BU Butler County, Kansas, was established in 1855. It was one of Kansas’ original 36 counties and named for Andrew Butler, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina who promoted Kansas statehood. The county seat of Butler County is El Dorado, Kansas.
Butler County Old News
courtesy of the Kansas Old Newspaper Transcribers Guild (KCGS)
R. E. Hall Anniversary
WELLINGTON. Mr. R. E. Hall, living at Wellington, celebrated his 89th anniversary recently. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 31, 1895. Page 3. (c) Transcribed by Darren McMannis for the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc.
50 Hog Wagons In Barnes
BARNES. Fifty hog wagons were on the streets of Barnes in one day last week. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 31, 1895. Page 3. (c) Transcribed by Darren McMannis for the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc.
Fredonia Ice Skating
FREDONIA. Fredonia people skate on a pond lighted by electricity, but some say it spoils half the fun. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 31, 1895. Page 3. (c) Transcribed by Darren McMannis for the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies,...
Fight Among Outlaws
FIGHT AMONG OUTLAWS. One Man Killed and a Number Wounded in a Quarrel Over Spoils. PERRY, OK – Jan 30. A priest who returned yesterday from Sacred Heart Mission tells of a battle near there between two gangs of outlaws over the distribution of some spoils that one...
U.S. Sues Kansas Settlers
The U.S. government has brought suit against about 1,000 settlers in Dickinson, Saline, and Ellsworth counties, in Kansas, to recover land purchased by the settlers of the Union Pacific railway. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 24, 1895. Page...
SAR Officers Elected
TOPEKA. The Sons of the American Revolution of Kansas, in session at Topeka, elected George D. Hale president; H. J. Adams, secretary; A. K. Rodgers, treasurer; T. E. Bowman, registrar, and J. L. Furber, historian. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday,...
Colin Cable Drug Store Robbed
KANSAS CITY, KS - At 4:30 o’clock on the morning of the 23d two white men entered the drug store of Colin Cable, Kansas City, Kan., and robbed the night clerk of $ 195. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 24, 1895. Page 5. (c) Transcribed by...
Howard Jolly Captured
HUTCHINSON. Howard Jolly Captured. The St. Louis and Kansas City papers of last week were almost filled with accounts of one Howard Jolly, a general railroad ticket agent of Memphis, Tenn., of how he had stolen tickets and sold them to brokers, and that his...
C. W. Oliver Trial Postponed
HUTCHINSON. Hearing Postponed. The hearing of the petition for a new trial of C. W. Oliver, convicted of tearing up the Santa Fe track last summer, has been postponed to Jan. 31st. The Hutchinson Gazette, Hutchinson KS. Thursday, January 24, 1895. Page 8. (c)...
Fatal Attractions To A Widow
DANVILLE, IL. Jan 22. Fatal Attentions To A Widow. Frank Richardson, a merchant of this city and a retired farmer, shot and killed J. P. Campbell, a blacksmith at Georgetown, about 11 o’clock last night. Both Campbell and Richardson are married men. The cause of...