School districts were laid off inīlocks of two by three miles, on which school houses were erected. T.Įeaton, constable George Carter, clerk. This required much time but willing hands guided the plow. '71, and a battle for existence was onthe transformation of the prairie Most of the land in Milton township was occupied by homemakers about 1870 and Had a local column that kept the boys guessing who would come next. In the Times were discussed farm, home, and literary topics. The Holden "Times," a product of this society, was read at each In this school house the Holden Literary Society held its meetingsįor years. Holden school house was built later in '71 on the Southwest quarter of section twenty, township twenty-four, range three, east, Eaton taught our first term of school in a small house built on the The prairie were many antelope, some deer, and plenty prairie chickens. A trip to either place meant two days and a night. There was a saw mill at Florence and a grist mill beyond Florence, The nearest railroad wasĪt Emporia, seventy miles away, from which place lumber and other necessities Towanda was the nearest post office in 18. Where it remained until 1883, when changes in rural routes were madeĪnd the Brainerd post office discontinued, a post office having been establishedĪt the town of Whitewater near the crossing of the tracks of the Missouri Later the office was moved to section twenty andĮ. Leveredge wasĪppointed postmaster in 1871. The Holden post office was located on section eighteen and B. Harder, Sparks, De Talent, Hershley, and many others. Powell, Sam Thomas, the Storms, Neiams, Hoss, McCramer, Stark Spencer, Levi Spencer, GeorgeĬornelius, Sylvester Foster, George Sanders, W. Snorf, the first settler in the township, located on the northeast Is situated in the northwest corner of Butler county, Kansas. Of thirty-six square sections, and joins Fairmount township on the south, which Milton township, so named after Milton C. Ordered at the regular time of holding election for township officers. January 6, 1873, a petition was presented to the board of county commissionersĪsking that a new township be formed out of the territory comprisingĬongressional township 24, range 3, east.
MILTON TOWNSHIP MURDOCK TOWNSHIP PLEASANT TOWNSHIP PLUM
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