Grant - 1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas

1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas

was originally a portion of Vicksburg Township. It is a splendid Township of land and is well watered by East and Middle Marsh creeks, on whose banks is found an abundance of excellent timber. The land is all taken up, and is settled by a moral, industrious and intelligent class of citizens.

The First Settlers

were James Fogle, Jr., J. Sturdevant, D. Nickerson, Mr. Brasfield and James Fogle, Sr., all of whom came in in April, 1871, with the exception of James Fogle, Jr., who arrived in march, 1871, and who may be justly regarded as the first settler. The Township was organized April 8, 1873.

The First Election

took place April 22, 1873, at the house of E. Bullock, at which C. Stinson was elected Trustee; B. Hobson, Clerk; W. Orton, Treasurer, and S. McCay, Justice of the Peace.

Schools and Churches

There are six school districts in the Township, in all of which there are good substantial school houses, in which regular terms of school are taught. The church organizations number six, as follows: Methodists, Advents, Christians, Presbyterians, Baptists and United Brethren, all of whom have regular preaching.

The Present Township Officers

hold over from last year, there being no election in the township last fall. Captain A.B. Balch is Trustee and Justice of the Peace. The names of the other officers we were unable to obtain.

INDEX

INTRODUCTION
First Settlement
"Too much Indian"
- Desperate Indian Battle
Second Settlement
Broken up by Indian Atrocities ---
Several Settlers Killed and One Woman Carried into Captivity
- Terrible Indian Outrages,
- Falling Back
- Returning to Their Claims
- In human Red Devils
- Horrible Massacre
- Her Sad Tale
- Our Indian Policy
- The Survivors
- Hunting Incident,
  In Which Indians Figure
- "White Indians"
Third Settlement,
And Some Incidents Connected Therewith --
another Victim to Savage Hate
- Killed by an Indian
- Indian Superstition
- Hunting Expeditions
- Adam Kills An Indian
- Fighting for his Team
- Six Hunters Killed
  No One Left to Tell the Sad Story
  of Their Tragic End
- An Inscription
  A Few Words that Tell
  A Whole Story
Fourth Settlement
Another Innocent Life Sacrificed to the Save Moloch. --
"The Excelsior Colony." -- Hunters Attacked.
A Gallant Resistance, With Another Bloody Sequel. --
Indian Troubles all Along the Line.
Final Settlement
The Great Influx of 1870. -- The
Permanent Settlement of the County. --
Its Organization, First Election and Some
Interesting Incidents Connected Therewith --
Also a Few More Indian Raids
- The Tidal Wave
- Too Numerous to Mention
- The Buffalo Pioneers
- Big Indian Scare --
  Three Men Killed
  At the Mouth of the Limestone
- Again on the War Path
- Scattered Settlers
- Build a Fort
- Fort Jewell,
- The First Well Dug
- Mounting Guard
- Our Limited Space
- More New Settlers
- The First White Woman
- The Second Invoice
- The Fourth of July
- Pioneer Friendship
- Jewell City
- The First Building
- The First Store
- The Pioneer Drug Store
- The Last Indian Raid
- A Funny Incident
Organization of the County

TOWNSHIPS

Transcribed from History of Jewell County, Kansas, with a Full Account of the Early Settlements and Indian Atrocities Committed Within Its Borders; Its final Settlement, Organization and Progress, Its Present Society, Churches and Schools, Its Towns, Streams; Topography; Soil and Products, Its Population; Township Organization and Officers, Its Industries; Business, Resources, Etc. by M. Winsor and James A. Scarbrough, Jewell City, Kansas, Diamond Printing Office, 1878. Transcribed by Carolyn Ward, 2001.