History of Nemaha County, Kansas . , called the Overland House, which was notused as a hostelry until four years later. Wetmores first born child was a daughter, Mary Cassity, wholived only a couple of years. The first death was an infant child, Nellie 121 122 HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY Rising, a descendant of one of the families who have made Wetmoreknown, ^^etmore, being younger and more thoroughly organized thanher sister towns, kept her statistics fairly better than most. There isno quarreling there over first happenings. Honor for the first marriagehas never been denied ]\Iiss ]\Iary V\olfl
History of Nemaha County, Kansas . , called the Overland House, which was notused as a hostelry until four years later. Wetmores first born child was a daughter, Mary Cassity, wholived only a couple of years. The first death was an infant child, Nellie 121 122 HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY Rising, a descendant of one of the families who have made Wetmoreknown, ^^etmore, being younger and more thoroughly organized thanher sister towns, kept her statistics fairly better than most. There isno quarreling there over first happenings. Honor for the first marriagehas never been denied ]\Iiss ]\Iary V\olfley and M. Morris, who werewedded in 1870. The AVetmore school was first taught in 1868 withA. S. Kenoyer as schoolmaster. The village was incorporated in 1882 and the first election resultedin J. A\. Grahams election as ma3-or and AMlliam Morris, E. H. Chap-man, \Mlliam Bazan, Joseph Haigh, E. F. Yilott as councilmen and AI, Cassity, police judge. These men for most part have remainedidentified with ^\etmore and its AUTOMOBILES ON THE MAIN STREET OF WETMORE, KANS. AAetmores greatest venture on the road to fame came from • itsmineral springs, which in the eighties were found to be of medicinalvalue and water was bottled and shipped far and wide. The springswere not made a health resort, but for years the waters were sent abroadto heal the ailing. Another venture in the world of notoriety drifted Wetmores waywhen a hanging for horse thievery occurred near there. The allegedhorse thief hid in his sisters house, which was attacked by a mob. Themob dragged the wretched boy forth, hanged him to a tree-and went awayleaving the ghastly picture a blot on the landscape and on the memoryof Nemaha count} s fair history. The occurrence was not in Wetmoreslimits, rather nearer to Granada, a settlement now erased. HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY 123 The earliest citizen of Wetmore might be said to have been , a native of Limerick, Ireland. j\Ir. Callahan was employedby th
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