The history of Johnson County, Missouri : including a reliable history of the townships, cities, and towns, together with a map of the county; a condensed history of Missouri; the state constitution; an abstract of the most important laws etc, Part 58

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Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : Kansas City Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1056

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· Baptist Church, of Knob Noster, was organized in 1856, by A. P. Wil- liams. The present beautiful church building on corner McPherson street and Jackson avenue, was built in 1869 and dedicated the following year by Elder Charles Whiting, The house is a frame structure, 33x60 feet vestibule in front, 12 feet; well seated, carpeted, two chandeliers, side lamps, good organ, blackboard, charts and maps. This building cost $4,000. Names of pastors: J. L. Cole, R. H. Harris and J. L. Carmichael. Some of the original members were Joseph Bowman, and wife, Joseph Woolsey and wife, John Coram and wife, G. C, Reese (deacon), and wife, Wm. Wortham, Dr. Atkerson, John Pigg, Mrs. B. B. Wyatt, Mrs. L. C. Littlefield and George Young. The membership now numbers about eighty-five. The average attendance of the Sunday school is sixty. The present superintendent is C. Cobb; secretary, R. Chester. On account of the civil strife of 1861-5 the records of the church were lost and much of this history is given from memory. The church was reorganized in 1866 under the ministry of Elder Hudson. This congregation has had several revivals, and the membership was at one time upwards of 125.

Presbyterian Church, of Knob Noster, was organized by Rev. J. H. Byers, September 21, 1867, and during the spring of 1868, the neat frame building, 30x50, that is now used for worship was erected at a cost of $1,500, and dedicated by Rev. J. H. Byers, March 22, 1868. The house

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is plain but well furnished with Sunday school apparatus. The following is the list of ministers: Revs. J. H. Byers, J. C. Thornton, R. S. Reese, G. W. Goodale and T. H. Allen. Names of original members: Jno. M. Mahin, Sarah A. Mahin, Wm. T. Mahin, Joseph T. Welshans, Mary E. Young and E. Mahin.

The present membership is seventy-three. The average attendance of the Sunday school is forty. Mr. Gordon Hardy is the present superin- tendent.

Besides the churches of the town of Knob Noster, there is one in Mont- serrat, one a mile south of that village, and one on the line of this town- ship and Jefferson. We can only furnish a brief sketch of each.

Pleasant Grove church is a union building owned by the Cumberland Presbyterian and Southern Methodists. It is situated in this township near the line of Jefferson in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 17, township 45, range 24.

The Catholics have a neat little church building here and also a Sunday School. Father James Phelan is the present priest.

The C. P. Congregational was organized here in 1853-4 by John B. Morrow. The building was erected since the war (1861) and dedicated by Revs. J. H. Hunt and Young. The house cost $1800. The size is 34x 48 and is well seated.

Pastors of C. P. church and M. E. church (south) are: Revs. W. Gil- liam, W. Compton, B. W. Pierce, E. Morgan, J. B. Morrow, J. Whit- sett, B. F. Thomas, J. T. A. Henderson and L. H. Davis. Old members were: Wm. Geery and wife, Daniel Adams, Susan Adams, Isaiah Kim- zey and wife, and C. P. Phillips. The present membership is about fifty- five The attendance of the Sunday School is from seventy-five to one hundred. John Lemley is superintendent.

In the fall of 1868 the church convened for a revival and several minis- ters were present but not allowed to preach on account of not having taken the test oath required by law. Several successful revivals were con- ducted at school houses before the church was built.

The M. E. church (south) continue to have a class here with Rev. L. H. Davis, preacher, in charge. He is a devoted and good zealous worker and will earnestly help to build the broken " walls of Zion."

