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Upon his death, April 1, 1891, Chester Thomas was eulogized for his efforts in the advancement of the state of Kansas.
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This is in response to the Op-Ed, “Protect Title Nine from unfair competition.”
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Mary Jane Cantrell was born in December of 1848 in Jackson County Mo. Her brother Hiram was born in 1850. Their mother Thirza (Land) Cantrell later died, the date being undocumented. Their father, Jacob Cantrell remarried on Aug. 8, 1852, to Rebecca Stacey.
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Change. It’s only a little six-letter word, but seems so much bigger.
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Gen. Sheridan’s Winter Campaign against the Plains Indians during the winter of 1868-69 was hailed as a grand success, but taking all those soldiers on campaign had a devastating effect on Hays City businesses.
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Return for a moment to those halcyon political years when Republicans actually had a philosophy and when Kansas actually had a U.S. Senator who was concerned about — and worked for — Kansas people.
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In May of 1868 the Kansas Pacific Railway had yet to reach the border with Colorado. The frontier towns of Ellsworth and Hays City drew rough crowds of men and women with little regard for law and order.
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