W. B. Trissell

                                           AGENT, ROSE HILL NURSERY.
                                                         Chetopa, Kansas.
[Note: Trissell came from Chetopa, Kansas, to Arkansas City. He later moved with his family to Wichita, Kansas. MAW]
Arkansas City Traveler, January 26, 1876.
LEWIS WILLIAMS, Proprietor.
W. B. TRISSELL, Agent.
TREES!  TREES!  TREES! AND NURSERY STOCK, Till you cannot rest. The undersigned (Agent of Rose Hill Nursery, Chetopa, Kansas) will deliver at Arkansas City, Kansas, on or before the FIRST DAY OF APRIL NEXT, the largest and best Nursery Stock that has ever been exhibited in the Southwest.]
We propose to make E. R. Thompson’s lots our delivering grounds.
DON’T BUY UNTIL YOU SEE OUR STOCK.
We warrant satisfaction, or no sale. Notice will be given in the Arkansas City TRAVELER of the day of delivery. Call and examine for yourselves. After reading this, hand it to your neighbor. Six months’ time given to good parties. I can be found at the City Hotel. LEWIS WILLIAMS, Prop’r. W. B. TRISSELL, Agent.
Arkansas City Traveler, January 26, 1876.
Farmers, I intend to call upon all of you, soliciting your order for Nursery Stock!  Also to give you all information possible on tree culture. You have the soil; if you will only buy the best. The best is what we sell—no other. Should I not call on you all, please come to our delivery ground (notice will be given in the Arkansas City TRAVELER) before purchasing else­where. WM. B. TRISSELL, AGENT, ROSE HILL NURSERY.
Arkansas City Traveler, January 26, 1876.
Mr. Maxwell has contracted to put out and cultivate ten acres of hedge plants for Mr. Trissell.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 12, 1876.
MR. TRISSELL, John Hoyt, Daniel Hunt, Wm. Ander­son, John N. Fleharty, Thos. S. Parvin, George S. Callison, Albert Hamel, returned from Chetopa last Sunday, where they have been after fruit trees.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 12, 1876.
TREES. The finest lot of fruit and shade trees that our attention has been called to in this vicinity is to be seen in the rear of Houghton & McLaughlin’s store, under the control of Mr. Trissell, agent of the Rose Hill Nursery, of Chetopa. The trees were put on the ground last Monday, being six wagon loads in all, and during the first two days one-half of the lot were delivered. He has the largest growth of one-year-old trees you have seen.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 12, 1876.
Trissell’s trees are receiving considerable attention from the farmers.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 19, 1876.
The patrons of Rose Hill Nursery, near Chetopa, have our sincere thanks for the promptness on time of delivery at Arkansas City. We wish you all success in tree growing, and the pleasure of eating the fruit. W. B. TRISSELL, AGENT.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 1, 1876.
W. B. TRISSELL is with us again in the interests of Rose Hill Nursery, Chetopa, Kansas, of which Lewis Williams is propri­etor. These gentlemen have given perfect satisfaction the past season. They will bring to Arkansas City this fall 12,000 apple trees, and a complete assortment of nursery stock, such as pear, cherry, peach, plum, apricots, nectarines, ornamentary trees, etc., including 1,000,000 of hedge plants. We heartily commend our farmers to call and satisfy themselves of their liberal terms and prices.
Arkansas City Traveler, November 8, 1876.
TEN TEAMS left this place this week for Chetopa, to bring fruit trees from Rose Hill nursery, and will return on the 20th. Give them a call. Patronize home industry. W. B. Trissell is the agent: a perfect gentleman in every respect.
LEWIS WILLIAMS, CHETOPA,
S. E. MAXWELL, ARKANSAS CITY,
PROPRIETORS.
Arkansas City Traveler, February 21, 1877.
MR. TRISSELL, the Rose Hill Nurseryman, has moved his family to this place, and expects to be a continual resident among us.
Winfield Courier, February 22, 1877.
Trissell, the tree man, called on Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1877.
W. B. TRISSELL respectfully solicits the patrons of Rose Hill nursery to call at his delivering ground in Arkansas City on Thursday, March 22nd, and on Monday, March 26th, and get their nursery stock, as Mr. Bowen desires his lots for planting.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1877.
FRANK LORRY has just purchased 225 four-year-old trees from Mr. Trissell. He wants a fruit and grain farm, now that he will be able to get them to market on the railroad.
[AD: ROSE HILL NURSERY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1877.
