Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-02

TED as state with or without slavery
May 30. 1854.
Thirty-two persons associate II
Weston, Mo-, TO lay out Leavenworth
the first city in the territory, June 1S
1854.
Atchison Town company formed II
Missouri July 81, 1854.
Emigrants under Charles II. Brans,
comb, OF Massachusetts,, sent ont by
Emigrant Aid company to Kansas as
IN anti-slavery colony, settle at Law.
renee and form ''squatter govern.
ment," John A. Wakefield, chief JUS
tice, August l, 1854.
First newspaper in Kansas. the
Leavenworth Herald, pro-slavery
printed under IN elm tree on the levee
at Leavenworth, September Is, 1854.
Atchison laid out by an association
from Platte county. Mo-, and first sale
of lots takes place September 81, 1854
Samue! d. Lecompte. of Maryland
commissioned chief justice October g.
1854.
Andrew H. Reeder, of Pennsylvania
appointed governor. arrives in the ter
ritory October Z, 1854.
Secret societies. called blue lodges,
begin in Weston, Mo-. for extending
slavery into Kansas October, 1854.
Election ms territorial delegate to
congress of J. w. Whitfield, pro-slav-
cry, November 30, 1854.
Topeka founded December 8, 1854.
A free state meeting at Lawrence
December 2a, 1854.
Wyandotte Indians cede to the
United States lands purchased by
them from the Delawares in Kansas
in 1913, January 81, 1855.
First census completed: Total. s.
sol; voters. 1905; slaves, 1872; Febru-
airy IS, 1855.
Five SONS of old John Brown settle
on the Pottawatomie near Osawat-
omie. February, 1855.
Territorial legislature elected by
citizens of Missouri. who invade Kan
sas territory for that purpose, March
30, 1855.
Cole McCrea, a free state man, kills
Malcolm Clark, pro-slavery, at Leav-
enworth, April 30, 1855.
Convention of national democracy
at Lawrence, June q, 1855.
State legislature meets at Pawnee
and at once drives out the free state
members, July 2, 1855.
Legislature, overriding Gov. Reed
er's veto, removes the seat of govern
ment to the Shawnee manual labor
school, July 6. 1856.
Gov. Reeder charged with irregu-
larities in the purchase of Indian lands
by w. L. Marcy, secretary of state,
June II, Is removed and John l.. Daw-
son appointed, who declines to serve,
July 81, 1856.
Legislature selects Lecompton as
permanent capital, August s, 1855.
Gov. Reeder announces receipt of no
tice of his removal and Secretary
Woodson becomes acting governor,
August 10. 1855.
Delegates by free state convention
at Lawrence, August IA. which repudi-
ated the acts of the state legislature,
assemble at Big Springs and appoint |
delegates to convention at Topeka,
September 10, to draw up state con-
stitution and seek admission to the |
union, September 5, 1855.
Wilson Shannon, of Ohio, takes oath |
of Office as governor, September Z.
1855.
Breaking ground for the Santa Fe
railroad at Atchison occurred June Is,
1860.
George NJ Beebe, secretary, becomes
acting governor on Gov. Medary's
resignation. December II, 1860.
Population of the territory, O7,204,
1860.
Last territorial legislature meets at
Lecompton January Z and adjourns to
Lawrence, January s, 1861.
Act to admit Kansas under Wyan-
dotte constitution passes senate Janu-
airy q; house January IS; approved
January go, 1861.
Gov. Robinson assumes office, Feb
ruary Q, 1861.
Meeting of the first legislature at
Topeka, March 26, 1861.
James H. Lane and Samuel c. Pome-
roy elected United States senators,
April 4, 1851.
Vote for state capital stood: To-
peka, 1896; Lawrence, 5,291; scatter
Ing, 1,1S4; November 5, 1861.
= Commissioners purchase a site for
The penitentiary near Leavenworth,
November %, 1861.
State Agricultural society formed
March s, 1862.
Confederate Chief Quantrell makes
/ raid into Johnson county, burning
October II, 1862.
Legislature locates state university {
It Lawrence. February 20, 1863.
Establishes a state normal school at 1
cmporia March 3, 1863.
State insane asylum at Osawatomie {
established 1863. 4
State agricultural college in Riley
ounty Qate the Blue Mount Central {