Lea's Chapel .- M. E. church (south) is about one mile south of Mont- serrat, near the residence of Dr. J. L. Lea, one of the pillars of the church. A class was organized here about 1840, but no building was erected till 1861, on the eve of the civil war. The neat frame building which is still used cost $500, and was dedicated by Rev. W. M. Prottsman. The fol- lowing is the list of preachers: James Porter, Wm. Brown, Rev. Schi- loof, T. Tolbert, W. H. Kelly, L. Pulliam (1874), W. S. Woodard (1875), W. M. Bewley (1877-80), M. Duren (1881). The original members are

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Mary Hargraves, Robt. H. and Jane D. Lea, W. H. De Arman, Marga- ret Robinson, Dr. J. L. Lea and Mrs. Harriet Lea. The present mem- bership is about fifty. The church has no Sunday-school.

Mary's Chapel, C. P. church of Montserrat, was organized Nov. 5, 1859, by Rev. J. B. Morrow. The present commodious building origi- nally stood a few miles southwest, near the residence of Robt. Mayes, until 1866, when it was removed to the present site. The house was built by John Mayes, Col. Jehu Robinson, J. T. Gillum, J. B. Mayes and others, and was dedicated in 1869, by J. H. Houx, the first one he ever dedicated. The house is a beautiful frame 36x46, 14 feet to ceiling, and cost $2,100. It is surrounded by a substantial fence.

The following ministers have served:

Revs. J. B. Morrow, J. H. Houx, R. S. Reed, W. Compton, D. M. K. Barnett, S. H. McElvain, G. D. Givens, Levi Henshaw, David Hogan, J. R. Whitsett, and J. Cal. Littrell. The original, members were: John Mayes, Jehu Robinson, J. T. Gillum, J. B. Mayes, and others; in all, about thirty members. J. B. Mayes organized and successfully conducted a Sunday-school before and after the church was built (q. v.) as will be found under the head of Sunday-schools. The present superintendent is John T. Gillum; Miss Jennie Hare, secretary. The church has a mem- bership of ninety-eight, and the Sunday-school averages eighty in attend- ance.

We can only give a brief sketch of the cemeteries of the township.

Adams' Cemetery was known as a graveyard in 1844.

Mayes' Cemetery is in section 22. Geo. L. Mayes was the first buried here.

Lea's Cemetery is near Lea's Chapel, one mile south of Montserrat. Thos. J. Lea, the first, was interred here January 2, 1859. One acre is here set apart by an order of the court, consisting of two lots, one for the church, the other for the cemetery, which was donated by Rev. R. H. Lea, for these purposes.

Besides these burying places there are others, which we give as follows: Pleasant Grove, Husk and Warren graveyards.

The cause of education was early fostered by the pioneers in Washing- ton township.

A log school house was built in section 23, close to the present residence of Mr. McCart, in 1838, and James Cochran was the first teacher. He came from Tennessee. The house had one log left out for a window. A few boards were nailed up for writing desks. The seats were made of puncheons. The room was warmed by a large fire-place.

Another log house was built about 1835, size 11x16 in northeast quar- ter of section 10. One log was cut out for a window. The clapboard roof was held on by weight poles, the door swung on wooden hinges, and

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fastened by wood latch. Two years after this building was erected another log school house was erected, on southeast quarter of section 11. The first building was put on government land, and that was the reason for a new house. In this house Jesse Trapp and James Ford taught. This house then was moved to the Carpenter land where it remained two years, at the expiration of that time it was moved back to the same place. Soon after this the old log house was abandoned, and a new one erected on the Bivens land; it remained here one year, and then was moved to the old camp meeting ground. Then a house was erected south of the Tay- lor place in 1856, after old town of Knob Noster had started. The next house was erected in old town of Knob Noster and stood there until 1866, when it was moved two miles southeast on the south half of section 12, where it now stands, and it is the identical house now owned by Oak Grove district, No. 10, which was organized in the year when the house was moved. The old rickety frame house is said to have cost the people $5000.

The following are the teachers who have taught here since the organi- zation of the district, and we are under obligations to Miss Maggie Ram- sey for this list:

D. D. Duncan, Miss Siphia Welsh, J, R. Rainwater, J. M. Bigley, Mrs. Anna Dunn, Reuben Reaves, W. R. De Laney, Reuben Wade, Thomas Prather, Wm. O'Bannon, W. H. Hatton, H. C. Sparrhawk, J. P. Walker, H. T. Williams, J. E. Gatewood, J. H. Allen, and Everett Miller.

