Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
R. W. Evans’ Grocery Store
Hays City, Kansas
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 1, 2016
1. R. W. Evans’ Grocery Store Marker
Inscription.
R. W. Evans’ Grocery Store. Hays City, Kansas. One of Hays City’s earliest post offices was in Evans’ grocery store. Here on June 23,1869, clerk A. B. Webster, afterwards mayor and marshal of Dodge City, shot and killed Joseph N. Weiss. Joe was proprietor of the local Omaha Saloon, a former inmate of the Kansas State Penitentiary and recent deputy U.S. Marshal. Weiss and Sam Strawhim threatened Webster because he had ordered them to leave town, but Webster was not to be bullied. Strawhim escaped only to be killed three months later by “Wild Bill” Hickok, Sheriff of Ellis County.
One of Hays City’s earliest post offices was in Evans’ grocery store. Here on June 23,1869, clerk A. B. Webster, afterwards mayor and marshal of Dodge City, shot and killed Joseph N. Weiss. Joe was proprietor of the local Omaha Saloon, a former inmate of the Kansas State Penitentiary and recent deputy U.S. Marshal. Weiss and Sam Strawhim threatened Webster because he had ordered them to leave town, but Webster was not to be bullied. Strawhim escaped only to be killed three months later by “Wild Bill” Hickok, Sheriff of Ellis County.
Erected by City of Hays Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Location. 38° 52.325′ N, 99° 19.899′ W. Marker is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. Marker is on West 10th Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 West 10th Street, Hays KS 67601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
