City of Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas

Coldwater Centennial Notebook, 1884 - 1984 by Evelyn Reed

Come Home to Coldwater Quilt - 2003:
Panel 4: Main Street, featuring Heritage Park and businesses on both sides of Main including Banks, Chief Theater, etc.
This quilt was made by the Come Home to Coldwater Quilters Club 

Office of The Western Star newspaper circa 1955, Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas
The Western Star, 113 S. Central, Coldwater, Kansas 67029     Phone: (620) 582-2101
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Photographs courtesy of Martin Sizemore

• Coldwater Centennial Notebook, 1884 - 1894: a history of Coldwater's 1st 100 years, by Evelyn Reed.

• Coldwater, Kansas:
  SOME OF ITS BUSINESS HOUSES WRITTEN UP IN GRAPHIC STYLE.
  A Good Showing for a Six Months Old Town.
  The Western Star, 22 November 1884.

• COURSE OF STUDY (for the) COLDWATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
  The Republican, January 27, 1887.

• The Coldwater Dramatic Club, 1886 & 1887
  Collected articles from The Republican and The Coldwater Review

• Unclaimed Letters & Cards at Coldwater Post Office
  The Western Star, January 1, 1887.

• Opening of the Opera House
  The Western Star, June 11, 1887.

• Unclaimed Letters at Coldwater Post Office
  The Western Star, June 18, 1887.

• THE CARS
  (First Railroad Train Arrives in Coldwater, Kansas.)
  The Western Star, August 27, 1887.

• Rain and Hail Storm
  The Western Star, September 3, 1887.

• Unclaimed Letters & Cards at Coldwater Post Office
  The Coldwater Review, November 11, 1887.

• A $50,000 BLAZE! -- Coldwater's Principal Business Block in Ashes.
  The Western Star, March 3, 1888.

• A BIG FIRE (In Coldwater, 6 March 1892)   The Western Star, March 12, 1892.

• A Terrible Tornado!
  Visits Coldwater on Tuesday Night, Leaving Death, Destruction and Desolation in its Path.
  The Western Star, May 12, 1899.

• Coldwater Has a $30,000 Fire!
  The Western Star, May 24, 1912.

• Building of the Tabernacle
  The Western Star, February 5, 1915.

• Fire Destroys Comanche County's Court House
  The Western Star, November 21, 1921.

• Fire Damages Old St. Nicholas Hotel
  The Western Star, March 18, 1921.

• Photos: Coldwater Rodeo, Comanche County, Kansas, October 1923

• Fatal Airplane Accident
  The Western Star, August 28, 1925.

• New County Hospital to Be Dedicated Saturday: A Brief History of County's Hospital
  The Western Star, August 11, 1950.

• Comanche Pool Reunion
  The Western Star, October 5, 1951.

• Diamond Jubilee Historical Souvenir Program has several articles and photos pertaining to the history of Coldwater, Kansas. The above photo of "An Early Fourth of July Celebration in Coldwater" is from page 22 of that booklet.

• 1955 Senior Class Photos, Coldwater, Kansas,
  courtesy of Buddy M. Bardot.   NEW - 10 Jan 2005!

• Memories of Charles Daniel BICKFORD
  An illustrated history of the man who named Coldwater, Kansas.
  Surnames: Aldrich, Baehr, Bickford, Burnham, Clark, Cleveland, Cooper, Craig, Cramer, Dixon, Droke, Fredrick, Hutchinson, Kane, Kerry, Knecht, Lee, Moss, Murphy, Nelson, Peas, Purdy, Sawyer, Shell, Shields, Singer, Soule, Sweetland, Trum, Walcott, Watrous & Whitehead.
  

• The Not-So-Gay 90s   by Evelyn Reed.
  An overview of the 1890 killings of W.D. Murphy by Dr. J.E. Sombart and Dr. G.W. Prichard by S.W. Miles, both of which occurred at Main & Central in Coldwater, Kansas, with the outcome of their trials.
  Surnames: Bailey, Chapman, Curran, Dunne, Edwards, Kee, Lewis, McIntire, Miles, Murphy, Osborn, Price, Prichard, Sombart, Taggart & Widaman.

