Eagle And Lasswell Kansas

Eagle Kansas 1912.

Eagle, a small settlement of Elwood township. Barber county, is situated in the forks of Little Mule creek, about 12 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge, the county seat, and most convenient railroad station. The people receive mail by rural delivery from Lasswell.

Eagle Post Office.

Esgle post office open May 13, 1890 and ran to September 30, 1908.

 

Business men who used Eagle as their P. O. address as of 1905.

 

Z. P. Ball, Farmer and Stock Raiser, came to county 1901.

J. W. Statler, Farmer and Stock Raisre, came to county 1885.

 

Lasswell Kansas 1912.

 

Lasswell, a hamlet in Barber county, is located in Eagle township 12 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge, the county seat and nearest shipping point. It has a general store and blacksmith shop, and a money order postoffice. The population, according to the census of 1910, was 25.

 

Business men who used Lasswell as their P. O. address as of 1923.

 

Elmer Angell, Farmer and Stock Raiser, born in the county 1893.

Will Angell, Farmer and Breeder of Essxes Hogs, came to county 1887.

 

Lasswell Post office.

 

Lasswell post office open May 20. 1905 and ran to April 30, 1931.

 

Authors note.  Those of you who would like to look them up on a County Map-TownShip map, there some things you need to know.  First both towns are in Eagle Township, T. 33-South and R. 13-West, the township lines have changed.  On the County and Township map of 1905, Eagle is shown but Lasswell is not.  On the County and Township map of 1923, Lasswell is shown but Eagle is not.