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papered and painted. It must be well lighted, have adjustable shades, suit- able cloak rooms, good slate blackboards and be heated by a room ventilator or a furnace. The desks for the students must be suitable for their ages. The school must be supplied with books for the library such as are needed for the grades of students attending. There must be a good set of maps, a globe and a dictionary, and the water supply shall be sanitary. The rooms must contain a thermometer and be equipped with a sand table for the little children. The teacher must hokl a state certificate or a first grade county certificate, or a Normal Training School certificate. The teacher must rank as a superior teacher and the salary paid must be not less than seventy dollars a month.
With this as a standard, there are in 1916 thirty-five standard schools in Reno county. This is one-third of the entire number of such schools in the state of Kansas. The standard is a high one and there are a good many more
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schools in the county ready to be standardized as soon as the state inspector can reach the county and inspect them.
This "standardization" is a means by which the schools are measured. . It does not mean that there will be no better schools, but it means that definite improvement is being made in the work of getting a higher grade of work done each year in the country schools.
SOME DEFINITE SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The following table shows the valuation of the property in each school district in the county, the levy for 1916 on each one hundred dollars of valu- ation and the enrollment and average attendance of each school district in the county :
Average Attend-
Number
Valuation
Levy Per $100
Census
Enroll- ment. 3,780
ance
I .
$21,380,090
$ .60
5,013
2,994
2.
464.686
.20
43
36
28
3 .
678,417
.25
58
35
35
5.
1,196,017
.30
I34
92
6.
390,57 I
.21
36
25
20
7 .
489.783
.12
37
31
2I
8
255,192
.20
33
22
16
IO.
255.054
.22
30
21
19
313,474
.24
It
32
25
12.
571.068
.42
94
82
61
13.
388,287
.13
49
27
23
14.
592.729
.12
28
I4
13
15
403,936
.IO
28
15
14
16.
325.937
.19
45
32
19
17.
458,115
.12
46
3I
22
18.
473,902
.12
36
22
18
19.
379.535
.17
29
27
16
20. .
457.621
.09
64
42
29
2I.
457,346
.II
20
I7
IO
22.
735.814
.IO
39
28
2I
23
825,187
.08
53
24
15
24.
. 1,726,195
.30
386
234
192
26.
397.328
.15
40
27
20
-
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Levy
Enroll-
Average Attend-
Number
Valuation
Per $100 Census
ment.
ance.
27
317.258.
.18
28
22
19
28
564,652
.13
40
33
3I
29
232,811
.27
3I
18
14
30
474,958
.20
35
37
2I
3I
407,463
.17
27
20
19
32
413,993
.12
30
14
33
476,233
.15
45
36
28
34
354,940
.20
14
I4
IO
36
400,120
.17
21
17
15
37
390,953
.16
47
27
20
38.
411,210
.15
19
16
13
39
259,423
.21
72
46
25
40
254.043
.24
37
21
19
41.
484,758
.IO
39
33
2I
42
947,282
.16
III
103
66
43
361,551
.1.4
26
26
16
44.
378,144
.19
22
21
45
591,000
.43
72
54
45
46
316.378
.16
30
14
6
+8
492,91I
.20
51
46
35
49
462,568
.12
58
34
29
50
426.522
.II
49
35
20
51.
367,879
.18
43
35
26
52
532,071
.08
35
26
23
53.
268.925
.19
27
17
14
55
463.197
.13
52
34
22
56
217.521
.19
12
6
5
57.
447,682
.16
29
22
16
58
264,104
.23
34
2.4
22
59
301,104
.17
22
15
I2
254.715
.20
20
14
13
62.
505.548
.35
90
75
56
63.
344.305
.17
28
I4
363,652
.14
48
32
27
65.
526.39I
.IO
31
I8
I3
66
246,202
.24
35
20
I7
.
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Average Attend-
Number
Valuation
Per $100 Census
67.
290,552
.22
32
21
18
68
210,566
.27
25
23
19
69
340,206
.15
39
28
25
71.
284,457
.18
21
13
72.
354,470
.13
33
25
23
73
1,192,763
.55
220
208
176
74
210.544
.39
26,
29
20
75.