LOOK OUT! MEN FOUND ALIVE!
W. B. Trissell, agent of Rose Hill Nursery, Chetopa, Kansas, has a sample of the most thrifty and best assortment of Nursery Stock, Ornamental Trees, Hedge, etc., that we have ever seen in Southern Kansas or elsewhere. Their sales of last spring have given entire satisfaction. They have established a NURSERY 3½ MILES EAST OF ARKANSAS CITY, on the farm of S. E. Maxwell, and will continue to deal out justice to the patrons of ROSE HILL NURSERY.
Time until Oct. 1, 1877, will be given to good parties. Call and examine their prices and stock. Satisfaction guaran­teed. The agent can be found at the City Hotel, in Winfield, or Central Avenue Hotel, Arkansas City.
LEWIS WILLIAMS, Chetopa, S. E. MAXWELL, Arkansas City, PROPRIETORS.
W. B. TRISSELL, AGENT.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 3, 1877.

MR. TRISSELL, the invincible tree agent, has closed out about all of his trees, hedge, small fruit, etc., at this city. Parties that ordered stock increased their orders from one-third to one-half, claiming the stock to be better than represented. Such a gentleman is worthy of patronage.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1877.
BOY HURT. MARSH TRISSELL, son of W. B. Trissell, aged ten years, was knocked down by Walker’s light wagon team, driven by a colored man, Banks, Monday afternoon while he was crossing the street. The double-tree struck him first, and he was thrown under the wagon; both wheels passing over him. For awhile the boy was unconscious, but was taken home and is now on his feet again.
Winfield Courier, May 31, 1877.
June is the best time to plant evergreens. Trissell, the tree man, will have two hundred on the lot next to Boyer’s in a few days. He sets them out and warrants them to grow.
Arkansas City Traveler, June 6, 1877.
EVERGREENS. June is the month for planting the evergreen tree. No tree excels the evergreen for adornment, and many more would be planted if it were not that most of those purchased heretofore have died. Mr. Trissell has a fine lot next to Kellogg & Hoyt’s store that are fresh and growing, and he insures them to grow for $3 each. Inasmuch as he is living among us, and makes it his everyday duty to look after them, a better chance will not be offered to secure them.
Arkansas City Traveler, June 6, 1877.
BOLTON TOWNSHIP, June 3, 1877.
Friend Scott: As I have had some experience in buying fruit trees of canvassers since I have lived here, I thought I would let your patrons and my neighbors know who is the best man to buy of. I first bought $53 worth of T. A. Wilkinson; they are all dead. I then bought of Blair Brothers; their trees did not fill the bill, and I would not take them. I then bought 100 trees of W. B. Trissell, some four years old and some two years old. I set the 4-year-old trees out last fall, and mulched them well; heeled in the 2-year-old trees, and set them out this spring; have not lost a tree. Four of the 4-year-old trees had over 50 blossoms each; and one of them has two apples on it—the Ben Davis variety—and look very thrifty.
I would say to all who intend to purchase fruit trees, try Mr. Trissell once, and you will try him always. He takes great pains, in taking up his trees, to have good roots on them.
S. PEPPER.
Arkansas City Traveler, July 25, 1877.
RIPE APPLES. Mr. Trissell presented us last week with several samples of the “Red Stripe” and “Early Harvest” apples, grown on Mr. William’s Rose Hill nursery at Chetopa. The fruit ripened on the 15th of July, and was sent to W. B. Trissell of this place, who represents the nursery in this section.
Winfield Courier, August 16, 1877.
The Rose Hill & Walnut Valley nursery, which is supplying everybody in this county with trees, shrubs, and vines of all kinds, and for which W. B. Trissell is agent, has become one of our Cowley County institutions. Owing to a crowd of matter their ad is left out this week. It will appear next week.
Arkansas City Traveler, September 12, 1877.

REVOLVER LOST. Last Monday, on my way to Salt City, I lost a five cartridge revolver. Anyone returning the same will be liberally rewarded, as it was a present. Leave at the Traveler Office. W. B. TRISSELL.
Winfield Courier, September 13, 1877.
If you want live, vigorous nursery stock with plenty of roots, order of Trissell.
Arkansas City Traveler, September 19, 1877.
On Thursday night Dennis Whitney, who has been working for Thos. Parvin, left the county, taking with him a horse belonging to Mr. Trissell, which he had subsequently traded one of Mr. Parvin’s horses for.
