I am a "Galena Transplant" . I was born In 1943 at 1217 Madison to TWO VERY HAPPY PARENTS Eva ( Ross ) and Alfred Hatfield ( I was a BEAUTIFUL BABY
!!! ) My Father dug himself out of the Mines by joining the Navy . I had my first Birthday Party on the Train enroute to Calif. ( thus a Galena transplant ) !!
I spent most of my life in Long Beach until my Father retired from the service . We moved to the Sacramento area in 1958 and I graduated high school in 1962 .
I remember some very pleasant trips to Galena with my parents and Brothers . One was in 1958 and the last time was 1962 . If I recall , my Grand Mother Jessie
Ross was living there at that time ( 58 ) and my Grand Mother Doris Hatfield. We got to see the old Homestead and other relatives ( John & Thelma
Stephenson , J.W. , Aunt Bessi & Uncle Gates Harold , Ma Palmer - helped raise my Dad, and Family friends Harvey & Katherine Jenkins , Dan &
Meldrid Martin . I remember J.W. ( now in Riverton ) getting my younger brother Mike & I hooked on Chocholate Cokes at the Drug Store & the Great
Hamburgers at the Dairy Queen . I still remember the juke box playing Purple People eater .. Had a lot of fun on the 4th. of July . REAL FIRE CRACKERS &
CHERRY BOMBS !!!! W O W !!!!! I hope to make it back home one more time . I would like to take some pictures of Family Graves & get some paper work for
Geneoligy . I will drop by now & then to say hello . Until then may God Bless all those that came from that SPECIAL PLACE CALLED GALENA !!! JIM HATFIELD
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You do well at expressing the enthusiasm that we all feel about that Unique Town ===> Galena, Kansas.
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I don't know you, but I'll bet we're somehow related - likely through several different links. We should compare notes on the differences between Kansas and California. I was transplanted to the Bay Area in 1943 and have been in the fog ever since. Jerry, Orlena & Peggy all have my e-mail address. Give me a holler.
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Galena's 126th Birthday Celebration Highlights
Wednesday, June 4, 7:30-9:30: Gospel Singing, "Old Friends" "Host of Southern Sing" Thursday, June 5, 7:00- GHS Pep Band; 8:30- Raging River Band Friday, June 6, 7:00- Duke Mason & Heartland Band Saturday, June 7, 7:30- Children Miracle Network & Mercy Health Foundation Auto Auction; Purchased by Vinita McKinnis, Carthage, MO 8:00-: Recognition of Special Guests; 8:15- Janie Moore; 8:30-: Terry Mike Jeffery Band; 10:00- Miss Galena Coronation-Fireworks Display 10:30-?- Drawing for 1988 Plymouth Sedan Winner Edith Bankson Banning and Drawing for 2003 GMC Sonoma Pickup (Must be present to win) Winner Russ Verdale of Parsons. He bought 5 tickets. 10:00- Drawing for prizes each night All Programs FREE- Toby's Carnival all week Queen Candidates: Ashlea Ellelson; Shelly Myers; Tasha Kay Robinson; Marie Rogers; Candice Wammack; Melissa Gandy; Tabatha Nolan; Kayla Rodgers; Wynnter Strait; Kelsie Watson The Queen Winner sold 8,755 tickets: Candace Wammack 1st runner up sold 8,573 tickets: Kelsey Watson 2nd runner up sold 4,346: Shelly Myers These 3 Queen Candidates sold 21,674 tickets! All together the Queen Candidates sold 26,543 tickets. Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Bill Hall; Mr. Jerry Derfelt Sponsored by Galena, Kansas Volunteer Fire Department ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, June 7, Flea Market- 7th & Main on the SE Corner - Space is free to vendors & will be available on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. The lot has been donated by Steve Vogel. Saturday, June 7, 1:00-3:00: 4th Annual GHS All- [Years] School Reunion All who attended GHS at any time, not just Graduates of GHS, are welcome. At: The Performing Arts Center, Galena High School Refreshments will be served and door prizes given. For more information call 620-783-4499. ext. 29 Over 100 people attended the Reunion. Edith Bankson Banning had an excellent display of high school memorabilla available for everyone to look at. Thank you Edie! GHS BULLDOGS!!! GHS BULLDOGS!!! GHS BULLDOGS!!! I've found NO information about a Galena Day Parade this year. If there is to be one, it has received no mention in the home town newspaper, that I've seen. The parade was held at 4:00 Saturday. The Galena High School Marching Band rode in the parade instead of Marching! I am planning to attend the GHS Reunion and Galena Day activities this year. I hope to see my classmates and others there. Marie Jenkins Bryant GHS'57  |
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I will be there every night, My sister and i will probley be sitting somewhere near the front, We are both very large people, i have dark hair that is turning gray, My sister has red hair, most everyone knows julie, She has a very large mouth and knows how to use it,
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Take Note! On front page of Sentinel. Wed., July 23 | ||
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Take Note! On front page of Sentinel. Wed., July 23, 2003
