The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-03

The new officers are: President. w.
b. Stone. Galena; first vice president,
John Martin, Topeka; second vice presi-
dent. r. NJ. Wright, Dodge City; secre-
tary. George w. Martin, Kansas City;
treasurer, John Guthrie. Topeka. The
directors chosen for the term of three
years ending in December, 1905, are:
T. J. Anderson. Topeka; d. r. Anthony,
Leavenworth; W. J. Bailey. Baileyville;
F. P. Baker, Topeka; c. w. Barnes, To-
peka: G. w. Bertram, Ober1in L. A.
Bigger; Hutchinson; w. A. Calderhead,
Marysville; Arthur Capper, Topeka; W.
H Carruth. Lawrence; George E. Cole,
Girard; E. w. Cunningham. EmpOria;
A r. Greene, I-ecompton; Edward P.
Harris, Lecompton; Clad Hamilton, To-
peka; F. H. Holder, Lawrence; e w.
Howe, Atchison; J. f. Junkin, Sterling;
Miss Lucy D. Kingman, Topeka; George
Leis, Lawrence; c. Leland, Troy; Peter
McVicar, Topeka; F. c. Montgomery,
Topeka; John Madden, Enporia H.
Miles Moore, Leavenworth; A
Noftzger, Anthony; w. w Phillips, To
peka; A. p Riddle. Miunea polls 4 John
Speer, Wichita: George Nv. 4fVealsa To-
peka; E. F. Ware, Topeka; D. w
Junction City Joseph H. Hill of En-
poria was elected to. the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Horton, and John
Macdonald to that occasioned by the
absence OF + -. EODGnOe- Inc IDllOW-
ing corresponding members were chosen:
Charles NJ. Harvey, st. Louis Globe
Democrat; Harrison Hannahs. Denver,
F. a. Root Topeka; w. w. Cone,
Brandville, Mo, and c. c. Gardiner,
Bradford, Kan.
There is a movement on foot among
the members of the society to locate ex-
actly the course of the old Santa Fe
trail through this state and to that end
Mrs A. H. Thompson, of Topeka, was
appointed chairman of a special commit
tee for this purpose. The school children
of Kansas are to have hand in this:
they will be expected to place a small
stone monument each mile of the route,
bear ring the words THE Santa FNe Trail. .
JOHN MADDEN'S PAPER.
One of the especially interesting
papers was that of John Madden, of
Emporia, entitled Along the Trail Mr.
Madden was not able to attend. but his
paper was read by Secretary Martin of
the society. 1t follows:
while the histories of the Santa Fe.
Utah and California trails have been
well preserved. but little has been said
of the old Kaw trail. This trail COM
menced at Big John, on the Kaw reser
walton near Council Grove, and passed
through the counties of Morris. Chase
and Marion to where Florence now
stands. and thence to what was known
as Big Timber ON Turkey creek, where
Il intersects the old Santa F'e trail. This
was distinctly an Indian TRAIL and so its
history and traditions are local and be-
long to the Kaw tribe and the settlers
living along its route. over this trail
the Indians Travelled on their hunting
expeditions every year and some trace
of It may yet be found on the rising
ground west of Florence. and also on the
DOOlittle farm on Diamond creek, In
Chase county. In my boyhcod days
have seen the Indian hunters passing
over this trail and returning with the
results of the chase, which they were
always ready to swap for flour and corn
meal The long lines of ponies, drag
ging tepee poles and carrying the
squaws and papoOses, were quite Ia
miliar in those early days. It was not
an uncommon thing to see among the
hunters an occasional blue coat, indl-
eating that the Wearer had served as q
soldier in the war of the rebellion; for
it is a fact that the Kaw tribe furnished
many sharpshOoters to the government.
and these men performed their duty well
in dealing with the bushwhackers of
Missouri and Arkansas. I remember
with some degree of tenderness that
these blue-cCated braves were always
kindly received. and treated well by the
settlers along the trail I may be par
dOned if / relate a personal reminiscence
of this old trail. and of frightened
condition that existed among the set
tiers during the Cheyenne raid of June
1853. 1t will be remembered that Little
Robe, with a band of Cheyenne war
fight the Kaw Indians located on the
reservation near Council Grove. Many
of the settlers fed in dismay and sought
protection in the little towns. where they
erected fortifcations to resist attack
Our family remained in the little log
cabin on Doyle creek, near where Flor
ence now stands. For a week we had
not seen a white face, and the horrible
uncertainty of the situation began to inn
press itself upon us. My father, who
had been but recently a soldier in the
civil war; and who was a man of great
courage. refused to leave preferring to
take the chances of an Indian attack
rather than lose the little crop which he
had planted. Night after night he
walked back and forth in front of the
little log cabin, with his gun on his
shoulder, keeping guard while the fam
fly slept. At last he began to feel that
depression which even the bravest feel
after days of uncertain waiting in the
midst Of danger. One day he asked me
to take a horse and go to where the