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AL Allen County, Kansas, was established in 1855. It was one of Kansas’ original 36 counties and named for William Allen, U.S. Senator from Ohio who was a strong supporter of westward expansion. The county seat of Allen County is Iola, Kansas.
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- County Genealogy – FamilySearch
Russell County Old News
courtesy of the Kansas Old Newspaper Transcribers Guild (KCGS)
Rejected Suitor Shoots Himself
RUSSELL – Fred Heard, 22, manager of an oil company, shot and killed himself here late Saturday night after having been rejected by Hilda Nuss, a Russell high school girl. Heard has threatened to take his life for several weeks, but no one had taken him seriously. The...