People's voice., 1897-07-22
SEVENTY-SK TOWNSHIP.

and NJ. Terhune came, both of whom
still reside on the land they entered
In November 1872, G. W. Holmes
who lives on the west line OF tn,
township, came, and still holds the
fort on the old homestead.
B. f. Heskett came in 1874, and wa.
the pioneer OF the Heskett family
three brothers and three sisters fol-
/ loving him later, all of whom live il
Seven5y.Six township except Jane:
R. who located in London TOWNSHIP
and is now serving as sheriff. The
The three sisters are Mrs. J. c. Syl
vester, Mrs. Geo. Johnston and Mrs
A. NJ. McConkey. The mother Mrs
Angeline Heskett also came, and now
resides in Wellington. This family
now owns 1900 acres of Sumner county
land and are all practically free from
debt.
L. j. Baker also came about the
same time.
When NJ. Terhune and Harmon
Straw arrived in September 1872, they
can now recall only the following par
ties who then resided within the con-
lines of the present township.
A man named McAfee lived in a
little house where Judge Blewitt's
handsome home now stands. This
house was reported to be the first
house built in the township. A man
named Rittenhouse lived where Geo.
Hit now resides. HOlCOmb occupied
the Frantz place now occupied by
K. '. Smart; MyrOn Hunt occupied
his EOmestead, the southeast quarter
of section 30; Eaton lived west Of
Hunt: Dunlap lived on the James
Rissell place, and some one whose
name they had forgotten lived on the
Ream eighty. All of these are now
scattered to remote sections, their
whereabouts being unknown.
Mrs. Martha Matthews is one of
the pioneers of the early davS. She
now lives on section 26, four miles
north of Wellington, She came to
the county in April. 1872. She
and her husband were for a mum.
Der of years at Ft. Sill, l. T. She is
always willing to talk and can relate
some very interesting "reminiscences.
She saw Pat Hennessey the afternoon
preceding the night of his death
met him on the road when size was
Journeylng nOrthward from FL. Sill.
Sue gave him a drink of water. She
describes him as a tall, manly look
Ing fellow. She saw no Indians around
and thinks he was killed by gang OF
horse thieves who Suspicionpd that he
was furnishing the authorities with
information against the gang.
There never have been any commo-
tionS, cOnfagratiOns, or unusual ex-
citements of any kind in the township.
lime has worn along in the even
tenor OF its way. The people are
peaceful, quiet and cOntented, be.
lieving as they do that there is no
more cUngenial cline than Kansas,
than Sumner county, or than Seventy.
Six township.
These old settlers who still remain
are well fixed and able to retire from
active farming. Mr.. Terhune is GER
tain that man who is not afraid of
work can make agoOd living here if
he can make it anywhere.
The? have had their ups and downs
with the country. Their experiences
ire interesting to relate, and while
they have seen rough times they are
thankful that they remained here.
Seventy-Six township has never had
much political pie" Harmon Straw
served one term as county commits
'iOner from 1886 to 1899. With this
exception no county officials have been
chosen from that township.
THE DEPARTED.
While many of the pioneers have
scattered to the four corners of the
earth others have gone To their lono