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County Attorney
Clerk District Court.
J. L. Arnold .H. A. Ewing M. P. Jacoby
NOVEMBER. 1889-Votes cast 2417
Treasurer
W'm Cunningham
Coroner.
W. H McDowell
County Clerk
.E. M. Eckley
Surveyor G. De Witt
Sheriff
J. F. Nigh L. Hobart
Commissioner 3rd Dist D. R. Inge
NOVEMBER, 1890-Votes cast 2909
Rep. 21st Dist
L. B Pearson
| Clerk District Court .M. P. Jacoby
Probate Judge J L. Arnold
Supt. of Instructiou. E. T. Barber
Commissioner 1st Dist. +Wm Braucher
NOVEMBER, 1891-Votes cast 2725
Treasurer
G. M. Nelson
Surveyor G. De Witt
County Clerk E. M. Eckley
- Coroner. H. A. Brown
County Clerk Register of Deeds Sheriff
J. B. Young T. S. Stover -- JJesse Fast A Hodgson .G. De Witt
Commissioner 3rd Dist J. W. Christian
Commissioner Ist Dist -Peter Long
Surveyor G. DeWitt
Commissioner 2nd Dist. A. J. MeCarley
County Attorney. J. O. Fife
Supt. of Instruction Frank Root
Probate Judge. W. G. Allison
County Attorney
Commissioner 2nd Dist A. J. McCarley
Coroner. 1. J. Fulton
County Attorney G. A. Amos
Commissioner 1st Dist *J. W. Pine
Treasurer County Clerk.
.R. W. Duffy Wm. Cunningham
Register of Deeds
Commissioner 2nd Dist H. L. Henderson
Register of Deeds
County Attorney H. A. Ewing
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Sheriff
Register of Deeds.
NOVEMBER, 1892-Votes cast 3065
Rep. 19th Dist L. B. Pearson
Supt of Instruction H. H. Jones
Probate Judge. J. L Arnold
County Attorney. *A. H. Campbell
Clerk District Court. F. L. Travis
Commissioner 3rd Dist E. D. Lacey
NOVEMBER, 1893-Votes cast 2593
Treasurer. G. M. Nelson
Coroner
H. A Brown
County Clerk Jas. Wakefield
Surveyor. G De Witt
Sheriff. .O. C. Ausherman
Register of Deeds. J. C. Coffield
NOVEMBER, 1894-Votes cast 2953
Rep. 19th Dist G. DeWitt - Clerk District Court. F. L Travis
Probate Judge. J. B. Smith
Supt. of Instruction
H. H. Jones
County Attorney R. H. Bennett
Commissioner 2nd Dist. J. M. McDonald
NOVEMBER 1895-Votes cast 2682
Treasurer M. L. Decker
Coroner
J. E. Jewell
County Clerk
Jas. Wakefield
Sneriff.
C. C. Ausherman
Commissioner 3rd Dist E. D. Lacey
Register of Deeds J. C. Coffield
NOVEMBER, 1896-Votes cast 3535
Probate Judge J. B Smith
County Attorney
.+ C. S. Ritter
Clerk District Court H. M. Miller
NOVEMBER. 1897-Votes cast 3123
Treasurer
M. L. Decker
Surveyor. L. P. Stover
County Clerk
C. A. Fronk
Coroner J. E. Jewell
Sheriff
H. Hobart
Commissioner 2nd Dist. J. M. McDonald
Register of Deeds. H. P. Fowler
NOVEMBER, 1898-Votes cast 3192
Clerk District Court. H. M. Miller
Supt. of Instruction
G. Billbe
Commissioner 1st Dist J. D. Christian
County Attorney G. R. Gard
NOVEMBER, 1899 -- Votes cast 3393
Treasurer
Frances Wilson
Surveyor G. De Witt
County Clerk. C. A. Fronk
Register of Deeds
H. P. Fowler
Commissioner 1st Dist. +Jas. Lockhart
Sheriff. H. Hobart
NOVEMBER, 1900-Votes cast 4825
County Attorney
* J. F. Goshorn
Supt of Instruction +Hattie Olmstead
Clerk District Court S. C. Brewster
Commissioner 1st Dist
E. H. Tobey
JUDGES WHO HAVE SERVED ALLEN COUNTY SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE WYANDOTTE CONSTITUTION!
