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In the spring of 1914 Forrest Warren, editor of the Vermillion Times, began agitating the subject of electric lights for the town. As a result of the untiring efforts of Warren, Mayor Hybskmann and the city council, bonds to the amount of seven thousand dollars were voted to build a transmission line from Frankfort to Vermillion. The completion of this line was cele-
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brated on August 13 and 14, 1914, by a three-days carnival, at which Hon. W. A. Callerhead, of Marysville; Hon. Sheffield Ingalls, of Atchison; Ed Howe, the well-known editor, also of Atchison, and many other prominent speakers made addresses. The largest crowd ever gathered in this part of the county was in attendance.
The city erected a public hall for its use, a room in which was set apart and donated to the Mutual Improvement Club for a library room.
SCHOOLS.
School district No. 12 was organized in 1864. with only three families in the district. The school house was built by the United Brethren and used by them for religious services. Martha Lewis, R. Middleton, W. Spear and Mrs. J. N. Acker were among the first teachers.
During this time the district was divided and this school building was moved to one mile west of town.
In 1872 a new frame building, twenty-four by forty-four feet, was erected at a cost of two thousand dollars. The first teacher in the new build- ing was L. B. Holmes. Additions were made to this building until 1903-4. when the original building was moved onto an adjacent lot and a fine brick buikling, modern in every way, was erected and at the present time is under the Barnes high school law. Prof. C. Kraemer is principal. Fifty-eight pupils are enrolled in the high school.
THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT CLUB.
The Mutual Improvement Club, of Vermillion, is one of the most useful societies of the town. It was organized in 1903 at the home of Mrs. Carrie Arnold, with eight members. The objects of the club are the betterment of local social conditions and mutual mental improvement.
A public library was soon opened and is maintained by a fee of one dollar, paid by cach member, by public entertainments and by donations of books and cash by the general public.
The members have been very diligent in keeping up the number and quality of the books and now have one thousand four hundred volumes, which have been carefully selected. The library is safely housed in a fire- proof room in the city hall, which is furnished free of rent by the city. The club has thirty members. A neat year book is issued annually and the club and library are considered strong educational factors in the community. The
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names of the past presidents follow : Ella Acker. Viva McWilliams, Rose Cook, Carrie Arnold, Anna Dewalt, Lena Granger, Lena McLeod, Lucy May Curtis, Rose Clifton, Mary Buckles, Margaret Warren, Allie B. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers is the present president of the club.
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
The Vermillion Cemetery Association was organized on March 31, 1887. The cemetery is about one mile west of town, is beautifully located and kept in perfect order. The present officials are: W. H. Dewalt, president : C. S. Schafer, secretary: William Acker, treasurer, and G. W. Duffy, C. L. Shafer, trustees.
THE VERMILLION "GIRL BAND."
This band was organized on April 11, 1914. with nineteen members. The first officers were: President, Mrs. Carrie Davis; vice-president, Ethel Leonard ; secretary. Merle Schafer; treasurer, Lenora Granger.
Instrumentation .- Grace Buckles, Ethel Tompkins. Merle Schafer, Nina Warren, Laura Duffy, cornet players: Mabel Warren. Beatrice Clifton, Fern Hybskmann, Louise Schuyler, Mrs. Lce Davis, altos: Mildred Mesmer, Lois Meredith, tenors: Lenora Granger. baritone; Mrs. Arthur Cooke, Edna Buckles, Stella Curtis, trombones : Mabel Schrair, bass drum : Hazel Havens, snare drum.
This band played at the Farm and Home Institute meetings, at a Fourth of July picnic at Lillis, and accompanied Mr. Henry J. Allen in his campaign for governor through Marshall county. The band receives many compli- ments on its membership and musical ability.
FARM AND HOME INSTITUTE.
An organization of more than local importance is the Farm and Home Institute, which is held annually in Vermillion. The first organization was formed in 1912. with W. F. Robinson, president and William Acker, secre- tary.
