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4 474 STATE HISTORICAL Norton.-Orloff company L, Fifteenth ; killed November 11,1864, at Cane Hill, Ark. Osage.-Osage river. Osborne.-Vincent B. Osborn, private company A, Second Kansas; severely wounded January 17, Ottawa.-Indian tribe. Pawnee.-Indian tribe. Phillips.-William tember 1, Pottawatomie.-Indian Pratt.-Caleb free state martyr; WtlfUtlnl!U Leavenworth Sep- Kansas; killed at Wilson Creek Rawlins.-Gen. secretary of war, 1869; died in office September 6, Reno.-Gen. Jeaae L. Reno, killed at South Mountain September 14, Republic.-Pawnee Republio, a principal division of the Pawnee Indians, for merly located in that county. Rice.-Samuel A. Rice, brigadier'general; killed at Jenkins Ferry April 00, Riley.-Maj. Gen. Rooks.--John C. December 11, officer of United 1813-'53. Rush.-Alexander company H, colored cavalry; killed at Jenkins April 3, Ruaaell.-A vra captain company Kansas; died from wounds at Prairie Grove December 1, Saline.-Saline river. Scott.-Gen. Winfield Scott. Sedgwiok.-Gen. John Sedgwick, killed at Spottsylvania May 9,1864. Seward.-William H. Seward, United States senator and secretary of state, who proclaimed Kansas "the Cinderella of the American family." Shawnee.-Indian Sheridan.-Gen. Sherman.-Gen. Smith.-J. Nelson tle Blue, Missouri. Stafford.-Lewis Ot!llIll!I"U, Point, La., Sherman. Ssoond Colorado; killed Octoller company E, 1864, on the Litkilled at Young's Stanton.-Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war. Stevens.-Thaddeus Stevens. Sumner.-Charles Sumner, United States senator, abbl\ulted by Preston S. Brooks for his speech entitled, "The Crime against Kansas." Thomas.-Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas. Trego.-Edward P. Trego, captain company H, Eighth Kansas; killed at Chick amauga 19, 186a. Wabaunsee.-Pottawatomie Indian chief. Wallace.-Gen. Wallaoe, veteran war; died April 10, 1862, from received at Shiloh. Washington.-George Wichita.-Indian Wilson.-Hiero T. Wilson, sutler and merchant at Fort Scott from 1843 to Woodson.-Daniel Woodson, secretary of Kansas territory, 1854-'57. WY8ndotte.-Indian tribe.

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6 476 KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Beloit, Mitchell.-For Wis. (The Democrat, COJrniJDIl. N. Y., February 6, 1879.} Bird City, founder, Benjamin Blue Mound, Linn.-For Mound, a neighboring ellunen,oe. Blue Rapids, MarshalL Located at a point on river, known "Blue Rapids" establishment of H. Smith.} Bluff City, Harper.-Bituated near Bluff creek. Bonner Springe, Wyandotte.-For Robert Bonner, horseman, and editor of the New York Ledger. It had formerly been called Tiblow, for a Delaware Indian, Henry T., who ran a ferry across the Kaw at this point. Brainerd, Butler.-For E. B. Brainerd, who owned the farm on which a portion of the town was situated. (C. E. Brumback.) Bronson, Bourbon.-For Ira D. Bronson, of Fort Soott. Brookville, Given to many the United States. (Gannett.) Buffalo, Wilson.-For ory of the l'e$lirh~nt "u,.ua"",. Burden, CowJey.-Rob. (Andreas, p. which roamed within the memthe town company. Burlingame, Osage.-For Anson Burlingame, afterwards United States minister to China. Burlington, Coffey.-For Burlington, Vt. Burr Oak, Jewell.-Situated at the mouth of a stream of that name. Burrton, Harvey.-For Burrton township, which was named for I. T. Burr, vicepresident of A. T. & S. F. railroad. Caldwell, Sumner. -F'or States Senator Caldwell, of Leavenworth. Caney, Montgomery.-From the Caney river, located. (H. E. Brighton.) Cantqn, McPherson.-Derived directly or the city in China. (Gannett.) Carbondale, Osage.-Named because of its situation in a coal-mining district. (Gannett.) Cawker City, Mitchell.-For E. H. Cawker. Cedar Vale, Chautauqua.-Becauae of its situation in the valley of Cedar creek. (W. M. Jones.) Centralia, Nemaha.-Because it was the center of Home township. (F. P. Baker.) Chanute, Neoeho.F'or Chanute, civil engineer, railroad. Chapman, DickinBOn.-Ie eituated near the mouth creek. Cheney, Sedgwick.-F'or Benjamin P. Cheney, of the A. T. &: s. F. railroad. Cherokee, Crawford.-For Cherokee oounty, time the town was thought to boundaries. (Andreas, Cherryvale, Montgomery.-In the valley of Cherry creek. (Adams.) Chetopa, Labette.-From two Osage words, "che," meaning houses, and" topa," four, the town having been built on the site of four houses, occupied by the wives of an Osage chief. (H. E. Richter.) Circleville, Jackson.-From the suggestion that the town had been circling around the prairie in search of a location. Cimarron, Gray.-Spanieh, meaning wild, unruly. Clay Center, center of Clay Clearwater, (Gannett.)

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