Ottawa History Recalls Towns Before Ottawa Founding
A January 1914 retrospective outlines Ottawa’s origins, noting earlier Franklin County settlements Minneola Centropolis Lane Ohio City and Peoria, the Indian village site, the 1864 town company, incorporation as a town in 1866 and city status in 1867, plus early leaders and the first house at First and Walnut streets. It also highlights New Years baby births, local inventions, and 1913 improvements including a Sanatorium gift by Mrs. Semple and calls for county ownership.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Minneola
Centropolis
Lane
Ohio City
Peoria
St. Bernard
J.M. Bernard
Ohio City Road
Marais Des Cygnes
Hickory Street
Ohio City Crossing
C.C. Hutchinson
I.S. Kalloch
James Wind
First
Walnut Streets
Missouri Pacific
Asa S. Lathrop
H.P. Welsh
A.H. Baldwin
A.M. Blair
D.C. Jenness
W.D. Walsh
Stork
Thomas Shinkle
North Main Street
J.M. Stucker
South Poplar
South Oak Streets
Highland Cemetery
Ottawa Country Club
Salem Hall
Rantoul
Warner Factory
Ottawa University
Chautauqua Assembly
Olathe
Iola
Semple Sanitarium
Semple
Obituary of Marjorie Reynolds Ot taka Kan longtime Jayhawk fan
Marjorie Vogel Reynolds, 86, Ottawa Kansas, died December 29 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. Funeral 11 a m January 3 2014 at First United Methodist Church Ottawa with visitation January 2 2014 at Lamb Rob erts Funeral Home Ottawa. Born June 6 1927 in Topeka she was a valedictorian graduate of Topeka High 1945 and KU alumna. She married Clifford Reynolds July 13 1947 in Topeka and moved to Ottawa in 1955 where she raised five children. Surviving Greg Bobbie Brad Valerie Sally Hampton Scott Lisa Barry Karie seven grandchildren. Preceded by her parents Julius and Sophie Vogel. She worked as a secretary at Ransom Memorial Hospital and was active in the United Methodist Church of Ottawa for about 60 years and led Garfield PTA and Ottawa PTA.
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Marjorie (Vogel) Reynolds
Ottawa
Kan
Olathe Medical Center
First United Methodist Church
Lamb-Roberts Funeral
Marjorie Reynolds
Topeka
Julius and
Sophie
Leitzow) Vogel
Marjorie
Topeka High School
University of Kansas
Clifford Reynolds
Kaw
Clifford
Greg
Bobbie
Brad
Valerie
Sally
Hampton
Scott
Lisa
Barry
Karie
Marge
Ransom Memorial Hospital
United Methodist Church of
Garfield Pta
Ottawa Pta
Obituaries of Hanes and Greenfield in Ottawa area
Donald Eugene Hanes 78 of Ottawa died December 21 2013 in Topeka private burial at Waverly Cemetery conducted December 31 2013. Born August 19 1935 in Osawatomie to Lyle and Eva Hanes. Biancy Ellen Smith Greenfield 86 of Ottawa died December 24 2013 services set for January 4 2014 at Community Foursquare Church. Born January 13 1927.
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Donald Eugene “Don” Hanes
Ottawa
Topeka
Dengel & Son
Waverly Cemetery
Waverly
Osawatomie
Lyle and
Eva (Andrews) Hanes
Biancy
Ellen” (Smith) Greenfield
Midwest Columns to Open Post Frame Plant in Richmond
Midwest Columns LLC plans a state of the art manufacturing facility in southern Franklin County to produce three and four ply laminated columns for the post frame industry. The plant will be a supplier to Quality Structures Inc and local firms, creating 10 to 12 jobs as production begins by February 2014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Statioy
Richmond
Franklin County
Midwest Columns LLC
S. State St
Rob Pearce
Quality Structures, Inc
Pearce
Zach
Jenna
Midwest
QSI
Midwest Columns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ottawa Herald
Ocal
Louis Reed
Ottai
Pomona
Princeton
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Ates —S
U.S. Postal Service
Herald
S. Cedar St
Ottawaherald.com
Mained
Jayhawk
Donald Eugene
Don’ Hanes
Ellen’ (Smith) Greenfield
Community Foursquare Church
Abby Eckel
The
City Commission
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Gene Ramsey
Government Access T.V. Channel
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Committee
Donna Ferguson
Water Dist
Harrison Township Community
Nebraska Rd
Lyndon Building Materials
Lyndon
Wecla
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