Benjamin Glasier


     Benjamin Glasier came to Medicine Lodge in the 1890's. He married Jennie
  Currie, a daughter of Charley Currie, pioneer farmer and well-known rancher
  in this area. Benjamin had a general store here, located next to Hibbard's
  Rexall Drug Store on North Main Street. Later he sold out and moved to
  Kansas City, Missouri where he was engaged in real estate.
     After fourteen years, Ben returned to Medicine Lodge with his family
  and moved to the Currie Ranch northof town. He stayed tehre for two years,
  and Jennie,his wife, became ill. They lfet the farm in 1916 to go to New
  Mexico for his wife's health. They moved back to Medicine Lodge where she
  died in 1917.
     Ben and Jennie had two children while living in Medicine Lodge. Fay,
  born November 8, 1895, and Roy, born August 15, 1900. Fay and Roy attended
  school in Kansas City. When Roy was seventeen, he joined the Marines in
  World War I and served overseas. He returned in 1919. Roy worked on a ranch
  for Rink McCullough for a time; then moved to Colorado Springs where he met
  and married a local girl, Grace Sonneckson. They celebrated their 50th
  wedding anniversary several years ago.
     Fay married Allan Hibbard of Medicine Lodge. They have two daughters -
  Helen Inis and Mary Jean. They grew up and graduated from the Medicine Lodge
  schools. Helen and Jean attended Stephens College in Missouri, and Helen
  went on to Wichita State University where she received her degree. Jean also
  attended Fort Hays State College.
     Helen married Glenn Shriver, a local farm boy. They were married prior to
  World War II, and Glenn served in the Air Force in the Pacific area. He
  received his degree from Kansas State University. After the war, he was
  County Agent for several years, then went into the banking business at Pratt
  and Coats, Kansas. They had three children - 2 daughters and a son. Helen
  died in 1960.
     L.H. (Dub) Rickard married Mary Jean in 1945. He had attended Fort Hays
  State for 2 years prior to World War II; then was in the Army for 42 months,
  serving in the European Area with an evacuation hospital unit. He is a 
  partner in Hibbard's Rexall Drug Store. They have 2 girls - both married
  with families.
     Allan and Fay have always been active in St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Fay
  has many interests and is a charter member of PEO, charter member of American
  Legion Auxiliary, charter member of Mother's Club, and a member of Eastern
  Star.
     In the days before television Fay and Allan and other couples had to make
  their own entertainment. They spent many evenings rolling back the rug at
  their home and having dances to the music of the Edison Phonograph. They
  would also go to Isable to Tilton's Barn for dances. Later in the 1940's
  they began square dancing and belonged to 4 square dance clubs for many years.
                 
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 196 
        

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