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Chase County Kansas Historical Sketches
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Bazaar Postmasters Serving The Community
Since 1860
As long ago as 350 to 500 years ago the area where
Bazaar now stands was a council ground for various
Indian tribes.
The town was named by Martha J. Leonard,
first wife of Dr. M R. Leonard, in memory of a
shoppe or bazaar she had owned in Pennsylvania
where she had sold pretty fancy work and infants
clothes. Her death on November 11, 1858. was the
first in the county.
The settlement was started in March of 1856
on Rock Creek, about a mile southwest of the present site. It was later moved about a mile farther
north to what is now a cattle lane. Chase County
was organized in 1858, and by this time Bazaar had
developed into a small town with six homes. From
July 20, 1876, to March 19, 1878, it was called
"Mary."
With the coming of the Santa Fe Railroad in
1887, the town was moved to its present site.
According to the records from the National
Archives, the first post office was established on
April 16, 1860. Twenty-six postmasters have served the office, which has stood at a number of different locations. Since 1944 it has been at the intersection of Norton St. and Palmer Ave.
Postmasters
George M. L. Leonard, April 16, 1860
John Manley, February 10, 1869
Allen T. Lewis, January 10, 1870
Peter Strehle, June 27, 1870
C.T. Dixon, March 31, 1871
John Manley, June 23, 1871
William Turner, August 5, 1872
Alphonso Strehle, September 16, 1872
William Norton, May 19, 1873
Calvin E. Sharp, June 24, 1873
William H. Hays, April 6, 1874
James W. Dugan, November 11, 1874
Office discontinued March 17, 1876
Richard Foster, May 4, 1876
William H. Metcalf, July 20, 1876
Horace G. White, March 19, 1878
George W. Jackson, April 16, 1886
J.W. Bigelow, February 13, 1890
Eugene E. Chandler, October 21, 1891
Frank M. Gaddie, April 19, 1892
Robert Z. Blackburn, April 23, 1899
William R. Blackburn, January 7, 1910
John A. Mitchel, April 5, 1915
Chester A. Blackburn, February 1, 1933
Kenneth Eastham, May 25, 1933
Mrs. Ruth Jeffrey, April 12. 1913
Blanche M Schwilling, September 24,1943
F.M. Gaddie. O.I.C. May 29, 1971
Virginia M Peterson, 0.I.C. August 14, 1971
Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972
by Lorna Marvin
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