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*John R. Goodin
November, 1867 to 1874
H. W. Talcott November, 1874 to 1884
L. Stillwell.
November, 1884 to
D. M. Valentine ___. November, 1864 to 1867
Wm. Spriggs. March to November, 1867
Solon O. Thacher ... December 6. 1859 to 1864 D. P. Lowe .One Term of Court, October ,1864
L. Hobart J. F. Nigh
Commissioner 2nd Dist.
E. I. Crowell
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Supt. of Instruction G. Billbe
Commissioner Ist Dist. +Jas. Lockhart
Probate Judge J. B. Smith
Coroner. F. D. Teas
Surveyor L. P. Stover
Commissioner Ist Dist. N. L. Ard
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Geneva
BY C. L. KNOWLTON
Geneva is situated in the north-west part of the county, between Mar- tin and Indian creeks. The location is one of much natural beauty, and from its first settlement, the community has been one of the most intelligent and thrifty in the county.
The idea of establishing a colony in Kansas territory, which resulted in the founding of Geneva, originated in St. Johns, Michigan. Dr. Stone and Merritt Moore were among the first to agitate the question there, and Mr. Moore went to Java, New York, his former home, where he aroused quite an interest in the proposition.
In the spring of 1857, a committee composed of Dr. Stone and Merritt Moore of St. Johns, Michigan, and Deacon E. Fisk of Java, New York, were sent to Kansas to select a location for the colony. After traveling over a considerable portion of the then famous Neosho Valley, they selected the site that is still the City of Geneva. Upon their return home and making their report, J. H. Spicer, Geo. F. Wait, E. J. Brinkerhoff, J. M. Mattoon, Frank Freidenberg and others from St. Johns, Michigan, left for Kansas. This advance guard of the colony, traveling of course by wagons, stopped on the bank of Indian creek and decided to call their town Eureka. After further consideration, however, the present name was chosen.
During the following summer and fall, S. T. Jones, Dr. B. I. G. Stone, A. P. Sain, J. C. Redfield, J. M. Mattoon, W. E. Holbrook, Geo. Esse, H. R. Sommers, J. R. Stillwagon, P. P. Phillips, E. Fisk, Rev G. S. North- rup, P. A. Holman, P. R. McClure, Chas. Vanwert, Geo. Stevens, W. P. Samms, Mr. Demings, "Lawyer" Adams and the Stigenwalts arrived. Among those who settled near Geneva but were not connected with the col- ony were the Fuquas on the river south-west of the village, on the land now owned by D. R. Inge and J. F. Fry, both now of Neosho Falls, Kansas.
Anderson Wray, located on Martin creek on the farm now owned by D. L. Hutton. He came in the spring of 1855. His daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hall, is still living in the township.
J. K. McQuigg and his brother "Bob" located on the south bank of the river, on land now owned by Jacob Heath and part of Mr. Jones farm. They came from Tennessee in the summer of 1855. J. K. McQuigg is still a resident of Allen County, living now in Iola.
A. C. Smith located on Martin creek. His sympathies were against the Abolition Colonists, and as he had the reputation of backing his opinion with his revolver, he was, a terror to the "Yankee Colonists." After the
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war he moved to Montana, where he studied law, and is still practicing his profession, making a living by shooting off his mouth instead of his revolvers.
Jeremiah R. Sencenich settled on the farm east of Martin creek, now owned by Mrs. Lnra Leake. He served as second lieutenant in Company D, 9th Kansas Volunteers, during the war.