The Sentinel now has a different Editor, Miriam Barton and she has placed our site in the Take Note! column. I had phoned her about a different matter and brought up our lack of response from the former Editor, Heather Gooch. Miriam told me if I would send it to her again she would see that it was placed in the paper. I did and she did. Thank you Miriam, we appreciate it very much. Here's what it says: ____________________________________________________ WAITING FOR YOU Anyone, near or far, especially Galena GHS alumni, "logon" and join us at the New (Apr. 11, 2003) Cherokee County Kansas website. Subjects of focus are genealogy, local history and other items of general interest from near and far. Visit and Join FREE at: pub199.ezboard.com/bcherokeecountykansas Please visit, join and help us GROW. WE'RE WAITING... Jerry Thomas GHS'48 - Owner & Administrator Marie Jenkins Bryant GHS'57 - Administrator Peggy Jenkins Kreiger GHS'65 - Moderator ____________________________________________________ I would like to ask for your help. If you visit us from time to time, we appreciate it. We would like for you to also post items if you'd like. [See Topic: Don't be Afraid!!! An Offer You Shouldn't Refuse! ] This is what I'd appreciate help with. Would you please make a few copies of the above and pass it on to the people with computers? E-mailing a friend, enclose the above site address in your e-mail. Writing and sending by snail mail, put the note in the envelope. You can Copy from our site and Paste onto your own e-mail. Or there is a e-mail option on top of some of the pages and the bottom that will send our Community board information to them so that they may also visit and possibly join us. The Galena Sentinel-Times USPS 213-000 Established as the REPUBLICAN Oct. 16, 1880 Established as the TIMES Sept. 14, 1894 Published by the GALENA SENTINEL-TIMES Owner & Publisher: David F. Nelson Editor: Miriam Barton Single Copy: 50 cents Annual Subscription Rates: City of Galena........................$17.50 Cherokee County....................$17.30 Kansas Residents....................$27.50 Outside State of Kansas...........$27.50 Published every Wednesday at 511 Main St. Galena, Kansas 66739 Periodical postage paid at Galena, Kansas 66739 Postmaster: Send addresses changes to the Galena Sentinel-Times, 511 S. Main St. Galena, Kansas 66739 classified Classifieds must be paid before published. Deadline Tuesdaus, 10:00A.M. Hrs: Mon. & Tues: 8-5: Wed- Fri: 9-12 & 1-4 Classifieds: Minimum $5.00 for 30 words. Each additional word $.08. @nd run $2.50 Personal Notices and thank yous: $5.00 Phone: 620-783-5034 Fax: 620- 783-1388 Email gstimes@kans.com NOTICE If you change your address for any reason, PLEASE, notify the Galena Sentinel as soon as possible. The post office should continue to forward the papers, which are second class mail, for 60 days. After that, we receive a notice, for which we have to pay, to learn who has moved where. IT ADDS UP! So- if you are moving, please let us know at once.! Virginia Hopkins has been doing 2 columns 40 years ago and 60 years ago. She goes to the Galena Archival Building and does the research there for the information she uses in the columns. "A change is made this week in the Years Ago columns, making them 30 and 50 years ago instead of the previous 40 and 60. The microfilms reels at the Galena Archival Building have about 14 months of papers missing from July 1943 to September, 1944, possibly because of the war demands. The Sentinel published 1945 and 1946 items a couple of years ago, so it was decided to use two completely new dates". Virginia does manage to get some items of interest: In the 50 years ago The Galena Times-Republican July 23, 1953 " Funeral services had been held for Ernest Manning, age 31, who had been killed the previous week. The body was sent to Tabor City, N.C. for burial. Claude Parker, Manning's father-in-law, had admitted the shooting at the residence, 1106 Main, and was in the Cherokee County Jail. The Assistant County Attor- ney, Helen Yount, had denied bond". The night of the shooting, I and Royce Dean Price had been to the Maywood Theatre and were walking home together, since we both lived in Spring Grove. We saw the crowd and asked what had happened. After being told someone had been shot, we went across the street east and watched from there until they took Claude away. Then, we went on our way. I told mom and dad about it when I got home. In the 30 years ago The Galena Sentinel-Times July 26, 1973 "Dollie Rice was selling her business at 723 E. 7th Street. It was advertised as a "Good, Lively Business Restaurant" on Old Route 66". Now my question here is... shouldn't it have been listed as new old Route 66? The Old Route 66 came from the State line west past the Smelter and into the north end of Galena. I have been a subscriber to the Sentinel for years. Jerry also is a subscriber even though he lives in Hawaii. The Galena Sentinel-Times may not be the best hometown newspaper in the USA. It's the only one we have. They will print obituaries free of charge. Something the Joplin Globe doesn't do. Now, with a different Editor maybe we will not be ignored, as the situation was under the previous editor. Support the Sentinel and get some Galena news. Marie GHS'57 |
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Heartland Share ------- June
12oz. Smoked Sausage-- 1 lb. Ground Beef Patties 1 lb. Taigate Bratwurst-- 1 lb. All Beef Franks 1.65 lb. Chicken Drums See Raymond or Jim at Senior Citizens Center by noon, 6/16/03. Phone is 620 783- 2384 __________________________________________________ I found this on Page 3 of the Wed. June 11, 2003 Galena Sentinel-Times. It is in most Sentinels weekly, yet it doesn't seem to be as popular in Galena as it is here in Shawnee, Ks. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ www.heartlandshare.com/specials.html coming for July, 2003 "Fire up the Grill" Two (2) - 4 OZ. Boneless Pork Chops Two (2) - 5 OZ. Choice Sirloin Steaks Four (4) - Ground Beef Patties Two (2) - 4 OZ. Boneless Chicken Breasts ONLY $11.00 (add Sales Tax, Oklahoma ONLY) and one additional hour of volunteer service Sign up by July 14th 2003 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Coming for August, 2003 you asked for it, so now we got it for you! WE'VE GONE "HOG WILD" Boneless/Center Cut Pork Chops - 1 1/2 LBS Whole Boneless Pork Tenderloin - 1 3/4 LBS. Tender Whole Slab Pork Spare Ribs - 2.4 LBS ALL wrapped and boxed ONLY $15.00 (sales tax, Oklahoma ONLY) and one additional hour of volunteer service Sign up by August 11th, 2003 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ www.heartlandshare.com/monthlymenu.html "SNEAK PEEK" June Basic Menu Lean Ground Beef - 1 LB. Savory Smoked Sausage - 1 LB. Old El Paso Shredded Chicken - 20 OZ. Deli Sliced Turkey Breast - 1 LB. Beef Sandwich Steaks - 14 OZ. "SNEAK PEEK" July