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People's voice., 1899-05-04
Avon Township.

in Sumner county to D. W. aud c. f.
HOrner near Belle Plaine March 18th,
followed by ]. NJ. Bufflngton at Oxford,
April 10, 1870. If there were not
others earlier than these Avon town.
ship can contest this claim. 5. G.
TAYLOR informs the writer that be
settled on his place on section 6 range
SO, on the south bank of Slate creek
in January, 1870 His land was 10.
cludCd in Avon township until the
organization of Greene. He knew of
no other settlers near him at that
time. A considerable camp of Little
Usage Indians occupied the banks of
the creek near him. They were
friendly and never gave him any
trouble. They learned to respect Mr..
Taylor very highly, and often stopped
in passing afterwards to pay theiI
respects to him. Mr.. Taylor sold his
farm some ten years ago, lit is now
owned and occupied d by Vim. Hull) and
went to Oregon. He remained there
eight years and is now at the home
of his sOn-in law, on section 32 10
Avon township. Mrs. Miller and
H lgb Taylor are his children.
Norman Hull came to the township
and entered his land in the fall of
1870.
There may have been and doubtless
were others who came to Avon town.
ship in 1870, but of those WHO are
here now we can find none who came
until lS7l. So many came and went
that it is impossible 10 follow them.
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the townships. the bond proposition
having been defeated. The PROPOSE.
tiOn carried in Wellington and Oxford
townships and they conld not well 60
around Avon, to get from Une place TO
The other so Avon got railroad
through the center OF her territory
without cent Of public obligation.
Major Doughty plated Dalton in
1884, but never had his plat recorded.
All lots sold were described by metes
and bounds. Major Doughty built a
large frame hotel which was after.
wards burned down. Two or three
stores and a blacksmith shop we're
about as Ear along as the town ever
progressed. There is only one store
there at present, kept by j, q. Carson
& Son. Major Doughty sold out
several years since and we are in
formed is now living at Waxahachie,
Tex. H. j. Winsl0w owns most of the
townsite and has it in cultivation.
Beyond convenient postoffice and a
trading point for people IN It's i'm.
mediate section it makes no pre-
tensions
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ORGANIZATION.

The present township Of Avon was
organized by order of The board of
county commissioners January 23,
1873, on petition of VIM. Funk ct al.
IUs present territory comprises only
congressional township No. 80 in
range east. When it was organized,
however, it Included the three north
tiers OF sections Of what is now Greene
township, then a part of old Slate
Creek township. now extinct. Slate
Creek township compris d all the ter
ritOry of the present townships Of
Greene, Valverde and Walton. At
that time the east half of the present
Avon township belonged TO Oxford,
and the west half to Wellington. The
organization OF Greene township in
1879 cut Avon territory to its present
dimensions The bolrd of COMMITS
slOners appointed. Geo. D. Armstrong
as trustee, VIM. Funk clerk and Ma
than LOOfbOurrOw as treasurer. Funk
pre-empted and was then living on
the southeast quarter Of section 80,
the present farm OF Nathan Pitts.
He sold the land to Mr.. Pitts more
than ten years ago and is now living
somewhere in California. Armstrong,
as is well known, now resides in jack
son township. LOolbourrow still
lives 10 Avon on an adjoining farm to
bis old homestead.
The first election in the township
was held at the house of Coed. Arm.
strong on the northeast quarter of
section 33 now owned and occupied by
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came along about the same time and
later were John Dickey. Millard Kibbe
John and Arch Malcolm, James TIolli
day, the Spar bnys,-Edmond, A. D.,
nj. l.. and B. F.-P. s. Pnlle, 'fom
Stratton, Don and Duncan NJ Kinnap,
D.J. BeatOn, (whO lived on the Prilli.
man place, John, Alonzo and VIM.
Helme, John Meikle, Lawrence Seidl,
W. A. Galbraith, Gus Thomas, Geo.
Ketchel, Jacob Price. Fred Barbour,
Charles CraEer, D. T. Murry and his
sons the Murry boys, Mr.. Trimble, ].
j. Booth, P.S. Springer, L. NJ. Erwin
D. W. and ]. W. Sackett, Joe Cleary
D. j. Downing, Eli Haines and sons
Fl. NJ. Riner, John Worden.
or the above, John 'Meikle, NJ. Fl
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Harmon Township.

