LILBURN SMITH.

Harvey Township.

[Handled Sheep.]

Kansas 1875 Census Harvey Township, Cowley County, March 1, 1875.

Name age sex color Place/birth Where from

L. L. Smith 51 m w Tennessee Missouri

Elizabeth Smith 47 f w Alabama Missouri

Levi Smith 20 m w Tennessee Missouri

William Smith 16 m w Arkansas Missouri

Benjamin Smith 15 m w Arkansas Missouri

Thomas Smith 13 m w Arkansas Missouri

Tabitha Smith 13 f w Arkansas Missouri

Harvey Township 1875: L. L. Smith, 51; spouse, Elizabeth, 47.

FROM THE NEWSPAPERS.

[LAZETTE NEWS.]

Winfield Courier, February 18, 1875.

Some of our neighboring townships have taken steps to send east, agents, to petition for aid. Mr. Daniel Miles will go in behalf of Silver Creek Township, while L. L. Smith, D. D., aided by Mr. Beach, goes in behalf of Harvey.

[GROUSE VALLEY NEWS.]

Winfield Courier, October 26, 1876.

Parties from Missouri have rented ground of Lilburn Smith to accommodate a thousand head of sheep this winter.

Winfield Courier, January 10, 1878.

Grouse Creek turned loose on Winfield, Monday last, Lilburn Smith, James Lee, Robert Armstrong, Mr. Parks, Dr. Chapman, ’Squire John Clover, and His Honor, R. F. Burden, being among the number.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878.

Some three weeks ago Mr. Lilburn Smith, of Harvey Township, accidentally cut his left hand with a knife, the blade cutting the arch of the arteries, cutting it to the palm of the hand. The bleeding was stopped at the time and it was supposed that the cut had healed. On Wednesday night, however, the wound began to bleed, compelling Mr. Smith to come to Winfield for treatment. On Friday, in Dr. Emerson’s office, Dr. Mendenhall, assisted by Drs. Black and Mansfield, opened the forearm in two places taking out the arteries and tying them. The operation was a severe and a delicate one. At this time the patient seems as well as could be expected. He is at A. A. Jackson’s.

Note: It appears that Lilburn Smith died shortly after surgery.