Ophir Hall and the rise of Ben Holladay estate history
Ophir Hall in Westchester once cost a million and later passed to D. O. Mills and then Elizabeth Reid. Ben Holladay, born poor in Kentucky, built the hall after striking wealth from the Ophir mine and married into society before dying in Oregon. A separate note mentions a midwest business-failure study by the commerce department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchase
Siam
America
Ophir
Salt Lake City
Ben
Nevada
New York
Westchester County
Ben Holladay
Union Club
Ophir Hall
D. O. Mills
Mills
Elizabeth
Whitelaw Reid
Oregon
Washington
Middle-West
Department of Commence
Ingelgents
Brackett School Elects New Board Member
Mr H D Howland was elected to the Brackett school board at the election. The board voted to install electric lights in the schoolhouse. Mr and Mrs H E Jorden of Lawrence visited Brackett for dinner with Mr and Mrs R W Yeoman. Mrs R M Yeoman has been caring for Mrs K Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Jorden
Lawrence
R. W. Yeoman
Brackett
H. D. Howland
R. M. Yeoman
Deposed Queen Reaches Paris Amid Illness and Local Notes
A long, readable patch covers Mrs. Hayden's recovery at her son Albert Hayden’s home after bronchial pneumonia. Community notes describe Pleasant Hour Club meetings, lessons on bedroom fixtures, letters from Watertown, potato harvests, school closings, visits, a mock trial at Mound Community club, and upcoming events at Brackett and Tonaganoxie with egg showers and shared meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Barrows
Hayden
Albert Hayden
Pleasant Hour Club
H. D. Howland
Weise
Galen
Guy Bigsby
Brackett School
al Wiener
William Kirby
R. W. Yeoman
Chas
Manwaring
Watertown
New York
David Kirby
Brackett
J. P. Hittle
Beulah
Topeka
County exam results and local notices from Tonganoxie
RENO Ellen Reece Arthur Sowers Wilma Lehoff and Alfred Skeets attended the county examinations at Tonganoxie Saturday. Mrs A Wartzack will leave on Tuesday for Wichita to attend an Eastern Star convention. Mrs Charlie Strong of Kaw Val
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Reece
Arthur Sowers
Wilma Lehoff
Alfred Skeets
Tonganoxie
A. Wartzack
Wichita
Charlie Strong
Kaw Val
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royalty
Ben Holliday
Paris
Albert Otto
Helen Dehoff
Frank Barnes
Dwyer
Leavenno
J.E. Dwyer
Aid Society
Ella
Nettie O'Dea
Ulrich
Olive Verhoff
C. L. DeHoff
Fred Harmon
Lena Sutton
Clinton
Anna Taylor
W. B. Coe
Dwyer, Jr
Ruth Pettingill
Edna McKone
W. C. Bridges
Bert Harman
G. L. Phenicie
P. E. O. Garder
McArthur
Tonagnoxie
Pony Creek
Wiseres
Victoria
Spain
Alfonso
London
Western Union
Chicago
Reno
Frances T. Northcross
Journal-World
Courter’s Furniture
Sonny Boy
Are
Mrs. Northcross
Kansas Public Service Co
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