Arkansas City Traveler, September 26, 1877.
EDITOR TRAVELER: In your issue of last week in regard to Whitney stealing Trissell’s horse, please correct the name, etc. Camillias Whitney stole a pony from me instead of Mr. Trissell. T. S. PARVIN.
[COMMUNICATION FROM E. A. EATON RE PARVIN’S PONY STORY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, October 3, 1877.
That Pony Story. MR. SCOTT: I am a reader of your paper, and like to see the Bolton items. I saw one in your last week’s paper about Mr. Parvin having a pony stolen. I think Mr. Parvin’s pony story is like fried wool—it is a little mixed. Mr. Whitney was to work for Mr. Parvin four months for a “jack,” and Mr. Parvin gave him the privilege of trading it off for two ponies. One of them died, and he traded the other one to Mr. Lewis for a pony.
Then he traded it to Mr. Trissell, the pony he rode off. Mr. Whitney worked for Mr. Parvin about three months and a half, and as a good hand on a farm is worth twenty dollars a month. I don’t think Mr. Parvin lost any pony, and his neighbors think as I do. Now I will give the pony and Mr. Parvin a rest. E. A. EATON.
Arkansas City Traveler, October 17, 1877.
HOGS FOR SALE. Call on W. B. Trissell, Arkansas City, in the next ten days.
Winfield Courier, October 25, 1877. Editorial Page.
W. B. TRISSELL, will start for NURSERY STOCK ON NOVEMBER 3RD, with teams sufficient to bring into this county $5,700 worth of Stock. We believe that the fruit growers of Cowley and adjoining counties are satisfied that the Nursery Stock sold by our agent, W. B. TRISSELL, Is just what it is represented to be. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION.
Call upon him at his delivery grounds, in WINFIELD, or ARKANSAS CITY, on or about the 17th of November. WILLIAMS & MAXWELL.
[SCHOOL REPORT: STUDENTS LISTED.]
Arkansas City Traveler, November 7, 1877.
SKIPPED THE DEPORTMENT, SCHOLARSHIP, ETC. JUST LISTED NAMES OF PUPILS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. REPORT WAS GIVEN BY E. R. THOMPSON.
Annie Norton, Mattie Mitchell, Emma Mitchell, Nellie Swarts, Mary Theaker, Anna Hutchinson, Linnie Peed, Linda Christian, Flora Finley, Laura Gregg, Susie Hunt, Susie Berry, Belle Adams, Mary Wintin, May Benedict, Cassie Benedict, Carrie Cramer, Sarah Randall, Mary Holloway, Jerry Adams, Lewis Coombs, John Parker, James Lorton, Fred. McLaughlin, Peter Trissell, Charles Holloway, Beason Gardner.
Arkansas City Traveler, November 14, 1877.

The fifteen teams that left this place about two weeks ago for Chetopa, have returned loaded with trees and nursery stock for Trissell & Maxwell. The stock is of the very best, and is worth seeing.
Arkansas City Traveler, November 21, 1877.
TWENTY-TWO teams loaded with fruit trees for Trissell & Maxwell came in last Wednesday.
Arkansas City Traveler, November 28, 1877.
Participants in Literary Society Friday evening, November 30, 1877: Flora Finley, Charles M. Swarts, L. C. Norton, Clar­ence E. Harris, Peter Trissell, Linda Christian, Robert Hutchin­son, Mattie Mitchell, Ella Grimes, Katie Myers, Laura Gregg, Frankie Hyde, Miss Mary DeCoo.
Arkansas City Traveler, November 28, 1877.
E. R. THOMPSON GAVE LIST OF THOSE WITH 90 TO 100 IN DEPORT­MENT, HISTORY, ARITHMETIC, GRAMMAR, GEOGRAPHY, ALGEBRA, BOOK-KEEPING, SPELLING, AND READING...HIGH SCHOOL...FOR LAST MONTH.
GIRLS: ANNIE NORTON, MATTIE MITCHELL, EMMA MITCHELL, NELLIE SWARTS, MARY THEAKER, ANNA HUTCHINSON, LINNIE PEED, LINDA CHRISTIAN, FLORA FINLEY, LAURA GREGG, SUSIE HUNT, SUSIE BERRY, BELLE ADAMS, MARY WINTIN, MAY BENEDICT, CARRIE BENEDICT, CARRIE CRAMER, SARAH RANDALL, AND MARY HOLLOWAY.
