at her home on the avenue. Not much is known about her, but she has a brother and sister in Ablington, Illinois by the name of Duncan, and an aunt at Lawrence, Mrs. George Lugton. She was buried in the Potter's field.
April 14, 1881
Mrs. Ella Crane, wife of George W. Crane, and a long time resident of Topeka, died last night at her residence on Harrison street of consumption. She was the daughter of Silas Rain and was born at Elkhart, Indiana on January 28, 1853. She came to Topeka with her parents in June, 1869,
and was soon after married to George W. Crane. Mrs. Crane was a lady of rare culture and superior musical ability, and has for years occupied a prominent and influential position in social circles. She leaves a husband and two children, who have the deepest sympathy of the entire community.
The funeral of Mrs. Crane will be held at the Congregational church at 3 o'clock, on Sunday.
April 15, 1881
John H. Hefner, aged 35, a railroad engineer, died last night at Santa Fe house, of mountain fever.
Harry Keyser died about 2:30 o'clock this morning at the residence of Mrs. Wells, on Quincy street between Fifth and Sixth street. He had been lying very low several weeks with typhoid pneumonia. His father, in New York, was telegraphed this morning of his son's death, and not until he is heard from will arrangements be made for the funeral. [later: it was held Sunday, April 17]
April 22, 1881
The body of Professor Dobbins was found near Menoken station yesterday morning. He had been in North Topeka the day before, giving lessons, and it is supposed he decided to take the train to Lawrence that night, and either fell or was pushed from the platform. Burial will be in Lawrence.
April 28, 1881
Mrs. George J. Mitchell died at eight o'clock this morning, The funeral will be held at the North Topeka Baptist church at ten o'clock tomorrow.
April 29, 1881
Fannie Merritt, infant daughter of Oliver and Lucy Merritt, died today a 1:15 o'clock, with croup.
April 30, 1881
Joe Bacon was called to St. Louis yesterday by telegram to attend the funeral of a sister who had died.
May 2, 1881
Benjamin Prescott, father of F. M. Prescott and brother of A. Prescott, died yesterday morning at his residence on Tyler street, aged 62 years. Funeral Tuesday afternoon from his residence.
May 4, 1881
Died today at 12 o'clock, Mrs. Conrad Nahrgany, aged 53 years. Funeral will be tomorrow from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Brooks, No. 83 Jackson street.
May 5, 1881
A child of W. G. Shaw, North Topeka, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness, and was buried this afternoon.
May 13, 1881
The body of James McLaughlin, who was killed at Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, while coupling cars, is expected to arrive here tomorrow for burial. James was a Topeka boy, and grew to manhood here. His aged father and mother feel the weight of this untimely blow very greatly. He leaves a wife and one child who are in Illinois visiting her parents, but who will return to attend the funeral Jim was a member of the 1st Regiment band, and was an excellent musician and enterprising fellow.
May 14, 1881
Maggie, 2 year old daughter of S. A. and Susie Connell, died last evening, May 13th, of spinal meningitis. The funeral was held this afternoon.
May 16, 1881
Hon. John R. Swallow died yesterday morning after a long and patient season of suffering. He contracted a spell of fever at Little Rock, Arkansas, which left him with a bronchial infection that has baffled his physicians, and has grown steadily worse. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Will O. King and Mrs. Minnie Farris, his companion preceding him over the river in November, 1879. Mr. Swallow was born in Flemington, New Jersey on April 30, 1821. In 1852 he moved to Fox Lake, Wisconsin and then to Lyon county in 1857. He was elected a member of the Territorial legislature under the LeComption constitution, and was a member of the constitutional convention at Leavenworth. He was twice elected State Auditor, and at the end of his political career concentrated on banking. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Baptist church.
May 31, 1881
A very large number of our citizen were startled last evening with surprise and sadness to learn of the death of Mrs. P. H. Adams, a daughter of Senator D. C. Metsker and well known here. She died about 4 o'clock at her farm home, three miles west of Topeka. Funeral services will be tomorrow afternoon from the Presbyterian church.
