The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-08
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Book and The Register lot of Paragraphs that tell
THE STORY OF ALLEN COUNTY.
Before
Time; and Anyhow they
WORTH PRINTING TWICE.

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ley land; while the greater part of the
county is prairie land, there is heavy
growth of timber along the streams.
7 The first great industry to be locate d
at lola on account of the gas field is a
l 900 retOrt zinc smelter operated by
LanyOn d Sons. who find the gas to be
an ideal fuel for their business. 1t is
one Ofthe largest smelters in the wOrlds
Richard J. Fugua, the first settler in
Allen county, had trading post
which was very popular with the Sac
and Fox Indians He made money
rapidly, and won the friendship of the
Indians by giving them a dog feast
every week or two.
Looking upon the prosperous farms
of A lien county today. no one would
ever imagine that in 1875 the county
commissioners appointed commission
to go to Ohio, Indians and other east
ern states to solicit aid for the desti-
tute settlers.
The King Bridge works, which prom
ised to be great manufacturing con-
Germ, was established in lola in 1872,
receiving $50, 600 of Allen county
bonds. The CO mpaLy soon failed and
the bonds were declared illegal by the
United States supreme court.
The first sermon preached in lola
was by a Methodist minister, Rev.
Hawley, in May, 1859 The first child
born in the town was Luella Col
born, who afterwards became the
wife of w. p. NOrthrup, now a prom
inent merchant in lola.
The first representative from Allen
county in the territorial legislature
was Watson Stewart, of Humboldt,
who served in the territorial council
that met at LecomptOn in 1850 Mr..
Stewart afterward served as a men,
Der o. the Legislature from Allen cOun-
ty in 1865
The first newspaper published in
Humboldt was issued November 16,
1864. One Of the editors was John r.
GOodin, afterward judge of the dis
trict court and a member of congress.
In 1878 he was the Democratic nOmi-
nee for governor aud was defeated by
John p. st. John.
In 1857 Allen county seems to have
cast total of So votes for delegate to
congress, 65 for the free state candi-
date, Marcus J. Parrot, and 20 votes
for +. Bronson, the Democratic candi-
date. 1t may be said that from then
till now Allen county has been gen.
orally reliably Republican.
Jim Lanes regiment, the Seventh
Kansas, was organized in Allen cOun-
ty. While this regiment was with
Lane in Missouri not y dozen full
grown men were left i'll the county to
protect the settlements. Most OF the
farming anu other work for maintain
ing the families of the soldiers was
done by women and children.
The first representative from Allen
county III the first Legislature which
met after the admission OF the state
was Napoleon b. Blanton, then a res
ident of Humboldt, afterward the
founder of tine TOWN. OF CUtteyville, now
u resident of Barber county, Kansas,
and father-in-Iaw of Hon. Dennis
Flynn, congressional delegate from
Oklahoma.
The county of Allen was named for
William Allen of Ohio, and afterward
governor of the state. On account of
the tremendous volume of his voice
he was known as "FOg-HOrn Bill
Allen" He also had the distinction |
Of being the father-iu-Iaw OF Allen q. |
Thurman. The county was named |
by the territorial legislature of 1855.
Allen county supports eleven news |
Ill. hat
AMI " eekly News, Friend Herald,
Western Sentinel, Humboldt Union,
Humboldt Herald, Moran Herald,
News, ElsmOre Enterprise
Allen County Plaindealer and High |
School Mercury. To recent issue Of
he ably edited lola REGISTER we
are indebted for u good deal of the
Information here recorded.
At the present time Charley Scott
If the lola REGISTER estimates the
apaciJy of nine wells that have been
sunk III and about lola at 65, 0Q0, 900
cubic feeG per day, equal in heating
to 5000 tons of the best BIZ
luminous Coal. He also says that
within ninety days enough gas can be
to the surface to equal in
ger day. In the opinion of experts
40 gas field in the world, OF the same
extent of territory, quality and prob
IOle permanence is equal to the lola
ield.
In 1862 book with the title "Went
o Kansas" was published at Water
own, New York. 1t was written by
Hrs. Miriam Davis Colt, who was a
member of a vegetarian COLONY that
ettled in Allen county iii 1855, and
bundled OctagOn CITY on the NeOshO
Iver. The book is a we'll written
diary of the authors eX-
,eriences and disappOintments. De-
agon City, as such, does not seem to
lave been a blooming success, nor did
he idea of strictly vegetarian diet
pread 10 any alarming extent among
he settlers of Allen county.
In 1886 the lola Gas and Coal COM
,any was formed to prospect for gas
nd coal, and $1,000 in city bonds
we're voted to assist the enterprise.
several wells were bored. and limited
mount of gas found, but not enough
o be of much pratical value, for the
easOn that the wells did not go deep
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