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Wednesday, August 21, 1974
University Dally Kansan
Lonely Lone Star
Kansan Photo by KIEHL RATHBUN
AUTHORITY
consists of a few well-kept old
church and some long-shandoned
store.
Shade trees dominate the only intersection in Lone Star, a quiet little town a few miles north of Palm Springs.
Neighborliness Lone Star Virtue
Community Affairs Revolve Around the Church
Beautiful scenery and the neighborliness of a small town are among the reasons life is enjoyable in Lone Star, according to many of the residents.
Lone Star is a small community located
piles southwest of Lawrence. It has a
temple on the hill.
"One of the reasons I enjoy living here is that it's a nice community to raise children in."
"When I moved to Lone Star 27 years ago, I wanted a place where I could own a farm, be near a good school and live close to a church. The offers all three ad-
"There's a legend of how the town got its name," he said. "The place used to be called Bond in the latter 1800s. There was an auction room where they made cheese factory, a bartender and a cheese factory,
Tate formerly taught at the town school, which is now closed.
"When they painted the schoolhouse, the painter looked up into the sky and saw a lone star, and that's how the town got its name."
He said the town was founded by German immigrants of the Dunkar faith.
"The town's community affairs evolve around the church," Tate said. "Every first Monday of the month we have a church night where we have supper and socialize."
general store in the town, also said the community evolved around the church.
"The church sponsors the local 4-H Club, which is very active," she said. "It also sponsors ice cream socials occasionally and often turns out for wedding receptions."
Pearl Flory, whose husband once owned a
Floyed Lone Star Lake, southeast of the town, was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936.
"We knew a lot of the young men that worked on the lake," she said. "Later, when they paved the road, access to Lawrence were provided, referred to go into Lawrence for supplies."
Fliory said the only disadvantage to living in Lone Star was during the winter when the roads were closed. Mrs. Joe Jamison, a sheriff, reported that the disadvantage was the flooding of two small
creeks that border the town.
"That hasn't happened for a couple of years," she said.
Jamison said lower taxes and being in the Douglas County school district were among the reasons.
"We also have wonderful neighbors," she said. "In fact, the neighborhood of the town is its greatest asset. It's the way of life out here."
Town of Black Jack Now a Public Park
By CATHY SCMIDTBERGER
Black Jack was once the scene of a battle that helped make Kansas a free state.
Black Jack, once a small town made up of a few houses, a general store, a stable and a couple of horses, is now gone, but in its heyday it was the home to a battle of Black Jack, next part of Ridgway.
The Battle of Black Jack was a significant battle between proslavery men from Louisiana and free-staters from Kansas, but it lessened only a somewhat bungled act of revenge.
In May 1856, proslavery Missourians destroyed buildings and newspaper presses in Lawrence. John Brown, an avid Freestater, and several of his men then killed five proslavery men on Pottawatomie Creek, not far from Lawrence.
Henry C. Pate, Kansas correspondent of the Missouri Republican and leader of the proslavery men, set out to capture Brown. Pate couldn't find him, so he took two of Brown's sons, John and Jason, instead. They were the only ones of the Brown clan who had not been involved in the Potattawoite incident.
While Brown was looking for Pate, a few of Pate's men were looking for fun at Prairie City. It was Sunday, and the entire population of the town was in church, but they still didn't take kindly to intruders and, after trying to convince them, came out firing. Fate's men had to threaten they did manage to take two prisoners, a doctor and a Baptist preacher.
Brown was infuriated by the capture and once again he headed for the warpaint.
They had a good time when they found the preacher violently opposed to alcohol. They then swishthe down his throat until the poor man was so drunk he began to enjoy the ordeal.
Brown heard about the entire episode and showed him to wine out Pate and his men.
The battle began, and firing lasted about two hours when Brown's son, Frederick.
KU Doctors Sav Shortage Real
The doctor shortage in Kansas will get worse before it gets better, according to Charles Brennan, assistant vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Breman said recently that the shortage was mainly in western Kansas. He said Kearny and Wichita counties had no other facilities. County had no the services of one osteopath.
He said last spring's medical center graduating class was twice the size of the usual grading class because of an accrual of 350 students in a program that was begun three years ago.
chancellor for the medical center, about 2,600 physicians are in active practice in Kansas. He said about 1,200 of these were in primary practice, which includes internal medicine, pediatrics and general family practice.
Brike said a recent survey by the Kansas Regional Medical Program showed there was a need for 240 more doctors every year to replace them. He needed in general family practice, be said.
However, Dr. Ralph Reed, 803 Avalon Road, said surveys conducted by five government agencies reached the conclusion that a shortage was a shortage of 50,000 doctors nationally.
Kansas. He said Kansas had a big need for family physicians.
According to Reed, small communities may lack doctors because many doctors preferred more sophisticated city surroundings.
but another concluded there was a surplus of 30,000 doctors.
"Often, the more you educate a physician, the less happy he will be in a rural area," he said.
According to Dr. William O. Rieke, vice
Dr. Martin Wollmann, director of the KU student health service, said it wasn't surprising that there were differing views on the number of doctors needed because each doctor was responsible for treating Wollmann said he thought there was a shortage of doctors in certain areas of
described by his associates as "half-witted," appeared on a land rise waving a sword and yelling "Come on!" as if he had a regiment behind him.
Brown released his prisoners, then the Deputy Marshall stepped forward to arrest him, only to find that he had lost his warrant.
The Missourians quickly slipped away to their horses and tried to head for the hills. Pated didn't be left alone, so he ordered Orelius Carpenter, a crack shot, to stop the deserters. Carpenter managed to shoot their horses, but in the process had his own nose shot off. Eventually, Pated had to surrender.
After the battle was over, several companies, including Captain Joseph Cracklin and his Lawrence Stubbs, Captain McWhimmy is Wakurasa Boys and Captain Grey and his Bloomington Rifles, joined Brown. About 300 Missouri came to back Pate.
What could have been a blazing battle never took place. Just as the shooting began, Col.Edwin Summer camped with his team, all of whom were stating all armed forces were to disperse.
John Brown went free, the armies dispersed, and the free-staters were on stalemate.
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