The first Institute was held in January, 1913, and was a one-day meet- ing. The second Institute was held on November 24 and 25, 1913. The attendance was larger and a woman's department, as well as grain, vege- table, fruit and educational departments, was added. At this meeting Samuel Stewart was elected president and H. C. Schafer, secretary.
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In 1914 the Institute was held December 2 and 3 and in 1915 on Octo- ber 20-21. By this time the organization was well on its feet. Splendid programs were arranged, the display of products attractive and about four thousand people attended.
The 1916 Institute attracted the attention of the state papers. The meeting was held on October 24-25-26, and in spite of the dry season a fine display of farm products was made. The agricultural exhibits were corn, wheat, oats and rye: and some fine fruit was also shown. The exhibit of live stock was very fine and the poultry exhibit better than that of the county fair, in variety and number. The domestic department was well represented and very creditable. The fine display of needlework received much praise.
A corps of instructors and judges were present from the State Agricul- tural College and many fine features were added. Lectures on farm, school and home subjects were given by experts and great credit is due the little city of Vermillion and her people for their progressive efforts along home improvement lines.
The following are the officers for 1917: President, E. E. Woodman ; secretary-treasurer. H. S. Bishop: vice-presidents, Andrew Kjellberg, C. R. Wallace. L. W. Davis, Everett Nelson, Sam Stewart and E. Schubert.
PRESENT BUSINESS HOUSES OF VERMILLION.
Hardware and farm implements. T. F. Smith.
General merchandise, Granger & Son.
Meat market and grocery store. Ijames & Twidwell,
Meat market and groceries, Nash & Sons.
Harness shop and men's shoe store, Glen Grable.
Restaurant and hotel, Fount Tate.
Restaurant and hotel, George Duffy.
Furniture and undertaking, Mrs. Richards.
Drug store, Walter Sams. Garage. Anton Lobbe.
Thoroughbred poultry, J. L. Rogers.
Lumber, Andrew Johnson.
Wagon-making and repairing. F. M. Andrews. Garage. Robert Perlett.
Barber. W. B. Malcolm.
Millinery store, Cooke & Ellis.
Cream station, Milo Tate, manager.
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Elevator, Watson Brothers. Elevator, T. F. Smith. Hardware store, Charles Schafer. Postmaster, Everett Nelson. Acker garage, William Acker, proprietor.
VLIETS.
Vliets, Noble township, is one of the busy little villages of Marshall county. It is located on the Central Branch railroad between Vermillion and Frankfort, and has a population of about one hundred fifty. It was founded in 1889 and platted and laid out on the Van Vleit farm and named for that family.
The East elevator, now owned and operated by W. T. Buck, was built and operated in 1889 by the Union Commercial Company, an organization of Swedes from the Swedish settlement, who sold the business in 1893 to Ecvan Brothers, of Leavenworth, who after four years sold the business to W. T. Buck. Mr. Buck owns and operates another elevator in Vliets known as the Buck elevator. This elevator was built and operated by McEuon & Root for twelve years, when it was sold to the Baker, Crowell Grain Com- pany, of Atchison, and by that company was sold to H. A. Schoenecker. who sold it to W. T. Buck in 1910. The annual shipments average one hun- dred fifty thousand bushels of grain.
SCHOOL.
The school was organized and built in 1899 through the efforts of Major Beatty, T. A. Buck and others at a cost of two thousand six hundred dollars. The first principal was C. M. Belknap. The building contains two rooms, in which four grades are taught and one year high school. The present principal is Ross Griffiths; assistant, Maude Arnold. Professor Griffiths has taught the school for four years.
The postmistress is Mrs. Anna MI. Brophy, wife of Ed Brophy, the assistant. Mrs. Brophy has served since 1914.
The local telephone system is owned by the State Bank of Vliets and is managed by Mrs. A. G. Miller, who has been a resident of Vliets for twenty-five years.
