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SEW Alt COUNTY COUHAKT, OCTOBER L'9, 1887. of those men who always keeps his J. tllOS. llecaiiie a resident of Seward such men as Mr. Thomas that Spring- (J Ij AUNDH I field is indebted for the proud posi- 1 1 CY.

STOflY, Proprietor, turn which it holds to-day. K. A. WATSON. This gentleman is only twenty-four rears of age, yet his connection with county, before its organisation, in Complete in Every Particular.

business well in hand, looking after even the most insignificant details himself and in this Careful supervision of affairs no doubt lies the secret of his success. Vbruary, ISSO. He had formerly J. 1.. I NKKH1H KAS.

Is a native of Cass county, Indiana, SPRINGFIELD, een living in southwestern Iowa, and coming west in search of a lo- the organization of the county and with tho inception and progress of Springfield, is so intimate that it would be imjM)ssible to write a history of one without giving much of the other. He came to Springfield from Meade county, on lJecember at ion, visited California and the ei- from which place he came to Sewwrd county in May 1S85. He was eleo-ted clerk of tho district court fsr Seward county on November 5, lSSli treme west, but being particularly CHINESE LAUNDRY! CIME LEE, Proprietor. Springfield, Kas. mpressed with Kansas when passing J.

M. All AM. The subject of this sketch came to Kansas in the autumn of lSHIi and located in Meade county. Ho at once became infatuated with the beauties and resources of southwest Kansas, and began tho work of trying to induce emigration and secure a developement of the country, He is a live, wide-awake, progressive man and becomes very deeply interested iu whatever lie undertakes. He located in Springfield in the spring of 1880, and thoroughly identifying himself with the place, became one of its most useful champions.

In March, 1887, in company with a num. ber of other gentlemen, ho engaged 1 and has made a most excellent olli. 15, 1S85, and at once became an ac through, he returned and settled in Springfield when the town had just tive participant in city and county affairs. The town company had just five houses and two barns. He was jostrii wisiiv, The subject of this sketch is a lawyer by profession, and has the most extensive practice of any member of the profession in the county, lie has had sixteen years experience, is a safe counselor, a skillful pleader and an able advocate.

He represented Webster county Missouri, in the legislature in 1879 and 1S80, and was chairman of the railroad commit cer. lie owns 100 acres of land and is in comfortable circumstances. Mr Lumford is jHipuIar with tho people and the future his many good things in store for him. DR. J.

W. HEMPSTID, ppointed sheriff of the unorganized ouuty of Seward on June 10, 1SS0 been organized, and in him was qualities that made his services par PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, a. uncoil a HH'iiilif t.f tlif well known real ctuti and loan firm nf Scate 4 Ft-old, and oim of the prominent citizen of Soward county. He came to the county in September, lSSo, from Ft. Wayne, I ml.

In August lSMt, he was elected probate judge, Hiiit was re-elected to the office in November, 1V0, Mr- Ktold in in well-to-do circumstances, owning valuable an. I country real es-tate, ami enjoy the confidence of the people of the entire county in an em. inent degree. 7t sofcm In from the Kawk eye state ami became a resilient of Seward county March 21th 1SH5. lie located on a claim one mile northwest of Springfield, which lias become very valuable, ami which alone makes him in good circumstances.

Ho is deputy register of deeds and is thoroughly qualified for the potion. lie is also the possessor of a fine two claim besides a good deal of town proper- i i and was elected to the position on Vugust 5, 1SS0. He was re-elected JilKN. KKKl'r ticularly desirable, so that on May 4th, 1880, ho was elected secretary of the company, a position which he has held ever since. At the time of November 5, 1S87, being the first Was originally from Iowa, coming egally elected sheriff of the county, Otlkc West Bide of Square.

Sl'RIXOFIELD, KAS. BARNES LUSK, 7.10PRIITOR8 to Meade county, Kansas in 1SS1. He removed to Springfield in Octo- laving been counted out at the time tee for three successive sessions. He is an able and sagacious politician the organizatioh of the county on in the banking business, in which he has been pre-eminently successful, lie is cashier of tho Seward County of his first election by fraud. He is CITY BILLIARD HALL, Bank, which has a capital stock of $30,000, and which is regarded as one of the soundest and most reliable financial institutions in the south And Dealer la Fin Clgiri, SPEIXQFIELD, KAS.