C. L. Colman located a claim joining Geneva on the north-east. He was captain of Company D, 9th Kansas, and made quite a reputation during the war as leader of scouting parties.
Dennis Mortimer and his brother-in-law, Anthony Fitzpatrick, settled on farms sonth of the village, still occupied by their families.
During the winter of 1853 and 1859, Austin Carpenter and his brothers, James and J. C., came to the neighborhood. Austin moved to Johnson County, Kansas, after the war, and has held quite a prominent place in the politics of that county. J. C. went back to Pennsylvania, where he joined the army, serving during the war, holding every office from a private to colonel in his regiment. He is now state senator for the district south of this. James' family still lives on the farin settled by him.
William Denney, who has owned and improved more farms than any other man in Kansas, came about the same time.
A. W. Howland, who has retired from active business life, having by hard knocks dug out a fortune from the soil he came near starving on, dur- ing the first years of his residence here, was among the early settlers. His brother, J. H. Howland, came with him. He still owns and lives on the farm he first settled and is now extensively engaged in the poultry business.
Others of the early settlers whose names are readily recalled are G. M. Brown, who was several terms Register of Deeds for the county and whose death at an advanced age resulted from a railroad accident within a few yards of his home in Iola; his brother "Dick" Brown; Wm. A., Henry and Robert Hyde; Henry Grimm and his uncle, Daniel Grimm, who came from Nassan, Germany, and Wm. Noble, whose daughters, Mrs. James Hersh- berger and Mrs. Oscar Myers, are now living in Iola. Of the original set- tlers J. H. Spicer, J. M. Mattoon, J. P. Dickey and George Esse are still living in the village they helped to found.
Rev. S. G. Northrup wrote to his brother, L. L. Northrup, then en- gaged in the manufacture of woolen goods at Thorntown, Indiana, trying to get him interested in the colony, and with such effect that in the fall or winter of 1857 L. L. Northrup and J. T. Dickey decided to visit the pro- posed site of the colony and judge for themselves. Upon their arrival at Kansas City they could not procure any kind of transportation so they decided to walk, which they did, making the trip in about four days. While here Mr. Northrup contracted to erect and operate a steam saw mill on con- dition that the colonists should give him 160 acres of timber land and should furnish him all the sawing he could do at $15 per thousand, the first manufacturing enterprise in the county to be given a bonus. The mill was erected according to contract on the banks of Indian creek, on the land now owned by C. N. Spencer. At the same time Mr. Northrup brought in a stock of general merchandise, the largest stock then in southern Kansas.
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He continued to operate both mill and store until 1862, when he sold his mill to Goss & Clarke of Neosho Falls. He then moved to Iola and started another store, his brother Gilbert taking charge of the store here. After- wards L. L. Northrup formed a partnership with J. M. Evans, (father of the Evans Brothers, of Iola.) who managed the store until Mr. Evans' death, which occurred in 1870.
It had been the intention of the founders of the colony to establish a large non-sectarian college and academy. Elaborate plans had been drawn and part of their Professors were among the early colonists. Not one-fourth of the three hundred families that were expected came, however. The college was never built, yet notwithstanding drouth and famine in 1860. and the ravages of war from 1861 to 1865, the original idea was so far adhered to that the colonists never lost an opportunity of securing subscrip- tion to build some kind of an educational institution. They worked until they procured notes and cash to the amount of $2000.00 and the town com- pany donated 160 acres of Geneva town lots. In 1866 the Academy Board purchased a building then used for hotel purposes, and employed David Smith to run the institution. He proved to be one of the ablest instructors ever in Allen county, but on account of differences about the management of the institution he resigned and moved to Carlyle, where he taught until his death. In 1867 J. M. Evans contracted with the Academy Board to erect the building according to their plans, taking for his compensation what cash and notes they had, the building bought by them for temporary school purposes and about eighty acres of their town lots. Just prior to making this contract the Academy Board deeded the ground upon which the Academy is erected to the Presbyterian church, from the erection fund of which they borrowed $500, with the understanding that the building was to be leased to the Academy Board for ninty-nine years for educational purposes. The building was completed during the summer of 1867, and it was generally understood that Mr. Evans had to go deep down into his own pocket to finish his part of the contract. The Board employed Rev. S. M. Irwin to take charge of the school commencing September 1867. His man- agement was very successful for a number of years. H. L. Henderson with Miss Jennie Pickell (now Mrs. Dr. Fulton, of Iola) as assistant, then taught for one year, and were followed by a Mr. Rhoades and Professors Thomp- son and Robertson who each taught one year. Then as an Academy it was heard of no more. The building is still owned by the Presbyterian church and used by them for church purposes. Rev. S. M. Irwin is still their pas- tor, he having preached for them for more than thirty-four years.