June 2, 1881
The remains of Nelson B. Hudson, who was run over by a freight train at Lecompton on Sunday morning, will be sent to Jamestown, Pennsylvania for interment. His brother, James A. Hudson, came from his home in Gustavus, Ohio, to accompany the body back to the family burial ground. Nelson Hudson has an older brother, who is also in the railroad business in Colorado, and a father, in Gustavus, Ohio. Nelson Hudson was 28 years of age.
June 6, 1881
A little boy of Mr. Scott, who lives in Tennessee town, died yesterday.
June 7, 1881
Daniel Hopkins, a colored man, working at the Santa Fe yards, died this morning when he was overcome by heat when at work on a pile of lumber. He threw up his hands and fell off the wood, dying almost instantly. The body was taken to his late home on Second street. He leaves a family to mourn his passing.
June 15, 1881
Eddie Blakesley, five year old son of Rev. L. Blakesley, died last evening after an illness of several days. The funeral was held today, and was very largely attended.
June 25, 1881
Mrs. T. K. Johnson, a daughter of Rev. Cheeney, of Menoken township, died last Saturday, the 18th inst., at Council Grove.
June 27, 1881
Passed on to a better life at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the infant daughter of J. S. and R. M. Collins, aged five weeks and two days. Funeral tomorrow afternoon from the residence, 202 Sixth avenue west, with interment in the beautiful burial ground east of the city. Julia Huntoon, Gussie Fuller, Lulu Hopkins and Blanch Stewart, little girls of eleven years old, will act as pall bearers.
Died this morning at his residence on the corner of Lake and Fifth streets, John Stoke, aged sixty five years, two months and twenty three days. Services tomorrow at the Mission church, on Madison.
Died, Mary A., daughter of R. V. and N. J. Wells, aged 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, yesterday afternoon. Funeral services this morning from the residence, No. 150 Chandler street.
Mr. Sercie White, while bathing in Muddy creek, yesterday evening, slipped off into deep water, and not being able to swim, was drowned. His body was found just before midnight. He was an unmarried man.
July 6, 1881
Yesterday afternoon Matthew, son of William Penman, colored, was drowned east of the railroad bridge. He had gone to bathe with several other boys, and had been swimming successfully when about half way across the stream, he began calling for help. The other boys, not experienced swimmers, were unable to get to him and he went under. The search for his body went on until midnight, and the searchers went home, with the exception of the sorrowing father and a young white boy. They made one more effort and young Penman was found in water about fifteen feet deep. The Penman family came from Kentucky, arriving here April 17, 1879, and Matthew would have turned 17 on August 8th. The bereaved family tender their most sincere thanks for the interest taken and efforts made to recover the remains of their drowned boy, and they are especially grateful for the service of the young man who assisted the father in the final successful search.
July 7, 1881
Judge and Mrs. C. G. Foster today mourn the loss of their only child, a sweet little girl, who died early this morning, of pneumonia and measles. Funeral tomorrow afternoon from the residence, corner of Harrison and Eleventh street.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Thompson, of the Santa Fe house, have the sincere sympathy of their friends in their sadness over the sudden loss of their bright little boy, Georgie. He died last evening of cholera infantum, aged 10 months and 12 days. The funeral took place today from the hotel.
July 16, 1881
J. C. Chesney died yesterday afternoon at his home. He had been sick since Monday, the complaint being congestive fever, originating probably from overheat and also the trouble he had from a crippled limb caused several years ago by white swelling. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock today.
July 18, 1881
Edward Bloomer, infant and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bloomer, died on Saturday evening. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the residence on Quincy street.
The remains of John Davey were forwarded to his brother, at Philadelphia, this afternoon. Mr. Davey died Saturday evening of congestion of the brain, caused by the heat. He was a stone mason, employed on the government building.