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The large general merchandise store of J. M. Owen, opened for busi- ness June, 1914. Mr. Owen has lived near there for thirty-five years. He was formerly engaged in farming.
The Farmers Union Co-operative Business Association was organized in April, 1915, and opened business on September 15. 1915. with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars, and a paid-up capital of three thousand eight hundred twenty dollars. A plant was built at a cost of five thousand dollars : which included an elevator, coal house, corn crib, office and full equipment of machinery with which to operate. H. B. Johnson, the manager, is a son of J. B. Johnson, who came to Kansas in 1870, and in 1880 settled on a farm in the Swedish settlement section of Murray township. now Lincoln township. M. F. Bullock is the assistant manager.
The membership is one hundred eighteen with the following officers : J. A. Johnson, president : H. A. Haskins, secretary and treasurer : directors. S. R. Wallace, William Johnson. Mva Reust, C. H. Stoll, W. R. Glasgow. The company handles grain, flour, cream, eggs, poultry and salt.
Dating from September 15, 1015. to September 15. 1916, the business done was one hundred thirty thousand dollars; from September 15, 1916. to January 1. 1917, the business was fifty-seven thousand dollars. The first year the shipment of grain was one hundred twenty thousand bushels. From April. 1916. to January, 1917, sixteen thousand pounds of butter-fat, two thousand three hundred seventy dollars worth of eggs, and three thousand two hundred dollars worth of poultry, were shipped.
The first store opened in Vleits is owned and managed by William Herda, who has been a resident of Marshall county for thirty years and formerly engaged in farming. The stock is general merchandise.
The Pelican restaurant is owned and managed by F. L. Rochefort, since October 9. 1914. Mr. Rochefort is a registered optician. AA barber shop is conducted in the same building.
WATERVILLE.
Waterville. in the township of the same name, is located in the south- western part of Marshall county, on the Missouri Pacific railway, one hun- dred miles west of Atchison and fifteen miles southwest of Marysville. The city is built on a low plateau, sloping gently northward to the Little Blue river.
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The original charter for the railroad, west from AAtchison, was ob- tained under the name of the Atchison & Pikes Peak Railroad, which name was changed by an act of the Legislature in 1867, to the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. In the spring of 1867 the company commenced building the road with O. B. Gunn as civil engineer.
Judge Lewis, the father of Mrs. E. A. Berry of Waterville, expecting that the railroad would follow the Little Blue river to Ft. Kearney, the then objective point of the Central Branch laid out a town on the Little Blue river, one and one-half miles east of what is now Waterville, on his own land, and named the town "Marble Falls." Judge William Thompson and R. S. Newell each put up store buildings there, and when the railroad failed to touch Marble Falls, Mr. Newell moved his cottonwood grocery store to Waterville, where it now stands serving as the central office for the telephone company.
WATERVILLE PLATTED.
The plan of the railroad company was to locate a town just one hun- dred miles west of Atchison, and after reaching Irving, Engineer Gunn ran his survey directly west from Irving up Game Fork creek to a point on sections 18 and 19 in Cottage Hill township, where he located a town and named it Merrimac. While this deceptive survey was being made, G. H. Hollenberg, of Hanover, Kansas, purchased of Mrs. Hennea King the land on which the city of Waterville is located. The purchase was made 011 August 29, 1867. This accomplished, Mr. Gunn started from Irving and located the railroad to this point and laid out and platted the town of Waterville in February, 1868.
Mr. R. Osborne, superintendent of the railroad, named this town Wat- erville after his home town in Maine. Mr. Osborne had previously pur- chased the land from G. H. Hollenberg and recorded the deed on March 4. 1868. The town was incorporated as a village on July 30, 1870, with August Frahim as its first president. Later, it became a city of the third class, which it is at the present date.
