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Organized, 1858; named for Thomas Morris, United States senator from Ohio, 1833-1839; County seat, Council Grove; area, 700 square miles, 448,000 acres; population (1915), 11,810; assessed valuation (1915), $23,243,719; resources and industries—building stone, brown ochre, gypsum, agriculture, and stock raising. COUNCIL GROVE Population (1915), 2405; elevation, 1234 feet; established, 1847, as a trading post on the Santa Fe Trail; 1850 the Kansas Indian mission was established at this point, and in 1858 the town of Council Grove was incorporated, situated in the grove where the council between the United States commissioners and the Osage Indians was held, Aug. 10J 1825, for the conclusion of a peace treaty for the right of way of the Santa Fe Trail through the Indian lands; industries—elevators, marble and granite works; telephones, municipal electric light and water systems, public library; is on the Missouri Pacific and the M. K. & T. railways. Council Grove Discontinued Council Grove Short-lived--Vol. 1 Council Grove Short-lived--Vol. 2 GUARD, Republican; M. F. Amrine, editor and publisher, Council Grove. Weekly. Aug. 9, 1884 + 31 vol. Daily [evening]. Nov. 1, 1915 + 1 vol. Founded 1884 by I. and E. Sharp, and John Maloy. Alliance Herald, Council Grove, founded 1891 by L. McKenzie and C. W. White, with L. McKenzie, editor; consolidated 1891 with the Guard; name changed to Alliance Herald-Guard, L. McKenzie, editor; in 1892 name changed back to Council Grove Guard. Daily edition founded 1915 by M. F. Amrine. REPUBLICAN, Republican; C. L. Daughters, editor and publisher. Council Grove. Weekly Jan. 18, 1879 + 37 vol. [Skips from Oct 24, 1918 to Mar 29, 1919.] Founded 1872 as the Morris County Republican, Council Grove, by J. T. Bradley. Council Grove Democrat, founded 1870 by S. M. Hays; consolidated 1877 with the Republican, under name of Republican and Democrat, Moriarty & Dunn, editors and publishers. Morris County Times, Council Grove, founded 1879 by Edward J. Dill (?); name changed to Kansas Cosmos 1881, Edward and Charles W. White, editors and publishers; sold to the Republican in 1886 with F. E. and O. S. Munsell, editors and publishers. DUNLAP Population (1915), 320; elevation, 1182 feet; established, 1875; named for Joseph Dunlap, Indian trader and founder of the town; telephones; is on the K. M. & T. railway. Dunlap Discontinued Dunlap Short-lived--Vol. 1 RUSTLER, independent; Carl C. Lamb, editor and publisher, Dunlap. Weekly. Apr. 18, 1914 + 2 vol. Founded 1914 by Carl C. Lamb. DWIGHT Population (1915), 268; elevation, 1496 feet; established, 1887; named for Dwight Rathbone, who owned part of the land included in the town site; telephones; is on the Rock Island railway. Dwight Discontinued Dwight Short-lived--Vol. 1 Dwight Short-lived--Vol. 2 SIGNAL, independent; M. B. and C. H. Johnson, editors and publishers, Dwight. Weekly. June 13, 1912 + 4 vol. Founded 1912 by N. M. and J. S. Davis. LATIMER Population (1915, estimated), 120; elevation, 1411 feet; established about 1883; originally called Far West; name changed in 1888 to Latimer; telephones; is on the Rock Island railway. LEADER, local; Kenneth C. Doddridge, editor and publisher, Latimer. Weekly. July 15, 1915 + 1 vol. Founded 1915 by Kenneth C. Doddridge. WHITE CITY Population (1915), 608; elevation, 1469 feet; established, 1871; named for F. C. White, superintendent Union Pacific, southern branch; telephones; is on the M. K. & T. and the Rock Island railways. White City Discontinued White City Short-lived--Vol. 2 REGISTER, Republican; C. C. Miller, editor, Miller & Holmes, publishers, White City. Weekly. June 7, 1889 + 26 vols. This paper is a continuation of the White City Whig, founded 1885 by R. B. Brown; sold to G. W. Simpson and' name changed in 1886 to the Morris County News; name again changed, same year, to White City News; name changed in 1889 to White City Register, with W. G. Means & Co. publishers. The Dunlap Reflector, founded 1896 by S. M. Padgett & Sons; consolidated in 1898 with the Register, S. M. Padgett & Sons, editors and 90 publishers. WILSEY Population (1915), 291; elevation, 1500 feet; established about 1885; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway. Wilsey Discontinued Wilsey Short-lived--Vol. 1 WARBLER, independent; A. B. Pirtle, editor, Warbler Publishing Co., publisher, Wilsey. Weekly. May 4, 1905 + 11 vol. Founded 1905 by W. Charles Hopper |
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