The Emporia Gazette, 10 Oct 1901
HARRY McCANDLISS DEAD
Harry McCandliss died Thursday afternoon at twenty minutes past two o'clock, of typhoid fever, at his home, corner of Rural street and Fifth avenue, aged 23 years. He came home from Lawton and El Reno one week ago Wednesday. He was sick then with malarial fever and he had been sick in Lawton several weeks before his father or friends knew of his illness. He was able to come home alone but has grown steadily worse. Last Saturday he had a bad hemorrhage of the bowels but Drs. Gardiner and Foncannon checked the hemorrhages and Wednesday they entertained the hope that if his constitution could stand the run of fever he might get well. He had a sinking spell at 3 o'clock that morning but rallied. Thursday, at 11:30 another sinking spell came on which ended his life at 2:20. With him at his death were his father, Dr. R. R. McCandliss, who is greatly broken; his brother, Will, who arrived Monday from Chicago; Miss Fay Priestly, his betrothed; her mother and a few close friends and neighbors.
One of the hardest things this office has ever had to do has been to write the death notice of Harry McCandliss. He has been a part--an active vigorous, helpful part--of this paper nearly ever since the present management took control.
He came to the paper five years ago. He was then a school boy, 18 years old, bright, willing, intelligent to an unusual degree. He was a natural born newspaper man. He was successful instinctively. He was the best reporter the town has ever produced. For the past two years he has taken a deep personal interest in the business part of the office. He was as successful at that as he was at reporting.
When the new country became talked about he decided to go down and see the opening with the view of going into business if a good opportunity offered itself. He took several hundred dollars with him and he made a good deal of money.
His place on this paper was always open to him and he had filled that place so well and made it so valuable by his faithfulness, his industry and his integrity that no one else will ever be able to fill it.
There will always be a vacant place on the GAZETTE, and a vacant place in the heart of its editor. That is Harry McCandliss' place.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral of Harry McCandliss was held at the family home, 427 Rural street at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The services were brief but deeply impressive. They were conducted by Dr. Sauber, assisted by Rev. Cantrell. The floral offerings were almost countless and fittingly beautiful. There were several large floral pieces. One of them was from the printers of Emporia. It was a casket bouquet of white roses and upon the card were the craft words, "30 is in." "30" used in the newspaper profession means "the last piece of news for the day is in."
The pall bearers were, Clarence Wheldon, Frank Jacobs, Walter Hughes, Frank O'Neil, Frank Lepper and Walter Tiffany. The interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. There beside his mother and brother Harry McCandliss was laid to rest, beneath a mound, flower strewn. His was a brave spirit, large and thoroughly genuine, God's gift of peace be his.
HARRY McCANDLISS DEAD
Harry McCandliss died Thursday afternoon at twenty minutes past two o'clock, of typhoid fever, at his home, corner of Rural street and Fifth avenue, aged 23 years. He came home from Lawton and El Reno one week ago Wednesday. He was sick then with malarial fever and he had been sick in Lawton several weeks before his father or friends knew of his illness. He was able to come home alone but has grown steadily worse. Last Saturday he had a bad hemorrhage of the bowels but Drs. Gardiner and Foncannon checked the hemorrhages and Wednesday they entertained the hope that if his constitution could stand the run of fever he might get well. He had a sinking spell at 3 o'clock that morning but rallied. Thursday, at 11:30 another sinking spell came on which ended his life at 2:20. With him at his death were his father, Dr. R. R. McCandliss, who is greatly broken; his brother, Will, who arrived Monday from Chicago; Miss Fay Priestly, his betrothed; her mother and a few close friends and neighbors.
One of the hardest things this office has ever had to do has been to write the death notice of Harry McCandliss. He has been a part--an active vigorous, helpful part--of this paper nearly ever since the present management took control.
He came to the paper five years ago. He was then a school boy, 18 years old, bright, willing, intelligent to an unusual degree. He was a natural born newspaper man. He was successful instinctively. He was the best reporter the town has ever produced. For the past two years he has taken a deep personal interest in the business part of the office. He was as successful at that as he was at reporting.
When the new country became talked about he decided to go down and see the opening with the view of going into business if a good opportunity offered itself. He took several hundred dollars with him and he made a good deal of money.
His place on this paper was always open to him and he had filled that place so well and made it so valuable by his faithfulness, his industry and his integrity that no one else will ever be able to fill it.
There will always be a vacant place on the GAZETTE, and a vacant place in the heart of its editor. That is Harry McCandliss' place.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral of Harry McCandliss was held at the family home, 427 Rural street at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The services were brief but deeply impressive. They were conducted by Dr. Sauber, assisted by Rev. Cantrell. The floral offerings were almost countless and fittingly beautiful. There were several large floral pieces. One of them was from the printers of Emporia. It was a casket bouquet of white roses and upon the card were the craft words, "30 is in." "30" used in the newspaper profession means "the last piece of news for the day is in."
The pall bearers were, Clarence Wheldon, Frank Jacobs, Walter Hughes, Frank O'Neil, Frank Lepper and Walter Tiffany. The interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. There beside his mother and brother Harry McCandliss was laid to rest, beneath a mound, flower strewn. His was a brave spirit, large and thoroughly genuine, God's gift of peace be his.
