History of Reno County, Kansas; its people, industries and institutions . RENO COUNTY, KANSAS. 449 Poulton, had homesteaded eighty acres there, and after the latter^s death,WilHam tiiiished proving np on it. He was one of the first settlers in thissection and soon became a leader in affairs. The sod house he built wasreplaced by a four-room, one and one-half story frame building, large forthat time. He farmed and raised stock until 1887, when he engaged inthe lumber and hardware business at Medora. With foresight he purchasedone hundred and sixty acres, which he sold to the town company for th
History of Reno County, Kansas; its people, industries and institutions . RENO COUNTY, KANSAS. 449 Poulton, had homesteaded eighty acres there, and after the latter^s death,WilHam tiiiished proving np on it. He was one of the first settlers in thissection and soon became a leader in affairs. The sod house he built wasreplaced by a four-room, one and one-half story frame building, large forthat time. He farmed and raised stock until 1887, when he engaged inthe lumber and hardware business at Medora. With foresight he purchasedone hundred and sixty acres, which he sold to the town company for thesite of Medora when the Rock Island railway went through. His deathoccurred on May 28, 1910, at the age of seventy-four years. His wife,who was an Episcopalian in religious belief, died on July 26, 1905, agedsixty-five years. Their children are as follow: Irvin W., the subject ofthis review; Alice, the wife of William Mcllwain, of Texas; Eliza, wifeof Arthur M. Bear, of Medora township; Arthur, a farmer of Medoratownship; Eugene, section foreman for the Rock Island ra
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