Quail Trapp is the name of an old school building in district No. 8, erected in 1866, in section 34, township, 45, range 24. The house became unfit for use, and in 1879, when L. C. Littlefield, Wm. Ruffan, and Thos. Jones were directors, the present handsome frame school building was erected at a cost of $700, and was christened Prairie Home on account of its beautiful location on the rolling prairie. We are under obligations to Miss May Littlefield for favors shown in collecting the following names of teachers of this school:

Samuel Zimmerman, Harvey Zimmerman, Miss M. Brown, B. C. Stephens, Thos. H. Jones, Miss Nellie Zimmerman, Chas. B. Littlefield, Miss Laura Lutz, Miss Alice Wharton, Frank P. Langston, Davison Groves, Peter Lynch, Miss Sallie Zoll, Miss Bettie Duffield, Miss Myra Houts, and Miss Mollie Guihen. The average wages of this school are $43 per month. School is usually kept here from eight to ten months in the year. The present directors are L. C. Littlefield, Wm. Harvey, and John Stephens.

Montserrat school is in the village of Montserrat, located upon a beau- tiful eminence overlooking the valley north. This is a substantial frame, erected in 1868, and an addition made to it in 1880. The building cost about $600. The present directors are J. B. Mayes, John A. Gallaher,

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and L. C. LaRue. The following teachers have taught here: John Mc- Keehan, Mrs. D. A. McCormack, J. P. Wallace, A. J. Sparks, and John Byrne.

The other schools are the "Hayes," "Dawson," "Hanna," "Brushy," "" McAdoo," " Young," and " Graham." County Line school, No. 13, is now taught by Miss Lillie M. Witherspoon.

The town of Knob Noster was laid out by Wm. A. Wortham, and part of the northeast quarter of section 16, township 46, range 24, in 1856, and consisted of eight blocks. The land was owned by R. B. Dawson. In 1868, during the railroad excitement, additions were made; also, after the ante bellum days in 1867-8, other additions were made. This town is a "hive of commerce and a city fair to see," as has heen expressed by the Fournal-Democrat, a leading paper of Warrensburg. It is a place of business and is peopled with business men, all of whom are wide awake and alive to the interests of their fast growing village. The town has a population of about one thousand inhabitants. This is a very desirable location for a village, an account of the fine fertile agricultural lands sur- rounding the village. The people of this town are kind-hearted, pious, and energetic. The dwelling houses are exceedingly substantial and com- fortable buildings, pleasantly ornamented with beautiful shrubbery. The store rooms are generally large and commodious. In general, a fine reli- gious sentiment prevails among the inhabitants, and they are all kind, whole-souled, and hospitable people.

The Press .- The town supports two newspapers. The oldest paper si the Gem. This paper made its first issue May 31, 1878, with Harris and McFarland as proprietors. On July 5 of the same year, J. P. Johnston and Will D. Carr took charge, and January 18, 1879, J. P. Johnston sold his interest to E. B. Farley, and on April 25 of the same year E. B. Farley sold and Will D. Carr became sole proprietor. On February 5, 1880, Will D. Carr sold out to Ed. D. Crawford, when the paper was run par- tially as a republican organ. On November 1, 1880, E. D. Crawford retired, and Will D. Carr and brother took charge, and have continued ever since with good success. The paper was started as a five-column folio, but on April 30, 1880, the issue was changed to a five-column quarto. We'credit the Gem under date, March 12, 1880, with the following:

"The press on which the Gem is printed is not the best in the world, but still it has a history. It was originally purchased and owned by General Fremont * * and was carried by him throughout his famed Rocky Mountain tour, on which was printed his discoveries, bulletins, and incidents of camp life. Like Mary's little lamb, wherever General Fremont went this little Foster was sure to go. * * This little press is venerable with years. It began its work ten years before we were born, and like its original owner, it is badly used up, and rarely ever makes a good impression. * Had General Fremont been elected President in 1856, no doubt we could sell this Rocky Mountain relic for enough to buy a new Campbell press." * *

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The Farmer was started here in 1872, during the grange excitement, by Jacob Cordell and A. D. Huntington. It soon became defunct. The press was moved to Boonville, thence to St. Louis.