The Emporia Gazette, 10 Oct 1901
HARRY McCANDLISS DEAD
Harry McCandliss died Thursday afternoon at twenty minutes past two o'clock, of typhoid fever, at his home, corner of Rural street and Fifth avenue, aged 23 years. He came home from Lawton and El Reno one week ago Wednesday. He was sick then with malarial fever and he had been sick in Lawton several weeks before his father or friends knew of his illness. He was able to come home alone but has grown steadily worse. Last Saturday he had a bad hemorrhage of the bowels but Drs. Gardiner and Foncannon checked the hemorrhages and Wednesday they entertained the hope that if his constitution could stand the run of fever he might get well. He had a sinking spell at 3 o'clock that morning but rallied. Thursday, at 11:30 another sinking spell came on which ended his life at 2:20. With him at his death were his father, Dr. R. R. McCandliss, who is greatly broken; his brother, Will, who arrived Monday from Chicago; Miss Fay Priestly, his betrothed; her mother and a few close friends and neighbors.
One of the hardest things this office has ever had to do has been to write the death notice of Harry McCandliss. He has been a part--an active vigorous, helpful part--of this paper nearly ever since the present management took control.
He came to the paper five years ago. He was then a school boy, 18 years old, bright, willing, intelligent to an unusual degree. He was a natural born newspaper man. He was successful instinctively. He was the best reporter the town has ever produced. For the past two years he has taken a deep personal interest in the business part of the office. He was as successful at that as he was at reporting.
When the new country became talked about he decided to go down and see the opening with the view of going into business if a good opportunity offered itself. He took several hundred dollars with him and he made a good deal of money.
His place on this paper was always open to him and he had filled that place so well and made it so valuable by his faithfulness, his industry and his integrity that no one else will ever be able to fill it.
There will always be a vacant place on the GAZETTE, and a vacant place in the heart of its editor. That is Harry McCandliss' place.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral of Harry McCandliss was held at the family home, 427 Rural street at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The services were brief but deeply impressive. They were conducted by Dr. Sauber, assisted by Rev. Cantrell. The floral offerings were almost countless and fittingly beautiful. There were several large floral pieces. One of them was from the printers of Emporia. It was a casket bouquet of white roses and upon the card were the craft words, "30 is in." "30" used in the newspaper profession means "the last piece of news for the day is in."
The pall bearers were, Clarence Wheldon, Frank Jacobs, Walter Hughes, Frank O'Neil, Frank Lepper and Walter Tiffany. The interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. There beside his mother and brother Harry McCandliss was laid to rest, beneath a mound, flower strewn. His was a brave spirit, large and thoroughly genuine, God's gift of peace be his.
HARRY McCANDLISS DEAD
Harry McCandliss died Thursday afternoon at twenty minutes past two o'clock, of typhoid fever, at his home, corner of Rural street and Fifth avenue, aged 23 years. He came home from Lawton and El Reno one week ago Wednesday. He was sick then with malarial fever and he had been sick in Lawton several weeks before his father or friends knew of his illness. He was able to come home alone but has grown steadily worse. Last Saturday he had a bad hemorrhage of the bowels but Drs. Gardiner and Foncannon checked the hemorrhages and Wednesday they entertained the hope that if his constitution could stand the run of fever he might get well. He had a sinking spell at 3 o'clock that morning but rallied. Thursday, at 11:30 another sinking spell came on which ended his life at 2:20. With him at his death were his father, Dr. R. R. McCandliss, who is greatly broken; his brother, Will, who arrived Monday from Chicago; Miss Fay Priestly, his betrothed; her mother and a few close friends and neighbors.
One of the hardest things this office has ever had to do has been to write the death notice of Harry McCandliss. He has been a part--an active vigorous, helpful part--of this paper nearly ever since the present management took control.
He came to the paper five years ago. He was then a school boy, 18 years old, bright, willing, intelligent to an unusual degree. He was a natural born newspaper man. He was successful instinctively. He was the best reporter the town has ever produced. For the past two years he has taken a deep personal interest in the business part of the office. He was as successful at that as he was at reporting.
When the new country became talked about he decided to go down and see the opening with the view of going into business if a good opportunity offered itself. He took several hundred dollars with him and he made a good deal of money.
His place on this paper was always open to him and he had filled that place so well and made it so valuable by his faithfulness, his industry and his integrity that no one else will ever be able to fill it.
There will always be a vacant place on the GAZETTE, and a vacant place in the heart of its editor. That is Harry McCandliss' place.
THE FUNERAL
The funeral of Harry McCandliss was held at the family home, 427 Rural street at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The services were brief but deeply impressive. They were conducted by Dr. Sauber, assisted by Rev. Cantrell. The floral offerings were almost countless and fittingly beautiful. There were several large floral pieces. One of them was from the printers of Emporia. It was a casket bouquet of white roses and upon the card were the craft words, "30 is in." "30" used in the newspaper profession means "the last piece of news for the day is in."
The pall bearers were, Clarence Wheldon, Frank Jacobs, Walter Hughes, Frank O'Neil, Frank Lepper and Walter Tiffany. The interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. There beside his mother and brother Harry McCandliss was laid to rest, beneath a mound, flower strewn. His was a brave spirit, large and thoroughly genuine, God's gift of peace be his.
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