Heber Kansas.

Cloud County

Aurora Township Map, 1885.

http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223984/page/30

 

On the county map Heber can be found in Township 7-south and Range 2-wast.  On the township Heber can be found in section 32.

 

The meaning of Aurora.

 

"Morning Star"

 

Heber Post Office.

 

Heber post office open March 14, 1881 and ran to July 30, 1904.  First postmaster was Manley E. Mumford.

 

Heber Kansas, 1912.

Heber, a hamlet of Cloud count}', is situated near the head of East Pipe creek, about 15 miles southeast of Concordia, the county seat. Mail is received through the postoffice at Miltonvale. Sulphur Springs is the nearest railroad station.

People of Interest.

 

BUSHONG, PHEBE ANN MENDENHALL

 

Phebe Ann Mendenhall was born in Indiana, Nov. 1, 1845. Moved to Jasper county, Iowa with her father's family in the fall of 1853, was married to Samuel Bushong on the 15th. of April 1866. Resided in Iowa till the spring of 1884. At that time moved to Heber, Cloud Co., Kan., where she continued to reside till death. On the 3rd. of Nov. 1902 she had a stroke of paralysis on the right side from which she partially recovered, till on the 26th. of Feb. 1903, she took another stroke from which she never regained consciousness, and departed this life at 3:30 P.M. Feb. 28, 1903, aged 57 years, 3 months and 27 days, leaving behind a husband and a foster son, with many relatives and a host of friends who mourn her departure. Submitted by V. Guzman

School Class of 1892.

 

No. 8, Albert McConnell, 77th dist., Heber

No. 10, W.A, Hibbs, 77th dist., Heber.

 

School CLASS OF 1894.

 

No. 22, A. J. Coombs, 77th dist., Heber.
No. 23, Belle Elliott, 77th dist., Heber.

 

School Class of 1895.

No. 22, Charles Hibbs, 77th dist., Heber.

School Class of 1896.

No. 15, Hiram Arthur Coate, 77th dist., Heber.

No. 35, William Oliver Henderson, 77th dist., Heber.
No. 42, Ira Bushong, 77th dist., Heber.
No. 65, Minnie Estella Smith, 103d dist., Heber

School Class of 1898.

 

No. 14, Lillie Coombs, 23d dist., Heber.
No. 16, Alice Coombs, 23d dist., Heber.

School Class of 1899.

 

No. 8, Grace Lepley, 23d dist., Heber.

School Class of 1901.

 

No. 4, Charles Park, 77th dist., Heber.

Heber Civil War Pensioner.

Nicherson Julius B., Gun Shot to right shoulder, $8.per month.