July 19, 1881
Samuel Morrison, one of the oldest residents and businessmen of Topeka, died yesterday morning at his residence, 341 Tyler. The funeral will be held tomorrow.
July 20, 1881
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kerle, lost their little son this morning, Walter L., a bright little child five months and 29 days old, of cholera infantum. The funeral will be this afternoon from their residence, No. 21 Eighth street, west.
July 21, 1881
Frank Worthington left for Denver this noon to attend the funeral of his brother who died at that place yesterday.
July 25, 1881
Thomas Bucher died on Saturday evening at No. 278 Jefferson street and was buried by the city.
July 26, 1881
Dr. Aminus Ashbaugh died this morning. His death has long been expected by his many friends in this city. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, April 19, 1809 to John and Sophia Ashbaugh, of German descent. He was married Feb. 8, 1834 to Miss Sophia G. Sprague, who, along with three children, and three grandchildren, survive him. After his marriage, he went to Dearborn Co., Indiana, where he followed his profession; thence to Williamsburg, Illinois for five years and then to Priceville, Pettis Co., Missouri. After 18 months in Missouri he came to Topeka, and enlisted in the 11 Reg. Kansas Vols., in 1862; he was appointed hospital steward and was injured when a caisson ran over his back. The effect of this injury, along with rheumatism, rendered him unfit for the active duties of life. Funeral from the residence, on Sixth street, on Thursday afternoon.
July 29, 1881
Oscar, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, died early this morning after an illness of 18 hours duration. The funeral was held this afternoon.
July 30, 1881
Mr. and Mrs. James Addie buried their infant daughter, Lizzie, today. She died yesterday, aged one year and fifteen days.
Aug. 6, 1881
Judge D. A. Harvey and wife were called to Cincinnati yesterday by a telegram announcing the death of Mrs. Harvey's mother.
Aug. 11, 1881
Mrs. Julia Seymour Slie died on Monday at the home of her son. Prof. J. S. Slie, in this city. She was born at Hartford, Conn., May, 1800, and married in 1836 to the Rev. Daniel Slie at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Morgan, in Aurora, N. Y. Rev. Slie died in 1863, and since that time Mrs. Slie has made her home with her only child, Prof. Slie. She was buried yesterday.
Aug. 13, 1881
Miss Dora Kost, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Kerle this summer, became suddenly ill and died yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kerle are accompanying the body to Quincy, Illinois, Miss Kost's late home, for burial.
Aug. 19, 1881
Miss Martha Johnson, youngest daughter of Thomas Johnson, of this city, died yesterday in Denver, Colorado, at 4 o'clock, aged fifteen years. She succumbed to that fatal disease, consumption. Her body will be brought to this city for burial.
Aug. 24, 1881
Robert Z. Barnett died at his father's residence, No. 144 Lane street today, August 24th. Funeral from the same place tomorrow morning.
Aug. 29, 1881
O. S. McClintock, a well known young man of this city, died yesterday after two weeks suffering with typhoid fever. He was a son of Dr. McClintock, aged 22 years, a very bright and intelligent young man. He had a flattering future before him. He died at the residence of his father, No. 104 Kansas avenue, from which his services were held this afternoon.
Aug. 31, 1881
Mrs. Eliza Stringham died yesterday evening in her seventy-ninth year, from the effects of an advanced age. She had lived her for fifteen years, and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was the mother of T. L. Stringham, of this city, and W. T. Stringham, who is now in Germany. Funeral tomorrow from the residence of A. J. Carr, 161 Polk street.
Sept. 6, 1881
The funeral of Mrs. A. L. Winans, of North Topeka, will be held at the cemetery at 7:30 this evening.
Sept. 7, 1881
Miss Emma Davidson, a young lady of North Topeka, died this morning with typhoid fever, which changed to hemorrhage of the lungs. Funeral tomorrow morning. Her mother is not expected to live, and a brother and sister are lying very low.
