He is largely interested in Kingman County and is one of the most sociable and pleasant gentlemen to be met anywhere and has met a host of friends who would gladly welcome him as a citizen. Cunningham of Chapin, Illinois, who has been in Ninnescah several weeks, has fallen in love completely with the west. Cunningham in the Ninnescah Herald is on October 7, 1886. Price was also a farmer, implement dealer, and owner of a hardware store in Ninnescah. Price in the “land, loan, and insurance company of Price, Smith & Co.” Mr. Bacheller, who published the paper until October 28, 1886, when J. On September 2, 1886, the partners sold the Herald to W. It appears that the two were partners in several ventures centering on promoting the town of Ninnescah. He was also involved in real estate and loans. Geo.Smith was Severy’s partner in the Ninnescah Herald. Severy was the secretary of the Ninnescah Town Company, a real estate agent and loan agent, and owner of the first hotel in Ninnescah.
He invested in several town companies, including one named for him in Greenwood County. Severy was the son of Luther Severy, an Emporia cattleman with vast holdings in land who was also a director of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad. Smith and their involvement in the development of Ninnescah, Kansas can be gleaned from the early newspapers and books available. While more research is needed, the relationship of C.L. In the 1870’s and 1880’s, the arrival of a railroad often determined which towns survived and which faded into history. An evening spent with one of Fitzgerald’s Ghost Town’s of Kansas books verifies that fortunes were made and lost in the business of town-building. In western Kansas, many towns were started by capitalists hoping to turn a profit. A trading post, fort, or a way station gave birth to others. Some started with one family, joined by friends or relatives. These two names figure prominently in the history of both Ninnescah and Cunningham.Ĭommunities developed for a number of reasons. The editors and publishers of the Ninnescah Herald were C.L.
This would place Volume 1, Number 1 at April 1, 1886, assuming that the paper was a weekly as it has been since. The earliest existing copy of the Ninnescah Herald is dated August 12, 1886, being Volume 1, Number 20. The Ninnescah Post Office opened August 20, 1885. This history of Cunningham begins with a history of Ninnescah.
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