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John W. Allen, a negro living in Bain City, was arrested yesterday on a charge of disturbing the peace of his wife. He was fined $10 and will deliver that amount in labor at the County jail.
(Researcher's note: John W. Allen was a Private in the 79th U. S. Colored Troops Infantry, Company D. He enlisted on April 1, 1863 and was discharged on November 15, 1865, serving 2 years, 7 months, and 14 days. In 1890 he was in Iatan, Platte County, Missouri and was disabled due to nervous spasms from blow of gun.
Allen's service file indicates that when he enlisted he was 23 years old, 5 foot 8 inches tall, with a dark complexion, black eyes, and black hair. He had been born in Jackson County, Missouri, and was a farmer. He enlisted on September 13, 1862, at Fort Scott, Kansas, mustered in on January 13, 1863, for 3 years, with the 1st Regiment Kansas Colored Infantry, and mustered out with the 79th U. S. Colored Troop Infantry in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on October 1, 1865. He was eligible for a pension.
Bain City was a historical neighborhood and former small settlement located within the city of Leavenworth, Kansas. It was located in the southern portion of Leavenworth, just north of the Dwight D. Eisenhower (Veterans Administration / VA) Medical Center, east of 4th Street and south of Limit Street.
It developed in the 19th century as a small independent settlement and had a recorded population around 500. It was eventually absorbed into the municipal limits of Leavenworth, Kansas.)Date(s) of Creation
1/9/1908
