Our Soldier Meton E. Wilcox Will Be Buried Today With Public Honors.
 
The body of Merton A, Wilcox, the Olathe boy who was killed at the battle of San Tomas in the Philippine Islands, on the 4th of May, 1899, arrived at Olathe yesterday morning on the 11:30 Santa Fe train. The members of Franklin Post, G. A. R., and many citizens, met the remains and escorted them to the undertaking rooms of Ryan & Cayler. Inside a strong wooden box a handsome hermetically sealed casket contained all that is mortal of a loveable, generous boy who gave his life in defense of his country.
 
The  funeral will occur today (Thursday) at 1 o'clock from the Methodist church. It is expected that more will attend than the Methodist church will hold, so the Presbyterian, Congregational and Christian churches will be heated and kept open for other meetings. All ministers are invited to be present. Rev. A. V. Stout will have charge of the church ceremonies.
 
Full military honors are to be given by his late comrades, forty of whom will come from Lawrence under command of Capt. Adney G. Clark. They will come in uniform and a firing squad will end the sad ceremony with a volley over his grave. Robert Church, who went through the service as Mertons close friend has been detailed by Capt. Clark as one of the firing squad.
 
Franklin Post, G. A. R., will have charge of the cermonies and will entertain Capt. Clark and the visiting comrades.
 
 It is expected that the public schools and the business houses will be closed from 1 o'clock till after the close of the ceremonies.  There will be a fine programme of music. 
 
Proclamation.
It is hereby requested that all business houses in this city close from 1 o'clock until 3 p. m., Thursday, February 22, out of respect to the memory of our brave young soldier Merton A. Wilcox, and that all may have an opportunity to attend the funeral servises and thus testify our love of the patriotism that gives its life to uphold our country's flag.
Frank Hodges, Mayor 
Olathe, Kans. Feb. 21st, 1900."