The Register, Local, and Herald were small five-column folio papers, issued from the same press, prior to the existence of the Gem.

The Review was first issued during the spring of 1881, under the auspices of Littlefield and Tompkins. B. R. Tompkins was editor till September of that year, when C. B. Littlefield took the editorial chair. The Review. is a neat paper published on a new press and is devoted to Knob Noster and its interests. This paper has not been in existence long and therefore cannot have much history.

Old town of Knob Noster is fast passing into a rustic aspect. Wm. A. Warthorm was one of the pioneer merchants of the village.

The Knob Noster depot is a common frame building north of the busi- ness part of town. A. O. T. Pennington, ticket agent, is a kind, accom- modating and worthy gentleman, and Charles Pennington, baggage-mas- ter, is also a clever fellow.

Knob Noster mills were built in 1870, by E. G. Gilbert, millwright, and cost $12,000. The mill has a corn sheller with a capacity of 300 bushels per hour. It has three burs. The wheat burs grind 250 bushels of wheat per day. Ben Dennison is miller, and J. N. Dennison & Sons are pro- prietors.

Knob Noster Savings Bank was organized in 1869. Judge Curtis Field was the first president, and T. F. Melvin, cashier. In 1872 the bank was organized as the First National, and in October 1875, again reorgan- ized and continued to be the Bank of Knob Noster. John N. Kinzey is president and C. B. Littlefield cashier. It carries a cash capital of $10,- 000; authorized capital, $50,000. The average deposits are $65,000. This is said to be one of the safest banks of the county. It went through the panic of 1873 without the loss of a cent, and has steadily increased in business and popularity ever since, and is a great convenience to the people of eastern Johnson county.

Post Office .- The first office was established here about 1850, at the residence of Andrew Thompson, first postmaster, prior to the laying out of any village. The following is the list of postmasters: Andrew Thomp- son, James Morrow, John Satorios, Charles Vantillman, Robert Dawson, Wm. Mayes, John A. Pigg, Wm. Chester, Miss Jennie Chester, and C. Cobb. The post office at this place has of late become of some promi- nence. The old settlers, who have stood the storms of the last forty years about the "Knobs," can see a striking contrast in the mail matter of to-day and that of the pioneer age, when the mail boy arrived once a month bringing a dozen letters.

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KNOB NOSTER DIRECTORY.

Bank of Knob Noster, C. B. Littlefield, cashier; Baker, J. R., dealer in dry goods; Baker, Mrs. S. A., milliner; Cobb, C., postmaster, and dealer in furniture; Case & Larkin, dealers in hardware; Collins & Wells, dealers in hardware; Central House, Mrs. M. H. Elliott, proprietor; Benton & Collins, livery and feed stables; City Hotel, Mrs. M. E. Gardon, proprie- tor; Cornelius, E. A., grocer; Carr, Will D., editor Gem; Carr, Richard, printer; Dennison, J. N. & Sons, Knob Noster Mills; DeArman & Wells, dealers in dry goods; Dawson, Chas., dealer in drugs; Elliott, C. M., Cen- tral House; Elbert & Carr, grocers; Furguson, Wm. A., dealer in notions; Gordon, Mrs. M. E., City Hotel; Gilbert, L. W., agent for McCormack binders; Gem, a weekly paper issued on Fridays; Huff, Dr. C. V., dentist; Harrison, G. P., saloonist; Hughes, V., Blacksmith; Harris, H., dealer in saddles and harness; Hull, Dr. L. D., physician; Hardy, Gordon, dealer in dry goods; Harris, Pres., saloonist; Hutchinson, Alice, dressmaker ; Irwin, W. W., painter; Johnson, Thos. tailor; Jackson, Mrs. Mary toys and notions; Kinzey & Talpey, druggists; Kelley, S. G., attorney at law; Kerby & McFarland, barbers; Lewis, E. G., photographer; Lutz, Geo. W., dealer in furniture; Littlefield, C. B., editor Review, and cashier Knob Noster Bank; McCabe, Mrs. Guy, boarding house; McCabe, Guy, house and sign painter; Miller, Dr. L.C., physician; Miller, J. C., wagon maker; Maupin, Chas., boot and shoe maker; Maddex, J. P., saloonist; Maddex, Wm., printer; Mercer & Gladfelter, (Misses) milliners; Perkins, G. H., dealer in lumber; Pennington, A. O. T., R. R. ticket agent; Pennington, Chas., baggage master; Pragheimer, M., dealer in clothing; Review, C. B. Lit- tlefield, editor; Rhodes, W. W., boot and shoemaker; Rigg, T. E., car- penter and builder; Rust & McVeigh, lumber dealers; Shultz & Wooding, barbers; Shockley, J. L. blacksmith; Spake, A. C., shoemaker; Tussey & Sons, druggists; Thornton, D. E. L., dealer in harness; Warren, Dr. J. H., physician; Ward, M. D., wagon maker; Wilson, Mrs. M. M., milliner; Wells, Mrs. Sarah, milliner; Zink, T. E., livery stable.