214,646
.26
20
16
77.
232,294
.20
15
10
7
78
355,180
.1.4
88
59
261
79
348,105
.20
41
44
So
389.243
.13
29
27
13
81
166,833
.36
2.1.
16
1 2
82
282,606
.14
34
21
15
8+
725.409
.27
90
97
72
83
275,791
.22
28
21
18
86.
283.788
.18
37
2.4
22
87
239,635
.17
26
15
8
88
373.672
.08
37
24
19
80)
166,472
.24
25
14
90
246.336
.20
22
9
91
295,236
.24
38
2I
17
93
262,586
.25
22
18
23
94
413.423
.18
64
57
39
92
309,560
.26
21
13
8
95 .
298.404
.16
25
1 I
10
96
314,676
.19
23
17
1 2
97 .
400,212
.08
31
16
1 1
98.
215.479
.20
31
16
I 2
99.
922.541
.43
140
150
100.
236,564
.21
28
20
16
101.
286,448
.14
28
15
1 2
102.
1.077,320
.51
229
193
187
103.
459.311
.15
42
29
2.4
104.
263.955
.3I
20
20
14
105.
292,796
.20
20
16
14
Levy
Enroll- ment.
ance
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Number
Valuation
Levy Per Sioo Census
ment. Average Enroll- Attend- ance.
106.
309.717
.16
33
23
18
107
180,895
.28
24
I2
II
109
467,690
.09
50
36
I4
IIO.
198.719
.30
34
29
25
III
436,28 1
.3I
28
22
II2.
322,832
.19
35
27
20
113.
415.430
.27
73
39
32
114.
205,687
.20
57
46
30
115
291,529
.16
27
22
18
116
401,38I
.20
29
20
19
117
207,918
.36
28
2.4
22
118.
227,762
.27
34
23
IO
119.
196.358
.25
22
I6
I2
1 20.
353.122
.24
45
38
34
12I.
252,24I
.24
54
43
39
1 22
224.036
.29
16
I4
I2
126
440,452
.34
50
34
26
1 27
286,216
.21
18
13
1 2
128.
237.772
.30
40
32
25
1 29.
178,168
.23
26
21
1 2
130.
279,070
.25
47
37
32
131
345,191
.23
29
19
17
132
233.626
.26
40
28
2.4
I33.
223.281
.32
17
18
16
134
195.660
.20
20
14
II
135.
233.385
.34
37
26
20
136.
1,040,207
.34
165
586.721
.31
80
59
50
138
309,528
.15
28
31
23
139.
1,886,542
ot:
246
191
150
140.
175.548
.23
30
2I
I4
TẠI
248,832
.32
32
20
23
142
230,498
.20
20
. .
143
275,085
.20
27
25
19
144
400,743
.12
69
52
32
145
316.677
.19
38
2I
I9
89
137
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Levy
Enroll-
Average AAttend-
Number
Valuation
Per $too Census
ment.
ance.
146.
163.750
.33
36
1.47
221,483
.33
24
23
17
148.
381.564
.20
24
31
21
149.
1,159,644
.40
150
143
150
980,180
-
.41
204
142
130
151
256,038
.24
35
23
22
152.
307.964
.15
27
20
1.4
153.
220,304
. ..
9
. . .
I54.
230,403
.26
28
14
13
155.
174.047
.20
20
. .
156
193,642
.30
1 2
13
157
226,200
.27
31
20)
20
158.
223,00I
.18
6
12
159.
177,007
.28
39
2.4
29
160.
325.084
.25
59
30
28
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS.
The Reno county schools have had fifteen different superintendents. W. E. Hutchinson was elected superintendent at the first county election on March 12, 1872. He served until July 6. 1872, when A. M. Hunt was appoint- ed. The latter declined to serve, however, and shortly afterwards left the county. Alexander Lynch was then appointed and served until 1873. The following have held the office since that time for the period indicated: Tay- lor Flick, 1873: Lysander Houk, 1874; J. P. Cassaday, 1875-76; J. W. Kan- aga, 1877-1881; E. L. Jewell, 1881-84: Eli Payne, 1884-88; C. P. White, 1888-1890; Sam W. Hill, 1890-92; Charles P. Dawson, 1892-96: I. L. Day- hoff, 1896-1902: J. H. Jackson, 1902-05: \. W. Hamilton, 1005-08; Stewart P. Rowland, 1908-1918.
