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

OunQ vote unQer the ledueISup VI al
able and witty man, who is now no more
After time it was discovered that oul
law-making body had heedessly prosh
tuted it's high power. In 1867, the name
of the gallant Kansas soldier Colone
William F. Cloud, was substituted fo1
that Of the unfortunate woman, Jane
Shirley name best forgotten. Colo.
mel Cloud commanded the second regi-
ment of Kansas cavalry in the war fol
the union, and still lives.
CoFFEY
Organized in 1859. Named in honor
of Colonel A. NJ. Coffey, member OF
the first Territorial Legislative council.
Colonel Coffey died at Dodge City in
1879.
| COwLEY.
Organized in 1870. Named in honor
of Matthew Cowley, first lieutenant of
Company I, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, who
died in the service, October z, 1864. at
Little Rock, Arkansas.
CRAWFORD.
Organized in 1867. This county was
by an act of the Legislature in 1867, Gre
ated out of the northern half of Chero-
kee, which prior to that date reached to
Bourbon. 1t was named in honor of
Samuel J. Crawford, who was colonel of
the Second regiment, colored volunteers,
(infantry,) also colonel of the Nineteenth
Kansas infantry, specially raised for the
Indian war of 1862 He was elected
governor of Kansas in 1864, and served
four years, The legislature thus named
the county in obedience to a resolution
Of its inhabitants, passed in a conven-
ton held to petition for its organization.
Ex-Governor Crawford is now state agent
at the seat Of government; his residence
is Topeka.
Organized in 1855. For Jefferson
Davis, a graduate of West Point, officer
Of the army, United States senator and
secretary of war, successfully. He was
president Of the so-called southern con-
federacy. He still lives.
DECATUR.
Organized in 1879. Boundaries defn-
ed by Legislative enactment in 1873.
Named in honor of Commodore Stephen
Y.Decatur,a Observation-Disclosures naval
officer He fell in a duel with Commo-
dore Barron, q. S. N, in 1903.
DICKINSON.
Organized in 1857. In honor Of Dan
lei S. Dickinson, who as a senator from
the state of New York, was the first to
introduce, in 1S47, in the United States
senate, resolutions respecting Territorial
government, embodying the doctrine of
popular sovereignty. Afterwards incor-
porated on the bill for the organization
of Kansas Territory. He died in 1866.
DONIPHAN.
Organized in 1855. In honor of
Colonel A. w. Doniphan, of Missouri
He commanded a regiment of cavalry
during the Mexican war, marching
across the plains, and taking a very
prominent part in the conquest of New
Mexico. He was Jealous partisan in
the effort made to extend slavery into
Kansas.
Organized in 1856. In honor of
Stephen A. Douglas, United States SEN
ator from Illinois, and candidate for
the presidency in 1860. 1t was in this
county that the first Legislature located
the capital of the Territory. AS sena-
tor, Douglas, in 1854 took a leading
part in securing the adoption Of the
popular sovereignty" principle, in the
act organizing Kansas Territory, which
gave the particular form to the issue in
volved in the Kansas struggle.
Organized in 1874. Named in honor
of John H. Edwards, of Ellis, state SEN
ator. Colonel Edwards now lives in
New Mexico.
Organized in 1875. Created out of
the northern portion of what had been
Howard county. Named for the Elk
river which traverses it's area from north
west to southeast.
ELLIS.
Organized in 1867. Named in men,
DRY of George Ellis, first lieutenant of
Company I, Twelfth Kansas infantry,
killed in battle April Both, 1864, at Jen-
kins' Ferry, Arkansas.
ELLSWORTH
Organized in 1867. Named after Fort
Ellsworth, rude jacal structure built on
the bank of the Smoky Hill, in 1864, this
fort was SO called by General Curtis in
honor of the officer who constructed it.
Allen Ellsworth, second lieutenant of
Company H, Seventh Iowa cavalry.
When the name was adopted for the
county, it was supposed that the Fort
had been named in memory of Colonel
E. e. Ellsworth of national fame.
FORD.
Organized in 1873. Named in honor
of Colonel James II. Ford, of the Second
Colorado cavalry, and Brevet Brigadier
General Q. s. volunteers.
FRANKLIN.
Organized in 1856. Named in honor
of the illustrious Benjamin Franklin.
FINNEY.
Organized 1884. Originally, Sequoy-
ah, from the celebrated Cherokee Indian
of that name, the inventor of the alpha
bet of his language, and most remark
able man. Changed in 1883 to Finney,
in honor of d. w. Finney, then ieuten-