Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Atkeson, Oscar September 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Luce pegsue59@cox.net and December 19, 2006, 4:51 pm The Walnut Valley Times, September 19, 1902 Volume XXIII, Number 35 Sad news from Colorado: Word has been received here that Oscar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ateson of Wichita died at Manitou of diptheria and that all the other children of the family and Miss Katie Herig. Mrs. Atkeson's neice, ahd the disease in dangerous degree and that the baby could not recover. Mr. Ateskon was notified but Oscar died before he could reach Manitou. The authorities would not permit the body to be sent home. Oscar was a fine boy, the only son of fond parents who will have the greatest sympathy from their numerous friends here. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/butler/obits/a/atkeson509ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb