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Organized, 1855; named for Alexander W. Doniphan; County seat, Troy; area, 379 square miles, 242,560 acres; population (1915), 14,544; assessed valuation (1915), $25,876,883; resources and industries—agriculture and horticulture TROY Population (1915), 1109; elevation, 1093 feet; established, 1855; named for ancient Troy; has telephones; is on the Rock Island and St. Joseph & Grand Island railways Troy Discontinued Troy Short-lived--Vol. 1 KANSAS CHIEF, Republican; H. J. Calnan, editor and proprietor, Troy. Weekly. June 4, 1857-58 vols. Founded at White Cloud in 1857 by Sol Miller, and called the White Cloud Chief; moved to Troy, July 4, 1872; absorbed the Doniphan County Republican, founded 1868 by C. G. Bridges HIGHLAND Population "(1915), 736; elevation, 887 feet; established, 1857; electric lights, telephones; is on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway Highland Discontinued Highland Short-lived--Vol. 1 VIDETTE, Republican; Tobias Larson and Warren Kitzmiller, editors and publishers, Highland. Weekly. Feb. 18, 1892 + 24 vols. Founded 1892 by H. S. and Irvin Hogue SEVERANCE Population (1915), 334; elevation, 899 feet; established, 1869; named for John Severance, one of its founders; industries—-flour mills, elevators; telephones, public library; is on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway Severance Discontinued Severance Short-lived--Vol. 1 NEWS, independent; Rev. A. J. Pirtle, editor and lessee, Severance. Weekly. May 11, 18 89 + 27 vols. Founded 1889 by W. T. Randolph WATHENA Population (1915), 709; elevation, 819 feet; established, 1856; named for a Kickapoo Indian chief; telephones, paved streets, public library; is on the Rock Island and St. Joseph & Grand Island railways Wathena Discontinued REPUBLICAN, Republican; W. T. Stewart, editor, W. T. Stewart and Charles A. Fetter, publishers, Wathena. Weekly. Mar. 30, 1900 + 16 vols. Founded 1900 by Pool Grinstead TIMES, independent; C. W. Ryan, editor and publisher, Wathena. Weekly. Nov. 22, 1901 + 14 vols. Founded 1886 at Troy by A. W. Beale; moved to Wathena 1901,and name changed to Wathena Times, with Pool Grinstead as editor and publisher; Troy Republican, founded 1910 by W. Charles Hopper; consolidated with Times in 1911 WHITE CLOUD Population (1915), 563; elevation, 852 feet; established, 1856; named for Ma-hush-kah, White Cloud, Iowa Indian chief; industries—flour mills and elevators; telephones, public library; is on the C. B. & Q. railway White Cloud Discontinued White Cloud Short-lived--Vol. 1 GLOBE, Republican; Anna Mallows, editor and publisher, White Cloud. Weekly. Sept. 2, 1892 + 24 vols. Founded 1892 by John J. Faulkner.
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