• List of Pioneer Settlers Buried in Crown Hill Cemetery
  Published in The Western Star, 16 June 1933.

• April 22, 1915, The Wilmore News:
  Special Train on "Widely Day."
  "Widely Day" was a celebration in Coldwater, Kansas.

• The Original Coldwater Cemetery "It now appears that our present cemetery, consisting of 40 acres, has been proven up by some unscrupulous party and sold, so it cannot be used longer as a cemetery." -- The Western Star, 9 July 1887.

• James W. Dappert: Reminiscences of Early Days in Comanche-co.
  The Western Star, January 15, 1926.

• Letter from R.E. "Reb" GODDARD, The Western Star, February 4, 1921.

• Memoirs of J. Paul GROVE about the founding of Coldwater, KS. -- The Western Star, February 18, 1921.

• Memoirs of Cash M. CADE about the founding of Coldwater, KS. -- The Western Star, February 25, 1921.

• SOME EARLY EXPERIENCES OF 'CANNONBALL' GREEN:
  Biographical Sketches of the Famous Stage Coach Manager
  -- The Western Star, March 18, 1921.

• Memoirs of John DUCKWORTH about early day Comanche County
  The Western Star, March 25, 1921.

• C.F. Spicer: An account of pioneer days in Comanche County, Kansas -- The Western Star, June 10, 1921.

• J.M. Lobaugh: about the founding of Coldwater
  The Western Star, April 22, 1922

• Robert Henkel: early days in Coldwater
  The Western Star, April 22, 1922

• "Roy E. Stafford Writes of Pioneer Days in Comanche County"
  The Western Star, October 5, 1923.

• Robert C. PALMER
  "Cash Cade Tells Of An Old Time Friend", The Western Star, June 19, 1925.
  Surnames: Blake, Cade, Doorley, Jennings & Seay.

• Coldwater: A Few Changes of the Past 40 Years
  The Western Star, October 1, 1926.

• Coldwater Forty-Two Years Ago
  The Western Star, December 17, 1926.

• A Few Facts About The City Of Coldwater, Now 40 Years Old,
  The Western Star, July 1, 1927.

• A Few Reminiscences,
  The Western Star, July 7, 1933 - August 18, 1933. A series of articles by H.V. Butcher, publisher of The Western Star, about the history of Coldwater, Kansas, and the economy in Comanche County during the early years of the Great Depression.

• NO TRACE FOUND OF TRIO WHO KIDNAPPED BARBER AT COLDWATER FRIDAY NIGHT: H. E. Pipkin Freed by Kidnappers Late Friday Evening Near Olin Millam Farm,
  The Western Star, June 8, 1934.

• The Drive Is On For A Veterans Memorial Building,
  The Western Star, February 14, 1947.

• Coldwater Athlete Breaks Old Record,
  The Western Star , May 2, 1947.

• Coldwater to Stage Big Rodeo: July 19 and 20 Set as Dates of the Annual Affair,
  The Western Star , July 11, 1947.

• Boy Scout Troop, Coldwater, Kansas, two articles circa 1968: "Boy Scouts Build During Campout" and "Local Boy Scouts Take 56 Mile Hike".

• Graduates from Coldwater High School, 1892 - 1969
  The Western Star, October 16, 1969.

• People's State Bank, Coldwater, Kansas, three historic photo postcards courtesy of Hiram Lewis.

• Crown Hill Cemetery A partial listing of the burials at the cemetery near Coldwater, Comanche County, Kansas, compiled from gravestone readings by Bobbi Huck. (The listings on this page may be updated someday.)

  
  

 

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Other websites with information about Coldwater, Kansas:

• www.coldwaterkansas.com
  This is the official home page for the City of Coldwater, Kansas.

• 3K8 - COMANCHE COUNTY AIRPORT COLDWATER, KS     AIRPORT INFORMATION AS PUBLISHED ON 30 NOVEMBER 2000

• Coldwater Public Library

• Welcome to Comanche County, Kansas, USA.

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