LOOKINGBILL, LOOKINBILL, LOOKENBILL and other variations SHIRLEY, SHALLY and other variations. PICKETT of Bourbon and Crawford Counties, plus ?

Found a pic of Emma HALE circa 1910 taken in front of the Smith Grocery store Cato, in an old newspaper. Also article of Pete Sonesson (Pete Smith) and some about Marais des Cygnes Massacre and Bleeding Ks. I can scan these to anyone \ that would like to have them. Carol

Ryan and I made it throught the tour.It wasn't too bad weather wise if you could stay out of the wind.I got some pictures and as soon as I get them developed I will let you know what I have. I missed the Coonrod Cem but already had pics of it . Got a bunch inside the Cato Christian Church and the old school house Also some of the log cabin that was built there in 1961. Abe Dalton helped construct it. Can get a pic of the Dalton farm house if anyone out there wants it. A cousin of mine says that she has a book (small) of Midway and I will try to get a copy of it Monday. Carol

I have some pictures of the Cato area taken this past spring. Also somewhere have a picture of the old Smith grocery store.( Second Cato site"present) and I have a picture of the old Drywood bridge. As you know neither now are standing.Also Coonrod Cem. I can scan and send them to anyone that wants them Carol

Touring Cato and Chicken Annie's sure sounds tempting. When we lived in Crawford county in the early 80's my husband and friends would go arrowhead hunting near Cato. You could still see the covered wagon ruts and the pioneer carvings on the rock walls. They found many treasures. Sorry I can't go on the tour, but to all of you who are going, have a great time. It's definitely a beautiful place. Rose

I think the polka man's name is Johnny Siebert, the chicken sounds so good, maybe Chicken Mary's or Annie's will cater our picnic! :-) Do we all meet at Cato for the tour? I'm assuming we do, sounds like a good time. Hope to see you all there, Barbara

D King wrote: > > Robin - I know this if a little off-topic, but it is important to us > all. My grandmother, Isabel Runyan was born in Midway in 1899 so she > would have been about the same age as yours. She crochetted (I know the > spelling is wrong!) more things than I could shake a stick at. Every > time she had a spare moment she had her crochet needle out and was > working away. Her doilies, tablecloths, etc. etc. etc. were all over > the house. Everyone got some of her work when she died and it was all > perfect and absolutely beautiful. They must have had a very fine > teacher. My grandmother taught my dad to crochet and he taught me to > crochet, but I was never supposed to tell his friends who taught me > how. <vbg> She also quilted and made us stuffed toys. > > Her father, Francis Marion Richard Runyan worked in the coal mines. I > never knew this until I found out grandma was born in Midway. They were > of French ancestry and didn't talk much about the past. I don't know > how he died or where he is even buried. This is something I still need > to work on.....I am very curious to learn. > > I was from Bourbon County, but lived in Crawford County for a short time > in the 70's. I was always drawn to Frontenac and that area. I loved to > go to the Polka bar and listen to the man with the accordian and dance > the polkas. Now, you have to understand that this was in the days when > Polka was definitely out and rock and roll was in. There was a whole > group of us that went to the Polka bar every weekend and had the best > good old fashioned fun that could be had. > > Sorry so off topic.....the crocheting part almost brought a tear. I > didn't know where she learned that, but it is a good memory and I am so > glad you posted it. > > ConnieWHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL MY AUNT REA ANN MCNAMARA TOOK ME TO SOME PLACE AND WE LISTENED TO POLKA MUSIC. I WOULD DANCE AND DANCE. THIS WAS IN ABOUT 76 IN ARMA KS.

