Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-01-12
5Oth Wedding Anniversary.
Auctioneer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hinshaw,
who live three miles east of Emporla.
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary today. Their marriage
was the first one in Lyon county and
the ceremony was Performed by the
Rev. Solomon Brown, who preached
the first sermon and organized the
first church in Emporia.
Mrs. Hinshaw was Sarah Ann
from Hamilton county, Ind, in May,
1856. The following winter Andrew
Hinshaw, who was betrothed. to MISS
Hiatt, came out and took 160aere
claim adjoining Emporia, and the
wedding followed shortly. That win
ter was hard one and is recalled by
old settlers as 1.-THE coolest winter"
There was ice on the Cottonwood
eighteen inches thick on Christmas
day. There were two Indian villages
on the south side of the cottonwood,
not more than mile from the Hin
shaw cabin.
Stephen Hinshaw, the present
sheriff of Lyon county, is the oldest
child of Andrew and Sarah Ann Hin
shaw. and was the first white child
born in Lyon county. Their other
children are: Mrs. Sahina McMillen,
John Hinshaw, Mrs. Minda Marvin,
Mrs. Nettle Kuhlander and Fred
Hinshaw. All of these children live
In Lyon county.
When the HATS left Indiana they
intended to go on to Oregon. An
drew Hinshaw first went to Iowa and
took a claim. Then he heard that
the HIatts had taken land in Kansas
and started for this place. He rode
to Council Bluffs, which was as far as
rest of the distance to Emporia he
came on foot.
The first claim he pre-empted was
the quarter section south of Sixth
avenue and east of East street. Later
he sold eighty acres of this and
bought a quarter section east of EN-
poria where he built home and
where he has lived ever since. Both
the Santa Fe and the NJ. K. s. T.,
section and he contributed his share
of the right of way without suing for
damages. In return for this both
railways gave him system pass for
life.
Although the management of the
Santa Fe system has changed many
times since then, Mr.. Hinshaw is
still remembered and whenever he
goes to Topeka the officials insist on
entertaining him.
A dinner was served today to about
100 relatives at the old home on East
Sixth avenue.
The Hinshaws are faithful members
of the ''slow Quakers" or Conservative
Friends meeting" and come in every
First Day" morning rain or shine to
attend the services. Mrs. Hinsi1aw is
a minister in the meetings, while
her husbant is an elder. Once Mrs.
Hinshaw was elected delegate and
attended yearly meeting In Norway,
and at another time was sent to Lon
don, She has been delegate to the
gatherings in Nova Scotia and at al
most every State in the Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinshaw lives ia a
big three-story brick house on one of
the best kept farms in Lyon county.
They have always worked hard, and
their industry and frugalitY have
been amply repaid. They live simply.
as BELTS their religious pellets They
love to gather their children and
their children's children around them,
and no needy person is ever overlook
ed. They are IA strong healthy old
couple, Interested in the people they
meet and in what is going on il the
world.-K. G. Journal.
THE Hinshaw's referred to i'm the above ar
ticle are distant relatives of our Hinshaws.
and it is quite a coincidence to have Sheriff
Hfnshaw In Lyon county and one IN. Trego.