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History of Ottawa County, Kansas, 1864-1984. Identifier 201679 ... English eng en Subject United States, Kansas, Ottawa - History United States, Kansas, Ottawa ...
The first sermon was preached at the house of Mrs. Boss at Fort Solomon, in 1865. The first justices of the peace were Seymour Ayres and John Knight. Two postoffices were established in 1864—one at Bennington with S. Z. Boss as postmaster, and the other at Ayresburg with J. C. Boblett as postmaster.
On August 1, 1864, Ottawa was made the county seat of Franklin County by popular vote. The county officers at the time were C. L. Robbins, Sheriff; H. F. Sheldon, County Clerk and Register of Deeds; John Malruff, County Treasurer; and H. P. Welsh, Jacob Sumstine, and Mr. Bicketts, County Commissioners.
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