McKITRICK HUBBARD, PROPRIETORS west, which position ho has filled so satisfactorily and ably that ho commands not only tho if 'j-i -pr CITY BAKERY AND RESTAURANT. confidence of his associates IV. cauimers i uun" man, sober and industrious, with methodic SPINGFIELD, KANSAS. but tho faith and esteem of the entire business publio of his country al habits and an ambitio to get on This bank does a general business, F. M.

WELTY, Dealer In in the world, and we predict for him a promising future. A. V. IT UN KB- common to such institutions in the I HARNESS, SADDLES.WMPS, BRIDLES, tC. west, and has a very large line of Mr.

Turner was one of the original deposits. The officers, directors and Repairing Promptly Son. SPRING FIELD, KAS. stock holders represent a capital of life over three million dollars, and most settlers of Meade county, having emigrated from Missouri to that county in tiie spring of 1885. He removed to Springfield, Seward of them are also officially connected in? J.

T. LEACH, with the Farmers' and Dsover's bank of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, one J. W. HIXON county, in October, 1SS(, and imme E. A.

WATSON and has figured extensively in the BLACKSMITH diatelv on his arrival began to take an active interest in the affairs of the ber, 1SS0, and was appointed deputy various eampafgns for the last fifteen of the reliable monetary institutions of that great state. They are also largely interested in western Kansas real estate, and individually have the the owner of 320 acres of first-class land in Seward county, 100 of which is one mile from Springfield, besides other valuable real estate in the city. district clerk, and has had entire con years, making himself very useful to county. He received the appoint trol of this important office ever since, inent as postmaster at Springfield in He is the possessor of valuable real AKD Wagon Maker. Repairing Promptly Done.

estate in Seward county, 100 acres of He has been a faithful and efficient public officer ami we believe every citizen in the county will agree with March 1SS7, and took formal charge of tbo office in May. He still holds the position in which he has given entire satisfaction. He owns farm which lies close to the city of Spring field. He is also engag-ed in the us when wo say that he has given SPRINGFIELD, KAS. property in Meade county besides entire satisfaction and has proven loan business and always has plenty of money on hand to make short and Jnne 17th, 1880, ho was appointed as one of the temporary county commissioners of Seward county by Governor John A.

Martin and was elected to the position by the people on November 2, 1880. He is a native of Pennsylvania and came from Forest county, that state, to Meade county, oh February 4th, 1S85. He is the junior member of the firm of Murray "Watson, dealers in gener-al merchandise, which has always had a very extensive patronage. In fact, the firm was the first to open up a general stock of goods in southwest Kansas, south of the A. T.

S. over $2,01 K) worth of town property, his party. He is quite prominent in Grand Army circles and has twice been a delegate to the state encampment. He is about forty years of age but is so well preserved that no one would imagine him to be over thirty. He caine to Springfield from Marsh-field, Missouri, in 1887, and no man in the county has been more prominently before the public ever since that date than he.

He is a man of pronounced abilities and is peculiarly endowed with those qualities that make him a leader in every thing he undertakes. long time loans, He is a young man but has had considerable experience WRIGHT LAND, DEALERS IN Mr. Turner is an upright, honest man, a useful citizen, and enjoys the confidence of the people. Mr. Adams is yet a young man and has a bright future before him.

FRANK WHITE Is one of the energetic young men of Seward county and came to Springfield from Harper, Kansas in July, 18S0, and at once engaged in the loan business, under the firm name of Turner White. He took a deep interests in the growth and government of tho town, and being a public spirited man soon attracted the attention of the people, who in re- in business, and with a clear concep confidence and good will of all- who himself worthy in every respect of tho trust reposed in him. L. ROBERTS. Came from North Missouri and located on a claim adjoining the town site of Springfield, on April 5, 1885.

There were no settlers in the county at the time of his arrival and he or tion of what he undertakes, is uni know him. GROCERIES P. P. HIU.KKMAN versally successful. St.

L. TI KNEB. AND- Among the professional men of tho southwest, there are few that Among the enterprising business men of Seward county, there is no F. railroad. He was for sometime GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.

ganized the first town company thatl have attained greater successor more one more worthy of favorable men prominence than the subject of this operated in the county, which was known as the Hynes Town company. tion than the gentlemen who.se sketch. Mr. Hillerman is a veteran noma nTmfnra flia liparl rf tllia In the latter part of September, 1885 KANSAS. Kansan, having become a resident of article, He came to Springfield I the state twenty-five years ago when he organized the Springfield Town company and was a member of the it was a territory.