Mr. Jackson died while in office. Of all these superintendents only two now live in Reno county, the present incumbent and Eli Payne. Mr. Row- land was re-elected on November 7, 1916. He has served eight years and will have served ten years at the expiration of his present term.
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THE RENO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
The charter for the "Nickerson College" was issued on June 30, 1898. The Southside school building in Nickerson was fitted up for the new school, and the "Nickerson College" and the Nickerson high school were merged. The first trustees of the college were: W. E. Detter, George Turbush, J. H. Jackson, W. F. Hendry. L. C. Brown. The school opened on August 30, 1808, with an enrollment of seventy-eight students.
On April 16, 1903, the county commissioners, on petition, established the county high school. The question as to the establishment of the school had been submitted to the voters of the county at the election in the fall of 1902. Failing to get a majority vote on the proposition, a special act was passed by the Legislature, allowing the county commissioners to establish the school on a petition of the voters of the county. The first board of trustees for the county high school were appointed by the commissioners as follow : J. H. Jackson, County Superintendent F. W. Cook and Frank Vincent, of Hutchinson : Elmer Everett, of Partridge: C. B. Copeland, of Haven, C. U. Woodell and W. F. Hendry, of Nickerson.
The combined "Nickerson College" and Reno county high school have been maintained by taxation on the entire county since the establishment of the school. The total amount raised by taxation to support this school in 1916 was $35,020. Since the establishment of the various village high schools, the necessity of a county high school has been challenged by the districts maintaining high schools of their own, they objecting to the double taxation required of them-the support of their own high school as well as to pay their proportion for the support of the county high school, and it is likely that some modification of the county high school law will be brought about by the portions of the county that are subject to the double taxation to support both their own high school and also the county high school.
CHAPTER XXXII.
1 NEWSPAPERS OF THE COUNTY.
Reno county has always had an abundant supply of newspapers. Before the county was six months old a newspaper man was on the townsite with a small amount of type, an okl press and a desire to serve the community, and in return make a living out of the service rendered. In a new com- munity there are always a bunch of men who are "boomers" by nature and they instinctively turn to the newspapers for the necessary advertising. In this respect the average newspaper of Reno county has been no exception to that rule that the newspapers give away more genuine advertising space than they collect a revenue from. In the early days of the county, the biggest boomer for the community was the newspaper. It was the inspira- tion to many a man in the early days, when crops were poor and money scarce, to hold on; always insisting that the better days were just ahead. prophesying a big crop with every little shower and pointing out that a town would make everybody rich was just as certain as death or taxes. If it were possible now to ascertain the number of old settlers of Reno county who have had their faith in Reno county held up through the pioneer days by the newspapers, whose influence kept these old settlers on their land: if it were possible to ascertain the number of such, it would be found that the newspapers formed the one most potent factor in developing Reno county of all the agencies that contributed to the present development and prosperity of this county.
LIVED TO SEE THIS DREAMS REALIZED.
There was one man, full of vigor and faith in Reno county in the early days, who was a fair sample of this faith and who was a more or less regn- lar contributor to the newspapers of his time. He was not an educated man, but he was one who thought clearly and expressed himself tersely. This was Zeno Tharp, of Troy township. Letter after letter was published in the newspapers of that day that were full of faith in the county and of what a man of little means but an abundance of energy could accomplish. "Uncle Zeno" wrote of his own work, his "little boys" and of "Beautiful
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Troy." He lived to see all his dreams more than realized, his sons pros- perous and himself a living rebuke to the old adage, "a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country." For the county he wrote about honored him, not with gifts of office nor places of power, but as a prophet should be honored, a remembrance of his help to others when they needed that help, and the realization of his own prophecies.
FIRST NEWSPAPER IN RENO COUNTY.
