222                                 HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY


years later, having transferred his interests in The Capital to other par-
ties, he accepted the position of special correspondent for Chicago and
other metropolitan dailies, to which he has since devoted his time and
energies.
    The Okobojo Times, his original venture in the field of Dakota
journalism, said of him in a recent issue:
    "The neighboring papers are ringing with praises of S. A. Travis
and the progress he is making in the journalistic world as leading
reporter. This takes us back to the early 80s, when the now famous
Steve sat at the old pine table in this very den that we now occupy, and
wrote editorials for the Times (which paper was the first in Dakota
Territory to feel the power of his pen). Okobojo, indeed, feels proud to
know that this star news gatherer once lived in her midst and was a
leader in the literary society, Sunday school, spelling schools, politics and
chairman of the school board. But, alas, our humble burg was too small
for the unfolding wings of genius. and now, while the leading dailies are
enjoying the full blaze of glory from Steve’s eloquent pen, we must con-
tent ourselves with basking. in the light of other days.

    Samuel Terrill, who lived in Jackson township, on what is now the
Koehler place, a mile north of Center Point, sold out in the summer of
1871, and in the month of September of the same year went to Labette
county, Kansas. In the month of April, 1857, he married Margaret
Laughlin, daughter of William Laughlin and wife, then resident in Wash-
ington township. In his early life he taught school. In the Democratic
county convention of 1862 he was nominated for county surveyor and
elected, serving two years. In 1864 he made the race for the same office
on the Republican ticket and was defeated. After going to Kansas he
devoted his time and energies to agriculture, etc.

    George W. Morgan, native of Clay county, son of Preston Morgan,
brother of John T. Morgan and James Morgan, of Harmony, who went
to Colorado in 1866, locating at Pueblo, was twice elected treasurer of
Pueblo county and subsequently was a candidate for state treasurer.
Some years later he went to Alaska, where he stayed thirteen years, then
returned to the States and died in North Dakota in 1907.

    David J. Davis, native of Clay county, son of Daniel H. Davis and
former wife, who grew up and spent his youthful day’s at Knightsville,
where he attended the public schools, and later entered Ann Arbor Uni-
ver sity, graduating from the law department of that institution, is now
city attorney of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a city of a hundred thousand
population.

    Nelson H. Wyatt, youngest son in the pioneer family of Dickinson
Wyatt, Perry township, and Henry W. Bullock, son of A. J. Bullock
(deceased), Jackson township, are at Indianapolis, where they have been
located for a number of years in the practice of the law. Both are natives
of Clay county and formerly teachers in the public schools here.

    Willis M. Nees, native of Clay county, son of Henry Nees, born at
some time in the year 1857, in Cass township, who lived at Brazil a num—
ber of years, engaged in painting and paper-hanging and was also a