1878 History of Jewell County

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

1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas

The following is a transcription of a history of Jewell County, Kansas published in 1878. It reflects the attitudes of the time. This is taken from a microfilmed copy. Some of the print was difficult to read and I have indicated with a question mark in brackets ([?]) when I was unsure of the spelling, particularly of names. Submitted by Patricia Seitas.

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

Richland Township

was originally a portion of Big Timber. Was organized as Richland Township, February 12, 1874.

Its First Officers

were: Andrew Green, Trustee; C.P. R. Dazy [?], Treasurer; John M. McRoberts, Jr. and T. McBride, Justices of the Peace, and John Wyatt, Constable.

The First Settlers

were Sam. C. Bowles, T. Bowles, G.I. Nelson, Peter Kearns, Peter Tanner, Nels. Cedeburg, John O'Roak, Chris. Ahrens, John W. McRoberts, Sr., John W. McRoberts, Jr., W.R. Scott, Sam. J. Sweet, Alfred Wilde and Urban Wilde, all of whom settled here early in the spring of 1870, some of them coming in February and the remainder in April.

The Township is a little inclined to be rolling, but as its name indicates, the land is rich and productive. It is well watered by John's and White Rock creeks, and good timber is abundant. It is thickly settled by an industrious and thrifty class of farmers, and the society is good.

Schools and Churches

There are four school districts in the township, all of which have good school houses, in which regular terms of school are taught. We have no report of churches.

Rubens

is a thriving little town, containing one general store, a card of which will be found in our advertising pages, a post office, in which confectioneries and notions are kept, and a blacksmith and wagon-makers shop.

The Present Township Officers,

elected November 6, 1877, are Thomas E. West, trustee; Samuel J. Sweet, clerk; R.M. Wright, treasurer; W.G. King and W. Wilde, justices of the peace, and W.S. Wright and W.J. Bowles, Constables.

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