sett, arrived from Illinois in Novem.
Der 1871, and are sill residents. The
former relates that when he came a
few dugonts were all the habitatiLns
that could be seen. The country
west of the Ninnescah vas called
Broad prairie. Besides his own and
his brothers house, he can recall only
the Law!ess families, Hackney, who
came with the DOrsetts and one house
where Cicero now stands. Aaron
King and. Judge Evans had houses in
Oxford and Avon townships
W. T. Gardner C me in March. 1872
from Missouri. W. A Burford came
10 ADril. the same year. from West
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niovv, Lawrence Seldl, John anc
Arch Malcolm. Jnhn Dickey. Jacos
Nyrnsberger, Gus Thomas, Geo.
Ketchel, the Murry boys, Jim and
Toml P, s. Springer, D. W. and ]. W.
SacEett, Joe Cleary, O.J. Downing,
the Haines boys, II. NJ. Riner and
John Worden all reside yet within the
township. We are not sure but that
Illinois township retains as large a
percentage o: its original settlers as
any township 10 the county.
The experiences of the old settlers
are interesting 10 hear related. Dau
Roberts shipped in lot of seed corn
10 the spring of IA 1t all had to be
hauled out from Wichita. Several
brought seed wheat from Doniphan
county and other eastern counties.
The grasshOppers got the first crop
10 1S94-but the old settlers tell us
that not a single resident of Illinois
township drew aid from the grass
hopper relieffund.
NJ. H. Kibbe remembers hauling
seed corn from Wichita in 1874, paid
81 per bushel for it. Freighting
supplies was an occupation then tha,
nearly every one followed. Every
man had his camping outfit and was
about as much at home on the road ss
at the claim shanty
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west, and the station at Cicero makes
a shipping point convenient TO a
large part of the township, the
Missouri Pacifc runs across The north.
west corner and has station one
mile over the line in Seventy-Six
township. The Rock Island does not
touch the township but affords a
convenient station for the western
part OF Harmon township at River
dale.
There are many well improved
farms and handsome homes among
which may be mentioned those Of W.
A. Burford, NJ. Harrod, W. T. McCor.
mick, Geo. W. Friend, q. A. Peudle-
ton, NJ. Zimmerman, E. NJ. Morris.
Solomon R. Dorsett, D. E. Holiday,
M. Troutman aud Others.
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the deal in order TO get station M.
L. Sparr was president and W. A.
GalbraiUh secretary of the company.
The town was named MillertOn after
the name Of the president of the rail.
road construction company.
Millerton never became a large city
but it is good trading and shipping
point. 1t has two stores, one by Geo
Ketchel and the other by Prilliman q
70. A comodiou' elevator, at present
operated by Springer Bros, which az
fOrds good market for grain. Gus
Thomas also runs blacksmith and
wagon making shop.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

attracted settlers from the east in
large numbers but it was not until
1870 that real settlers commenced
coming into Sumner county. The
Arkansas river was looked upon as
possessing treacherous Quicksands,
and held many at bey. This, coupled
with the impressions disseminated
by the cattlemen that all the country
west of the Arkansas was a barren
waste Of sand hills, checked the on.
ward march Of the ''Star of empire"
temporarily; but soon they broke
over and the reports of the first
"sples" concerning the country
brought tide of humanity after
them, Edwards Historical Atlas of
Sumner county, published in 1888
'<izAR the hnnnr Of the first settlement
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A. G. Lambe came early in 1871 and
says he can think of less than a dozen
who were here when he came that
are still here. He mentions, W. G..
WnaIey. Norman Hull, Charles
Deshler, n. LOOfbourrow, John Lamb,
Jack LemmonS, S muel Balm, Jacob
Lynch and j. l.. Campbell; j. S.
EppersOn was on his claim in the
north part of the township, now lives
In wellington. S, c. Taylor was also
here but was not included within the
present ccnfnes of the township.
+. Ii. WinSor came to the county
with his father in 1911. but until a
few years ago lived 10 Oxford town.
ship.
G. W. Ellis came here with the
government surveying party which
perfected the surveys of the Usage
lands, in 1870. He entered his present
hOmeSte d. lie was away a few years
but returned, and with lis faithful
wife has made a comfortable home
and added second quarter section
to his holdings. The other day he
sold his reserve wheat, paid off all
his Indebtedness, went to the Airing
ton hotel and ate dinner aad drove
home with new buggy.
With very few exceptions The old
settlers who staid with their claims
through thick anu thin, are well.to-
do and have competency TO support
them in their declining years. They
have seen rough times-the limite
number who are yet with US tell that
story-but they have finally triumUhed
and are now prepared to relax and
euJoy lne lrullS Ol tnelr years OF toll,
TOWNS.
The fertile soil of Avon township
has been good for almost everything
but town building. In the midst of
q host of future great cities building
90 every hand the people of this
township seem not to have become
lnOcu(ated with the virus, evidently
believing that it would be well to
save some of the lard for agricultural
purposes.
A company of Wichita speculators
tried to start town called Meridian
on the west line of the township in
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TOPOGRAPHY.