BOYS: JERRY ADAMS, LEWIS COOMBS, JOHN PARKER, JAMES LORTON, FRED. McLAUGHLIN, PETER TRISSELL, CHARLES HOLLOWAY, HENSON GARDNER, HARRY FINLEY, ANDREW GEORGE, CHARLIE WILSON, WILLIE EDWARDS, AND ROBERT BERRY.
Winfield Courier, November 29, 1877.
W. B. Trissell’s nursery stock has arrived just as we go to press. We counted seventeen wagons loaded down and piled on. Trissell will be here at Winfield on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until his stock is disposed of, to serve his customers. Now is your time.
Arkansas City Traveler, December 5, 1877.
A lamp exploded at Mr. Trissell’s house last week, and came near setting fire to the bed clothing.
Arkansas City Traveler, December 12, 1877.
Programme for the Literary Society next Friday evening showed the following participants: Annie Norton, Chas. Swarts, Miss Pickett, Arthur & Archie Coombs, W. D. Mowry, Edwin Thomp­son, Ella Grimes, Clarence Harris, Miss DeCoo, Peter Trissell, Amos Walton, and L. Norton.
[A COMPARISON: NURSERY PRICES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, December 26, 1877.
                                                        A COMPARISON.
The readers of the TRAVELER will do well to compare the following list of prices of nursery stock—the first column of figures being the prices charged by foreign agents and the last by Trissell, agent of the Rose Hill and Walnut Valley Nurseries.
ITEM GIVEN: FOLLOWED BY PRICE FOR FOREIGN/TRISSELL.

Standard apples: $.25/$.15
Crab apples: $.50/$.50
Standard pears: $1.00/$.50
Dwarf pears: $.75/$.50
Cherry: $.75/$.50
Cherry, Utah: $.75/$.50
Plum, Wild Goose: $.75/$.75
Plum, Weaver: $1.00/$.40
Peach: $.25/$.15
Amaden’s June: $.75/$.50
Apricot, Nectarine: $.50/$.50
Quince: $.75/$.50
Iowa Grape: $1.00/$.25
Delaware & Hartford Grape: $.50/$.20
Concord and Ives: $.25/$.12½
Rogers Hybrids: $1.00/$.10
Gooseberry: $.25/$.12½
Currant: $.25/$.25
Raspberry: $.20/$.08_
Raspberry, Herstone and Manchester: $.50/$.08_
Blackberry: $.25/$.08_
Strawberries per 100: $2.00/$1.00
Strawberries, Monarch of the West: $5.00/$1.00
Rhubarb: $.50/$.16_
Weeping Willow & Weeping Ash: $1.50/$1.00
Evergreen per foot: $.40/$.33½
Shrubs: $.75/$.50
True Rose: $2.50/$.50
Roses, assorted and hardy: $.75/$.50
Hedge Plants: $5.00/$1.50
Our readers will readily see by a comparison of the above prices, who it is best to buy of. Trissell sells on home grown stock, which will be sure to grow, and the foreign fellows sell you stock that is not adapted to this locality, and nine times out of ten will die.
Winfield Courier, December 27, 1877.
W. B. Trissell is selling more nursery stock than all other dealers combined. He is well known, and customers know that what he says can be relied on.
Arkansas City Traveler, January 2, 1878.
W. B. TRISSELL, agent for the Rose Hill and Walnut Valley Nurseries, starts for Chetopa this morning, with a span of matched horses for his employer. He will return next week and continue his good work towards the farmers in the way of nursery stocks.
Arkansas City Traveler, January 9, 1878.

NEARLY A GOOD BYE. As Mr. Trissell was returning from Chetopa, he attempted to cross the Cana River on horseback. After getting about half way across, the horse disappeared under the water, and Trissell likewise. When he came up from an exploration of the bottom, he gazed around and grabbed his horse by the bridle and held on while it swam to shore with him. Mr. Trissell could not swim a stroke, and had it not been for the lucky hold he got, he would be balancing his accounts with another world instead of recommending first class nursery stock to the farmers of this county.
[VERNON TOWNSHIP CORRESPONDENT: “GRAPEVINE TELEGRAPH.”]
Winfield Courier, February 21, 1878.
      Mr. Trissell, nurseryman, paid us a visit last week, taking orders. He is thought to be a square, honest man in his business by the farmers of this region. All seem to be satisfied with his stock. He replaces the trees that do not grow. If there is anything that farmers ought to deal with honest men in, it is fruit trees. It is like buying a “pig in a poke;” you must take their word for it; and you had better buy from a man whom you expect to see again, and buy naturalized fruit.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 6, 1878.