The original colonists were mostly Congregationalists. The first year after making their settlement, they erected a frame church building on the land just west of the townsite. Rev. Gilbert Northrup was their first pas- tor. Mr. Northrup was one of the most energetic workers of the colony and it was principally by his work that funds for the erection of the Acad- emy building were procured, he having donated $500 towards that object. He also took the lead in raising funds to build the Congregational church. Mr. Northrup was succeeded as pastor by Rev. Henry Jones, who preached
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until 1867. In 1866 the church erected a substantial stone edifice. J. P. Dickey was "boss" carpenter and Mr. Upton laid the stone, tended by his son Joe Upton, the same J. B. Upton who was a prominent candidate for the nomination of Governor of Missouri four years ago.
After Rev. Jones' pastorate, Rev. Calvin Gray preached for several years, then Revs. Reid, Norris, Tenney, Morse, McGinnis and Francis re- spectively, labored for the success of the church. Rev. Fred Gray is the present pastor.
A postoffice was established in 1857 with Dr. Stone as postmaster and J. M. Mattoon as assistant. Dr. Stone held the commission for two years after which Mr. Mattoon was appointed, which appointment he held for nearly forty years. During most of the time he served also as Justice of the Peace and was for many years County Commissioner. During Harrison's administration Postmaster General Wanamaker wrote to Mr. Mattoon stat- ing that he was one of four of the oldest postmasters in continnous service in the United States and requesting him to send his photograph and saying he would be pleased to have him make any suggestion that would be for the good of the Postal service. In reply the postmaster stated that he did not know of anything to suggest unless there could be some way to raise the salaries of the fourth class postmasters. After serving his country for forty years, at an average salary of about $100 a year, it was not strange that he thought some plan ought to be found to increase their pay.
There was at first considerable controversy over claims and some vio- lence almost approaching rioting occurred. One of these took place when the Fuqna crowd met the colony to settle rival claims of George Esse and Len Fuqua to the land now owned by Geo. Lynn. Fuqua used his rifle as a club and Mr. Esse's head still aches when he thinks of the blow he got that day. J. E. Redfield also came in contact with this same gun barrel and for awhile it was thought he had received his death blow. Another affray that came near ending fatally was when A. C. Smith got it into his head that Anderson Wray had wronged him. Smith owned the claims now owned by J. D. Sims, Wray owned the claims south of him and had gone to Ft. Scott for the purpose of entering his claim. Smith heard that he had also entered his. Just at sundown Smith saddled his mule, took his revolver and started to Ft. Scott. Next morning just at sun up, Smith rode into a camp near Turkey creek in Bourbon county and finding that Wray was with them he went into the tent where Wray was and shot him through the thigh before any of the bystanders could interfere.
Dr. Stone was the first physician to locate here, He practiced until about the beginning of the war. After him Dr. Southard practiced for some years and then returned to LeRoy, Kansas. In 1866 Dr. J. F. Knowlton came and practiced until his death in 1882. Since then Doctors Ganze, Campbell and Wilkins practiced here until they were called to take a higher seat in their profession.
