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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Mitchell, John A John Mitchell, postmaster of Bazaar, was instantly killed about 7:45 o'clock Tuesday night by a north-bound Santa Fe freight train at the crossing just north of the depot in Bazaar.
Mr Mitchell left his home shortly after 7:00 o'clock to take a bag of laundry to the Reynold Peck home where the Mitchells have their washing done. He did not return and Mrs. Mitchell did not go to bed but remained up waiting for him. Early In the morning when he failed to return she became so worried that she went to the home of the Lawrence Brothers a short distance from the Mitchell's house and told them of her husband's absence.
The Lawrence Brothers with others found the body of Mr. Mitchell near the Santa Fe tracks at the crossing north of the depot. He had been struck by the engine and the body thrown over a hundred feet. Both legs were broken and many other bones in his body fractured. Death had been instantaneous.
Sheriff Arthur L. Deering, of this city, and Coroner Jacob Hinden, of Strong City, were notified and went
to Bazaar early Wednesday morning.
Coroner Hinden decided an inquest was
unnecessary. He found that death had been caused by being struck by a Santa Fe freight train.
After leaving his home, Mr. Mitchell had delivered the laundry at the Peck house and, after visiting for a
short time, had started back to his own home, It was on the return trip that the tragedy occurred. Just how it happened probably will never be known. He might have misjudged the distance of the oncoming train and thought he could get across the tracks.
John Mitchell was 70 years old. He was born Oct 12th, 1852. He came to Kansas from Illinois with his his
brother in the year 1886. This county has been his home since that time. Seventeen years ago he was
appointed postmaster
of Bazaar and had been postmaster here ever since.
He is survived by his widow and one brother, Al Mitchell of` Bazaar and one sister, Mrs. Alpha Grover of Chicago, Illinois
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jan 4 1933.
FUNERAL OF JOHN A MITCHELL
The funeral service for John A Mitchell, Bazaar postmaster, who was killed Tuesday, Jan. 3rd, by an east - bound freight train at the Bazaar crossing between Bazaar and the Bazaar Santa Fe depot., was held
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Rev. J. L. Mitchell, pastor of the Cottonwood Falls and Strong City Methodist churches, conducted the service. Interment was in the Bazaar cemetery.
Following is the obituary read at
the funeral which briefly covered the
life of Mr. Mitchell, who was so well known in the Bazaar vicinity and this part of Chase County.
John A, Mitchell, the eldest son of
Alva C. and Jane Mitchell, was born at Pitsfield Ill., October 12th 1862.
He received his early education in the schools of Pitsfield and later graduated from the Gem City Business College, at Quincy, Ill.
He came to Kansas in 1886, locating in Bazaar, which has since been his home, with the exception of about one year spent in Madison, Kansas.
He was united in marriage to Anna Harrison, of Bazaar, Kansas, October 18th, 1913.
He has served this community as postmaster the last 18 years.
He is survived by his faithful wife, two brothers and one sister: Alva Mitchell, of Independence, Kansas, Nate R Russell, of Bazaar, Kansas, Mrs. Alpha Grover, of Chicago, Illinois, and many other relatives and a host of friends.
John Mitchell, Bazaar postmaster, was killed instantly
struck by a Santa Fe freight train Tuesday night about 7.45 o'clock at the crossing north of the station in Bazaar. His body was
found Wednesday morning
7 o'clock by Ben and Adrian Lawrence who had started searching for Mr. Mitchell.
The body was found 125 feet north of the crossing on the west side
of the track. Indlcations were that the body had been carried about 75 feet by the train and then had rolled 50 feet more. Almost every bone in Mr. Mitchell's body was broken and his skull was fractured.
While there were no witnesses
to the accident, it is known that Mr. Mitchell was returning
home in the northwest part of Bazaar from a home east of the Santa Fe station where he had taken the Mitchell laundry. Since the body was found on the west side of the tracks it is believed that Mr. Mitchell was more than half way across the tracks when struck by. the train.
Mrs. Mitchell became anxious about her husband when he did not return home Tuesday night but she was not alarmed until about 11 o'clock and then she did not want to awaken anyone to
search for Mr. Mitchell. She summons others Tuesday morning and Charley Hunt started at 4 o'clock to look for Mr. Mitchell. He went east to the station and then on to the Nate Russell home on Sharpe Creek. Mr. Russell is a half-brother of Mr. Mitchell. The Lawrences started a search about 6:30 o'clock They followed the tracks north and soon came to Mr. Mitchell's body.
The deceased is a long time resident of Bazaar, having come
there around 50 years age. For the past 17 years he has been postmaster at Bazaar. He wass survived by his widow, a brother, Al
Mitchell of Independence, Mo., and a half-brother, Nate Russell of Bazaar. He was about 70 years of age.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Jan 3 1933.
by Lorna Marvin
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