Menu Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Chunks - 1 LB. Brown 'N' Serve Sausage Links - 1 LB. Tasty Country Style Pork Ribs - 1 LB. Chicken Thighs - 2.33 LBS. Deli Style Sliced Roast Beef - 1 LB. The meat items above are five of the 13 to 15 items typically found in one share food package. The balance of the package will consist of fresh fruits and vegetables. $16 ( plus sales tax Oklahoma Only) plus $1 Transportation Cost *Items are subject to change **************************************** Here's how it should work. Anything you do to help someone is considered as an acceptable volunteer project. Quote: Quote: You pick up a: Heartland SHARE Volunteer Service Receipt Your Name_______________________________________ has completed______ hours of volunteer work for: Name of Recipient_________________________________ Description of Service Rendered______________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Signature of Recipient______________________________ Date____________________________________________ fill it out and have the person you helped sign it. Take it to the people in charge of the Heartland Share program. You must purchase the Sneak Peak Basic package in order to purchase the Meat boxes. Turn in the Volunteer receipt, pay for the packages you want. You do not have to buy the meat packages unless you want to. When you pick up your Basic package there should be a list with it showing everything in your Basic package purchase. Everyone pays the same amount of money and everyone receives the same amount of groceries. The only variable should be that the quality of fruits and vegetables may vary from package to package. The quality not the quantity! The packages should be ready and waiting upon your arrival. You should be able to take your pick of the packages. No one should be telling you this is your package. That's the way it works here in Shawnee. When they have finished with the sacking of the items, there are usually no leftovers. Since everyone orders in advance, they can plan for exactly what they need to fill all the orders at the ordering site. These are the dates for the rest of the year. Host Order-----Saturday Turn-in--------Distribution Day July 14---------July 26 August 11------August 23 Sept. 15-------Sept. 27 October 13-----October 25 November 10---Nov. 22 December 8----Dec. 20 How many Basic Food packages can a participant buy? There are no limits to the quantity purchased. Each Basic SHARE requires $16.00 cash or E.B.T. + sales tax (Oklahoma ONLY), + a small donation at some site locations, + $1.00 transportation fee (where applicable). I have a large family; can I purchase more than one share? Yes! Order as many SHARE packages as you choose, and complete two hours of volunteer service for each share. Meat Only Package Meat Only is available every month to participants that may need extra meats. It contains all of the meat that is in the Basic SHARE Food package. It may be purchased after one basic share has been purchased. The Meat Only requires an additional one hour of volunteer service and the cost is $9.00 cash or E.B.T. + sales tax (Oklahoma ONLY), and a $.50 transportation fee (where applicable). SPECIAL Meat Packages are also offered periodically throughout the year. Example: 8 - 6 ounce Filet of Sirloins, individually wrapped - $14.00 cash or E.B.T., + sales tax (Oklahoma Only) and one additional hour of volunteer service. Your local site coordinator will keep you informed when these specials will be available. Also check this website for coming special's, as they become available. A minimum of one Basic SHARE Food Package must be purchased first then you may purchase unlimited Special Meat Packages. www.heartlandshare.com/participate.html Chef of the Month Recipes www.heartlandshare.com/chef.html Other links for more info: www.stretcher.com/stories/01/010604c.cfm JoplinGlobe.com Site Marie GHS'57 |
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MAYORS OF GALENA, KANSAS 1877-1984 | ||
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MAYORS OF GALENA, KANSAS
1877-1984 Galena, Kansas incorporated 1877, became a second class city. Empire City was consolidated July 7, 1907 1877-1878...........G. W. Webb 1879...................A. M. McPhearson 1880...................G. W. Dansenburg 1881...................C. O. Stockslager 1882...................John G. Schiminer 1883...................B. S. Moore 1884...................W. O. Wanawalt 1885...................A. M. Thomas 1886...................Morgan Rush 1887-1888...........L. K. Moeller 1889-1892...........John Page 1893-1894...........Val Richards 1895-1896...........Wm. Smith 1897-1898...........J. P. McCann 1899-1900...........O. E. Allen 1901-1902...........J. P. McCann 1903-1904...........C. L. Sawyer 1905-1906...........George Rains 1907-1910...........Dr. C. H. Jones 1911-1912...........Porter Clark [Mr. Clark retired from the office of Mayor, May 4, 1915] 1915-1916...........W. A. Stone 1917-1920...........Dr. H. A. Browne 1921-1924...........C. H. Jones 1925-1926...........Max Y. Sawyer 1927-1928...........J. P. King 1929-1930...........Dr. C. H. Jones 1931-1932...........D. D. Crowell 1933-1934...........Harvey Poole 1935...................Fred Farmer 1936...................E. B. Morgan 1937-1938...........A. J. O'Conner 1939-1940...........F. W. Speck 1941-1942...........Wm. O. Stephenson 1943-1946...........Frank Tryon 1947-1948...........August Bradshaw 1949-1950...........Dr. Frank James 1951-1952...........Ralph Baker 1953-1954...........Almon Willis 1955-1956...........Ralph Baker 1957-1958...........David Livingston 1959-1962...........Homer McAfee 1963-1964...........Earl Neeley 1965-1966...........A. M. "Pete" Moeller 1967-1970...........Frank Dillon 1971-1979...........Jack Murray GHS'56 1979-1981...........L. G. Williams 1981-1983...........Thomas L. Wade 1983-..................James Bankson GHS' 45 From book PIONEER DAYS OF GALENA c. 1984 Courtesy of Galena Mining and Historical Association