Hartford of 1867.
Hartford is in the east edge of Lyon county, on the south side of the Grand or Neosho river, and 15 miles south-east of Emporia, the County Seat. It is in the fourth tier of counyies west of the Missouri State line, and 51 miles west of south Topeka. The east Verdigris river is a few miles to the south of the place. The populasion is 80.
Business Men of Hartford.
S. M. Morgan, General Store.
William K. Norbury, General Store.
Priest & Baitton, General Store.
F. W. Watson, Physician.
Business men who used Hartford as their P. O., address as of 1887.
William Shockley, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ross County Ohio, came to county 1857.
N. W. Brewer, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Whiteside County Illinois, came to county 1878.
J. J. Myers, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Morgan County Indiana, came to county 1870.
Iraac A. Taylor, County Commissioner and Prop'r of Hartford Water Mill, from Carter County Tennessee, came to county 1871.
Jacob Pruitt, Porp'r Pruitt House and farmer and Stock Raiser, from Oldham County Kentucky, came to county 1870.
A. Wenger, Prop'r Hartford Water Mill, from Lancaster County Pennsylvania, came to county 1871.
W. P. Gould, Hardware Dealer, from Erie county Pennsylvania, came to county 1866.
B. N. Hut, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Randolph County Indiana, came to county 1859.
W. J. Combs, Carpenter Builder and Notary Public and Justice of the Peace, from Bond county Illinois, came to county 1857.
G. D. Maxson, Physician and Druggist, from Allegeney county New York, came to county 1869.
A. D. Chambers, Nurseryman, from Richland county Ohio, came to county 1867.
G. R. Harper, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Greene county Pennsylvania, came to county 1857.
E. S. Crippen, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Athens county Ohio, came to county 1871.
W. J. F. Hardin, Farmer and Beeder of fine Hogs and Grower of Fruits and Vegetables, from Clermont county Ohio, came to county 1865.
J. Duran, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Pike County Illinois, came to county 1871.
David Smith, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Vermillion county Indiana, came to county 1865.
E. M. Smith, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Vermillion county Indiana, came to county 1865.
John M. McCullough, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ripley county Indiana, came to county 1857.
D. F. Perry, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Shelby county Kentucky, came to county 1870.
John C. Sutton, Farmer and Stock Raiser, from Ohio county Indiana, came to county-?
Hartford 1883.
Early History and Biographical Sketches.
Business Men who used Hartford as their P. O., address as of 1901.
G. W. Case, Manger J. Thomas Lumber Yard, came to county 1868.
Thomas Evans, Dealer in Clydesdal Horses and Hereford Cattle, came to county 1868.
W. H. Fleming, Farmer, came to county 1867.
D. Harrington, Teaming and Dealer in Flour and Feed, came to county 1884.
W. J. Morgan, Farmer, came to county 1878.
B. F. Musch, Farmer, came to county 1882.
T. I. Rowland, Farmer, came to county 1868.
J. L. Stratton, Farmer, came to county 1865.
I. A. Taylor, Banking Co., General Banking, came to county-?
W. D. Taylor, Cashier, I. A. Banking, came to county 1870.
Hartford as described in 1912.
Hartford, an incorporated town, the second largest in Lyon county, is located in Elmendaro township on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R. and the Neosho river 13 miles southeast of Emporia, the county seat. All the leading mercantile pursuits are represented ; there are good schools and churches, banking facilities, and a weekly newspaper (the Neosho Valley Times). The town is supplied with telegraph and express offices, and an international money order postoffice with five rural routes. The population, according to the 1910 census, was 589.
The neighborhood about Hartford was settled in 1857 and the town was founded in 1858. The association which promoted it was composed of H. D. Rice and A. K. Hawkes of Hartford, Conn., W. H. Martin, E. Ouiett and others. The first building was a log structure 14 by 16 feet in size, in which C. P. Bassett kept a store. The second was a dwelling and lodging house, a two-story frame building erected by a Mr. Longley. The postoffice was established in 1859, with A.
K. Hawkes as postmaster. His wife taught the first school the next year in her home. The first newspaper was the Hartford Call, the first issue of which appeared in 1879. The first bank was incorporated with a capital of $50,000 in Nov., 1881. The Hartford water mills, an important institution in those days, were built in 1873.
Hartford Collegiate Institute About the year 1860 the Methodist Episcopal conference decided that it would be advisable to locate a branch of Baker University at Hartford in Lyon county. The citizens of the town agreed to donate aid in the shape of funds and land, and work was commenced on the building, which was a two-story structure 32 by 46 feet. After an expenditure of several thousand dollars the building was partially completed in 1862. Several terms were taught,
in connection with the district school, after which the collegiate institute was abandoned and the building was used by the district school.
The neighborhood about Hartford was settled in 1857 and the town was founded in 1858. The association which promoted it was composed of H. D. Rice and A. K. Hawkes of Hartford, Conn., W. H. Martin, E. Ouiett and others. The first building was a log structure 14 by 16 feet in size, in which C. P. Bassett kept a store. The second was a dwelling and lodging house, a two-story frame building erected by a Mr. Longley. The postoffice was established in 1859, with A.
K. Hawkes as postmaster. His wife taught the first school the next year in her home. The first newspaper was the Hartford Call, the first issue of which appeared in 1879. The first bank was incorporated with a capital of $50,000 in Nov., 1881. The Hartford water mills, an important institution in those days, were built in 1873.
Hartford Collegiate Institute About the year 1860 the Methodist Episcopal conference decided that it would be advisable to locate a branch of Baker University at Hartford in Lyon county. The citizens of the town agreed to donate aid in the shape of funds and land, and work was commenced on the building, which was a two-story structure 32 by 46 feet. After an expenditure of several thousand dollars the building was partially completed in 1862. Several terms were taught,
in connection with the district school, after which the collegiate institute was abandoned and the building was used by the district school.
Business men who used Hartford as their P. O., address as of 1918.
M. M. Baker, Farmer
A. E. Baldwin, Farmer.
A. S. Bernheisel, Farmer.
E. W. Brewer, Farmer.
G. W. Britton, Drugs &c.
B. P. Bruce, Farmer.
R. D. Carpenter, Stockman and Grain Dealer.
Charles E. Cole, Real Estate.
W. S. Cooley, Prop'r East View Stock Farm.
C. H. Davis, Brookdale Farm.
J. W. Davis, Farmer.
Thomas Evans, Prop'r Whiteway Stock Farm.
L. C. Gardner, Prop'r Cedar Nook Farm.
R. O. Gardner, Farmer and Stockman.
G. W. Gasche, Farmer.
D. J. Gilligan, Farmer.
D. K. Goodale, Farmer and Veterinary Surgeon.
John Hammond, Four Mile Creek Stock Farm.
Hedrick & Beschka, Real Estate.
F. A. Herrick, Farmer.
D. R. Key, Farmer.
Thomas Knight, Farmer.
V. Laws, Prop'r Polled Durham Stock Farm.
B. F. Cormick, Livery and Hartford Hotel.
Ed. F. Milner, Real Estate.
F. H. Myers, Farmer.
R. M. Nielsen, Farmer.
S. P. Norbury, Farmer.
W. H. Norbury, Ice, Coal, and Building Material.
O'Cooneat Stratton, Grain and Seeds.
W. W. Presscy, Prop'r Stony Corner Farm.
D. F. Rich, Farmer.
H. M. Rockhill, Farmer.
F. C. Smith, Farmer.
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