Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-23

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Organized in 1858. Originally Wis.,
after Henry A Wise, who was governo
of Virginia during the John Brow
seizure Of Harper's Ferry, and the exc
cution of that 'grand old man" a
Charleston, December 2, 1859, was on
of the last acts Of his administration
Changed to Morris on February, 1853
in honor of Thomas Morris, a Unitet
States senator from Ohio, in 1882, wher,
he distinguished himself as an opponen
of slavery. He died in 1874.
NEMAHA.
Organized in 1855. Named from :
river in Nebraska-the Nemaha- one Of
whose branches drains the northern hall
of the county,
Organized in 1864. Originally par,
of Dorm (see Labette). Changed in
1861 to Neosho, after one of the princi.
pal streams of southern Kansas. The
name was given to the river by the
Osages.
First organized in 1873. Disorganized
in 1874, reorganized in 1880. Named
in honor of Noah v. Ness, corporal OF
company &C." Seventh Kansas cavalry,
who died August 22d, 1864, at Abbey
vile, Miss, of wounds received in action
August 10, 1864.
Organized in 1872. In memory of
Orloff Norton, captain of Co. 'L." Fiji
teenth Kansas Cavalry, killed7by guerril-
las at Cane Hill, Arkansas, October 49,,
1865. In 1873 the county was repre-
sented by one L. H. Billings, man of
overweening vanity, crank on the SUBJ
ject of talking, and in consequence Of
his peculiarities became sort of butt
A member of the senate at the time
one Of Kansas brightest and wittiest of
men--the same person in fact who named
Shirley county, had the name of Norton
changed to Billings in two lines hidden in
a paragraph of bill materially affecting
the interests of the county. Tn, next
legislature restored tho nam, of Nor
ton.
Organized in 1859. A large portion
of this county was originally named
Weller, for John B. Weller, of Ohio,
member of congress and governor of the
state. Also governor California and
senator, minister to Mexico, etc.-A
staunch democrat at all times. Changed
to Usage in 1859; after the Usage river,
the headwaters of which stream drain al
most the entire county.
OSBORNE
Organized in 1871. Named in honor
of Vincent B. Osborne, private of Co.
GA" Second Kansas Cavalry, who lost
his right leg January II, 1866, on the
steamer Anna Jacobs, at joys ford, on
the Arkansas river.
Organized in 1866. Named for the
tribe of Ottawas, applied in 1860, by the
act which defined its boundaries.
PAwNEE.
Organized in 1872. Named for the
once powerful tribe of Pawnee Indians,
the.area of this county having been in
Guided in their original hunting grounds.
PHILLIPS.
Organized in 1872. Named in men,
DRY of William Phillips, free state
martyr, murdered September l, 1856, in
Leavenworth, Kan.
POTTAwAToMIE.
Organized in 1856. Named for the
Pottawatomie Indians, whose reservation
at the opening of Kansas Territory for
settlement, and for years afterward, en-
braced large portion of the geographi-
cal area of the county.
PRATT.
First organized in 1873, but not rec
Organized in consequence of the most out
rageous frauds Organized constitution
ally in 1879. Named in memory of
Caleb Pratt, second lieutenant of Co.
3D." First Kansas infantry, killed in &C
ton August 10, 1851, at Wilson's Greek,
Mo.
RAwLINs.
Organized in 1881. Named in memory
of General John A. Rawlins, who was a
staff officer of General Grant, and went
into his cabinet when elected president,
as secretary of war, March II, 1869; he
died September, 16, 1869, in Office.
Organized in 1872. In memory of
Jesse L. Reno, captain q. S. A., and
major general of volunteers, who was
killed in battle, September 18th, 1862,
at South mountain, Maryland.
REPUBLIC
Organized in 1873. Received it's
name from the Republican river, which
extends through the county. The river
was so called, because many years ago,
the valley of that stream was the seat of
the "Pawnee Republic" designation
given to principal division of the Paw
nee Indians,o or Panis,as they were origin
ally known.
RICE.
Organized in 1871. Named in men,
cry of Samuel A. Rice, brigadier general
United States volunteers; killed April
3Oth, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas
RILEY.