Sunday, March 3, 2013

Ray Kansas

Ray Kansas.
 
Pawnee County.
River Township Map, 1902
 
On the county map Ray can be found in township 21-south and range 15-west.  On the township map Ray can be found in section 34.
 
Ray Post Office.
 
Ray post office open June 3, 1878 and ran to November 28, 1884, closed and reopen June 26, 1889 and ran to October 31, 1929.  Frist postmaster was Jesse T.Leasure.
 
Patrons of River township who used Ray as their P. O. address as of 1902.
 
J. Deckert, Farner and Stock Raiser.
C. Footwangler, Farner and Stock Raiser.
J. Hazen, Farner and Stock Raiser.
J. D. Hunt, Farner and Stock Raiser.
J.L. Miller, Farner and Stock Raiser.
E. H. Woelk, Farner and Stock Raiser.
John Woelk, Farner and Stock Raiser.
W. N. Woelk, Farner and Stock Raiser.
O. H. Weireh, Dealer in General Merchandise, Grain and Coal.  Postmaster, Justice of the Peace and Agent for Missouri Railway.
 
Ray Kansas, 1912.

Ray, a post-village in Pawnee county, is located in River township on the Missouri Pacific R. R., 8 miles east of Larned, the county seat. It has general stores, 2 grain elevators, telegraph and express offices. The population in 1910 was 60.

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