"The Olathe Semi-Centennial" - an article extracted from the April 12, 1907 
issue of the Olathe Republican Tribune listing current residents who were also 
residents at the time of the founding of the town of Olathe.

Transcribed by Maureen K. Reed, May 1, 1997.

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"The Old Settlers Association is planning to have an important celebration this 
fall when fifty years will have elapsed since the town of Olathe was laid out and 
the first county offices were opened at the county seat then called Gum 
Springs, now known as Shawnee, on September 7th, 1857.  The following 
residents of Johnson county were here at that time:
     Olathe - Thos. Adair, Mrs. Caroline Alger, M. Ainsworth, Mrs. M. A. Bowen, 
L. H. Bancroft, Mrs. Sarah M. Bancroft, Wm. Bronaugh, A. G. Carpenter, Pat 
Cosgrove, Adam Clinkscale, J. W. Crooks, L. F. Crist, A. J. Clemmans, Chas. 
Dellahunt, Mrs. Chas. Dellahunt, John Ellis, John Elston, Elias Elston, Henry 
Fleek, Mrs. Rachel Fleek, Thos. Hamil, Benj. Hill, D. Hubbard, D. P. Hoagland, 
Mrs. Belle Julien, Mrs. Kate Kelly, Dick Lamasney, Mrs. Kate Luby, Jonathan 
Milligan, Mrs. Johnathan Milligan, Jiles Milhoan, Mrs. Belinda, Milhoan, J. B. 
Mahaffie, Wm. A. Mahaffie, E. J. McCreary, Johnson Mize, Henry Mize, C. M. 
Ott, Mrs. M. J. Ott, Mrs. Jessie T. Pellett, Mrs. Martha O'Roark, J. P. Russell, 
John Russell, Mrs. Julia Sutton, T. J. Witcher, Mrs. Martha Witcher, Geo. 
White, Mrs. Jennie White.
     Gardner - V. R. Ellis, Ben B. Francis, William J. Ott, George A. Thorne.
     Spring Hill - J. H. Berkshire, Mrs. Jennie Matthews, Wm. R. Rutter
     Edgerton - A. B. Dille, T. P. DeTarr, J. M. Morgan, Levi Rice
     Merriam - Perry G. Cross, Mrs. Perry G. Cross, T. J. Wilson
     Monticello - H. M. DuBois, Mrs. H. M. DuBois
     Prairie Center - Walter Pellett, Chas. Pellett
     Mission - Orville Nall, Mrs. Melvina Nall
     Wilder - Mrs. M. J. Wagner
     Shawnee - Mrs. Larsen
     Stilwell - H. G. McKee
     DeSoto - J. M. Hadley
     Aubrey - Chas. Case
     Oxford - W. J. Cook
Undoubtedly there are others in the county who have been in Kansas for fifty 
year, and they will confer a favor upon those in charge of affairs by sending 
their names to the ..."


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