The first newspaper in Reno county was founded by Perry Brothers. Their first issue was printed on July 15, 1872. It was called The News. The paper has retained that name through all the years of this county's history. It has had many editors, it has had its vicissitudes, its ups and downs ; was once in the hands of a receiver for two years, but has been the "constant factor" in the newspaper field. Perry Brothers ran teis paper for several months, then it passed into the hands of Houston Whiteside, who was a lawyer, but with plenty of time in those days to carry on both his law practice and run a weekly newspaper. Whiteside was succeeded in the ownership of this paper by Fletcher Meredith, who was a thorough newspaper man. He was of the fighting kind of newspaper men, a strong prohibitionist, a Republican and a partisan. He was a vigorous writer and as a result accumulated a good sup- ply of enemies. He compromised with no one and his columns even today. when the condition of the county, its politics, its grafters, its builders and its benefactors have completely changed, are still intensely interesting, affording for the history writer a view of conditions not otherwise obtainable: for it is not always possible, from the mere narration of events, such as most news- papers content themselves with, to get a proper and accurate view of the forces that are building and unbuilding the county.
"BOOMER" ON THE JOB.
Meredith was succeeded by Ralph M. Easley, perhaps the most resourceful man of Hutchinson of that day. He was a "boomer," and the development of Hutchinson and of Reno county was the one thing the News of that day did. When corn was selling for fifteen cents a bushel. Easley originated the idea of getting "an emergency rate" on corn from the rail- roads. He pounded away at this idea. got others interested and the rail- roads put in a very low rate on farm products to the markets. It benefited the farmers for a while, much as the rebate system benefited the early ship-
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pers when rebating was a practice common among shippers and railroads. But prices soon adjusted themselves and the "emergency rate" was repealed. Easley was a politician and was one of the main factors in securing the building of the Missouri Pacific railroad into this city, as mentioned in another chapter. The discovery of salt was another thing that Easley boomed to the fullest extent. also the packing-house building. The reaction from the boom affected the newspaper business as seriously as it did other lines of trade and the Notes went into the hands of a receiver, J. B. Vincent being appointed to run the paper. It had various editors for a short time, but was shortly afterward purchased by its present owner. W. Y. Morgan. The Weekly News was founded on July 15th, 1872, and the Daily News, August 17, 1886.
FURTILER NEWSPAPER DEVELOPMENTS.
The Interior was the second newspaper started in Hutchinson. Fletcher Meredith was one of its first editors, leaving the Newes to become owner and publisher of the Herald. Later it was consolidated with the Herald under the name of the Interior-Herald. Henry Inman was one of the earliest edi- tors of this paper. Another man, a brilliant writer, a hard fighter and politi- cally opposed to the policies of the other papers of Hutchinson, was Jap Turpin. The rivalry of the newspapers of that day was far sharper than it is today and the editorial columns of the papers were often full of the sharp- est personalities ; but never were there any platitudes, which are the product of politically-edited papers that oppose no one lest it loses some votes for its editor, coupled with indifferent political writers. The combination of the Interior and the Herald under the editorship of Fletcher Meredith lasted until 1903.
The third paper that was established was called the Clipper. It was founded by W. A. Loe in 1889. In 1902 the paper was sold to Sheridan Ploughe and its name changed to the Independent. In 1908 the Independent was purchased by the Gazette, by Harry A. Lill. The Gasette was started in 1890 by Warren Foster, who ran it until 1895. Foster was a vigorous writer. His paper gained a wide circulation through the rise of the Popu- list party. It was their organ and when that party began to lose its prestige. the Gazette suffered. In 1902 E. G. Nettleton and his brother. . A. M. Nettleton, purchased the Gazette and put it on a broader basis. Both of the Nettletons were good newspaper men and made the Gazette a vigorous paper. In 1895 Harry Scott founded the Bec. He ran it for several years and was succeeded in its ownership by Frank Lawson. In 1902 the Lawson Printing
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Company started the Daily Bec, which was edited by them in addition to the Weekly Bec. In 1902 the Independent Company purchased the Daily Bee and the Weekly Bec and consolidated them with the Independent until June I. 1908, when the Independent was sold to Harry A. Lill. the owner of the Gasette, who issued the combined publications under the name of the Gazette. That paper continues as the morning daily of Hutchinson. Lill ran the paper for four years, at the end of which time he sold it to a stock company. Since that time it has had several editors, some of them speculators, some of them newspaper men, and is now owned by Emerson Carey and Elijah Rayle and is independent in politics, supporting generally, however, the Democratic can- cliclates.
