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)
Jack Hastie’s Buggy Upset
Jack Hastie's horse ran away about 6 o'clock Monday night, throwing his daughter out of the buggy and bruising her head. The buggy was badly damaged. The accident occurred on West Fourth street near the residence of H.W. Andrews. Miss Hastie is not seriously injured....
Severy Tornado 1898
A tornado devastated a small section of country near Severy, and injured several people, J.B. Mitchell's baby, two miles northeast of Severy, being fatally hurt. The Phillipsburg Herald, Phillipsburg, Kansas. May 26, 1898. Page 3. © Transcribed by Darren McMannis...
Cunningham Tornado 1898
A tornado recently destroyed nearly every house in Cunningham, Kingman county. Fortunately, nobody was killed, but much stock was killed. The Phillipsburg Herald, Phillipsburg, Kansas. May 26, 1898. Page 3. © Transcribed by Darren McMannis for the Kansas Council...
Alexander Blair Burned
AN OLD MAN BURNED Alex Blair of Burlington Tried to Make Gasoline Burn BURLINGTON July 6 - Alexander Blair is today confined to his bed by a lot of horrible burns all over hi body received last Saturday. The old gentleman earns his living by selling oil and...
Child Killed By The Wind
Wamego, Kan., April 25 - A small tornado passed over a part of Wabaunsee county, eight miles southeast of here, last night. Henry Miller's 8-year-old son was killed, while Miller and his wife were perhaps fatally hurt. They live three miles north of McFarland. ...
Horses Wreck A Train
KANSAS CITY, KS - A Missouri Pacific passenger tain, north-bound, leaving here at 9:15 o'clock Sunday night, was wrecked at Wolf Creek, Kan., one and one-half miles east of Hiawatha at midnight Sunday night, by running into a bunch of horses. The engineer and fireman...
William Modest Killed When Horse Falls
Boy Killed William. the 15-year-old son of J. S. Modest, of Cherryvale, was recently racing with another boy when his horse stumbled and fell. The boy was caught under the horse and killed. The Kinsley Graphic, Kinsley, Kansas. November 29, 1895. Page 3. © Transcribed...
Dr. Corey Met His Reward
Dr. A. O. Corey, a Fort Scott dentist, was recently charged by his 17-year-old step-daughter with attempting a criminal assault in his office, from which she fled pursued by her father when parties interfered. He threatened to shoot any one interfering, and when an...
A Wichita Sensation
Henry M. Leonard, 62 years of age, was found dead the other morning in the rear of his home at Wichita. The body had been horribly mangled and partially covered in a manure heap. A trail of blood was followed to the kitchen of Leonard's residence where his wife and...
Just Like White Folks
George Bailey, a colored Topeka teamster, shot twice at Mrs. Fanny Thompson, a colored widow, the other day because she refused to marry him, putting a bullet through each arm of the woman. He then killed himself. The Kinsley Graphic, Kinsley, Kansas. November 29,...