Kansas Election for Territorial Delegate 1854 Clash
Missouri history notes the November 29 1854 Kansas territorial delegate election as a border war climax. Missourians flood Kansas to sway votes at Lawrence and other polling places, supporting General Whitfield while abolitionist forces mobilize for the next act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Kansas Prairies
Massachussetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Weston
Parkville
Platte County
Savannah
Andrew
Buchanan
Boone
Marion
David R. Atchison
Sam Young
Claiborne Fox Jackson
James M. Burns
B. F. Stringfellow
Social Band
Friends Society
Blue Lodge
The
Sons of the South
Free Soilers
Andrew H. Reeder
Congress
J. W. Whitfield
Jackson County
John A. Wakefield
Mutual Settlers Association of
Kansas Territory
Robert P. Fleniken
Reeder
Patsing
Whitfield
Lawrence
Arkansas
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Rainy weekend yields sledding and harvests in Shafter
The Shafter column notes heavy rain and snow over the weekend and a lively scene for children on sleds. It records farm activity including corn being moved to Meadville and fall plowing by Edgar Morris, plus numerous Thanksgiving gatherings, visits, and a church bazaar at Mt Olive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morris
Meadville
Lewis Richardson
Linnzus
Alice Marie Coulter
Mary
Lucille McCoy
Mary McCoy
Kansas City
Benton McCoy
Edgar Morris
Price Gilmer
D. Roland
Laclede
Bud Gilmer
Wayne Bagley
Bertie of
Humphreys
Grover Garrett
Bobbie Hoover
Oscar Thorne
Jimmie
J. D. Nichols
Martha Sue
Gilmer
Betty Hoskins
Purdin
Carrie Bowyer
Lute Hulett
Ervin Barrows
Dudley Phillips
W. L. Baker
Bryan Molloy
Joyce
Jack
Mary Molly
Virgil
Earl Jerome
Loraine
Wm. Pridemore
L. W. Arnold
Elmer Hammock
George Phillips
Fay Coulter
Virgil Molloy
Halerville Thanksgiving Visitor List
Halaville items record Thanksgiving gatherings among local families. Names include Bartow Rhodes Smith Leslie Woolf Leslie Cook McMickle Francis Sayers Crooks Keithley Hays Bowyer Browning Warren and others, with visits to Henry Smith Virgil Sayers and W. E. Sayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Bartow
S. J. and
Ben Rhodes
Henry Smith
Mariah Leslie
Kermit Woolf and Sons
Harry Leslie
Ezra Cook
Kirksville
Marshall McMickle
Lois
Harry Francis
Virgil Sayers
J. C. Sayers
Harvey
Noble Crooks
Fern Keithley
Roy Hays
Kansas City
Lloyd Bowyer
Hays
Charley Browning
W. E. Sayers
Beryl Warren
Theo
Thanksgiving Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings
Snow covers the ground as families across the community share Thanksgiving visits. Clive Freeland and daughter Billy Jean travel to relatives. Clyde Dillinger from St. Louis visits Earl Smith and George Artz. Numerous households host guests including the Stephenson, Brinkley, Ford, Williams, Bardon, and McKinstray families with extended kin across Milan and Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clive Freeland
Billy Jean
Clyde Dillinger
St. Louis
Earl Smith
George Artz
Mollie Ford
George
Fern Reeder
Baby
Quincy
Melvin Stephenson
Harry Mce-Caughy
Robert Stephenson
Myron Williams
Bob Bardon
Fritz Brinkley
Floyd Stephenson
Vick Jones
Leo Brinkley
Johnie Stephenson
Nellie Stephenson
Duwayne Ford
Tom Ford
Earl McClarren
Lester Stephenson
Fred Bertschman
Milan
Alta McKinstray
Sam Warren
Soil Conservation Association reorganizes for 1933 in S C A counties
County officers were elected on November 24 in Linneus and township committees chosen to begin land appraisal work next week. Walter A Wood serves as Chairman with Walter R Martens as Vice Chairman and Richard A Foot as Secretary Treasurer. Township committees list numerous residents from Linneus to Marceline, Bucklin, Brookfield, Meadville and more as alternates and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Association
Linneus
Walter A. Wood
Walter R. Martens
Glenn Tomlin
Sec-Treas
Richard A. Foot
Roy J. Guyer
Don Owens
Baker
Roy M. Baugher
Bucklin
Theodore R. Thudhum
St. Catherine
William D. Marcusson
New Boston
Clarence McCollum
Roy McCollum
Benton
C. E. Martin
Browning
J. H. Shanks
Purdin
James N. Mundell
Dwight R. Skeen
Taylor R. Brown
Brookfield
Hubert W. Mason
Curtis C. Baker
Walter W. Burnett
Herman H. Hargadine
Tracy M. Stone
Don R. Owens
Howard T. Wickiter
Albert L. Wyett
Lee Burnett
Oliver Hardin
Clay
A. F. Forst
Ben H. Holcer
Wheeling
H. J. Phillips
W. P. Brinkley
C. V. Stelplugh
Meadville
Enterprise
Harold L. Foss
Chas. A. Rinehart
William E. Bailey
Thanksgiving Day Dinner Hosted by the Badgers
Mr and Mrs Floyd Badger and their children hosted a one o clock Thanksgiving Day dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs J J Dodson Mr and Mrs Ralph Burris of Brookfield Mr and Mrs Theodore Dodson Mr and Mrs Asa Badger Mrs Wallace Sayers Kenneth Badger and Freddy Lee McConkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Morris
Joe Edmondson
Geo. Phillips
Edgar Morris
Morris
Herman Cooper
Hazel
Price Gilmer
Dave Jesse
Kansas City
Bud Gilmer
Floyd Badger
J. J. Dodson
Ralph Burris
Brookfield
Theodore Dodson
Asa Badger
Wallace Sayers
Kenneth Badger
Freddy Lee McConkey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda Quigley
J. D
Alice Coulter
Sherborn Fields
Enid
Okla
Darrold Hutchinson
Gene
Arthur Stults
Mt. Olive Church
Chillicothe
Holser
Kenneth Young and Son
Morris Creokshanks
Henry Dennis
Haseville
Kermit Woolf
Willie Burtch
Tom Kimbrough
Haleville
Burlington
D. R. Powell
S.C. A
Grantsville
Cec
A. Lambert
Resay L. Lyons
William F. Roach
Walter E. Kirk
Locust Creek
Howard Glenn Tomlin
Ray C. Cloud
Edward T. Brown
Harold W. Thorne
Wallace Johnson
Marceline
Frank FE. Stephenson
Charles D. Stanley
Earl D. Stanley
Vincent B. Kelly
George W. Taylor
North Salem
Russell
R. Crist
Perry Christian
Noble E. Cordray
Robert E. Cattey
Otis W. McCollum
Parson Creek
Calen W. Lewis
Walter G. Barnette
Alfred E. Siegrist
George A. Meneely
Yellow Creek
Columbus A. Black
LeRoy F. Walsh
Clarence S
Xmas Candy
Browning Produce
Morton
White Lake
Liberty Bell
Ralph
Caldwell
Fletcher
Cora — Humphreys — Harris
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