Show BUT ONE TOWN OF SABETH Unique I HIlor History of or Orl OIIn lii of 1111 1 I Village IlIae R. count county I Kan ans bears the tue distinction of being heing th the bid on town to In iii the tile world of that name nume T Ti Incident nt of or Sabetha's naming Is I an and amusing E Early rIY In D tJ CO's COs a tall slim wrinkled man middle age a bachelor came CLinic to lo th vicinity on 00 his lila way to California Tl Ti bachelor had hail had a dream di-Caul of or a n W wo I gold mine In California ai nr aiwas was CIS trying to make th the trip to fit It alone He Ic hall had an elaborate ma math th showing the tue location of oC the gold a ai at atthe the topography of the tile country suId su suo Id I'd 1011 rounding ii fl dIng ng When hen henhe he had tra traveled led with hl ills his team from rom St. St Jo Joseph eph to near the thc pre eat ent site sie of Sabetha the tile traveler m ml with wih misfortune One At his hiR ox oxe died This fateful Incident led iett to t ti th naming of Sabetha The Tho man was Greek scholar and alI well wel Yel versed e I mythical lore also a student of oC t tl ii Bible His HIR oxen were named Herculand Hercul and passe passed asta away ay i o 0 Sunday Sunda and the tile bachelor a was oblige e eto to remain hele He pitched his te ten tori and HII dug u a well well Th The llie well wll he lIe nam Sabetha tile the Greek Creek word for Sabbat Sabbati abbat In honor of the thc du day rh jj Tilo TJ traveler tr ller had hind two t glom Q 0 Pih I. I which which- he lle peddled led to time the th- th ft fc fc v settlers and ant enI When hol t th hl whisky ky was gone lie he hent Went nt to St SC J Jseph Jo seph Jh and procured more becoming I lg full fledged bartender ul ed larl People canto can carn to drink at the Sabetha wl well ivell as s sic c wel ca a u as the learned travelers traveler lra elIs s bar ar Tl Tb l well cl water w s exceptionally fine a atho aulie au an lie tho Sabetha 11 well iveli became froSt fro flon St St. Sl Jo Joseph to California as it i ti athe a- a ac c o othe 0 the thC direct route of or tras tra tra 10 to t til ti Golden state The traveler haYing having tra pan tI pai-tI real realon on OTt his imis dream of wealth through h h Pt hi liquor trade ratio returned to his home lionie I II thin the lt cn east t. t Capt Williams lliams tame came came after afie ward wai-d anti and located on 01 the tile present presen io 11 site of r Sabetha The lie well ell was wa so f fl that m many n people traveled lo ton distances to drink ink of or I if Its waters l Tl Th scone same me waters are arc now the S i arnom amor Springs s widely known for them mcd value Capt Capt Williams Is galto sal gal salto salto to have ha closed the lie 11 original it well l an Ol 01 started a n well on oh his o on own n proper five rhe miles miles southwest calling alin it I Sa Ra 11 betho hn When hen the St St. Sl Jos Joseph ph Ga Giand I Iland land railroad m was built buit into tim tilts tot tei It I was decided deckled to build a ion OW called Fred Ukel I. no nov eul wealthy I tily ret retired ired farmer oi ol Sj i nf or tile the scheme and rode de lw an r a nl night ht telling time the settlers r f 1 I HIO lie hI Sa Sabetha Sau u betha Um well on Oil Copt CaPt Williams ilams Urn lan where here the town touti to n should bo Ut loran lurue lupau-d lupau n-d n Th Tb next nt day John Brady ml I pointed county supervisor of or count county California b by the governor go l that state slate T. Ti B. B Coln Collins Ira manager for a St. St Joseph house and Archibald bought tho Williams quarter section I Including the lie Sabetha well oil wel for fOI j 00 0 I 1 and organized a town company Mr built hull the lie first building which hl still stI stands Kansas CH City Slur Slat I |