Baileyville Kansas.

Baileyville, a village of Nemaha county, is located on the St. Joseph & Grand Island and the Missouri Pacific railroads, 6 miles west of Seneca, the county seat. It has banking facilities, express and telegraph offices and a money order postoffice with two rural routes. The population in 1910 was 250. The town was founded by N. Bailey in 1880. A postoffice with G. M. Rasp as postmaster was established. A large hay press and sheds were erected by S. H. Rice & Co. of St. Joseph, who also started a store for the benefit of their employees and others who settled in the neighborhood.

Baileyville, the westernmost town of the county, was named in honor of ex-Governor Bailey's father, who laid out the town seven miles west of Seneca. It has prospered and become a convenient shipping point, if not a city of any considerable growth. G. M. Rasp was the first postmaster of the village and a St. Joseph firm estabHshed a store, hay sheds, etc. Later these were sold to the Bailey Brothers and to other interested local citizens. The St. Joseph & Grand Island put in a siding and Baileyville increased in numbers, citizenship and substantiality.

The most interesting thing of Baileyville is a community h^ll, built for the use and entertainment of both villagers and country people of the surrounding farms. Club meetings, social and business gatherings are held here. It is a well built, nice looking building, of which any community might be proud.

Business men who used Baileyville as their P. O., address as of 1887.

 

In 1887 Baileyville, was in Marlon Township.

B. W. Anderson, Postmaster, Grain and Coal Dealer.  From Tennessee, came to county 1884.

N. J. Bailey, General farmer and Stock Raiser, from Illinois, came to county 1881.

O. Bailey, General farmer and Stock Raiser, from Illinois, came to county 1883.

N. E. Bailey, General Stock Raiser and farmer, from Illinois, came to county 1879.

W. A. Crow, General Merchandise, from Missouri, came to county 1887.

Mathew Donelley, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ireland, came to county 1879.

W. N. Frank, Livery and Feed Barn, from Illinois, came to county 1858.

H. Flintie, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Germany, came to county 1870.

Jacob P. Good, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Illinois, came to county 1881.

B. Harrison, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Virginia, came to county 1881.

James E. Ivers, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Canada, came to county 1879.

George S. Melinday, General Merchandise, from Vermont, came to county 1884.

William M. Mains, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Iowa, came to county 1884.

B. F. McBratney, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Illinois, came to county 1859.

J. Rumft, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Germany, came to county 1883.

W. H. Stall, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ohio, came to county 1881.

M. Sigler, Blacksmith and farmer, from New Jersey, came to county 1881.

J. J. Thomas, Stock Dealer, from Ohio, came to county 1883.

W. A. Walker & Co., Lumber, Hardware, Paints & Oils, Patent Hog Fence., From Illinois, came to county 1883.

J. M. Witmer, Farmer and Stock Raiser.  Breed of Norman Horses, came to county 1883.

L. Wilhelm, Blacksmith and Wagon Maker, from Indiana, came to county 1886.

S. K. Warrenburg, Stock Raiser and Dealer, from Ohio, came to county 1883.

W. T. Weir, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from New Jersey, came to county 1883.

M. M. Wachter, Druggist and Physician, from Marland, came to county 1885.

J. H. Young, General Merchandise, from Iniana, came to county 1883.