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Old Settlers Remember Marshall County Pioneers in Lawrence Visit
A Kansas journey notes Marshall county’s early figures with tales of rural life, Indian massacres, and a sheriff race. Richard Hunt recalls ties to the Roberts family and frontier dangers, while Lawrence is described as a growing hub with a grand university building and a riverfront landscape. The correspondent observes settlement patterns, land wealth, and cattle ranching across the central west frontier.
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Putnam County
Washington
Chicago
Richard Hunt
Roberts
Indian Creek
Ottawa
Caledonia
Sandy
Whittefield
Henry
Marshall County
John Burns
Johnson
Barnes
Magnolia
Lacon
Spoonriyct
Monmouth
Knoxville
Springfield
Broaddus
Bonham
Presbyterian First Church
Ann Bullman
Uhy
Oho
Strawn
Geo. O. Barnes
Theodore Perry
Frederick
Kansas ‘City St
Congregational Church
Jacksonville
New England
K.& P. R. I. Company
Lawrence
Kaw
Kansas River
Kansas
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Sheriff Jones
Quantrell
State University
Board of Regents
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wilson Station
N. Y
Kansas Poville
Streems
Bosland