GALENA BUSINESS HOUSES TRYON AND SON Pg. 31 Are headquarters for staple and fancy provisions, flour, feed and country produce. The store is located in Galena Heights and enjoys a liberal patronage. Tyon was a resident of Empire long before it became Galena Heights. D. D. CROWELL, TENTH ST. GROCERY Pg. 31 D. D. Crowell is the proprietor of the Tenth Street grocery and his success is proven by the many satisfied patrons of the store, which carries a complete line. WHO'S WHO IN GALENA W. A. STONE-- Pg. 33 Mayor W. A. Stone was born in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 26, 1870. On August 1st, 1877, when he was seven years of age, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stone, moved to Galena, Kans. Mr. W. B. Stone erected a house and engaging a teacher opened a school for his children and their immediate friends. Arthur Stone received his grammer school education from private tutors and completed the course offered at the Galena High School, graduating in 1887. He enrolled at Washburn college, Topeka, Kansas, and two years later left the institution to become manager of the Galena Foundry, which position he held from 1892-1900. During the year 1900 the Galena Foundry was burned. Mr. Stone was a mine superintendent until 1904, when the foundry was rebuilt and he was installed as manager. In 1901 Mr. Stone married Miss Lulu L. Newman of Kansas City Mo. Mr. Stone is a member of several lodges and orders, among them being the Sons of Veterans, Masonic Order, Knights Templar, A. O. U. W., Royal Arch Masons, A. A. O. M. S., M. O. L. L., B. P. O. E. and the Kansas City Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution. W. A. Stone was a councilman from 1902 to 1904 and took the oath of office as mayor of Galena, May 4, 1915. PORTER M. CLARK Pg. 33 Porter M. Clark, who preceded W. A. Stone as mayor, was born in exeter, mo., Jan. 16, 1875. He came to Galena in 1881. Mr. clark is a type of the self-made man, having been left an orphan when a small boy. The equipment of his undertaking establishment is today worth ten thousand dollars. Mr. Clark was a resident of Galena at the time of the stockade affair. He was a resident of Empire when the Memphis railroad was in existence and remembers plainly the turn tables of the St. Louis & San francisco Railroad company, which were located in Cooper Hollow. The Clark Furniture store has been in existence for seventeen years. Mr. Clark brought the first rubber tired motor hearse to this city. He has personally supervised the construction of the three motor hearse-ambulances. His ambulance answers long distance calls, making trips to Seneca, Joplin and other Missouri cities, Miami, Okla., and to Kansas towns within a radius of twenty miles. During Mr. Clark's term of office as mayor, three organizations for civic improvements were formed, the Commercial Club, Women's Civic League and the Civic Welfare League. Mr. Clark in speaking of his administration said: "I put the city on a paying basis, establishing a precedent by keeping the expenses of the city beneath its income." Mr. Clark retired from the office of mayor, May 4, 1915. GEO. W. RAINS Pg. 34 Geo. W. Rains was born in Casey, Illinois, Jan. 7, 1862. He moved to Joplin, Mo., in 1871. At the age of fifteen he became a "hack-driver" between Joplin and Galena. He became a resident of Galena in 1879, and has been actively engaged in mining for over thirty years. For four years Mr. Rains was superintendent of the Case-Serage lead smelter. He was councilman from 1901-1904. He was elected mayor of Galena in 1904, retiring in 1906. He was appointed postmaster of Galena, June 15, 1915, which position he now holds. DR. C. H. JONES Pg. 34 Dr. C. H. Jones came to Galena in 1900. He has been practicing medicine and surgery during the fifteen years as a resident of this city. He has been eminently successful and has a large practice. In 1910 Dr. Jones was elected mayor of this city by a large majority. He has been interested in mining for the past fifteen years and at present has an interest in the corporation which is opening up a mass of virgin ore on the Mike Clary property. Note: Listing says he was mayor from 1907-1910. He was mayor also 1921-1924; and 1929-1930. C. L. SAWYER Pg. 37 Chas. L. Sawyer came to this city in 1880. He devotes most of his time to insurance and real estate although he has been interested in mining for over thirty years. He is treasurer of the Promoter Mining company and is a representative of the Clermont. Mr. Sawyer was elected city clerk in 1895, city treasurer in 1900 and mayor in 1889-1902. Note: Listing says he was mayor from 1903-1904. O. W. SPARKS Pg. 37 Oliver W. Sparks began his mining career in Galena at the age of ten years working as hoister boy. For thirty years he has been one of the foremost operators of this city. Mr. Sparks has made more "strikes" than any other operator in the district. He was councilman of Galena from 1897 to 1899. He was elected mayor in 1907 and retired in 1911 after serving two terms. Mr. Sparks served two terms as sheriff of Cherokee county. Mr. Sparks has had phenomenal success in opening up virgin ground. Among his latest ventures are, The Yellow Pup located near Badger, the Tom Cat and the Locke. Mr. Sparks is mining near Miami, Oklahoma. Warren Sparks, son of the ex-mayor, bids fair to follow his father's "good luck.," having opened a paying mine near Cave Springs. Note: Listing has him as mayor 1903-1904. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1904 History of Cherokee County Kansas, Ch.14-1 1904 History of Galena and Empire City <=== Link [Galena]as early as June 19, 1877, the place was incorporated as a city of the third class. May 11,1888, it was made a city of the second class. The following have been mayors in the order in which their names are given: {1} George W. Webb, {2} A. M. McPherson, {3} G. W. Dansenburg, {4} C. O. Stockslager, {5} E. D. Vandergrift, {6} John G. Schmereir, {7} B. S. Moore, {8} A. M. Thomas, {9)}Morgan Rush, {10} L. K. Moeller, {11} John Page, {12} Val Richards, {13} William Smith, {14} J. P. McCann, {15} O. E. Allen and {16} Charles L. Sawyer, who is the present mayor. Note: Listing has as mayor 1884 W. O. Wanawalt and 1901-1902 J. P. McCann again. Marie GHS'57 |
