There are 15.
Townships of Harvey County 1882.
Highland and Walton
Alta
Garden
Emma
Highland
Walton
Burrton
Halstead
Marion
Newton
Pleasant
Lake
Lakin
Sedgwick
Darlington
Richland
Elias Wood established the first steam gist mill in Newton in 1875. Newton City Mill was located on E. 3rd & Oak. In 1886, Wood sold the mill and worked as a drayman. The mill burned down in about 1903.
Elias & Nancy L Wood, children Daniel H and Nancy Ann, 1855.
Born in Ohio in 1823, Elias spent his young adulthood farming. He married Nancy A. Cutler in 1853 and they had five children. In 1872, bought a steam gist mill. In 1875 he loaded the mill up on 13 railcars and moved the mill from Peoria, Ill to Newton Ks. He rebuilt the mill exactly the same at E 3rd and Oak.
Newton Kansan, 6 January 1876.
Tragic Prelude was painted by Kansan John Steuart Curry for the Kansas Capital building in Topeka, Kansas. On the north wall it depicts abolitionist Kansan John Brown with a Bible in one hand, on which the Greek letters alpha and omega of Apocalypse 1:8 can be seen.In his other hand he holds a rifle, referred to as a “Beecher’s Bible”.
The mural is filled with symbolism that refers to “Bleeding Kansas” (1854-1860) which is seen as a prelude or dress rehearsal for the Civil War.
