The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

the state senate. and at one time was
a strong candidate for congress, but
never reached the goal. Some founda-
tions may remain to mark the townsite
of Chetolah.
Here are some dead town companies
in Russell county. Doubtless many
of the newer arrivals never heard of
them. The charter of the Buffalo
Town Co. was filed in February, 1879.
1t was capitalized for $4,000. The
incorporators are ]. C. Burnett. B. F
Moon, ]. w Gondie, w R. Williams
and w. A. Lewis Two others were
filed in 1887. The charter for the
February, that year. The capital
stock was $4,000. The 1ncorporators
were: r. T. Dale, president; c. M
Forest, secretary; H. W. Schrader.
treasurer, and c. F. Buhrle and j
Forest. The Streetor Land & In
provement Co was chartered in May,
the same year. three months later.
The capital stock was $4,000, and
the incorporators were: A. E. Streetor
of Weedsport, N. Y, and C. W. Root,
B. D. Rice, J. L. Starkweather and
J. w. Laing Another charter was
issued for the Cain Town Land &
Improvement Co., of Ellsworth county,
in November, 1886. The capital stock
was for $4,000. The incorporators
are Roger Cam, E. F. Bacon, S. Crona,
Ernily Trump, Catherine Cain and
Bridget Cain.
c. E. Rarick, of the Fort Hays Nor
NAL win not be a candidate for state
superintendent. He was in Oakley re-
Gently, and so stated to his friends
The Graphic said of him: While, =
Oakley he said to the reporter that
he had a more, important work, and
more pleasant to him than a stare
office" OF the million and half
worth of consolidated school projects
put over in western Kansas the last
year. Prof. Rarick has been instra-
mental in causing the greater part
of them to be brought to a successful
elimination.
J, L. Conger's new modern home
of ten rooms, in Paradise valley,
toma and CodeIl, is claimed to De
among the best in that section of the
state. Mrs. Conger says: 1--WE wouldn':
trade our home for the best one in
either town. When we want to go
to trade all we have to do is to get
in our car, and in 80 minutes we are
there" Mr.. Conger has $50 acres Il
fine lands. They also have on hand
flock of 800 chickens, which bring
in an annual revenue of about $500.
Osborne has been ranked among the
list of good counties in central north
west Kansas. The pioneers went there
in the early seventies by wagon, and
the dugout and sodhouse prevailed.
The power of transportation was
farm wagon, (the original prairie
schooner, and these were hauled oy
horses or oxen. The early immigra-
ton was from the states of Iowa
Ohio, New York, Kentucky and Penn
sylvauia. In the early times Martin
Mohler came west for his health. He
enjoyed farm life, and seasons whea
hot winds and grasshoppers destroyed
the crops, he would do freighting and
haul the mail, his route being from
Watervflle to Osborne. thence south
to Russell He took a homestead and
timber claim i'll the township of
Corinth, and resided there for many
years with wife and children. In the
early days it wasn't uncommon for
scattering bands of Indians to travel
back and forth over the country, beg
ging for food and shelter Wonderful
courage was manifested at times when
mother and children We're alone in the
little soddy, the men being away
where there was work to do. 1t took
nerve for Mrs. MohIer to drive the
Indians away when they came on mis-
sions of this kind. In later years as
the country settled, and the Indians
had left, this woman told her neigh
bors that when she saw them trying
to run down turkey she would go
out and try to stop them from catch
ing them, but told them to help them
selves to the chickens. Buffalo AMI
antelope were plentiful, and served
most of the fresh meats. Later years
Mohler served the county as treasurer,
and for years was secretary of the
state board of agriculture. When he
passed On his son, J. C. Mohler. was
appointed ana he has filled the honor
able position with credit and it's
faction to the people of the state as
did his father for many years before
his death. In 1873 the mails were very