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Notice of Brillhart reunion and info on Valentine and Susanah Doremire Brillhart

The Fort Scott Tribune – Google News Archive Search.

From Braille Monitor April 1959

Our Kansas affiliate suffered another great loss with the passing of Miss Lillian Blagg, who had been its recording secretary for more than 14 years. Miss Blagg was one of the first blind people to be employed in industry in Kansas.

from Ft Scott Tribune 12/1/2006
75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

Two more fiddlers have been entered in the old fiddlers’ contest to be held at the Y.M.C.A. Saturday. The latest entrants are Ed Freeman, 66, Hiattville, and F.T. Cheney, 51, Fulton. Other fiddlers already listed are Jack Wood, Fort Scott, J.F. Carrington, Fort Scott, John Swor, Fulton, John S. Blagg, Selma, and C.M Grimes, Fort Scott. Tom Macon will act as master of ceremonies.

John S. Blagg

Chronicling America – The Library of Congress.

this is another really good site for historic newspapers.  just a few states are listed so far, but I’ve found two really cool articles about my ancestors.

more wyoming newspaper tidbits about Callwell, Berkey, Fink.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Liggett and Mrs. J.(Josephine) Callwell and Ida Fink (Mary Pearl Whitney daughter) spent Sunday Afternoon with John Brown and wife. (Mary, Josephine’s daughter)
Burns Herald March 18, 1920

Several Fords, etc. loaded with a party of young folks, equipped with well filled baskets spent the day at the Springs Lakes Sunday. All reported a delightful time. Those who were of the party were, Mr. and Mrs Herbert Thurrow, the Misses Stella Farver, Jennie Lupkes, Goldie Libbee, Ruth Ballard, Leak Berkey (Sarajh Jane whitney daughter) Ida Fink(Mary Pearl Whitney daughter), Daisy Hendricks, and Mae and Irene CHilcote and the Messrs Sam, Oliver and Jake Berkey (Sarah jane Whitney sons), Clarence and Loyd Debruyn, Stanley and Ray Chilcote and Bryan and John Judy.

Burns Herald June 17, 1920

Bert Crosy and wife visited the Berkey home.

Misses Leah Berkey and Ida Fink spent Sunday with Miss Irene Phillips.
Mr. W. Miller and family spent Sunday with R.M.Phillips.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brown visited her mother Mrs. J. Callwell

Burns Herald March 6 1919

Some items from the Wyoming newspapers mentioned in a past post regarding Josephine Whitney Callwell.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and
daughter, Agness, of the Horse Creek
country, were visitors Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Brown’s mother, Mrs. Josephine Callwell

Burns Herald 12/12/1920

LEGALNOTICES
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 3 1919.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Josephine
Callwell, alleging that she is the
mother of Samuel H. Callwell, deceased,
who on June 28, 1917, made homestead
entry for the 8 1/2 of Sec. 4, T. 17 N..
R. 62W. 6th P. M., Serial 020717, has
flled In his office notice of intention
to submit final proof in support of her
claim for patent on said entry under
section 2 of the Art of July 28, 1917
(40 Stat. 246), on the ground that the
homesteader died while actually engaged
in the military service of the
United States. The proof will be offered
in this office on or about the 15th
day of July, 1919, and all persons desiring
to file protest or objection there
to are warned to do so by that time.
Witnesses :Wm. Brown, LittleHorse
Creek, Wyo., Chas Fredon, Wanneta,
Wyo., Clarence Leggltt, Burns, Wyo.,
and W. C. Hall, Burns, Wyo.
WILL REID, Register.
June 5-12-10-20 July 3

burns herald 7/7/1919

Legal Notice.
The State of Wyoming, County of Laramie
ss:
In the District Court, Josephine Callwell
plaintiff, vs. Charles W. CallWell, defendant.

To Charles W. Callwell, whose place
of residence is unknown:
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued In the District court of
Laramie county, Wyoming, by Josephine Callwell;
that the object and
prayer of the petition in said cause
is that she may obtain a divorce from
you and the custody of your minor
children; that in said petition she
alleges that for the period of more than
one year last past, you have willfully
deserted her and have also failed to
provide her with the common necessaries
of life; aud you are further
notified that you are required to answer
the petition in said case on the
29th day of August, 1908, or judgment
will be taken against you as prayed for.
T. J. Fisher
Clerk of District C’ourt.
M. A. KLING,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
July 3, 10, 17. 24, 31; Aug. 7, 14

Wyoming Tribune 8/14/1908

there’s a new site with old wyoming newspapers. It has several referancing Josephine Callwell and Homer and Isaac Galladay. It also has notices of Josephine’s son Samuel Callwell’s death in action during WWI. Most are really short items or ppublication of land claims. Homer and Isaac seem to have witnessed qite a few of the land claims. Also, homer has one of his own. the site is http://www.wyonewspapers.org/