SOME SHORT-LIVED PAPERS.
There have been other newspapers in Hutchinson that have been short- lived. In 1893 Kelly & Palmer started a daily called the Patriot. It was issued from July 10 to September 19, 1893, when it was discontinued and moved to Oklahoma. The Times was published from December 6, 1889, to 1905. There have also been some trade papers published, among them the Tradesman that was issued from November 22, 1902, to June. 1907. It was published first by The Bee Company and when that paper was sold to the Independent, it was continued by them until that paper was succeeded by the Gazette. The Wholesaler was started in 1908 by A. L. Sponsler and T. G. Armour. It covers the trade territory of Hutchinson and is of special bene- fit to the wholesale trade of Hutchinson.
An educational paper was founded by F. J. Altswager in 1894 and for some time was issued monthly. Another educational magazine was published by Richard Price called the School Visitor and was issued for two years- 1893 and 1894.
OTHER PAPERS IN THE COUNTY.
At Arlington there is one paper, the Enterprise. It was founded by J. E. Eaton and H. C. Warner in 1885. It is issued weekly. Its present owner is M. 1 .. Barrett.
The Journal, at Haven, now owned and edited by R. G. Hemenway. was founded on August 8, 1896, by George W. Way. It is independent in politics.
The Leader, issued at Langdon, was founded on November 23, 1911. by H. B. Albertson. It is now owned and published by B. B. Miller.
The . Irgosy is published at Nickerson by Henry A. Lyon. This paper
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was founded by J. W. Sargent on December 7, 1878. In 1886 he became the editor and publisher. In 1891 the Argosy purchased another paper published in Nickerson, called the Register. This paper was founded in 1884 by C. N. and H. E. Whitaker. In 1889 the name was changed to the Nickerson Industry, with Claypool & Raisner as editors and publishers. In the same year Harry H. Brightman became the editor and owner of the paper and changed the name to the Nickerson Argosy. In 1891 it was consolidated with the Nickerson Argosy, with W. F. Hendry and J. E. Humphrey as editors and publishers. Hendry was a capable newspaper man, very positive in his views, and while he was editor the Argosy was an interesting paper.
The Times, at Pretty Prairie, was founded by Percy Torrey in 1910. Its present editor and owner is C. W. Claybaugh. It is like most of the papers published in the smaller towns, independent in politics.
The Sylvia Sun was founded in 1900 by C. S. Eckert. It was discon- tinued on September 13, 1901, but was re-established on January 1, 1902, by George Walker. Its present editor and owner is George H. Yust. It is issued weekly, an all-home-print paper and is independent in politics.
The Turon Press was founded by T. G. Elbury in 1894 at Pretty Prairie and moved to Turon in 1895, with Elbury continuing as editor. Its present editor and owner is B. S. Edwards, and it is Republican in politics. There have been a number of papers issued in the county in the past that have been discontinued. The following list, furnished by the press bureau of the State Historical Society, which has a complete file of all of the papers ever pub- lished in the state, covers all of these publications :
At Abbeyville: The Chronicle, June 4 to October 9, 1897; the Tribune, August 26, 1886, to 1887.
Buhler : The Herald, October 23, 1913. to 1914.
Haven : The Dispatch, July 28, 1888-1889; the Independent, June IO. 1886, to June, 1888; January to March, 1889: December. 1889-1893: the Item, March 23, 1894-1895.
Lerado: The Ledger, November 4, 1886-1888.
Olcott : The Press, January 11, 1889, to November 1, 1889.
Partridge: The Cricket-Press, November 4. 1886-1887: the Republi- can, March 6, 1896, to 1897.
Plevna : The Torchlight, June 14, 1888-1889.
Pretty Prairie : Press, February 7, 1889, to 1894: the Record. Febru- ary 23. 1906, to 1907.