The only settlers of the year 1868 now living in Waterville, are Mrs. August Frahm and Hon. Edward A. Berry. Mr. Berry, after working on a farm for three years returned to Maine, his old home state, took a course of law, returned to Waterville, where he has been in the practice of law ever since.
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FIRST SETTLERS.
The first settlers on the Little Blue river and on Coon creek, near where Waterville is located, were: Stearnes Ostrander, early in the spring of 1857. He was followed during the same year by Ralph Ostrander, 11. Brown, R. Brown, T. Palmer and P. Bollar. In the spring of 1858 the little colony was strengthened by the arrival of Mrs. A. Davis. H. Bramer. W. Dickinson, John Hughes, William Hawkinsmith, William Pearson and M. T. Burnett. They settled on Coon creek. During the same year Ste- phen Moore settled on the Little Blue river.
In the year 1859. J. L. McChesney. P. Cassey and others arrived and took up claims. In 1859 William Pearson built a combination saw and grist-mill on the Little Blue river, at a place called Cedar Falls, which is about two miles above Waterville, northwest.
The first tragedy which visited the little colony was the death of Ste- phen Moore. A number of men had been at Marysville, the day being bitterly cold, by night turning into a blizzard. On their return the party became separated and Moore did not reach home. The next morning a search was made and he was found sitting upright against a tree near the mouth of Fawn creek, frozen to death.
FIRST HOTEL.
Mr. and Mrs. August Frahm arrived at Waterville at the completion of the railroad and erected the first building in town, a stone hotel, called the "Bay State House," in the early spring of 1868. Mr. Frahm shipped the first carload of lumber to Waterville and the freight on it was eighty-five dollars.
Henry Agle built the "Eagle Hotel" in the fall of 1868. Other build- ings erected in, or moved to, the town in 1868 were: A frame store build- ing, erected by R. S. McCubbin, of Atchison, Kansas: R. S. Newell moved his store from Marble Falls and Joseph Samuels moved a store building from Marysville. J. C. Peters built a store and dwelling combined. George Hutt erected a small building, now standing on the corner by the town pump. Mr. Vowers, a homesteader, two miles west, supplied the people of Waterville with good water from his spring on Coon creek at five cents a pail. until the town well was bored in 1870. Mike Niggley built a one-story
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saloon, eighteen by twenty feet, in which he started operations with one keg of beer and one gallon of whiskey. Roy Sholes opened a hardware store and tinner's shop, where Ed Adam's barber shop now stands. He sold out in 1869 to J. Miord, who enlarged the building and stock.
In 1869 J. D. Flannery built and operated a general merchandise store. Heineke & Cowgill built a furniture store. Frank Glasser erected general merchandise store, building it himself. John Mullender and J. C. Dickey each built and operated a blacksmith shop. W. C. Johnson and William Haskel opened a lumber office. A. M. Pickett built a photograph gallery and A. Simie, a drug store: J. D. Farwell and J. Miexell, each, a hardware store; W. W. Smith and W. P. Mudgett, a law office; A. D. Willson and Mr. McKinnon, a real-estate office: John Wilson, a livery.
The first birth, October 6, 1869, was that of a son born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peters.
In 1868 John Dunbar and a Miss Hurd were married by C. F. Thorn- dyke, justice of the peace.
Those who came in 1869 and still reside in Waterville are: J. D. Farwell and wife: Horace Jones and wife: J. B. Livers and wife; Mrs. J. C. Dickey, Major Scott and J. D. Flannery.
A LOVE TRAGEDY.
The second tragic death in the community was that of a German, who homesteaded an eighty-acre tract, one mile south of town. He bought tools to work it and in the latter part of March, 1869, he got a letter from Ger- many from his fiancee, who refused to come to America. He took his scythe out to his homestead, mowed and bound several bundles of tall grass, made a bed, laid some bundles lengthwise at his side, then covered himself with the hay and shot himself in the head. When found, the pistol still in his hand and the letter in his pocket. was all that was known of him. Wat- erville not having any cemetery, this German was brought to town and buried on the prairie, until an association was formed and incorporated in March 1870, when the association purchased a forty-acre tract one and one-half miles north of town, and the German's body was removed to the cemetery.