The NnneScah river runs across
the northeast corner of Harmon town.
ship and forms the boundary line
nearly all the way cutting off several
sections, leaving them in Belle Plaine
township. There are no streams of
Importance except the Ninnescah.
Nearly all the land has a gentle slope
toward the river, but there are few
breaks. The whole township is till
able and very productive. The bottom
lands Of the Ninnescah are rich and
yield immensely. The Santa Fe
railroad runs diagonally through the
township from northeast to south
People's voice., 1899-05-04

Mrs. Mary McClaskY. The following
officers were elected: Trustee, A.
Skinner; clerk, Geo. Armstrong; trea.
surer, N. LOofbJurrow.
The present township board is as
follows: Trustee, Jacob Lynch; clerk,
D. NJ. Blair; treasurer, H. c. Mcleod.
EARLY SETTLERS.
Emigration had been flowing into
the counties east of Sumner in 1869.
The act Of the legislature of March
8, 1867 opening to settlement the
Usage Diminished Reserve, had
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line OF The township, four miles west
OF Belle Plaine. Mr.. Vandework now
lives in Belle Plaine and his son Fred
runs the farm: Fred il the only ma.
tive householder in the township. He
was born on the farm in which be
now lives.
SOl"mOn r DorSett and David Dor.
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lB10-7l-72 but IL failed.

I610-7l-72 but 1t failed.
No other efforts we're made to build
town until Dalton was started by
Major G. W. Doughty in 1884. The
Southern Kansas railway was COM
pleted through the township 10 1880,
without any subsidy whatever from
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Virginia, having driven through in
wagons. He located with his family
on his present farm and has lived
there ever since. lie has one of the
best improved p aces in the towoship.
w. u. Holling>worth and Enoch
fiatt, down on the sonth line of the
township, came in 1872, the former
in June, the latter in November.
Hiram Mendenhall and NJ NJ. Morris
also came in 1872. Mr.. Morris still
lives on the land which he entered.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

The heel fly has got in good work on
poor cattle this spring. They have
kept many poor COW in the brush
till she became too weak 10 get her
heels out of the mud, where she took a
last drink. But most of the companies
place their loss at less than per cent.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

Most men prefer to have their pet
theories tested by some one else.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

CTS THOMAS, POSTMASTER. MILLERToy.
Illinois Township.
Do your noble acts today and your
mean ones tomorrow.
Complaint is more apt to excite con-
tempt than sympathy.
Some people make the best Of every
thing and others take it,
A mans enemies are few il his rela-
tives all speak well of him.
Most men prefer to have their pet
theories tested by some one else.
A woman exacts love from a man as
duty and confers it as favor.
If man has plenty of money he can
afford to marry for love.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

Some people make the best of every
thing and others take it.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

A mans enemies are few if his rela-
tives all speak well of him.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

If a man has plenty of money he can
afford to marry for love.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

Complaint is more apt to excite con-
tempt than sympathy.
People's voice., 1899-05-04

A woman exacts love from man as
duty and confers it as favor
People's voice., 1899-05-04

Do your noble acts today and your
mean ones tomorrow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