Sept. 19, 1881
Mrs. Dr. Eidson, formerly a resident of this city, died at her home in Reading, Osage county, and was buried at ten o'clock today.
Mrs. Bethsheba Hillyer was found murdered in her home on the southeast corner of Topeka avenue and Seventh. Her son, Mark Hillyer, with whom she lived, had taken his wife, daughter, and father to the fair, and upon returning home late that afternoon, found her on the bedroom floor, her neck broken and the house ransacked. A coroner's jury found that she had died between four and five o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th, and that her death was a result of violence, by person or persons unknown. The body was taken to Valley Falls for burial.
Sept. 22, 1881
The body of Mrs. Lloyd S. Hope, who died last night at her sister's home in Hutchinson, will be brought to this city for burial tomorrow, services from the home of the deceased's father, J. A. McLaughlin, 114 Tenth avenue east.
(note: the last ten days of September were devoted to the coverage of President Garfield's death and funeral, and most local news was crowded out of the paper)
Oct. 1, 1881
The death of Erastus Stark yesterday removed another of the old settlers of the state. Mr. Stark came to Kansas in March, 1857, settling first at Mound City, but has ben a citizen of Topeka since 1873. He died at the age of 85, full of years and full of honor, respected by all who knew him. He will be buried from the First Baptist church at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning.
Oct. 3, 1881
The body of Mrs. Chester, who had been missing for the last few days, was found on the south bank of the Kansas river, at the north end of Quincy street. She was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 16, 1852, the daughter of J. R. and M. W. Weir. Her husband is now in Colorado. An inquest was held and the verdict stated that she had died by her own hand. The funeral took place from the late residence, on Eighth street, this forenoon.
Oct. 5, 1881
Charles Spangler, of Auburn township, was killed last evening by a kick from one of his horses. The horses were fighting in their stalls and Mr. Spangler stepped behind to stop them just as one gave a wicked kick with both feet, which struck him in the ribs a little in front of one side, resulting in his almost instant death. Mr. Spangler was in easy circumstances and leaves a wife but no children.
Oct. 8, 1881
John G. Funk died this morning at 7 o'clock. He had been confined to his bed since Thursday of last week, suffering from typhoid fever. Mr. Funk came to Topeka twelve years ago, and he and W. A. Thompson formed a partnership, setting up trade in the gent furnishing goods trade. Five years ago Mr. Thompson went out since which time Mr. Funk has conducted the business on his own. The funeral will be on Tuesday, and the body returned to Hagerstown, Maryland, for burial, where his mother and two sisters lived. A brother, from Philadelphia, and an uncle, from Wyandotte, will accompany the body on the train.
Oct. 19, 1881
The funeral of Mr. Trower, who died at Cap Johnson's house was held today and the remains sent east for burial.
Oct. 22, 1881
Our city clerk Mr. Menet has the sympathy of the entire community on account of the death of their little daughter last Tuesday at 7 o'clock p.m.
Miss Melissa J. Cook, sister of Peter and Lemuel Cook, died last night at her residence on Kansas avenue. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Presbyterian church.
Oct. 24, 1881
The remains of Henry James, who died yesterday of consumption, were buried yesterday. Mr. James was a special policeman for the Santa Fe road.
Oct. 29, 1881
The body of Mrs. J. C. McDaniels who died last Tuesday, will be taken east to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania tomorrow for burial.
Oct. 31, 1881
"My most sincere thanks is offered to my friends, and especially the stone cutters of Topeka, for their kindness during my husband's illness and death--Respectfully, Mrs. O'Neal"
Nov. 1, 1881
This morning at twenty five minutes past three, John Gardner, infant son of Andrew M. and Susie B. Fuller. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Andrew M. Fuller, No. 86 Sixth avenue west, tomorrow morning.
Nov. 2, 1881
Mrs. W. H. Wilson, who died on Monday, was buried this afternoon at two o'clock. Her father, brother and sister, R. A. Newell, Sr., R. A. Newell, Jr. and Miss Susie Newell, of Decatur, Ill., arrived yesterday to attend the funeral.