The first natural death in the town was that of Mrs. James Hurd. in August, 1869.
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DISTRIBUTION OF WHEAT SEED.
In 1869, Waterville, being the most western railroad station in north- ern Kansas, became the distributing point for government aid, which con- sisted of wheat and corn for seed. Clothing and food-stuffs were furnished by private contributions. Settlers came from as far west as Norton and Rooks counties to receive this aid. The railroads hauled this free of charge. .A day was set for the distribution and the people arrived on time. Some boxes and parcels were addressed to private parties directly, and these were delivered to them. Others came, received their allotment of wheat and corn, given expressly for seeding purposes, took it to the Cedar Falls mills and had it ground. Some traded their seed for whiskey, so that some re- turned with a wagon full of wheat, and others were "full." but their wagons were empty. The allotment to each homesteader was ten bushels of wheat and two bushels of corn. Marshall county received none of this aid, being able to take care of herself.
Waterville being the terminal of the Central Branch railroad from 1868 to 1876, was the most important railroad point in northern Kansas. All immigrants and freight destined for western counties left the cars at Waterville and were transported by wagons and otherwise, to points of destination.
INCORPORATED.
Waterville was incorporated as a village in 1870. The first president of the village board was August Frahm. In April, 1871. Waterville became a city of the third class.
The following is the official roster of the city: Mayor, 1871 to 1875. James P. Burtis : 1876, F. Mills : 1877. S. S. Altschul; 1878, N. B. Thomp- son : 1879. J. P. Burtis: 1879-1882. J. W. Sharrard.
The present city officers of Waterville are as follow: J. H. Nelson, mayor : H. C. Strohm. clerk : L. A. Pahner, treasurer : Clay Whiteside, Frank Fitzgerall. Will Flook, George R. Hall. Philip Thomas, councilmen; H. C. Strohm, police judge: I. A. Larson, policeman.
POSTOFFICE.
The Waterville postoffice was established in 1868, with George Hutt as postmaster, making four in the county. In 1860 H. C. Phillips was ap- pointed and there were several up to 1880, when J. C. Dickey received the
HIGH SCHOOL, WATERVILLE.
HIGH SCHOOL, SUMMERFIELD.
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appointment and served until 1884, when George Titcomb was appointed and served until 1888; MI. Delaney, 1888 until 1893; J. D. Flannery, 1893 to 1897. Then M. Delaney was re-appointed and served from 1897 to 1913, giving entire satisfaction. In all he served the people twenty years. In 1913 C. C. Holbrook was appointed and is making a good postmaster. In 1878 it became a presidential office.
In 1868 the Bay State Hotel, built by August Frahm, was leased to W. W. Smith and later to F. G. Adams, for one year. This hotel was soon purchased by Mills & Hinman and named the Lick House. Mrs. Brown having purchased the Hinman interest, the ownership became Mills & Brown for two years, when Mills bought out Mrs. Brown and ran the house until 1878 when at Mrs. Mills' death it was leased to W. H. Truesdale, who managed it until 1880, when W. W. Smith again leased it. The Bay State or Lick House stood idle for a number of years, when the city of Water- ville bought it and erected a fine city hall, fifty by one hundred feet, on the ground, with a banquet room, council room, police-judge, office, and a theater accommodation.
MANUFACTURES.
In 1873 P. M. Howard built the Riverside mills located on the Little Blue river, one half mile from town. It was a stone building, four stories, with five run of burrs. Moore & Greenman purchased an interest, and in 1875 Howard sold his interest to E. F. Durant. In 1876 the mill owners becoming financially embarrassed. the mill was shut down. In 1880 Mr. Moore again bought it and ran it about two years, when it burned down. Moore moved on a farm and was killed while blasting rock in a well he was digging.