After J. M. Evans' death, T. L. Elliot traded for the stock of goods owned by L L. Northrup and the Evans estate and did a good business until 1882 when he moved to Colony. Since Elliot's removal, C. L. Knowl-
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ton has been in the general merchandise business at the same old stand. D. D. Spicer has a good stock of hardware, and has succeeded to the post- mastership which his friends wish he may continue to hold as long as did Mr. Mattoon.
J. D. Leavitt has a grocery and feed store and is apparently doing well.
R. B. Warner is ringing the old blacksmith shop that was built in 1860 by P. R. McClure.
Geo. Esse runs the hotel which he built with the expectation of mak- ing his fortune boarding college students.
While the extravagant expectations indulged by the founders of Ge- neva have not been realized, yet the village has been what they intended first of all it should be, and that is a moral, law-abiding, God-fearing town, "a good place to live in."
Hola
(Acknowledgement is gratefully made to Mr. W. A. Cowan for all that part of the following sketch relating to the early history of lola,- EDITORS)
In the fall of 1858 the settlers on the Neosho River finding that on account of inability to get good well water, the town of Cofachique would prove a failure and believing that the county seat of Allen County should be as near as practicable in the center of the county decided to locate a new town which should have as many advantages and as few disadvantages as possible. Accordingly in January 1859 a meeting of all those in favor of the new enterprise was called, the meeting being held at the residence of J. C. Clark near the mouth of Deer Creek. John W. Scott was elected president of the new town company, John Hamilton vice- president, J. M. Perkins Secretary, James McDonald treasurer, A G. Carpenter, B. I. G. Stone and H. D. Parsons. directors.
Among those present at this meeting besides those above named were Wm. C. Keith, W. H. Cochran, J. C. Redfield. Daniel Horville, J. C. Clark, Simon Camerer, J. F. Colborn, L. E. Rhodes, James Faulkner, Eli Lorance, W. M. Brown, Nimrod Hankins, W. F. Brocks, John A. Hart, J. T. Cornell, Carlyle Faulkner, J. M. Faulkner, J. B. Lampkin, M. A. Simpson, J. C. Parsons, Rufus Perkins, H. D. Parsons, Wm. Lewis and Aaron Case.
Two quarter sections north of Elm creek and east of the Neosho river owned by J. F. Colborn and W. H. Cochran were selected and A. G. Carpen-
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ter, a brother of Honorable J. C. Carpenter, now of Chanute, was appointed surveyor.
"Iola" the Christian name of Mrs. J. F. Colborn was chosen as the name of the future town, The land was surveyed and the new townsite like many Kansas enterprises was on a broad gauge. Four blocks were set aside as a public park on which the future Court House was to be erected, avenues 100 feet wide surround it. The stock in the company was divided into fifty shares and each shareholder was to get twenty lots but he was not to get a deed to any until he had put up $300 worth of improve- ments. This was to prevent men from securing control of a great number of lots and holding them for speculative purposes without contributing to the support of the town. A block was set aside for school purposes, two lots at the south-west corner of the park were reserved for a hotel, others for churches, a college, and to secure the location of the United States land office. One hundred lots were donated to the county to "permanently locate the county seat at Iola," other lots were offered to any one who would build on them.
The first house to be erected in town was built by Bolivar Buckner Bayne, a relative of Gens Bolivar and Buckner of Kentucky. This was a log house which disappeared several years ago but the frame addition to which yet stands on South Washington avenue and is now occupied by Mr. Chase as a restaurant. It was bought by J. M. Cowan in July, 1860, and still remains in the family.
The first frame house was built by J. F. Colborn and became the birth- place of the first Iola baby, Miss Luella Colborn, now Mrs. W. P. North- rup, of Wallace, Idaho.
