C.N. Cottrell talk given 10/11/1938
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C.N. Cottrell talk given 10/11/1938
| LindaMartin20 (View posts) | Posted: 24 Nov 2007 4:02PM GMT |
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In a talk at the Historical Society Meeting Oct. 11, 1938 by C. N. Cottrell.........
"My experience would date from the spring of 1886, and would be about the organization of the County that Mr. L. W. Smith spoke aboout.
There was no organized Chase County in 1885. We were taken from Hayes County in June, 1886, and Governor Dawes appointed the first set of officers, entirely. The commissioners, judge, clerk and all.
The first County Clerk was John McClellan of Wauneta. County Treasurer was Horace or Hod Cole. The County Judge was Carpenter. He was the first appointed Judge, but not the first elected Judge. The first commissioners were Charley Fisher of Wauneta, A.S. Allen of Lamar, which was known as Allendale at that time in honor of this A. S. Allen, and J. I. Mosberger of Champion, which was then called Hamilton. The sheriff was Robert Mulligan, he was the first appointed sheriff and the first elected sheriff also.
The first child born in Chase County, as far as we know, was Mrs. Bert Crandall, who was Maude McClellan, or else Mrs. John Newman, my daughter Inez Cottrell. We never knew for sure just which was the first.
The County Superintendent was W. A. Reed, and he organized School District No. 1, which is still No. 1. Then District No. 2, south of the river, Imperial No.3, and Lamar No. 4, the first three still are the original districts. Mr. Reed used to drive around in an old spring wagon."
"My experience would date from the spring of 1886, and would be about the organization of the County that Mr. L. W. Smith spoke aboout.
There was no organized Chase County in 1885. We were taken from Hayes County in June, 1886, and Governor Dawes appointed the first set of officers, entirely. The commissioners, judge, clerk and all.
The first County Clerk was John McClellan of Wauneta. County Treasurer was Horace or Hod Cole. The County Judge was Carpenter. He was the first appointed Judge, but not the first elected Judge. The first commissioners were Charley Fisher of Wauneta, A.S. Allen of Lamar, which was known as Allendale at that time in honor of this A. S. Allen, and J. I. Mosberger of Champion, which was then called Hamilton. The sheriff was Robert Mulligan, he was the first appointed sheriff and the first elected sheriff also.
The first child born in Chase County, as far as we know, was Mrs. Bert Crandall, who was Maude McClellan, or else Mrs. John Newman, my daughter Inez Cottrell. We never knew for sure just which was the first.
The County Superintendent was W. A. Reed, and he organized School District No. 1, which is still No. 1. Then District No. 2, south of the river, Imperial No.3, and Lamar No. 4, the first three still are the original districts. Mr. Reed used to drive around in an old spring wagon."