The following is a list of the town officers of Knob Noster:

1877 .- H. C. Coffman, chairman; councilmen: V. Hughes, C. Cobb, P. O'Sullivan, G. Hardy.

1878 .- P. O'Sullivan, chairman; councilmen: V. Hughes, C. Cobb, H. C. Coffman, G. Hardy.

1879 .- B. R. Tompkins, chairman; councilmen: V. Hughes, C. Cobb, P. O'Sullivan, G. Hardy.

1880 .- B. R. Tompkins, chairman; councilmen: J. C. Winkler, J. Carr, G. O. Talpey, W. J. Workman.

1881 .- J. H. Knaus, chairman; councilmen: C. B. Littlefield, J. L. Winkler, A. D. Wilson, J. C. Miller. T. E. Rigg, marshal.

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MONTSERRAT VILLAGE.

is on the line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, about three miles west of Knob Noster, in a rich mining district. It is properly located in the south half of section 13, township 46, range 25. It was laid out by John A. Gallaher, August 24, 1870. At present the village is one of the most thriving places of its size in the county. It is located on the southern slope or terminus of Bristle Ridge, with drift beds of fine coal among the hills to the south; and to the north, fine agricultural land. On the summit. of a beautiful eminence, tending westward and to the north, is the attrac- tive residence of John A. Gallaher. A view in his lawn will be noticed elsewhere. Those doing business in the village are as follows:

Anderson, W. H., carpenter and justice of the peace; Baker, C. B., saloonist and postmaster; Boyd, Thomas, coal operator and merchant; Cooper, J. C., (colored), blacksmith; Fitch, P. D., engineer; Gallaher, John A., president of a coal company; Gibson, John, saloonist; Gallaher, John W., physician; James, Geo., saloonist; Lea, J. L., physician; Lea & Gallaher, druggists; Lea & Mayes, grocery store; La Rue, S. J., grocer; McCracken, H. B., drayman; Penn, Geo., saloonist; Winters, Frank M., Missouri Pacific Railroad ticket-agent; Williams, D. S., butcher.

Carbon Hill was laid out as a village in 1867, and is located about midway between Montserrat and Knob Noster.

Montserrat Coal Fields .- Properly this belongs to the physical feature of the township, but we give it in connection with the village of Mont- serrat. These vast fields of coal were discovered, and partly developed, about the year 1863. It was worked first in the drifts in Clear Fork. In 1865-6 the business was improved on a small scale. In the year 1866 the Missouri Pacific Railroad Coal Company, a large organization, sunk the first shaft. They operated successfully for four or five years, when, owing to a change of management on the railroad, they lost their patron- age, which at once rendered their business unprofitable, and the mining business was suspended for a time. This interval lasted four or five years. During this time Mr. J. A. Gallaher was operating in fine smith- ing coal, and did a good business on a small scale.

