Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Happy Kansas.

 
Happy Kansas.
 
Happy got its start on June 1, 1880, on the banks of Happy Creek
 
Happy Post Office.
 
Happy Post Office open May 14, 1883 and ran to May 7, 1884, closed then reopen on July 22, 1885 and ran to November 15, 1906.  The first Postmaster was Nathaniel Crank, from 1883-84.
 
Graham County.
 
Happy is in the county of Graham in the Township of Happy on the County map Happy is found in Township 9-sounh Range 23-west, Happy is in section 32.
 
Business Men Who Used Happy As Their P. O., Address As Of 1902.
 
George (?) Bossler, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1885.
J. L. Franklis, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1884.
Philip Gane, Farmer, came to county ?
Thomas A. Hawkins, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1902.
J. S. Hunter, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1886.
James Lethem, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1899.
C. C. Miles, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1901.
R. G. Woodard, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county?
 
Happy Kansas 1912.

Happy, a country hamlet in Graham county, is located 12 miles south of Hill City, the county seat and the postoffice from which it receives its mail.

 

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