NOVEMBER 2017 Vol. 23 No. 11
2017OFFICERS
PRESIDENTJASONMIDYETTE
POBox197,Bendena,[email protected]
VICEPRESIDENTKATHYALBERS
670Hwy20E,BendenaKS66008785-988-4236
SECRETARYMARYJOHNSON
404EPoplar,Apt2,TroyKS66087816-273-9081
TREASURERPATDILL
POBox357,TroyKS66087785-985-3721
NEWSLETTEREDITORANNAMIDYETTE
POBox197,Bendena,KS66008785-988-0796
2017BOARDMEMBERSPETEDUNCAN785-985-2544
1195LastChanceRd,TroyKS66087CINDYHOVERSON913-370-370217701334THRdAtchisonKS66002
PEGGYSTANTON785-985-2343335EWalnut,TroyKS66087
TIMGRONNIGER785-985-3910318S1STStreet,TroyKS66087
CLIFTONISRAEL785-989-32802280190thRdWathenaKS66090
MARVINSMITH785-850-00631288PeckRdTroyKS66087
CALENDAR
DECEMBER16:00AnnualSoupSupper.CelebrateAbrahamLincoln’svisittoTroywithsupperbycandlelightintheTenant-BakerHouseonthecourthousesquareinTroy.EnjoylivemusicbyTerryHeinekenfromDoniphan.Membersareaskedtobringasoup(we’llkeepthemhotonthewood-burningcookstove)orsomecookiesfordessert.Freewilldonation.
DECEMBER116:00SAVETHEDATE!TheChristmaspartywillbeonDecember11attheHighlandUnitedMethodistPresbyterianChurch.FoodwillbecateredbyJudyAllen(Costis$10.Menutobedecided).Bringasmallgift(ladiesbringaladies’giftandgentlemenbringagentlemen’sgift)forafungiftexchange.
AKansanintheSouthPacificduringWWIIDeborahGregoryofBendenawillgiveapresentationaboutherfather’sserviceintheSouthPacificduringWWIIattheHighlandChristianChurchat6:00onNovember16.
LutherEugene“Gene”DunngrewupinBrownandDoniphanCounties,andgraduatedfromWhiteCloudHighSchoolatage16.HejoinedtheNavyinJanuary1944,andtrainedatFarragutNavalTrainingStationinIdaho.HeservedonaLandingShip,Tank(LST),ortanklandingship.AnLSTisthenavaldesignationforshipsbuiltduringWorldWarIItosupportamphibiousoperationsbycarryingtanks,vehicles,cargo,andlandingtroopsdirectlyontoshorewithnodocksorpiers.
RefreshmentswillbeservedbyMaryJohnsonandGordonMurphy.
BELLEMONTLANDINGMembersoftheSocietyhave
beenworkingformanyyearstowardsmarkingthespotwheretheBellemontFerryoperatedinDoniphanCounty.Asyoureadintheminutes,wearegettingclosertobeingfinished.ThepagebelowisfromapublicationTheIllustratedMiners'Hand-bookandGuidetoPike'sPeakpublishedin1859.
DONIPHANCOUNTYHUSTLERAttheOctobermeeting,
memberSusanIdoldonatedacopyoftheDoniphanCountyHustlertothemuseum.TheHustlerwaspublishedinLeonafrom1903-1908.
ThisiswhatGray’sDoniphanCountyhastosayaboutit:
Hustler---TheDoniphanCountyHustlerwasestablishedovertheruinsoftheSun,byE.C.Mailler(theirrepressibleBunt).Itlived
aboutayear.InMarch,1903,HarryMailler,"Bunt'slittlebrother,"purchasedtheoutfitofthedefunctHustlerandestablishedHustlerII,whichisstillcontinued.ThedesiretoprintisintheMaillerfamily,andthepresenteditoroftheHustlerisayoungmanwhowillonedayshineabrightstarintheliteraryfirmament.
IntheBiennialReportoftheKansasHistoricalSociety,Volumes18-20dated1910-1912,thereisalistingofKansasnewspapers.ItshowsthattheHustleractuallyoperatedtwice,onevolumefromFebruary5,1897–1898andfivevolumesfromMarch20,1903–1908.
Thankyouforsharingthisimportantdocument!