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WPA Guide to Kansas: Route 66 Tour
members.aol.com/hsauertieg/rt66/wpa_ks.htm <=== Link Route 66: Across 1930s Kansas from Kansas: A Guide to the Sunflower State, compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas, 1940. ------------------------------------------------------------ Tour 7 (Joplin, Mo.) -- Galena -- Riverton -- Baxter Springs -- (Miami, Ok.); US 66 Missouri Line to Oklahoma Line, 13.2 m. Paved roadbed. Usual accommodations in larger towns. This route passes through the lead- and zinc- mining region of southeastern Kansas. Marie GHS'57 |
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Lead and Zinc Mining in Kansas
Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular (PIC) 17 Liz Brosius and Robert S. Sawin Geology Extension, Kansas Geological Survey Introduction www.kgs.ukans.edu/Publications/pic17/pic17_1.html <== Link The 1870 discovery of zinc ore near Galena, Kansas, marked the beginning of a century of lead and zinc mining in the Kansas part of the Tri-State mining district (fig. 1). The Tri-State was one of the major lead and zinc mining areas in the world and included parts of southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northeastern Oklahoma. Mining in the district has ceased, but for one hundred years (1850-1950), the Tri-State produced 50 percent of the zinc and 10 per-cent of the lead in the United States..... Click Link to continue... Lead and Zinc Mining in Kansas <== Link At the bottom left side of each page click on: Next Page > There are 4 pages plus 1 page of Sources. Marie GHS'57 |
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GEOKANSAS
Lead and Zinc Mining Click here for a downloadable fact sheet on the rocks and minerals of the Ozark Plateau. Boldfaced terms are linked to the Glossary. The discovery of blackjack (a kind of zinc ore) on the Cook Forty in Galena in 1870 marked the beginning of a century of lead and zinc mining in the Kansas part of the Tri-State mining district. The Tri-State mining district of southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma was one of the major lead and zinc mining areas in the world. For one hundred years (1850-1950), the district produced 50 percent of the zinc and 10 percent of the lead in the United States. Lead and zinc deposits in Kansas occur within the region called the Ozark Plateau in extreme southeastern Cherokee County. This region is defined by outcrops of Mississippian rocks (the oldest surface rocks in the state), which formed about 345 million years ago. The Ozark Plateau covers about 55 square miles in Kansas and includes the towns of Baxter Springs and Galena. The first commercial ore discovery in the district was made in southwest Missouri around 1838. Production from the Tri-State district peaked between 1918 and 1941...... to continue click link. www.kgs.ukans.edu/Extension/ozark/mining.html <== Link ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of this info is the same but I've decided to add the various sites covering our area as long as they aren't exactly the same. I'll keep looking for old and new information. Marie GHS'57 |
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R754 -- PICHER (OKLA.), COLLECTION, ca. 1975-1995 -- INFORMATION SHEET
------------------------------------------------------------ Information Sheet R754 Picher (Okla.). Collection, ca. 1975-1995. Three folders, photocopies. These are pamphlets and scrapbooks of newspaper items concerning the development and decline of the lead and zinc mining industry at Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. There is also information on other mining communities in the Tri-State Mining District of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Named after the Picher Lead Company (later the Eagle-Picher Lead Company), the town of Picher, Oklahoma, was founded in 1915. The company had extended its operations in Oklahoma after several decades of lead and zinc mining around Joplin, Missouri, and Galena, Kansas. The opening of the Picher field ushered in the last great mineral development in what became known as the Tri-State District. Only a dozen years after its founding, Picher had become the center of the largest lead and zinc mining district in the world. Mining waned in the 1930s, but Eagle-Picher succeeded in consolidating milling operations at a central mill and was the dominant force in the field by the Second World War. Postwar re-milling of chat piles and "gouging" of marginal ore bodies proceeded off and on through the 1950s and 1960s, after which most mines were abandoned. Picher boomed through the 1920s, struggled in the 1930s, and experienced a brief heyday in the 1940s. Since mining played out, population has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was. The town itself also began to disappear, quite literally in some cases as portions caved in due to mine subsidence. Governmental aid has enabled the town to survive, but its future remains uncertain as a result of other environmental problems associated with its legacy of mining.... web.umr.edu/~whmcinfo/shelf31/r754/info.html <== Link ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R621 -- JOPLIN GLOBE, MAGAZINE EDITIONS, 1928-1929 -- INFORMATION SHEET ---------------------------------------------------------- Information Sheet R621 Joplin Globe. Magazine editions, 1928-1929. Two volumes. OVERSIZE These are annual "magazines" of the Joplin Globe newspaper featuring stories on mining and related industries in the Tri-State Mining District of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Included are production summaries for leading mining companies and articles on mineral industries in the Tri-State and the United States. The magazines are illustrated and carry advertisements by lead and zinc mining and milling companies.... web.umr.edu/~whmcinfo/shelf25/r621/info.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These Links are both from WHMC-Rolla so I put them both here. Marie GHS'57 |
