Old Jefferson Town

From the Perry Mirror, July 5, 1951 June: Flash Flood On Friday morning June 22, 1951, in Perry, Kansas, the telephones began to ring. Oma Marrs, chief telephone operator was broadcasting a warning: Flood waters from the Delaware River and Wild Horse Creek were sweeping through the town. The flood raced down the north-south streets, pouring into cellars and submerging floors. Homeowners rushed to move furniture to upper levels and to rescue belongings from their basements. Ei

From the Valley Falls Register, July 11, 1884 Nortonville, Kas., July 5th, 1884. The grand and glorious old Fourth, for which we are all proud, was very handsomely and appropriately celebrated at Nortonville, under the management of the Nortonville Cornet band. At an early hour the people began coming to town in wagons, buggies and every other way until about t[w]o o’clock. The town was literally jammed with teams, at which time the procession began to form at the town hall,

by Ella Hull Fulton From the Valley Falls Vindicator, Sept. 10, 1926 Mrs. T.H. Fulton writes in a reminiscent way about the old settlers reunion which she and her husband attended this year, and recalls how it was about 26 years ago. The merry-go-round is still one of the main attractions of the Old Settlers Reunion. Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Historical Society. “We would get up early to make preparations and take our dinner and a bucket and cups for the splendid c

Chester "Chet" Peebler was born in Atchison, Kansas, in 1882. He married Cora McCoy in Meriden, Kansas, in 1907. Their daughter, Mildred, was born in 1908, and their son, John, in 1914. Chet and his brother, Paul, operated funeral homes in Meriden, Oskaloosa, and Topeka. Chester "Chet" and Johnny Peebler, 1915. Photo courtesy of Jefferson County Historical Society. The Oskaloosa Independent, March 28, 1919. On March 28, 1919, the Jefferson County Tribune reported, "It is with