Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-21
HISTORY OF TREGO COUNTY
By Joshua Croft

May 80, 1896 one of the worst hail
wind an rain storms visited this par
of the country and among Other
Wreckage blew down and wrecked
nine wind mills.
In 1882 it was estimated there
were about $4,000 head of sheer
herded in the county
January 11th, 1888, Wilcox town
snip was organized in the south part
of the county. April II, 1888, River
side township was organized in the
southeast corner of the county. April
IL, 1888, Franklin township was or
ganized in the southwest corner of
the county
March II, 1902, the railroad set on
fire the Verbeck and Lucas lumber
yard which was burned and two
blacksmith shops, one livery barn. two
houses and two stables
March II, 1882, a dispatch was re
ce1ved by me as coroner of Treeo
county that a murder had been com
mItted at Gropher in Wallace county.
which was attached judicia1Iy to Ire
go county. L as coroner went up to
aIlace and held an inquest on the
body of John Pittman who was shot
at Gopher. I also being justice of
the peace Immediately issued a war
rant for the arrest of Thomas Moot
ters to Joseph Lucas under sheriff of
Irego county, to arrest the murderer.
Thomas HOOTERS, and bring him down
to Wakeeney. While the under-sheriff
was guarding him at W. c. OIson's
hotel mob came down from Wallace
IN superintendent A. H Torrance's
private car. They went to the hotel
and beat the sheriff over the head
with a revolver until he became un-
conscious Then they took the pris-
oner down to the car and put him on
board They went down to OgaIIah
co hang him on the bridge there but
When they were in the act of binding
ms feet one of the mob came up to
MN and polked a revolver into his
Iace asking him how it smeIIed, when
Nootters grabbed the revolver out of
us hands and turned it on his as
'aIlants, firing on them, and it is sup
posed that he killed one of the mob
and wounded two Others He escaped
and went down to John w. REYNOLDS
IN Big Greek who took him out to a
wagon and broke the hand cuffs off
lis wrists over the wheel of a wagon.
April II, 1882, j. S. Osborne. w. B.
Kelly, j. L. Moore and rnyseIf with
os- Lucas's team, went to search for
he prisoner. We went to Daniel
9ershlng's and to A. T. Brides.
ana took dinner there Then
We went to w. F. G1ass's, then
% Allrnan's. There we crossed the
smoky Hill river to Joseph Irwin's
md Dodge Sheep ranch where we met
. w F. Street and W. s. Kyle out ON |
ne same errand, where we stayed all
light We then went to Bazine. Ness
ounty, and to Ness City, then back
lone but heard nothing of the nyis |
'ner-
In 1903 Frank S. DieboId and w. w.
4Ioson built the first telephone line |
n the county.
In 1909 the water works and light |
Iants were built. Bonds to the |
mount of $4,000 for the water
Torks and $4,000 for the light plant.
September 10, 1912 the corner
tone for the Trego County High |
chooI building was laid
September 21, 1915, the corner
tone for the Masonic temple was laid
Governor Capper being present.
September %, 1920 Harrnan,s Iun-
er yard was completely DESTROYED |
y ire, burning at night
In 1920 the county had very bio
Fheat crop and the summer was nice /
nd cool But September and Octe- |
'er have been warm, hot, dry and
usty making poor prospects for /
rop next year.
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