Sinclair - 1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas

1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas

was originally a portion of Big Timber Township. It is situated on White rock creek, on the eastern line of the county, immediately west of White Rock city. Much of its early history will be found in the opening chapters of this work. Is is a splendid Township of land and is thickly settled by a good class of citizens. It was organized February 12, 1874, and its

First Township Officers

were John Dixon, Trustee; R.A. Badley, Clerk; H.C. Vestal, Treasurer; John Renshaw, Justice of the Peace, and R.A. Badley and T. Hunter, Constables.

The First Settlers

were C.G. Smith, Allen D. Woodruff and Mrs. Mary Frazier and her two sons Frank and William -- who settled here in 1868; Thomas Shuler, Willard Woodruff, William Nixon, James Clelland, Hugh Clelland, Ed. Hamner, Joel Friend, H. Lapier, James McCraith, Eli Thomas and E. Maudlin, who settled in 1870.

Schools and Churches

There are four school districts in the township, in all of which there are good substantial school houses, in which regular terms of school are taught. There are three church organizations -- the United Brethren, Presbyterians and Methodists, all of whom have regular preaching and Sunday Schools.

The Present Township Officers,

elected November 6, 1877, are A.H. Poole, Trustee; A.L. Milligan, Clerk; H.C. Vestal, Treasurer; Ed. Hamner and F.M. Poole, justices of the peace, and R.A. Clelland and T.J. Hutchison, constables.

INDEX

INTRODUCTION
First Settlement
"Too much Indian"
- Desperate Indian Battle
Second Settlement
Broken up by Indian Atrocities ---
Several Settlers Killed and One Woman Carried into Captivity
- Terrible Indian Outrages,
- Falling Back
- Returning to Their Claims
- In human Red Devils
- Horrible Massacre
- Her Sad Tale
- Our Indian Policy
- The Survivors
- Hunting Incident,
  In Which Indians Figure
- "White Indians"
Third Settlement,
And Some Incidents Connected Therewith --
another Victim to Savage Hate
- Killed by an Indian
- Indian Superstition
- Hunting Expeditions
- Adam Kills An Indian
- Fighting for his Team
- Six Hunters Killed
  No One Left to Tell the Sad Story
  of Their Tragic End
- An Inscription
  A Few Words that Tell
  A Whole Story
Fourth Settlement
Another Innocent Life Sacrificed to the Save Moloch. --
"The Excelsior Colony." -- Hunters Attacked.
A Gallant Resistance, With Another Bloody Sequel. --
Indian Troubles all Along the Line.
Final Settlement
The Great Influx of 1870. -- The
Permanent Settlement of the County. --
Its Organization, First Election and Some
Interesting Incidents Connected Therewith --
Also a Few More Indian Raids
- The Tidal Wave
- Too Numerous to Mention
- The Buffalo Pioneers
- Big Indian Scare --
  Three Men Killed
  At the Mouth of the Limestone
- Again on the War Path
- Scattered Settlers
- Build a Fort
- Fort Jewell,
- The First Well Dug
- Mounting Guard
- Our Limited Space
- More New Settlers
- The First White Woman
- The Second Invoice
- The Fourth of July
- Pioneer Friendship
- Jewell City
- The First Building
- The First Store
- The Pioneer Drug Store
- The Last Indian Raid
- A Funny Incident
Organization of the County

TOWNSHIPS

Transcribed from History of Jewell County, Kansas, with a Full Account of the Early Settlements and Indian Atrocities Committed Within Its Borders; Its final Settlement, Organization and Progress, Its Present Society, Churches and Schools, Its Towns, Streams; Topography; Soil and Products, Its Population; Township Organization and Officers, Its Industries; Business, Resources, Etc. by M. Winsor and James A. Scarbrough, Jewell City, Kansas, Diamond Printing Office, 1878. Transcribed by Carolyn Ward, 2001.