Robin Sloan wrote: > > Hope you enjoy this bit of history. > > Robin in Indy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Sloan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:30 AM > To: D King > Subject: RE: [KSCRAWFO] Now I'm hungry! AKA a little cultural history > > Hehehehehehehe...I've been to Chicken Annies ever since I was able to sit in > a highchair and hold a drumstick abt 1958...and their potato salad and onion > rings! My mouth waters too every time I think of it. Here's another blast > from home: 1106 and Harry's for breakfast. I know of former Crawford > County people in Tulsa, KC, and Topeka that drive over for the day just to > eat Annie's. 6 days till I'm home at Mom's - less than a week till I sit > down at Annie's. Of course I can't wait until I sink my teeth in my Mom's > apple pie too. I have to diet after every trip I make home. I can't wait. > > I know this post is a little off topic - however, it's a BIG part of the > cultural history of Crawford County. Most of my great grandparents and a > few great great grandparents were coal miners in Crawford County. They came > from England, Scotland, Poland, Austria and Switzerland. My mother's father > started working up by Breezy Hill when he was ten years old! He ended up > with Black Lung and had a very painful death. My grandmother taught school > after she graduated from the Teachers College (age 17-1917) in Pittsburg > (now PSU) up NE of Girard at Slifers. She arrived at the school at the > crack of dawn and had to carry coal (when it was available) and wood in to > make a fire. Also, when it snowed, she had to shovel. Among the subjects > she taught, her girls learned to knit, crochet, and sew. My grandma passed > the crocheting along to me. She had to pay room and board to a farm family > to keep her plus she had to do chores on the farm while she was there. She > had to quit teaching when she got married in May 1923 (a few days after > school let out for the summer) - and wasn't allowed to date my grandfather > except at church functions in public. She couldn't go anywhere with him > unchaperoned nor could she cut her hair! and this was up to 1923.... > > Robin in Indy > transplanted from Pittsburg > to Hoosierville > > -----Original Message----- > From: D King [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KSCRAWFO] Now I'm hungry! > > > Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original > > while I'm home!! > > Robin - I think of Chicken Annie's often and when I do, my mouth waters > and I get sooooooo homesick. > > ConnieWHO ARE YOUR GRAND PARENTS IN KANSAS?

D King wrote: > > > Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original > > while I'm home!! > > Robin - I think of Chicken Annie's often and when I do, my mouth waters > and I get sooooooo homesick. > > ConnieI LOVE CHICKEN ANNIE'S AND CHICKEN MARY'S. I MISS SOUTHERN COWLSLAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ALWAYS HOME SICK. MY BIRTHDAY IS 01/10/70.

Robin Sloan wrote: > > Wow...Steve are you giving the tour? What is the history of the store/inn? > I won't be in Pittsburg till Thursday of next week. Sure wish I could be > there tomorrow. By the way, did you ever hear of Belle the Gurnsey Cow (I > think she was Gurnesey) in Cato? I remember as a teenager c. 1970 that > people would drive for miles around to get milk from this particular > cow...it was PURE cream and the milk was yellow. My Grandma and my Mom used > to make butter from this cream to put on Frontenac bread for Sunday dinner. > Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original > while I'm home!! Keep in touch. > > Robin in Indy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stecve Brooks [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KSCRAWFO] RE: Cato Ks tour > > If anyone is interested, there will be a tour of Cato this Saturday > starting at 10 am > weather permitting. If you need directions, email me and I will try to > help. If you > can't make it and would like to see pictures of the area, Please let me > know. > On the list of things seen will be the Cato School house,Church, Nance > Cemetery, > Fowler Cem. Simons graves,old town site complete with broken > jugs,Coonrod > homestead,also may include McGonigle Cem.Other historical persons > mentioned > on tour I. Brown and his original homestead house. Pete Smith (owner of > first > chain of stores in Crawford Co.,Elisha and Edward Black, Nil Smith > Cato was the first town in Crawford Co. The first county fair was held > here.The > first white child born, etc. > Hayrack ride, picnic offered FREE > CarolI HPE ALL OF YOU HAVE FUN ON THE TOUR. MY NAME IS LORI CLEFFMAN AND I USE TO LIVE IN PITTSBURG. NOW I LIVE IN GERING NEBRASKA. I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVES THERE. CLEFFMAN, BOWLES,BALDWIN,REILY, MCNAMARA AND OTHRS. I HOPE ALL GOES WELL AND SOME ONE WILL WRITE ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW HOW THETOUR WENT.

Robin - I know this if a little off-topic, but it is important to us all. My grandmother, Isabel Runyan was born in Midway in 1899 so she would have been about the same age as yours. She crochetted (I know the spelling is wrong!) more things than I could shake a stick at. Every time she had a spare moment she had her crochet needle out and was working away. Her doilies, tablecloths, etc. etc. etc. were all over the house. Everyone got some of her work when she died and it was all perfect and absolutely beautiful. They must have had a very fine teacher. My grandmother taught my dad to crochet and he taught me to crochet, but I was never supposed to tell his friends who taught me how. <vbg> She also quilted and made us stuffed toys. Her father, Francis Marion Richard Runyan worked in the coal mines. I never knew this until I found out grandma was born in Midway. They were of French ancestry and didn't talk much about the past. I don't know how he died or where he is even buried. This is something I still need to work on.....I am very curious to learn. I was from Bourbon County, but lived in Crawford County for a short time in the 70's. I was always drawn to Frontenac and that area. I loved to go to the Polka bar and listen to the man with the accordian and dance the polkas. Now, you have to understand that this was in the days when Polka was definitely out and rock and roll was in. There was a whole group of us that went to the Polka bar every weekend and had the best good old fashioned fun that could be had. Sorry so off topic.....the crocheting part almost brought a tear. I didn't know where she learned that, but it is a good memory and I am so glad you posted it. Connie