Sylvia: The Banner, December 6, 1889, to 1895; the Chronicle, July (16)
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10, 1896. to December 4, 1896: the Herald, April 4, 1889, to August 29. 1889: the Telephone, May 25, 1886, to 1889.
The last paper started in Reno county is the Observer. It is published by the Observer Company and is edited by Sheridan Ploughe, editor and as publisher and owner. The paper is issued monthly. It contains no advertising, but depends on its subscription list for support. It is inde- pendent in politics and discusses in an editorial way public questions. Its circulation is not at all local, as it has more readers outside of Reno county than in the county.
The newspapers of Reno county are one of its chief assets: not in the taxable value of their property, but because of the stimulus to business and the constant advertising the county has received from the newspapers. The tendency of recent years has been to reduce the number of papers in the county and this has had a tendency to strengthen the papers that remain in the field: to increase their circulation and consequently their value to the advertisers, and the demand of those advertisers today are for papers with wider circulation, that their goods may be known, not only in the county but in the country southwest of this city, in other counties. This demand of the big advertisers is a guarantee of the future of the daily papers published in Hutchinson, that they will increase in their usefulness as the county develops.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE FIRST CHURCHES IN THE COUNTY.
The first public religious service in Reno county was held on the second Sunday in March, 1872. The preacher was Rev. J. S. Saxby of the Baptist church. There were no church buildings and the services were held in a meat shop. The tables and meat blocks were pushed back, an improvised pulpit made from a shoe box some early settler had had in his wagon when he came to this town. The meat of that time was all wild meat-buffalo, elk, deer, antelope and prairie chicken-meat that was so common then. but which couldn't be obtained today. The meat shop was the largest building and a few chairs were taken to the room and the services held. There was no musical instrument so the preacher, to use the expression of that time, had to "pitch and tote the tune". There was only an occasional song book, but the songs were those that have stirred men and women for years and which lingered in the memory of the early settlers long after they had left their early home "back East". The preacher of that occasion did not remain long in the county. The prospects were too poor. He could see nothing in the future. He couldn't adapt himself to his surroundings: so, being discouraged, he remained only a few months and went back East. Another preacher was sent to this city, Rev. M. J. Morse, in his place. Before leaving he organized the first Methodist church in Reno county. This was done on July 11, 1872, and was composed of the following persons: T. S. Scoresby and wife, S. N. Parker and wife, H. Chadeyene and wife, Fred Ames and wife, Roxanna Stout and Elva Stout, twelve in all. Their first "quarterly meeting" was held on November 9, 1872. Reverend Morse preached for this church until the following spring, when Hutchinson was organized as a separate charge by the Methodist conference. then in session at Ottawa, in April, 1873. Rev. S. B. Presby was sent to Hutchinson by the Ottawa conference. Reverend Presby was an active industrious man, well liked by the people of that day. He secured lots and began building a parsonage, and as soon as the court house was completed so that it could be used, the services were held in that building. In the following March. 1873. Rev. J. W. Fox was sent to Hutchinson by the conference. He began
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the work of putting up a church building. Lots were secured, on the ground now occupied by the First Methodist church, on the corner of Walnut and First avenue, and a building that cost $5,200 was erected and was dedi- cated on April 12, 1874, by Rev. H. Buck.
The next church organized in Reno county was of the Congregational denomination. This organization was not made in Hutchinson, but in Center township. On September 15. 1873, Rev. Samuel Dilly, his wife, his son and his son-in-law and the latter's wife, reached Center township, where they expected to take claims and make their homes. They traveled overland by wagon and on reaching Center township built a temporary board shanty on the northeast quarter of section 28, township 24, range 7 west. In this temporary building Reverend Dilly organized a Sunday school and held the first service of his church on December 6, 1872, with the following member- ship: Samuel Dilley, Belinda Dilley, Clancy E. Chapman, Lucy Chapman, Hugh Ghormley, Martha J. Ghormley, Henry C. O'Hara, Darella O'Hara, Zema A. Dilley, Henrietta E. Dilley, Elbert A. Dilley, Alta L. Chapman, Flora E. Ghormley, Caroline O. Daniels, Sarah Hawkins and Julia J. Tav- ener.
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