In 1860 James Faulkner and Aaron Case moved their stores from Cofachique to Iola. Both were small general stores. B. B. Bayne opened a dry goods and notion store and J. M. Cowan a grocery store. In the winter of 1860 and '61 Messrs Howell & Brewster opened a general store. Soon afterwards L. L. Northrup moved to Iola from Geneva. E. A. Howes also opened a small stock of notions and in the fall of 1860 Dan Horville opened a stock of clothing. Later Drs. Gillihan and Packard emptied their medicine cases together and the result was the first drug store. This passed to Gillihan & Cowan (S. J. Cowan) then to J. M. Cowan & Son, then to S. Ridenour & Co. then to John Francis, then to John W. Scott, then to Campbell & Burrell.
Of all the first business enterprises bnt one, Northrup Bros, survives, the others having wound up business and quit.
It is a remarkable fact that for over thirty years there was not a busi- ness failure in Iola, and it well illustrates the kind of men that have made the city what it is now.
The first bank was started by the leading men of the King Bridge Company but retired when the Bridge Company died.
The second bank was started in 1869 by L. L. Northrup, first by simply receiving and taking care of the money of his friends and selling his perso- nal checks against his deposits in New York. The business however soon
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became large enough to justify a separate establishment and "The Banking House of L. L. Northrup" was opened in the small brick building on the west side of the public square where it remained until destroyed recently to make room for the Masonic Temple wlien the name was changed to the "Northrup National Bank" and the business moved to the new National Bank building.
L. L. Northrup, uow deceased, was a inan of large means when he located in Iola and to this he added very largely during the civil war by the great advance in price of goods so that at the time he entered the bank- ing business he was perhaps the wealthiest man in this part of Kansas. A hard worker, he gave personal attention to every detail of his business with such faithfulness that he generally wrung success from everything he undertook, and so it was that he had the perfect confidence of all with whom he did business and when the financial crash of 1873 came he kep this bank open and met all demands. It is believed that but two other banks in the State braved this storm and both of them have since failed.
The first real estate office was opened by Geo. A. Bowlus in 1868. To this he added fire insurance and finally in 1885 he established The Bank of Allen County of which he is still president and manager.
The first blacksmith shop was started by J. F. Colborn. The first
wagon shop by Geo. J. Eldridge. The first hotel by Mrs. Ross. The first grist mill D. R. Harvey, saw mill Wood & Means and a Mr. Jay, Furnit- ure and undertaking Joe Culbertson, bakery W. H. Richards, tin shop J. J. Casmire who later added a stock of Hardware.
In 1860 Miss E. G. Hancock opened a private school in her own build- ing near where the Star Livery barn now stands.
The first public school was taught by Miss Hester Walters a sister of John Walters, in the building at the corner of West and State streets. I11 this building was also held the first term of the District Court after the removal of the county seat to Iola. It was also used for some time as a meeting place for the Presbyterian church.
Soon after the building of the L., L. & G. railroad through Iola a company was organized to prospect for coal and a diamond drill was hired and the "Acers Well" drilled, the L., L. & G. railroad paying half the ex- penise.
Next the King Bridge Company located a branch of their works in the building now used by the Lanyon Zinc Company. The town voted bonds to the amount of $50,000 to secure the location of the works. A few bridges were built in the time the shops were in operation, the largest being the onc across the Kansas river at Kansas City, Kansas. The company soon found the business a failure and moved to Topeka. Iola then refused to pay the $50,000 bonds and suit was brought to collect them, the case going to the Supreme Court of the United States. where the town was successful. The bonds however are still outstanding and there are occasional inquiries about then.
The next enterprise was a large grist mill which was begun in what is now Gear's addition. The contract was let and the building finished to
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the second story. Then the promoter started to his old home for his money and never returned, it being supposed that he was murdered by the Bend- ers. The stone work was afterward torn down and the window sills were used in the Northrup and Cowan buildings on Washington avenue.
In 1887 the Iola Carriage and Omnibus Company secured the old King Bridge shops, raised it to two stories and began the manufacture of carriages on a large scale, but the business proving a failure was wound up and in 1896 the buildings were leased to Robert and William Lanyon for smelting works.
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