MORTGAGEES SALE = By virtue of
and pursuant to a power of sale con-
tanned in certain mortgage deed given
by Arthur w Woods and o. Willis Rugg
to me, dated October 90. $780, \ record
ed with Worcester district registry of
deeds, book 1895. page 440, will be sold at
pubic auction on the premises, for breach
OF conditions IN said mortgage deed con-
tanned, on FRIDAY, the TENTH day of
FEBRUARY, A. D. 1899, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, all and singular, the prem
lses thereby conveyed, as follows, to wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land situated
on the northwesterly side of Illinois street
(so-called). in the city and county Of Wor-
cester and bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at the most
southWesterly corner thereof at point in
street, which point is two hundred and
twenty-five CPS feet southwesterly from
the westerly line of Crystal street; thence
running northwesterly at a right angle
with said northwest line OF Illinois street
one hundred and thirty (130) feet by land
of one Beane to q point; thence running
northeasterly parallel with the said line
of Illinois street fifty (50) feet to other
land owned by said Arthur W. Woods
gage deed; thence ,southeasterly parallel
with the first described line one hundred
and thirty QSO) feet to said Illinois street;
thence by the northwesterly line of said
Illinois street southwesterly fifty (5O feet
to the place of beginning. Said lot is a
part of lot numbered 81 on a plan of
Gates lots recorded in book 1912 page 65S.
Premises will be sold subject to all mu-
nic1pal liens and. assessments. Terms
made known at the time of sale.
J19,2O,27
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COMMONWEALTH OF MAssAcHU-

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS.-W Worcester, IS. Probate Court
To all persons interested in the trusts
under the will of John Patrick late of
Warren, in said county, deceased:
Whereas, Lueretia G. Wood and Will
liam j Potter executors of the will of
Samuel Wood, tWho was the trustee I'M
der the will of. said deceased have pre-
scented for allowance the sixth and final
account of his trust under said will:
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester, in
said county on the THIRTY-FIRST day
of JANUARY, A. D. 1899, at 9 o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause if any you
have. why the same should not be al
lowed.
And said accountants are ordered to
serve this citation by delivering a copy
thereof to all persons interested in the
estate fourteen days a least before said
court, or by publishing the same once in
each week, for three successive weeks in
Is he Worcester Spy newspaper pub
lfshed in Worcester, the last publication
to be one day at least before said court
and by mailing, postpaid, a copy of this
citation to all known persons interested
in the estate, seven days at least before
said court
Witness-WILLTAM r. FORBES, ESQ.
Judge of said court, this nineteenth day
of January in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine.
GEORGE H. HARLOW, Register.
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F NANCE AND TRADE
Closing Strong With Materfal
Net Gains in Leading Shares.
The Volume of Business Was above the
a.sssg Million Share Mark.

