Mrs. Sarah Bishop Dies Early Today
Mrs. Sarah Bishop, 1202 W. 6th Avenue, died here early this morning following an illness of three weeks. She was 72 years old.
A native of Indiana, Mrs. Bishop had resided in El Dorado for the past thirty one years and previous to that in Pottawatomie Co., Okla. She was born at Hominy, Indiana on October 28, 1865 and was married to O. W. Bishop in 1882. The El Dorado woman was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at the Arnold Adams Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Morton Knobloch officiating. Burial will be in West Cemetery.
Mrs. Bishop is survived by a daughter Grace Jordan of Wichita, a son, Oliver Bishop of El Dorado, a sister, Mrs. Melissa Ravelette of Wichita and two brothers, Edward and William Garst of Oklahoma City, OK. (El Dorado Times, Vol. XIX, Number 79, Wednesday, March 2, 1938)
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Bishop, 1202 West 6th Avenue who died here Wednesday were held yesterday afternoon at the Arnold Adams Funeral Home with Rev. M. K. Knoblock officiating. Mrs. Roy Morris played and sang “Old Rugged Cross,” “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,” and “Rock of Ages.” Interment was made in West Cemetery. (El Dorado Times, Vol. XIX, Number 81, Friday, March 4, 1938)
Old resident of Chelsea is Dead
Mrs. Sarah Rodwell, died at her home three and a half miles east of Chelsea early Friday morning of old age and cancer. She was nearly 100 years old.
She was one of the oldest residents of Chelsea having lived there for about 38 years. She has a host of friends who mourn her death. Mr. Rodwell has been dead for a number of years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Peters, of Wichita, and Mrs. W. E. Downing of El Dorado, two sons, Dave Rodwell of Chelsea and Robert Rodwell of Wichita. George Counter and Mrs. Bert Lewis of El Dorado are grandchildren who survive.
The funeral will be held from the Chelsea Church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be made in the Chelsea Cemetery. (Walnut Valley Times, September 27, 1912, Friday, Volume XXVI, Number 10112)
Electrician Is Killed When Boiler Explodes
H. C. Rhodes met almost Sudden Death Shortly Before Noon.
Entire Body Badly Burned
Pinned in Pit With Boiler by Brick and Concrete from Wrecked Building
Notify Mother
H. C. Rhodes, aged 22, an electrician’s helper at the Scott-Williams Electric Shop, 111 West Locust Avenue was killed about 11:30 o’clock this morning when a 1-horse power steam boiler, stationed in a small brick building at the rear of the shop exploded.
When assistance reached Rhodes, he was buried beneath a huge pile of brick and concrete, and his body was lying in the boiling water. Physicians, who attended him at the El Dorado hospital said his entire body was badly burned.
The boiler had been used for several months to make various tests about the shop. Shortly before 11:30 the boiler kicked off and Rhodes went to the boiler room to turn down the fire. It was while he was doing this that the explosion occurred.
Before Rhodes body could be removed from the debris, it was necessary to saw several 1 inch pieces of steel, which were in the concrete that fell on him.
Rhodes had lived in El Dorado for about four months. Mr. Williams of the Electric Shop says. He went to work at the shop about a month ago and was a most efficient employee. Little is known of his residence before coming here.
Rhodes’s mother, Mrs. Louis Rhodes, lives at Okarado, Colo. She has been informed of the death of her son.
Nearly all the window lights in the 2-story building, which houses the Electric Shop, were shattered and other slight damage also was done to the building. The detonation could be heard for several blocks. (El Dorado Times, May 6, 1921)
Jeff Rush received a telegram Thursday announcing the death of Alice, daughter of Ida L. Sappington, formerly of El Dorado in El Reno, Okla. Thursday morning. The body accompanied by her husband will be brought to El Dorado, Friday morning and interment made in the East Cemetery. S. R. Anderson of Rosalia is an uncle. (Walnut Valley Times, Thursday, Sept. 12, 1912)
ECKSTEIN, FRED VS ECKSTEIN, KATHERINE
Additional troubles were heaped upon Fred Eckstein yesterday afternoon, when his wife Katherine Eckstein, brought suit for divorce. Eckstein is being held at the county jail charged with wife desertion. He was returned from Missouri several days ago after he was found to have another wife in that state.
In addition to asking for a divorce, Mrs. Eckstein seeks the care of her six minor children, considerable property, which she declares is in her name, and costs of the divorce action. R. T. McCluggage and W. N. Calkins are attorneys for the plaintiff. (El Dorado Times, January 5, 1921)
NEELY, EDNA GOODWIN VS NEELY, W. E.
Last night, the divorce case of Edna Goodwin Neely against W. E. Neely occupied the entire time of the court. The action is being contested and was bitterly fought throughout. No decision was handed down by Judge Ayres, as he took the matter under advisement. (El Dorado Times, April 29, 1921)
SPENCER, MARGARET VS. SPENCER, CARL H.
One new action was filed yesterday. It was a suit for divorce brought by Margaret Spencer, against Carl H. Spencer. Leland, Bond & McCluggage are attorneys for the plaintiff. (El Dorado Times, April 29, 1921
GRANT A CHARTER FOR ELKS LODGE
Installation Will Be Held Here the Latter Part of the Month
El Dorado is to have an Elks Lodge.
Definite assurance of this fact was made known today when a letter was received by El Doradoans, who petitioned the lodge for a chapter, saying that the charter will arrive within a few days and that installation will be held the last of the month. The petition asking for the chapter was sent in only about two weeks ago so those who are back of the lodge feel that their efforts were given early consideration.
A meeting of all organization committees and others who now belong to the lodge has been called for 8 o’clock tonight at the offices of the Unity Oil Company on West Central Avenue. The meeting is one of the most important since efforts were made to establish a lodge here and every Elk is urged to attend. Final plans for the installation will be made so the affair will be one of the largest held in lodge circles in El Dorado for many months.
The petition asking for the lodge was signed by about a hundred. On the list are some of the leading business and professional men of El Dorado which assures the lodge being on a plane with chapters in other parts of the country. There are about thirty Elks living in El Dorado now and as soon as the lodge is installed here they will transfer their membership to the El Dorado chapter. (El Dorado Times, January 31, 1921)
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