Hope you enjoy this bit of history. Robin in Indy -----Original Message----- From: Robin Sloan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:30 AM To: D King Subject: RE: [KSCRAWFO] Now I'm hungry! AKA a little cultural history Hehehehehehehe...I've been to Chicken Annies ever since I was able to sit in a highchair and hold a drumstick abt 1958...and their potato salad and onion rings! My mouth waters too every time I think of it. Here's another blast from home: 1106 and Harry's for breakfast. I know of former Crawford County people in Tulsa, KC, and Topeka that drive over for the day just to eat Annie's. 6 days till I'm home at Mom's - less than a week till I sit down at Annie's. Of course I can't wait until I sink my teeth in my Mom's apple pie too. I have to diet after every trip I make home. I can't wait. I know this post is a little off topic - however, it's a BIG part of the cultural history of Crawford County. Most of my great grandparents and a few great great grandparents were coal miners in Crawford County. They came from England, Scotland, Poland, Austria and Switzerland. My mother's father started working up by Breezy Hill when he was ten years old! He ended up with Black Lung and had a very painful death. My grandmother taught school after she graduated from the Teachers College (age 17-1917) in Pittsburg (now PSU) up NE of Girard at Slifers. She arrived at the school at the crack of dawn and had to carry coal (when it was available) and wood in to make a fire. Also, when it snowed, she had to shovel. Among the subjects she taught, her girls learned to knit, crochet, and sew. My grandma passed the crocheting along to me. She had to pay room and board to a farm family to keep her plus she had to do chores on the farm while she was there. She had to quit teaching when she got married in May 1923 (a few days after school let out for the summer) - and wasn't allowed to date my grandfather except at church functions in public. She couldn't go anywhere with him unchaperoned nor could she cut her hair! and this was up to 1923.... Robin in Indy transplanted from Pittsburg to Hoosierville -----Original Message----- From: D King [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [KSCRAWFO] Now I'm hungry! > Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original > while I'm home!! Robin - I think of Chicken Annie's often and when I do, my mouth waters and I get sooooooo homesick. Connie

> Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original > while I'm home!! Robin - I think of Chicken Annie's often and when I do, my mouth waters and I get sooooooo homesick. Connie

Wow...Steve are you giving the tour? What is the history of the store/inn? I won't be in Pittsburg till Thursday of next week. Sure wish I could be there tomorrow. By the way, did you ever hear of Belle the Gurnsey Cow (I think she was Gurnesey) in Cato? I remember as a teenager c. 1970 that people would drive for miles around to get milk from this particular cow...it was PURE cream and the milk was yellow. My Grandma and my Mom used to make butter from this cream to put on Frontenac bread for Sunday dinner. Speaking of which, I can't wait to get back to Chicken Annie's Original while I'm home!! Keep in touch. Robin in Indy -----Original Message----- From: Stecve Brooks [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [KSCRAWFO] RE: Cato Ks tour If anyone is interested, there will be a tour of Cato this Saturday starting at 10 am weather permitting. If you need directions, email me and I will try to help. If you can't make it and would like to see pictures of the area, Please let me know. On the list of things seen will be the Cato School house,Church, Nance Cemetery, Fowler Cem. Simons graves,old town site complete with broken jugs,Coonrod homestead,also may include McGonigle Cem.Other historical persons mentioned on tour I. Brown and his original homestead house. Pete Smith (owner of first chain of stores in Crawford Co.,Elisha and Edward Black, Nil Smith Cato was the first town in Crawford Co. The first county fair was held here.The first white child born, etc. Hayrack ride, picnic offered FREE Carol

If anyone is interested, there will be a tour of Cato this Saturday starting at 10 am weather permitting. If you need directions, email me and I will try to help. If you can't make it and would like to see pictures of the area, Please let me know. On the list of things seen will be the Cato School house,Church, Nance Cemetery, Fowler Cem. Simons graves,old town site complete with broken jugs,Coonrod homestead,also may include McGonigle Cem.Other historical persons mentioned on tour I. Brown and his original homestead house. Pete Smith (owner of first chain of stores in Crawford Co.,Elisha and Edward Black, Nil Smith Cato was the first town in Crawford Co. The first county fair was held here.The first white child born, etc. Hayrack ride, picnic offered FREE Carol

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