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The first postmaster of Kingman, called Sherman at the time. He was appointed December 10th, 1872.[1] The original post office was located on the railroad line of the A. T. & S. F. Railway.[2]
He was a resident of Hutchinson, Kansas until he moved to Sherman, Kansas on February 14th, 1873.[3]
Dates
Week of June 28th, 1878
The Mercury wrote a passive aggressive statement about him: "J. K. Fical, the man who did not build the bridge across Smoots creek, and who owns property in this neighborhood, recently refused to permit parties to deposit money for him in the Reno County Bank, fearing that the attorney of this county would attach the same. 'The wicked flee when no man pursueth.'"[4]
Sherman Hotel
He ran the first hotel of Sherman.[5][6]
- ↑ The Daily Commonwealth, 10 Dec. 1872, p. 4.
- ↑ The Daily Commonwealth, 29 Dec. 1872, p. 2.
- ↑ The Hutchinson News [Hutchinson, Kansas], 27 Mar. 1873, p. 2.
- ↑ The Mercury, 28 June 1878, p. 2.
- ↑ The Hutchinson News [Hutchinson, Kansas], 13 Mar. 1873, p. 2.
- ↑ The Hutchinson News [Hutchinson, Kansas], 12 June 1873, p. 1.
