2012 Spring Newsletter

Surveyor - N. J. Roscoe, 1857; James Mitchell, 1858; Samuel D. Irwin, 1861; A. S. Barnum, 1863; N. S. Roscoe, 1867; O. W. Bates, 1873; A. Knapp, 1875; A. P. Walker, 1879. Superintendent of Instruction - H. M. Hughes, Abram Ellis, A. A. Roberts, 1861; I. J. Banister, 1862; S. Underhill, 1863; John Welles, 1866; I. J. Banister, 1867; A. C. Farnham, 1870; I. J. Banister, 1872; B. D. Russell, 1874; J. W. Flemming, 1878; S. F. March, 1880. Coroner - Cyrus Holdridge, 1857; C. O. Gause, 1859; P. P. Fowler, 1861; D. E. Stephens, 1863; John Austin, 1865; W. D. Hawkins, 1866; R. P. Lummis, 1867; J. M. Carpenter, 1869; T. Dennis, 1870; William Waters, 1873; W. H. Wilhoite, 1875; R. J. Hiner, 1877; Amos Potter, 1879. County Attorney - # ' 4JNQTPO 4 " 3JHHT 3 8 .BTTFZ +PIO . $PF ć PNBT 3PCFSUT & ' 4NJUI " $ 1PUUFS " $ Potter, 1871; W. T. Johnston, 1873; W. R. Brayman, 1876; W. T. Johnston, 1878; J. A. Hoag, 1880. C ourt House - ć F ĕ STU TUFQT MPPLJOH UPXBSET UIF FSFDUJPO PG B DPVSU IPVTF XFSF UBLFO +VMZ 1857, when it was ordered by the Commissioners that “the sum of $15,000 be appropriated to build a court house at Paola, that the bonds of the county bearing ten per cent, interest be issued and that UIFZ TIBMM OPU CF TPME BU MFTT UIBO QBSw ć F CPOET XFSF OPU JTTVFE OPS IBT UIF DPVSU IPVTF CFFO CVJMU 0O UIF UI PG "QSJM UIF #PBSE QBJE GPS i6OJPO )BMMw UP CF VTFE BT B DPVSU IPVTF "ę FS VTJOH UIF TFDPOE TUPSZ PG UIF i3BJOFZ #MPDLw TPNF ZFBST GPS DPVOUZ Pď DFT UIF $PNNJTTJPOFST PO .BZ MFBTFE UIF PME i1BPMB TDIPPM building” for a court house. On the 7th of November, an election was held to purchase the building: a total of 1,872 votes were cast in favor of the purchase and 307 against. Total amount paid for the building was $9,200. D. I joined Dr. G.W. Brown, editor of the Lawrence Herald of Freedom in obtaining leases on some 30,000 acres for explo ration & we found oil southeast of my mission. Dr. Woodson D. Hoover A. .Z QBSUOFS 3FW %S %BWJE -ZLJOT BOE * QSBDUJDFE NFEJDJOF BU IJT PME NJTTJPO TJUF FBTU PG 1BPMB ć F DPVOUZ XBT originally named for him (Lykins) before being changed to Miami in 1861. # %S $PČ FZ %S -ZLJOT BOE * SBO BO BE JO UIF FEJUJPO PG UIF 0TBXBUPNJF )FSBME BEWFSUJTJOH PVS NFEJDBM CVTJ ness to the area. C. David Lykins was better known than I, but he was asked to leave the area because of his stand on the slavery issue! I wonder how he liked Colorado. Now the mystery! We need more local history on David Lykins. He supported slavery and was later asked to leave the area Bę FS UIF UFSSJUPSZ DIBOHFE JUT QPMJUJDBM WJFXT UP B GSFF TUBUF QPTJUJPO )F MFę GPS $PMPSBEP UIFO " TUPOF JT MPDBUFE JO PVS local cemetery but he is not buried there. It is only a “commemorative stone!” • Does anyone have a photo of Dr. Lykins? • A cemetery did exist at the mission site. Does anyone have a photo and/or additional information on the cemetery that has mysteriously disappeared along with any of the grave stones? If you do have more information to add to this important local history, please contact the Miami County History Museum at Paola. Phil Reaka contiued from page 7

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