The Montserrat Coal Company was organized in 1875, and did an ex- tensive business. They, daily, averaged 400 tons of coal on cars and in chutes.

In 1877, during the great riots in the east, " strikes " had almost become a mania everywhere. In this year the miners and coal-diggers employed by the Montserrat Coal Company made a "strike," lasting thirty days, costing the company above $10,000. The company then contracted with the manager of the state penitentiary, and put into the mines 300 convicts, where they worked successfully for three years, with profit to the state

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and the company. In those days Montserrat was a quiet village, without saloons or carousing. Then the debauchee looked to other fields for the poison that makes men mad. Rev. J. Cal Littrell, of Warrensburg, preached the gospel to the convicts on Sundays.

The depth or average distance of this great coal-bed, from the surface, is about one hundred feet. The thickness of the coal vein, or stratum, varies from three to six feet, with an average thickness of about five feet.

For domestic use this coal ranks with that found in the mines of Lex- ington, Rich Hill and Leavenworth. It is classed as superior for railroad purposes, producing immense heat.

The extent of this vast coal area covers several acres, as far as devel- oped. As far as known, it lies in a field three to five miles wide, east and west, and ten to fifteen north and south.

Census and Statistics .- The tenth United States census of Knob Nos- ter precinct was taken by R. B. Tompkins, and that of Montserrat by Dr. J. W. Gallaher. This census for 1880 shows a population of the town- ship, including the villages, of 3,166; Knob Noster, 689; Montserrat, 255. The state census and statistical report for the year 1877 is as follows:

Voters, 582; population, white, 2,586; colored, 186; horses, 1,073; mules, 431; cattle, 2,179; sheep, 1,803; hogs, 3,962; wheat, 13,058 bushels; corn, 341,000 bushels; oats, 17,500 bushels; rye, 510 bushels; tobacco 47,525 pounds; wool, 3,209 pounds; hay, 624 tons; wine, 1,000 gallons; sorghum molasses, 1,215 gallons.

The following is the assessment list of the personal property of 1881: 1,290 horses, valued at $41,840; 4 asses, $350; 352 mules, $16,560; 3,467 cattle, $38,609; 2,236 sheep, $4,472; 6,611 hogs, $10,508; money, notes, bonds, and other credits, $73,286; all other personal property, $87,299; total, 270,688.

The assessed value of the land in this township averages about $8.50 per acre, which is about one-third the price for which the best agricultural lands sell. About twelve to fifteen dollars per acre is the average selling price of land.

The township system which was in successful operation from 1873 to 1877, pleased the people of this part of the county, and many of them believe there was great injustice done them when that law was repealed.

The following is the list of township officers: Thos. F. Melvin, trustee; W. H. Anderson, justice of the peace; W. J. Walker, justice of peace; W. Zink, clerk.

The health of this section of Johnson county is excellent. The air is salubrious, and the sanitary habits of the people good.

During the spring of 1881, small pox broke out among the mining pop- ulation; but, by the watch-care of Dr. J. W. Gallaher, the disease did not spread, and by the middle of the summer the excitement had passed. In

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this township, especially within the limits of the coal mines, the habit of daily bathing is generally practiced. This is one reason of so much good health among this class. Water, air, and exercise form the remedial agent that promotes health and longevity, in this, as well as other com- munities.

The agricultural and horticultural lands of this township are among the best in the county. Wheat and corn are the staple products. In many localities on Bristle Ridge the natives raise sufficient tobacco for home use. Besides tobacco, this ridge produces fine sorghum cane, sweet potatoes, early Irish potatoes, black-eyed peas, and artichokes. In a few localities on this ridge hoop-poles are gathered, and hauled to Warrensburg, and sold to the coopers.

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The history of Johnson County, Missouri : including a reliable history of the townships, cities, and towns, together with a map of the county; a condensed history of Missouri; the state constitution; an abstract of the most important laws etc, Part 58

Author: Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : Kansas City Historical Company Number of Pages: 1056

Author:
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : Kansas City Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1056