EVERGREEN CEMETERY.
The Evergreen Cemetery Association of Waterville was incorporated in March, 1870, and purchased forty acres of land, one and one-half miles north of the city, from W. C. MIcCurdy, for four hundred dollars. The officers of the temporary organization were: President, W. C. McCurdy : secretary, M. Mckinnon; treasurer, W. L. Johnson; trustees, J. D. Far- well, G. W. Hutt. W. L. Johnson, David Ward and O. D. Wilson. A charter was obtained in 1870 and a permanent organization formed on June 25, 1870. The first officers were: President, G. W. Hutt; secretary, A. J. Simis; treasurer, G. D. Bowlney. The northeast ten acres of the forty was laid out into lots. In 1894 the thirty acres was sold to M. E. Moore and in I911 the remaining unsold lots were sold to W. E. Fitzgerald.
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RIVERSIDE CEMETERY.
In April. 1884. the Riverside Cemetery .Association was organized and purchased of George Bancroft the land south of the Little Blue river, close to the city. the present. site of our cemetery, with five hundred dollars cap- ital stock. The first officers were: President. W. W. Smith; secretary, Dr. D. W. Humfreville ; vice-president. J. C. Dickey: treasurer, James A. Thompson. The present officers are: President, J. R. Edwards; vice- president. Dr. Harry Humfreville : secretary, H. E. Wilson : treasurer. M. Delaney : executive committee, F. P. Thorne. H. Jones, Ed Copeland.
This association has adopted a plan to obtain an endowment fund, which will enable every lot owner by depositing with the secretary a sum not less than twenty-five dollars to receive a certificate guaranteeing that the deposit will be kept permanently at interest, and the interest only shall be used for the upkeep of the depositor's lot. The association now has one thousand dollars in the endowment fund.
BAND.
Waterville cornet band was organized in 1872 by Prof. John D. Walters. with eleven members. It was disbanded in 1876, and re-organized in 1879 by C. F. Stanley, who was succeeded as leader in 1882, by J. F. Kohler. This once leading band in the county is now disbanded.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Blacksmith shops-John Rozine and Kiefer Brothers.
Telephone system-A. F. Geyer. Drug store-Rummel Drug Company.
Moving picture show-I. L. Miller.
Shoe repairing-George Pendleton and Charles Ross.
Hotel-L. E. Weaver.
Waterville Library-Owned by Shakespearian Club.
Livery and auto-John Moody.
Warehouse and elevator-H. C. and A. C. Whiteside, Farmers Elevator. Lumber dealers-Waterville Lumber and Coal Company, S. P. Solt Lumber Company.
Banks-Merchants State Bank, Farmers State Bank. Citizens State Bank. Barber shops-John Finley and Gordon Brothers.
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Jewelry and repair-J. Turner.
Plumber and tinshop-Aug. Norquist.
Physicians-Dr. Harry Humfreville, Dr. G. I. Thacher.
Garage-Verne Henderson.
Farm machinery-Will Flook, William M. Thompson.
Produce house-W. F. Fulton.
General merchandise-II. Holinsteadt & Son, William McKelvy & Company.
Groceries-John Parson, A. M. Baker, G. W. Jones, J. Schofield.
Feed store-J. Schofield.
Hardware and furniture-Scott & Thomas, Adams & Parker.
Meat market-R. Sommers & Son.
Restaurant and bakery-F. B. Edgerton, Joe Pischnez.
Notion store and repair shop-Eli Peterson.
The census enumerator for 1916 reports the population of Waterville as six hundred eleven.
WINIFRED.
The town of Winifred located on the southwest quarter of section 24 and the northwest quarter of section 25, township 3. south, range 8, east. was founded in 1907 and platted and laid out by Gottfried Keller, on his farm. It is on the Topeka and Marysville branch of the Union Pacific rail- way, eleven miles southwest of Marysville.
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