r.
New York, Jan. 19.-The stock market
was strong and active all day except
for a realizing movement around de-
livery hour, when prices receded about
a point in many stocks, but toward the
close picked up sharply, and the closing
was strong with material net gains in
all sthe beading shares
sTheaVoluhne of business was above
anifliom share mark, and London,
after being a seller for a long time to-
day,s reversed zher position and pur-
chased about $4,000 shares. Following
the example of the imperial bank of
Germany, the Bank of England re-
duced its rate of discount A continue
ance of easy money conditions here was
another factor in the confidence shown
today. AdAA@- A'A a4
The grangers made new high record
prices for the current movement, and
the average. price of active shares was
also the highest. The strong London
tone encouraged a high opening here.
and as there was a large accumulation
of buying orders over night the short
interests were compelled to retreat in
many stocks.
There was heavy realizing at the adj
vance but the stocks sold were well
taken, and the market broadened ouS
into greatest activity, and strength was
Shown by Manhattan, Burlington, st.
Paul, Sugar, Atchison preferred, Read
ing LIST preferred and Northern and
Gnien Pacific. The advance in Sugar
Was scredited to a rounding up of the
shorts. The advance in Burlington
seemed to be accepted as meaning that
something was under consideration in
regard TO refunding scheme, although
negotiations. underway were said to APP
ply TO the issue of only small amount
OF bonds The interests concerned We're
non5committal. and there was no defin-
lite development, one way or the other.
The advance in Manhattan was ac-
compamed by a story connecting the
name of. large outside interest as
nkely TO take part in the financing of
electrically equipping the road, but the
denlals of this were as emphatic as
heretofore The increase in the divid-
endaof Il per cent seemed to have been
discounted, as the stock was inactive
after the announcement, and then
dipped in sympathy with the realizing
movement in the rest of the market
Favorable earnings for the second week
in January lent strength to Louisville
SouthWesterns advanced or covering by
the short interests. The y 3cifics ad-
NeHSCd . pOllllS On the dissemination or
rumors of a deal with c. C. c. and ST.
Louis. The rumor of the prospec-
tive retirement of the Minnesota, st.
Louis LIST preferred stock resulted in an
advance in the second preferred stock
of over three points. There was an ad-
vance in mostaof the Gould properties.
of which some have been inactive of
late Manhattan rising Az and Missou-
ri Pacific two points Among the in
Vestment stocks New York Central rose
a point and a half. There was consd-
cradle liquidation in Kansas, Pittsburg
and Gulf stock and bonds
The bond market showed relatively
more activity than the stock specula-
ton; marked advances were scored all
around with the undertone aggressivlly
strong.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SET'rS- Worcester. SIS. Probate Court
To the heirs at law, next of kin and all
other persons interested In the estate Of
Mary e. Goodhue late of Upton, in said
county, deceased.
Whereas, a certain instrument purport-
inc to be the last will and testament Of
said deceased has been presented to said
court for probate by George Goodhue. who
prays that letters testamentary my be is
sued to him. the executor therein named,
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester. IN
said county of Worcester on the THrR-
TY-FIRST day of JANUARY. A. D. 1899
at o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, If any you have, why the same
should not be granted.
And said petitioner is hereby directed
to give public notice thereof by publish
ing this citation once in each week. for
three successive weeks. in The Worcester
Spy, newspaper published in Worcester
the last publication to be one day at least
before said court. and by mailing, post
paid. or delivering a COPY of this citation
to all known persons Interested in the
estate seven days at least before said
court
Witness-WILLTAM r. FORBES. ESQ.
judge of said court this nineteenth day
Of January, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-niue
GEORGE II. HARLOW. Register
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COMMONWEALTH OF MAssACHU-
SETTS.-Worcester, SIS. Probate Court
To the heirs at law, next of kin and all
other persons interested in the estate Of
Philomene Gervais, late of Southbridge,
in said county deceased:
Whereas, a certain instrument purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of
Said deceased has been presented to said
court for probate by l.. Andrew Gervais,
who prays that letters testamentary may
be issued to him. the executor therein
named, without giving a surety on his Of
fetal bond
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester, in
said county of Worcester, on the THIR-
TY-FIRST day of JANUARY, A. D. 1899,
at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause If any you have, why the serne
should not be granted.
And said petitioner Is hereby directed
to give public notice thereof by publish
ing this citation once in each week, for
three successive weeks. in The Worcester
Spy, a newspaper published in Worcester,
the last publication to be one day at least
before said court, and by mailing, post
paid, or delivering a copy of this citation
to all known persons interested in the
estate, seven days at least before said
court. t
Witness-WILLIAM r. FORBES. Esq,
judge of said court this eighteent'H day
of January, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine.
GEORGE Fl. HARLOW, Register.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS!-Worcester, SIS. Probate Court
To all persons interested in the estate of
Catharne Leonard, late of Brookfied, in
said county, deceased:
/ Whereas, John M. Fay, administrator
lof the estate of said deceased, has pre-
scented for allowance the first, second and
final account of his administration upon
the estate of said deceased:
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worce~4 n
said county, on the THIRTY-FIRA v
of JANUARY, A. D. 1893 at cd N
the forenoon, to show cause, if al
nave, why the same should not I :
lowed
And said administrator is ordered to
serve this citation by delivering a copy
thereof to all persons interested in the
estate fourteen days at least before said
court, or by publishing the same once in
each week, for three successive weeks. in
The Worcester Spy, a newspaper pub
ltshed in Worcester. the last publication
to be one day at least before said court,
and by mailing, postpaid, a copy of this
citation to all known persons interested
in the estate, seven days at least before
said court
Witness-WILLTAM IT. FORBES, ESQ.
Judge of said court, this nineteenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
GEORGE II. HARLOW, Register.
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THE CHICAGO MARKET.
(Reported by Jas. S. Aborn, 41O Main st.)
The opening, highest, lowest and closing
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
subscriber has been duly appointed ad-
Murray, late Of Worcester in the county
Of Worcester deceased. intestate. and has
taken upon herself that trust by giving
having demands upon the estate of said
deceased are required TO exhibit the same
and al persons Indebted to said estate
are called upon to make payment to
MARY II. HERLEY, Admrx
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