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Posts: 23467 (Mon, Jun 23, 2003 9:09 PM) ezOp |
3rd Biennial Workshop
Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines Mining History in Kansas Lawrence L. Brady Kansas Geological Survey 1930 Constant Avenue Lawrence, Kansas 66047-3726 Introduction Mining of economic rocks and minerals in Kansas has been important to the development of the state and the region. From the coal mines of eastern Kansas to the salt mines of central Kansas, the mining history of the state has been both colorful and necessary for an emerging state over the last 150 years. Production from the lead-zinc mines of the Tri-State mining district of southeastern Kansas, southwest Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma was important to the nation's war effort during the first half of this century when the region was the worlds leading zinc producer and also an important lead producer. www.fhwa.dot.gov/mine/kansas01.htm <== Link Click to continue. Marie GHS'57 |
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Early Mining Photos - Thanks to John Schehrer! | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Mon, Jun 23, 2003 9:38 PM) ezOp |
Ottawa County Oklahoma
The First Lead and Zinc Mining Early Mining In The Tri-State District www.homestead.com/schehrer2/Early_Mining1.html <== Link Marie GHS'57
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The tale of Tar Creek- Editorial | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Mon, Jun 23, 2003 10:25 PM) ezOp |
The tale of Tar Creek
By KEN NEAL Editorial pages editor 6/22/2003 It's time to deal with the environmental quagmire The Picher-Cardin mining area of northeastern Oklahoma has come to be known as Tar Creek, a catchall description of the mammoth environmental detritus of decades of mining for zinc and lead. The Tulsa World's editorial staff, after writing about Tar Creek for 20 years or more, is making a concentrated effort in Sunday's Opinion section to describe the worst environmental disaster in the United States. Since the World's Ken Jackson illustrated a Tar Creek story in 1981 with a picture of white horses with orange legs and flanks spattered from running through water with a high iron content, there have been hundreds of stories. The Environmental Protection Agency in 1983 put Tar Creek on the list of environmental calamities labeled Superfund sites. Although upwards of $100 million in federal funds has been spent, there is little to show for it. "Work" is still going on, but it was clear during field trips by the World Opinion staff that it amounts to little more than busy work that, if anything, exacerbates an already tragic situation. To portray the immensity of Tar Creek, the editorial staff divided it into the major aspects of the problem. Even so, we felt a little like the blind men examining an elephant. In Sunday's Opinion section, our staff tells of their findings in some detail. The history of the mines, the massive piles of tailings, the monstrous sinkholes, the largely open mine shafts and EPA "remediation," and the effects on the health of residents are discussed. But there is more to come: The "mining" of the chat piles, their value and the claims Indian tribes have on them; how the University of Oklahoma plans to spend another $45 million; years of legislative indifference; the effect on the Neosho River and Grand Lake, and more. Tulsa World Editorial <== Link View in Print (PDF) Format <== Link ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Picher Chat Rat: General Discussion: Article on Picher and mining history in Tulsa World Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 06:28 pm ------------------------------------------------------------ On about June 22 there will be a section in the Tulsa World devoted to mining history and resulting cleanup problems. I have been contacted by a person from that newspaper and informed that this article will be in Sunday's paper. John Schehrer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I only found this today. I have been unable to access it on line. They seem to charge a fee to look at certain sections of their paper if you aren't a subscriber to their newspaper. Your local Library might have a copy of it. It does sound interesting. Marie GHS'57 |
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Picher Chat Rat Site with Photo's | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Mon, Jun 23, 2003 11:18 PM) ezOp |
Picher Chat Rat Site
www.starts.com/picher/ <=== Link Picher Chat Rat Message Board ChatRat Guestbook Photo Gallery  Picher Oklahoma (24 images)Send This Page To a Friend Friendly Links Marie GHS'57 |
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4th ALL GHS REUNION, Sat. June 7, 2003 | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Wed, Jun 25, 2003 12:33 AM) ezOp |
4th ALL GHS REUNION,
