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Organized July 20, 1887; named for Alfred Gray, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture; County seat, Cimarron; area, 864 square miles, 552,960 acres; population (1915), 3674; assessed valuation (1915), $9,187,799; resources and industries—agriculture and stock raising CIMARRON Population (1915), 559; elevation, 2625 feet; established, Apr. 1878; waterworks system, telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Cimarron Discontinued Cimarron Short-lived--Vol. 1 JACKSONIAN, Progressive; Elmer T. Peterson, editor and publisher, Cimarron. Weekly. Apr. 2, 1886 + 30 vols. A continuation of the following: Cimarron Herald, founded July 16, 1885, by John R. Curry; Oct. 29, same year, name changed to Kansas Sod House, James T. Ferris, editor and publisher; Feb. 25, 1886, A. F. Enos became a partner of Mr. Ferris in the publication of the Sod House, and on Apr. 2, following, they sold their interest, good will and subscription list to Messrs. J. B. Fugate and M. Schiffgen, of Newton, and removed their office to Ravanna, Garfield County, continuing there the publication of the Sod House until 1887. Messrs. Fugate and Schiffgen began the publication of the Jacksonian at Cimarron, dating their first issue vol. 2, No. 1, Apr. 2, 1886, M. Schiffgen, editor and manager. Gray County Sentinel, Cimarron, founded by E. S. Garten; early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being vol. 16, No. 24, Jan. 5, 1901; sold to the Jacksonian Jan. 30, 1902 ENSIGN Population (1915, estimated), 50; elevation, 2720 feet; established about 1886; first called Lone Lake; name changed to Ensign in 1888, in honor of G. L. Ensign; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Ensign Discontinued GRAY COUNTY RECORD, local; Edward Chalk, editor and business manager, Glenn C. Cramer, publisher, Ensign. Weekly. Feb. 3, 1916 + Early history unknown; first issue in Society's file bears vol. 2, No. 8 MONTEZUMA Population (1915, estimated), 200; new town established in May, 1912; named for the ruler of the ancient Aztec empire; the old town established about 1879, a mile and a half from the present town site; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railroad Montezuma Discontinued Montezuma Short-lived--Vol. 1 PRESS, independent; Earl Fickertt, editor and publisher, Montezuma. Weekly. Oct. 7, 1915 + The Chief, founded 1914 by R. E. Campbell; name changed 1915 to Montezuma Press.
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