Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-04-02

Conservative opposed even the sug-
gested armistic and the Correo tLiber-
ali makes fierce appeal to Don Car
los.
GLEANINGs FROM KANSAS HISTORY.
over the infinite prairie of level eternity.
Flying flies the deer.
Time is pursued by pitiless. cruel oblivion.
Following fast and near
Ever and ever the furnished coyote is follow
Patiently in the rear;
Trifiing the interval. yet we Calling it
History
Distance from wolf to deer"
Eugene F. Ware.
The Methodists established their
first mission in 1929 at what is now
johnson county. The Baptists found
ed mission among the ShawneeS in
1881. The Catholics founded two
schools among the OsageS in 1917. The
Quakers esta ablished a mission school
among the Shawnees in 1884. The
Presbyterians established a mission
among the Iowas, Sacs and Foxes in
1887, at Highland, which in time grew
into Highland university.
The first newspaper in this state
was the Shawnee Sun, founded by
lothian Meeker. at the Baptist mis-
sion among the Shawnees.
The first election in Kansas was
held at Wyandotte in 1882, when & be-
lard Guthrie was elected as delegate
to congress, although that body re-
fused TO recOpnize him
A preacher, Rev. Thomas johnson,
led the first boilers convention in
1858, and he was elected too-thus es-
tablishing a bad precedent which
kickers have followed ever since.
The passage of the Kansas ebraska
bill started a fierce struggle amongst
the pro-slavery and anti-slavery
factions of the East and South for
possession of the new territory. 1t
was a long and bloody struggle. |
Prominent among the abolition socie- |
ties who sent out settlers were, the |
massachusetts Emigrant company, |
the New York and Connecticut COM
pany and the New England Bible and /
Rife brigade.
Andrew III. Reeder, noted Demo- /
crat of Pennsylvania, was the first
territorial governor of Kansas. The
corruption and villainy of the pro-
slavery party was SO great that Gov
ernor Reeder found it advisable to lay
the matter personally before Presi-
dent Pierce. The President advised
Reeder to resign and offered him a
lucrative foreign office, but this
worthy pioneer refused to desert his
post. Pierce then removed Reeder
for the sake of democratic harmony
The anti-slavery representatives in
the territorial legislature were ex-
pelled in 1850. Thev however held a
free-state convention and kept pound
ng away until they conquered in 1861.
There were some very dangerous
men on both sides in those trying
lays James II. Lane. rabid free /
seller. shot and killed a man in his
,wn door yard in 1857 and was never
for the crime. Murders
became common. The father of Will ,
am Cody buffalo BID was called to
lis door and shot in its threshold by
Missouri slavery men, Things be-
anne so desperate that men journeyed
,nly in bands, and slept under arms
They had drilled companies to cap !.
ure elections and blood flowed freely
This is known in history as the Bor-
Ter Warfare, but in Kansas annals it ,
5 called the Wakarusa war
Surrounded by such scenes. it is {
mall wonder that Kansas produced
uch a character as old John Brown of
)sawatomie. whose soul still goes :
on, and whose example will :.
ontinue to stimulate men to do and :
lare, until time shall be no more !.
Senator Summer of Massachusetts, |
made thrilling speech in the senate !
n May, 1856. concerning the 1awless {
ondition of affairs in Kansas, and t