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Organized, 1855; named for Rev. Thomas Johnson, missionary to the Shawnee Indians; County seat, Olathe; area, 480 square miles, 307,200 acres; population (1915), 18,507; assessed valuation (1915), $40,424,435; resources and industries—building stone, gray marble, coal, natural gas, agriculture, horticulture, and stock raising OLATHE Population (1915), 3335; elevation, 1032 feet; established, 1857; name a Shawnee Indian word meaning beautiful; industries—flour mill; in natural gas belt; municipal electric light plant, waterworks, paved streets, public library; is on the Missouri & Kansas Interurban, the Frisco, the Santa Fe, and the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield railways Olathe Discontinued Olathe Short-lived--Vol. 1 INDEPENDENT, independent; Morris Patton, editor, C. W. Gorsuch, associate editor, Olathe. Weekly. Feb. 7, 1912 + 4 vol. This paper is a continuation of the Lenexa News, founded about Nov. 1905, first issue in Society's file being vol. 1, No. 52, Nov. 23, 1906, E. A. Legler, editor and publisher; moved to Olathe 1912 and1912rand name changed to Olathe Independent, Will H. Peter, editor and manager KANSAS STAR, educational; edited and published by the Kansas School for the Deaf, Olathe. Semimonthly. May, 1876 + 40 vol. Founded 1872 by Kansas School for the Deaf MIRROR, Republican; John W. Breyfogle, editor, Mirror Publishing Co., publisher, Olathe. Weekly. Mar. 15, 1866-Jan. 23, 1868; Jan. 6, 1876 + 42 Vol. Scattering issues, Oct. 25, 1862; Oct. 29, 1864; Sept. 3, 1868; Oct. 24, 1869; Oct. 23 and Nov. 27, 1873; Jan. 22 and July 2, 1874; Sept. 30, Oct. 28 and Dec. 23, 1875 The Olathe Mirror was founded May 9, 1861, by John Francis on Sept. 6,1862 the office was wrecked by Quantrill, and the publication was discontinued until 1862, when it was revived by Mr. Francis. The Mirror is also a continuation of the following: Spring Hill Enterprise Mill Enterprise, founded 1870 by Buel & Sprague; name changed 1872, to Western Progress, W. H. McGown, editor and publisher; in 1873 moved to Olathe, and in 1880 sold to John Hindman, of the Gazette. Olathe News Letter, founded 1870 by J. A. and H. F. Cannutt; consolidated with the Mirror and published under the name of Mirror and News Letter until 1882. Olathe Gazette founded 1880 by John Hindman; consolidated 1883 with the Mirror and published until 1886 as the Mirror-Gazette, when the name again became the Mirror. Olathe Review, founded about 1881; absorbed by the Mirror. Olathe Republican, founded 1884 by H. F. Cannutt; sold to Mirror-Gazette in 1885. Olathe Weekly Herald, early history unknown, first issue in Society s file being dated September 8, 1893, and numbered vol. 2, No. 49, John F. Herman, editor and publisher. Olathe News, founded by C. M. Norris (no issues in the Society's collection); consolidated 1898 with the Herald, and called News-Herald; consolidated 1902 with the Mirror. Lenexa Leader, founded 1908 by Mrs. M. S. Capps; consolidated with the Mirror in 1909 REGISTER, Democratic; R. A. Clymer, editor, Register Publishing Co., publisher, Olathe. Weekly. Nov. 11, 1898—Jan. 27, 1910; May 11, 1911 + 17 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: Alliance Echo, Olathe, early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being vol. 3, No. 1, dated July 21, 1S93, E. W. Justus, editor and publisher; name changed in 1894 to Olathe Tribune, and published by the Peoples Party Publishing Co.; name again changed in 1905 to the Republican Tribune, John W. Richardson, editor and publisher; sold in 1907 to the Olathe Register, founded 1898 by Samuel T. Seaton DE SOTO Population (1915), 343; elevation, 729 feat; established, 1857; named for Hernando De Soto, the Spanish explorer; telephones; is on this Santa Fe railway. De Soto Discontinued De Soto Short-lived--Vol. 1 EAGLE EYE, independent; Wiard & Wiard, editors and publishers, De Soto. Weekly. Nov. 4, 1898 + 17, vol. Founded 1898; name changed 1910 to De Soto Herald, George E. Glenn, publisher; name again changed to Eagle Eye in 1912, with Wiard & Wiard, publishers EDGERTON Population (1915), 286; elevation, 986 feat; established July, 1870; named for a Mr. Edgerton, of the engineering department of the A. T. & S. F. railroad; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Edgerton Discontinued JOURNAL, Republican; Charles W. Mays, editor and publisher, Edgerton Weekly. Dec. 28, 1906 + 9 vol. Founded 1906 by Charles W. Mays GARDNER Population (1915), 536; elevation, 1065 feet; established, 1857; authorities differ as to the naming of the town; by one it is claimed to have been named in honor of Henry J. Gardner, governor of Massachusetts in 1855; by another for O. B. Gardner, an early resident of Johnson County and a member of the Gardner Town-site Company; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Gardner Discontinued GAZETTE, independent; Ed. L. Eaton, editor and publisher, Gardner Weekly. Sept. 28, 1899 + 16 vol. Founded 1899 by R. B. Huffman SPRING HILL Population (1915), 540; elevation, 1030 feet; established, 1857; named for Spring Hill, Ala; telephones; is on the St. Louis & San Francisco railway Spring Hill Discontinued NEW ERA, Republican; Will F. Wilkerson, editor and publisher, Spring Hill. Weekly. Nov. 15, 1883—Jan. 1885; Aug. 1888 + 28 vol. Founded 1883 by J. W. Sowers.
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