He is a skillfu from Springfield, Missouri, in Janu ary, 1887, and immediately organ I VZ attorney, anil has had a long practice ized Bank of SprinirfieML whioh first directory, lie owns lt)U acres of land adjoining the city and 160 II. M. GEE, "dealeb nr the courts of Kansas, lie came TufflrOTmTOc east, uesme a lot is to-day doing the largest banking business in Western Kansas off of the railroads. It has sufficient capital January 1880, and entering the prac- of valuable town property. He is in tice of the law soon sue- comfortable circumstances and has a for all demands and is honestly arid needed in seeurinsr an ex- sure foundation laid for the future.

skilfully managed. Mr. Turner is rme ugars tensive and lucrative practice. He Mr. Roberts is extensively aequain largely interested in farm lands, owning over two thousand acres In is in comfortable circumstances, and ted throughout the county, ana is is well equipped for his business, thoroughly respected by his 'fellow II Seward, Meade and Finney counties.

SPRINGFIELD, KAS. ownino- the largest law library in the citizens. He also owns a large amount of city property which was purchased in TT 1 1 county, lie lias anvavs unvuu an GKO LEMON active interest in whatever would the successful men of favorable locations with an eye to H. C. NELSON.

promote the development and pub- who have been foremost increase in value at the earliest pos turn for what he had done for the postmaster at Springfield but resigned the position on account of the press he welfare of beward county and mMntT th what it is, is sible date. He is publio spirited HARRT C. NELSON. Kansas has her share of energetic tho town of his choice. It is with om and never hesitates to contribute of T.

L. SLOAN, place elected him as the first mayor of the city on the fifteenth day of of other business. He is the owner young business men who have located in the state with a determina of 100 acres of fine land besides one pleasure that we commend him not with great orce of cnaracter and a only as a citizen but as a safe and clea head for He came Amnist 1887. Mr. White is well his means for any enterprise that promises to advance the interests of hundred valuable town lots.

He is reliable lawyer. frnm pnnn.ift the snrincr of 1880 pleased with southwestern Kansas, and is a real enthusiast when it Contractor and Builder tion to "stay" and profit by the natural advantages offered to honest in well fixed and exceedingly popular his city or county. He has been an untiriner worker in the common i i e. and organized me uan oi tum, dustry. In August, 1885, the subject Came to Seward county from Iowa 0f wnich he is now president.

He be cause of trying to secure emmigra comes to the beauties, resources and advantages of this country. He pro with the masses. He has always been fair and upright in his dealings and his word is considered as good of this brief sketch came to bewara in 1885. He was appointed county came a resident of Springfield -in poses to make Springfield his per county and in October of the same tion for the southwest, and never fails to speak a good word for the land of his adoption. He has never commissioner of Seward county or jray 1887, and in connection with as his bound.

manent home and to that end has June 17, l3b, and was re-elected to jr Gammon, purchased the land ly- year he located in Springfield and earnestly commenced the work that I. E.THOMAS. surrounded Ins residence with every i. conducted his business on the grasp Was one among the first settlers of the office on August 5, 1880, for the jU9t two blocks west of the pub-short term. He has been engaged BqUare, which they soon after- uxury and convenience that the coun mr, tight-fisted policy, so common ty affords.

He is the possessor of 800 Seward county arriving long before there was any town in the cotfnty and ended so successfully in making this city the permanent county seat of Seward county. He was a hard in the lumber business ever since wards laid off into lots and blocks with monetary institutions of this country, but has ever manifested a acres of Seward county real estate coming to the country, and has a an(j is now known as the San SPRINGFIELD, KANSAS. P. P. HILLERMAN, Lawyer, SPRINGFIELD, KAS.

even before any was thought of. He worker, true to the cause and ever willingness to accomodate his friends large interest in a northern planing ta Fe addition. Ho then built a ten besides a considerable amount of town property. Mr. White is well located five miles northwest of Spring willing to go where duty called him with either long or 6hort time loans.

mill. The firm of E. M. Campbell thousand dollar hotel, and made field and began to carve out and fixed so far as this worlds goods are are at the head of the lumber concerned and has exceedingly business in Springfield, and do a very bright prospects for the future. extensive business, aggregating into tho tens of thousand monthly.

lie JOHN B. F. MILES. The gentleman whose, name ap has large property interest, in the pears above is one of the rising mem county consisting of farm and city property, besides a large and com bers of the legal profession who has chosen Seward county as the theater plete stock, of builders' and general of his operations and successes. He hardware, located at Fargo Springs until in July, when it was moved to emigrated to Kansas in August, 1880 and located at Chanute, from which place he removed to Springfield in Springfield.