AccordingtoTheLibraryofCongresswebsite,thesearethetitlesofnewspapersinDoniphanCountythroughthe1920’s:Bendena echo. (Bendena, Kan.) 1889-1889 The Central state. (Highland, Kan.) 1880-1882 Denton journal. (Denton, Kan.) 1897-1898 The Denton wheel. (Denton, Kan.) 1895-1896 Doniphan County dispatch. ([Troy], Kan.) 1860-18?? The Doniphan County hustler. (Leona, Kan.) 1897-1898 The Doniphan County hustler. (Leona, Kan.) 1903-1908 The Doniphan County news. (Wathena, Kan.) 1923-1928 The Doniphan County patriot. (Troy, Kan.) 1862-1863 Doniphan County Republican. (Troy, Kan.) 1868-1875 Doniphan weekly news. (Doniphan, Kan.) 1882-1882 Elwood advertiser. (Elwood, Kan. Territory) 1857-1858 The Elwood free press. (Elwood, Kan.) 1859-1861 The Elwood inquirer. (Elwood, Kan.) 1964-1967 The Geary City era. (Geary City, Kan.) 1857-1858 Highland sentinel. (Highland, Kan.) 1878-1878 The Highland vidette. (Highland, Kan.) 1892-1892 Highland vidette. (Highland, Kan.) 1894-current
The Iowa Point dispatch. (Iowa Point, Doniphan County, K.T.) 1859-18?? Iowa Point weekly enquirer. (Iowa Point, Kan.) 1858-18?? The Kansas chief. (Troy, Kan.) 1918-current Kansas constitutionalist. (Doniphan, Kan.) 1856-1857 The Kansas crusader of freedom. (Doniphan City, State of Kansas) 1857-18?? The Kansas weekly press. (Elwood, Kan.) 1858-1859 The Leona sun. (Leona, Kan.) 1894-1896 The Palermo leader. (Palermo, Kan.) 1858-1859 The Rulo reporter. [microfilm reel] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1921-19?? The Rulo reporter. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1921-19?? The sentinel. (Highland, Kan.) 1878-1879 The Severance advertiser. (Severance, Kan.) 1883-1884 The Severance enterprise. (Severance, Kan.) 1883-1883 The Severance news. (Severance, Kan.) 1891-1892 The Severance news. (Severance, Kan.) 1894-1926 The Severance weekly news. (Severance, Kan.) 1889-1891 The Severance weekly news. (Severance, Kan.) 1892-1894 St. Joseph dollar herald. (St. Joseph, Mo.) 186?-18?? The telephone. (Bendena, Kan.) 1906-1907 The times. (Severance, Kan.) 1883-1883 The Triple states. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1915-1915 The Troy bulletin. (Troy, Kan.) 1877-1879 The Troy reporter. (Troy, Kan.) 1866-1867 The Troy republican, the Tuesday Wathena times. (Wathena, Kan. ;) 1923-1924 The Troy republican. (Troy, Kan.) 1910-1911 Troy times. (Troy, Kan.) 1886-1901 The Troy weekly reporter. (Troy, Kan.) 1865-1866 The vidette. (Highland, Kan.) 1892-1894 The Wathena advance. (Wathena, Kan.) 1878-1878 The Wathena mirror. (Wathena, Kan.) 1878-1878 The Wathena reporter. (Wathena, Kan.) 1867-1877 Wathena republican. (Wathena, Kan.) 1906-1917 The Wathena star. (Wathena, Kan.) 1896-1898 The Wathena times, the Friday Troy republican. (Wathena, Kan.) 1923-current The Wathena times. (Wathena, Kan.) 1901-1923 Wathena weekly gazette. (Wathena, Kan.) 1889-1891 Wathena weekly republican. (Wathena, Kan.) 1900-1906 The Wathena weekly star. (Wathena, Kan.) 1898-1900 The Weekly highlander. (Highland, Kan.) 1859-1859 The Weekly Kansas chief. (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918
The western emigrant. (Brenner, Kan.) 1878-18?? The White Cloud booster. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1917-1917 The White Cloud globe-tribune. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1921-1947 The White Cloud globe. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1892-1921 White Cloud Kansas chief. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872 The White Cloud news. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1891-1892 The White Cloud press. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1949-1952 White Cloud review. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1888-1889 White Cloud review. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1880-1887 The White Cloud tribune. (White Cloud, Kan.) 1919-1921
MINUTESOCTOBER26,2017
WathenaLibrary27membersandguestsNopreviousminutesFinancialreportasin
newsletterAnnaMidyettereported
laptophasbeenrepairedfor$128.
PeteDuncangaveupdateonstorageshed.DepositmadetoBackyardBuildersfor$1,268.Balancetobepaidondelivery(twotothreeweeks).Treelimbsonalleycutbackforaccess.
BellemontFerryLandingProjectprogressing.Countyistoextenddrainagetube.SomedirthasbeenhauledbyWathenaCity.
DiscussionheldonbillpresentedbyCarlaWatkinsforworkdoneatthemuseum.MotionbyKathyAlbers,secondedbyTimGronniger,topayCarla$500.Motionpassed.
ThankyougiventoSusanIdolfordonationofoldnewspapersandmapsofDoniphanCounty(1955)includingcopyofpaperDoniphanCountyHustlerfrom1897.
Discussionheldonelectionofofficersfor2018.Nominations
willbeacceptedatNovembermeeting.
December1SoupSupperdiscussed.KittyNouriewillcheckonentertainment.[Update:entertainmenthasbeenarranged.]
ChristmasDinnerdiscussed.Novembermeeting
confirmed–locationwillbeChristianChurchinHighland.
MotiontoadjournbySusanIdol.
Inlieuofscheduledspeaker,JasonMidyetteshowedvideoofhisworkinComo,Coloradorepairingandlayingoftrackforsteamlocomotive“KlondikeKate’s”.
FoodforThought:Manyoflife’sfailuresarepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup.
~ThomasEdison
TREASURER’SREPORTNOVEMBER6,2017
OCT.12BALANCE $33,331.81INCOME: Dues $10.00
PaulDittemorememorialdonations 60.00
Interest 2.85Incometotal: $72.85EXPENDITURES: MaryJohnson-postage $39.20 CarlaWatkins–Museum labelproject 500.00 SchaefferComputers laptoprepair 124.95Expenditurestotal:$664.15NOVEMBER6,BALANCE $32,740.51CD#6519 $7440.40
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