Over 108 people attended the Reunion. Some of the guests of GHS graduates did not sign the Guest Book. Edith Bankson Banning had an excellent display of high school memorabilla available for everyone to look at. Thank you Edie! GHS BULLDOGS!!! GHS BULLDOGS!!! GHS BULLDOGS!!! This is the list from: The Galena Sentinel-Times June 11, 2003 Pg. 4 Abbott, Phyllis (Vogel) GHS'54 Albright, Cindy (Kelley) Anthony, Greg GHS'58 Baker, Calvin GHS'63 Baker, Wanda (Wammack) Banning, Doug Banning, Edie (Bankson) GHS' Barrett, Betty Boyes, Erma Boyes, Jim Bradshaw, James Brandon, Barbara (Sheets) GHS'56 Briggs, Debbie (Bankson) Brittan, Karlene (Vogel) GHS'55 Bryant, Marie "Doodle" (Jenkins) GHS'57 Cantrell, Harry GHS'57 Capron, Carol (Price) GHS'60 Card, Bettie Nell (Schafer) Castleberry, June (McGuire) Charles, June (Karr-Hendryx) GHS'55 Charles, Sharon Clark, Carolyn (Netherton) Clifford, Jamie (Roby) Colgrove, Bill Collins, Helen (Robinson) Collins, Sherry (Boyes) GHS'63 Cooper, Fran (Kinkade) GHS' Courtright, Mariam (Joseph) Cram, Rayma (Morton) GHS'56 Cure, Harold "Huzz" Cure, Larry Neal GHS'65 Cure, Leota (Flannery) GHS'63 Cure, Norman Daniels, Margaret Davis, Rose Ann Dugan, Iris (Luton) GHS'56 Dugan, Lois Elledge, Rob Ellis, Don Ellis, Sam Gauss, Glendora (Myers) GHS' Gerlach, Betty (Webb) Goolsby, Cindy (Bradshaw) Green, Joanna Hart, Deloris (Cure) Hayward, Melvin Heistand, Claudine (Rosenberry) Hill, Irene (Hinman) Hill, John J. Hixenbaugh, Barbara (Dake) GHS'63 Hixenbaugh, James Hudson Mark Louis Hudson, Marcel Huffnines, Kim (Henson) Jenkins, Bob GHS'51 Jenkins, Jean Ann (Williams) GHS'52 Jenkins, Ruby (Bash) [Mother of GHS'57 & GHS'65] Johnson, Dixie (McCorkle) Jones, Mary Ellen (Moody) Joyce, Betty Joyce, Billy Kilpatrick, Frankie (Tackett) Kirkpatrick, Judy (Dodson) LaTurner, Jim GHS'64 LaTurner, Judi GHS'63 LaTurner, Lois Lauch, Marilyn (Allen) Lee, Sandra Little, Mary Ann (Bullard) GHS'61 Little, Neal Edward GHS'59 Marion, Gina (Price) Martin, "Jeff" Martin, Linda (Barber) GHS'58 [Sentinel had Barker] Martin, Lori 'Loretta' (Warren?) Warren-Martin McCorkle, Danny GHS'61 McGuire, Della (Kinkade) Morton, Micki Jo Neihart, Jim Phipps, Lee GHS' Phipps, Linda (Taylor) GHS' Phipps, Sherry (Channel) GHS' Phipps, Steve Phipps, Tim Price, Angela (Fancher) Price, Don Price, Gailya (Smith) GHS'64 Qualls, Carol Rae (Elders) GHS'56 Roby, Donna (Newcomer) Russell, Gene Ryan, Elizabeth Ryon, Donna Sue (Hayward) GHS'61 Saeng, Ruby Ann (Moody) GHS'61 Shaw, Michael Dave GHS'60 Sheets, Jerry Smith, Connie (Bankson) Smith, Machelle (Dake) Speer, Twyla Stewart, Freddie Tackett Sr., Frank Tackett, Rosalee (Price) Tremble, Bob Tremble, June Venturella, Millie Mae Vogel, Steve GHS'62 Wade, Marion Webb, Leroy Wilson, Bill Wilson, Norma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, June 7, 2003 1:00-3:00: 4th Annual GHS All- [Years] School Reunion All who attended GHS at any time, not just Graduates of GHS, are welcome. At: The Performing Arts Center, Galena High School Refreshments will be served and door prizes given. For more information call 620-783-4499. ext. 29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marie GHS'57 |
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Galena, Kansas Profile Site - Don Johnson, actor?? | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Wed, Jun 25, 2003 8:06 PM) ezOp |
www.epodunk.com
Galena, KS City Population 2000: 3,287 Latitude: 37.075N Longitude: -94.639W Time zone: Central Daylight SavingNamed for the lead found here Well-known residents have included: Don Johnson, actor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Their information doesn't seem to be all that great. Does anyone recall actor Don Johnson being from or a resident of our area? His web site doesn't mention it is he was. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's another Galena Site I found. www.galenaks.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marie GHS'57 |
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Galena panel fires City Manager, Jack Murray, former Mayor | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Tue, Jul 8, 2003 5:40 PM) ezOp |
Galena panel fires City Manager, Jack Murray, former Galena Mayor
Galena Mayor 1971-1979...........Jack Murray GHS'56 Joplin Globe On-line edition Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Galena panel fires city manager By Roger McKinney Globe Staff Writer GALENA, Kan. - Citing the city's troubled financial situation, the Galena City Commission voted 3-2 on Monday to fire City Manager Jack Murray. Commissioner Darrell Shoemaker read from a prepared statement when moving to remove Murray. "It appears we are on the road to financial disaster as a city," Shoemaker said. He listed among Murray's mistakes his failure to include payments for a new fire truck in the budget. The commission approved a two-year contract with Murray in February 2002. He had planned to retire at the end of his contract. He has now been city manager for three years. Shoemaker's motion provides Murray with one month of severance pay, plus pay for whatever vacation he has accumulated. Murray's annual salary was $36,000. Voting in favor of the firing were Shoemaker, Marion Davies and Scott Donaldson. Voting against it were Dale Oglesby and Mayor Lynne Hardman. "I think the commission is looking for a scapegoat," Oglesby said. Hardman said the commission can't seem to honor a contract. "It is going to be very difficult to get a city manager worth anything when they look at how we treat our past city managers," Hardman said. Murray had no comment. Earlier in the meeting, the commission approved fund transfers requested by Murray to ensure that the city has sufficient funds for July. The commission transferred into the general fund $20,000 from the water fund; $5,000 from the solid waste fund; and $5,000 from the landfill fund. Murray said the city's sales-tax revenues for June did not come in until the final day of the month, delaying the deposit until July. "Because of the lateness of the $23,000, we need to transfer some money, again," Murray said. He had requested other fund transfers in the past several months to cover budget shortfalls. Questioned by Davies, Murray said employees had already been paid from the general fund. "So we've got hot checks for payroll if we don't transfer money," Davies said. Commissioners did not go into closed session before the vote. Donaldson said after the meeting that many residents may hate him for what he did, but that others will understand. "You see where our finances are," Donaldson said, when asked for his explanation. "It's pretty obvious." Oglesby said after the meeting that Murray had made positive contributions to the city. "I think it was awful to do this to someone who's retiring and humiliate him like that," he said. "I'm embarrassed to be on the