He is a pushing, vigor. ous fellow and a first-class business mm 'it 7 GEO. W. LEMON. man.

May, 1887. He is a clear headed young man and will yet make his A. T. R.KiUXI. mark in the profession of his choice County treasurer of Seward coun He is a candidate for county attorney MILES HARRIS, Lawyers.

Springfield, Kas. ty came to where Springfield now is i and he will no doubt secure an elec in March 1S8-), several months be FRANK B. GAMMON. See Next Page. I tion.

He owns a large amount of fore there was any settlement in the Mr. Turner has been of great use io county and located on a claim three many other large investments in the his county and is a public benefai He is formerly from Illinois, but city property and has a splendid was for a number of years in start in the world. He has been the United States navy, and phenomenonally successful in his miles southeast of the present town city. To him, probably as much as build up on the almost boundless praiaie a home that place which above all others makes life desirable. He came from Cass county, Indiana, and ctniA to stav.

and therefore tor in more ways than one. site. He came from Kentucky and to the efforts of any other man, D. B. WHITE.

as a natural consequence has seen practice, brought with him the thrifty habits Springfield is indebted for the un- I his gentleman came to spring much of the world. He is well-pos- H. P. LARRABEK. which characterize the citizens of exampled prosperity that it Is at nf tlm blue rrrass state, nresent He is full of lost no time in identifying himself, field, in June, 1880, from Mea ted, an agreeable companion and en- Emigrated to Kansas in 1872, and located in Sumner county in the M.

CAMPBELL with every enterprise that had a ten-1 county. He emigrated from Mobe- TT. treasurer on Lluck and enenrv, is a splendid joys the confidence of the public. ttreade countvt autumn of 1SS0, where he engaged Tisft arJl rfl-pWt- financier. Ukes a comprehensive view! Besides owning several usand March.

ISS3. He is the owner of tlollars worth of real estate in 'the extensively in the manufat ture of artificial stone. He removed from Sum of all subjects, and although a young i-ed wa 'ovewibet 5, Tt owns county. The public appreciating his effort elected him register of deeds on November 5, 1SS0, and he has man, has had a large experience and is possessed of an unusually sound judgment, which has served himwell in all his investments and under city, he has just completed a large two-story business house, one of the most expensive and substantial in the city. He is the treasurer of the Springfield Town company and an active member of the Springfield board of trade.

He takes an active part in the advancement of all public im DEALERS IS LUMBER AKD BUILDERS' HARDWARE, SPRINGFIELD, KAS. 480 acres of land, three miles ffoiii Springfield, which is at $10,. 000, beides a large amount of ciT property. Mr. White is one of tfe foremost citizeus of Seward coun7 and a leader, or valuable helper, every public enterprise.

He is generous and charitable, ajid has a wain place in the public heart. He hss been very successful since coming to southwestern Kansas, and has a aod foundation for the future. filled the position so satisfactorily that they never have had occasion to recret their action in the matter. He is a candidate for re-election and no doubt will be chosen by a large majority. He is a director in the Bank of Seward County, and may be 5 10 acres of lands, besides a lot of city property.

His farm is perkaps the best improved of any in the county. He has eighty acres in a high state of cultivation, with a nice farm residence, five hundred thrifty growing fruit trees from eight to ten feet high, wind mill, tank and pump and fifty acres enclosed in a substantial wire fence. Mr. Ragland is in most comfortable circumstances. ner county to Springfield on May 5, 1SS0, and located on 100 acres of valuable land, four miles northwest of the city.

He engaged again in the manufacture of artificial stone, which business he still follows. Mr. Larrabee is in good circumtsances and is well and favorably known throughout the county, as a thoroughly upright and conscientious citizen. taking It is to such men as Mr. Lemon, that southwestern Kansas owes its marvelous progress and has become the cynosure of all eyes.

He has just begun his financial career, provements ana never urcs said to be well-fixed for life, so far as this world's goods goes. It is to and if his life is spared a magnifi- mg for the promotion of the city or cent future awaits hira. He is one 1 county.