Nov. 8, 1881
On the 7th inst., of diphtheria croup, Oscar, youngest son of Elias and Mary C. Shull. Little Oscar was a bright and beautiful child, whose winning ways and merry prattle greatly endeared him not only to his parent but to all who knew him.
Nov. 11, 1881
Prof. L. A. Thomas died this morning at his residence on Clay street. He had been ill for some time, but no one thought dangerously so. He was a long time principal of the high school, and severed that connection last May to take the superintendency of the Clay Center schools, but became ill before he could assume that position. He took down with bilious fever last August which ran into consumption, which caused his death. Funeral services will be Sunday from the Congregational church.
Nov. 14, 1881
Mrs. Claud Hardy, who died yesterday about ten o'clock at her residence on Monroe street, was buried this morning at eleven o'clock.
The little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Kager, who got burned to death on Saturday morning, was buried yesterday.
Died, at WaKeeney, Kansas, enroute to Colorado, Mr. Walter A. Reed, of Topeka, aged 25 years. He had started to Colorado for his health, accompanied by his wife and her father, Col. Alexander. After services here tomorrow, the body will be shipped to Evanston, Illinois, his former home, for burial. Mr. Reed and Miss Birdie Alexander were only married since the first of September.
Nov. 15, 1881
Mrs. Emma Jones, who died last evening at her home on Western avenue, was buried today at 1 o'clock.
Nov. 22, 1881
Frank Able, one of the Santa Fe roads best engineers, died this morning at 217 Madison street. The body will be taken to Chicago for burial.
Nov. 25, 1881
Hugh McShaffney, a boilermaker in the Santa Fe shops, died last night at the boarding house where he had been living. The death was attributed to too much bad liquor, although friends believed he was poisoned. His brother, living at Patterson, N.J. was telegraphed, and the body will be sent to Patterson for burial.
Dec. 2, 1881
Dr. James Broderick, of North Topeka, died early this morning, having been sick only three or four years. His disease was something like hemorrhage of the lungs.
Dec. 3, 1881
Died in Topeka, Dec. 3, Lena, infant daughter of H. D. and Catherine Loveland, aged eighteen months. Funeral tomorrow afternoon from the residence, on Third street, near Shawnee mills.
Dec. 14, 1881
Miss Cora Smith, daughter of Johnson Smith, who is well known in this city as the architect of the Windsor, died at the Palace house last night of typhoid malaria, after an illness of about six weeks. The remains will be forwarded to Cleveland, Ohio, today.
Dec. 16, 1881
William Sharp, employed by Lantry & Burr to help construct a bridge for the Santa Fe over Shunganunga creek, died yesterday when the creek bank the crew was excavating collapse on him, breaking his back. He leaves a wife and three children at West Troy, New York. The body will be buried at Topeka
Dec. 21, 1881
Miss Gracie Devendorf, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. X. Devendorf, who has been suffering with affliction for the past eight months was relieved yesterday evening by death. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the residence of her parents, at the corner of Fifth and Lincoln.
Dec. 22, 1881
Prof. Stearns of Washburn college received a telegram last evening informing him of the death of a fifteen year old brother who was a sophomore at Yale college. The professor left for Kansas City on the midnight train.
Dec. 23, 1881
W. H. and Mary E. Stilson lost their beautiful little daughter, Helen E. yesterday afternoon after a short illness. The funeral was held today at 3 o'clock.
Dec. 24, 1881
The funeral of little Charley Clugston, nine years old, son of Byron D. Clugston, who died early this morning from diphtheria, will be held tomorrow afternoon from the residence on Harrison street.
Dec. 28, 1881
Edward Bush, son of Captain W. H. Bush, of Auburn township, died yesterday after a short illness of typhoid fever.
The unfortunate Frank Foster, who had one of his legs crushed by the cars on Sunday night, died yesterday. The body was shipped to his friends in the east today.
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