commission right now." The commission voted to appoint City Clerk Debbie Kitch as interim city manager, despite her statement that she was reluctant to fill the spot for the third time. On another matter, the commission tabled a proposal by Hardman to form a police advisory board to resolve conflicts between residents and police. She provided information about the Berkeley, Calif., Police Review Commission to fellow commissioners. She said the city can adapt Berkeley's program to meet Galena's needs. In other business, the commission: Approved American Medical Security as the city's health insurance provider. The move represents a switch from Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Approved an ordinance requiring commission approval before department heads spend more than $300 for any goods or services. Went behind closed doors with Police Chief Cameron Arthur and police officer Garry Abram to discuss nonelected-personnel matters. No action resulted when the meeting reopened to the public. |
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Semi falls into Spring River at Riverton, KS | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Tue, Jul 8, 2003 5:49 PM) ezOp |
Semi falls into Spring River
By Nammi Bhagvandoss Globe Staff Writer RIVERTON, Kan. - A Missouri tractor-trailer driver was injured when his rig blew a tire, struck a bridge guardrail and caught fire before toppling into Spring River in Riverton. The driver, Troy James, 27, sustained lacerations and a possible broken shoulder, and was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., said Cherokee County sheriff's Sgt. Jeremy Allen. Efforts to find out James' medical condition were unsuccessful Monday afternoon. The crash took out almost a third of the bridge guardrail in the eastbound lane of U.S. 66, Allen said. The accident was reported about 12:55 p.m. Monday. James got out of the vehicle, possibly through a window, and was standing on top the truck when emergency responders arrived, Allen said. "According to witness statements, he wasn't going too fast," he said. Cherokee County and Galena Fire Department divers hooked chains to the truck and trailer, and assisted Payne's Inc. in pulling the vehicle out of Spring River, said Jim Payne of the Frontenac company. Wrecker service employees and drivers were also trying to prevent the truck and trailer from floating down the river, Payne said. The truck was carrying food products and no hazardous materials, Payne said. joplinglobe.com Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Marie GHS'57 |
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Visit to Tar Creek by lawyers representing residents | ||
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Posts: 23467 (Wed, Jul 9, 2003 8:49 AM) ezOp |
Visit to Tar Creek by lawyers representing residents
Visit to site planned by lawyers representing Tar Creek residents By Gary Garton Globe Staff Writer PICHER, Okla. - Attorneys from three law firms representing Picher area residents, the city and school district in a class-action lawsuit against six former mining companies will tour the Tar Creek Superfund site Thursday. The tour group will include Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy Jr., of the law firm of Kennedy and Madonna, White Plains, N.Y.; Christopher Seeger of the Seeger-Weiss firm of New York City; and Charles Speer of Payne & Jones, Kansas City, Mo. John Sparkman, a member of the Picher-Cardin Board of Education and founder of the local Tar Creek Steering Committee, said Tuesday the lawyers will tour the mining area, hold a press conference open to the public at 1 p.m. at the Picher High School, and then go into a closed meeting with their clients. The group filed a class action suit in federal court May 14 on behalf of Picher residents Sam Freeman, Betty Jean Cole, John Frazier, Patsy Huffman, Edwin Kerley, Patricia Kerley, Larry Olds, H.C. Baughman, Rayma Grimes and Susie Stone, plus any other residents wishing to join in the action. The city of Picher and the Board of Education have voted to join in the action as well. Defendants in the suit are ASARCO Inc., Blue Tee Corp., Goldfields Mining Corp., NL Industries Inc., Childress Royalty Co. and Doe Run Corp. The Environmental Protection Agency has been negotiating with the same group of "potentially responsible parties" in an attempt to get them to help fund the continuing cleanup of the lead contaminated area. The private lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of the plaintiffs equal to the loss of value they have suffered in their properties. More significantly, it asks the court to set up an "independently supervised medical monitoring program" for people living in the Superfund area. It also asks for an "independently supervised relocation program to ensure the residents of the contaminated properties be provided support and financial assistance in relocating away from the contaminated areas." The mining companies have responded to individual lawsuits filed over the past two years claiming no liability for lead contamination. They say state-of-the-art mining techniques were used in the area when it was mined and the hazards of lead contamination were not known at the time. Sparkman said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his law partner Kevin J. Madonna are currently involved in environmental and consumer litigation matters in state and federal courts nationwide. He cited Kennedy's credentials, including: President of the Waterkeeper Alliance. Chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper. Senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law in New York. "I think we're exceptionally fortunate to have attorneys of his caliber working on our case, and think they will be able to get some results where the federal and state governments have so far failed," Sparkman said. joplinglobe.com Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Marie GHS'57 |
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