MR. TRISSELL delivered a temperance lecture at the U. P. church last Monday evening. It was well spoken of by those who heard it. Mr. Trissell “knows how it is himself,” and made a good argument against it.
[HONOR STUDENTS: HIGH SCHOOL.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 6, 1878.
AM JUST GOING TO LIST NAMES.
GIRLS: Annie Norton, Mattie Mitchell, Emma Mitchell, Nellie Swarts, Mary Theaker, Linnie Peed, Linda Christian, Flora Finley, Laura Gregg, Susie Berry, Mary Wintin, May Benedict, Carrie Benedict, Carrie Cramer, Sarah Randall, Mary Holloway, Stella Swarts, Mollie Christian, Clara Morgan, Annie Brown, May Hughes, Emma Theaker, Albertine Maxwell, Annie Hutchinson, Belle Birdzell.
BOYS: Jerry Adams, Lewis Coombs, John Parker, James Lorton, Fred. McLaughlin, Peter Trissell, Charles Holloway, Harry Finley, Willie Edwards, George Berry, Benny Dixon, Alvin Hon, Sammy Swarts, Frank Randall, Charlie Randall, Linton Hunt, Frank Swarts, Charles Swarts.
Winfield Courier, March 7, 1878.
C. J. Brane is at work with W. B. Trissell canvassing for the Rose Hill and Walnut Valley nurseries.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 13, 1878.
NOTE: SKIPPED THE TEMPERANCE ADDRESS BY MR. TRISSELL.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 13, 1878.
W. B. Trissell starts for Chetopa on March 16th, with teams for nursery stock for his spring delivery.
[WEST BOLTON CORRESPONDENT: “RUDY.”]
Winfield Courier, March 14, 1878.
                                  WEST BOLTON, KANSAS, MARCH 8, 1878.

Peach trees in bloom. Wheat still looks fine. Some rain again this morning. Plows are running on almost every farm. Considerable oats already sown. A great many orchards are being put out; most of the trees furnished by Trissell. Some land selling. Home-seekers coming in—and yet there is room. RUDY.

Arkansas City Traveler, March 20, 1878.
PARTIES interested will be pleased to know that Trissell will deliver trees in Arkansas City on Thursday, the 28th of the present month.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 17, 1878.
Mr. Riddle Killed.
BITTER CREEK, April 12, 1878.
Mr. Scott: I learn that Mr. Riddle, the merchant in your city, fell from a loaded wagon this morning, near Brown’s ranch, the wagon passing directly over him. He died in a few minutes after.      Respectfully, W. B. TRISSELL.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 17, 1878.
W. B. TRISSELL left for Wichita last Monday, to make his home at that place. We regret losing Mr. Trissell, who has been with us for the past year or two as agent for the Rose Hill nurseries. By the fairest of dealing, and strict attention to business, he has made a lasting reputation for the above firm, and we take pleasure in recommending him to the people of Sedgwick County.
Before going Mr. Trissell sold his stock to Mr. Thomas Baird, who has the territory of Cowley for his operations. A better man than Tom is not to be found in the county, and he undoubtedly will succeed.
Winfield Courier, April 25, 1878.
Our readers will be sorry to learn that W. B. Trissell, the champion fruit tree agent of the west, has moved his quarters to Wichita for the purpose of still enlarging the borders of the old, reliable nursery of Rose Hill. This nursery has done wonders for Winfield and Cowley County. If the old adage, “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” our people have reason to feel glad for a whole lifetime. The fruit and ornamental trees that beautify every lot and door-yard in our city will speak favorably for the Rose Hill folks for years to come. Through the indomitable pluck of this firm, they have succeeded in establishing several branch nurseries—one, the Walnut Valley Nursery, situated in our own county, may be considered a permanent institution. These gentlemen are life-long nurserymen, give strict attention to business and due regard to the selection of stock ordered, sell none but thrifty home-grown trees, and have secured the services of Thomas Baird, an old and favorably known citizen of Cowley County. When a good man represents a good firm, let him be liberally patronized. We understand that Mr. Nixon Elliott, a thorough practical businessman, has been associated with Mr. Williams in the Rose Hill Nursery business. We take pleasure in recommending this firm and its branches to Wichita and Sedgwick County in general. We have tried them for years and know whereof we speak.
[TRISSELL REPORTS DEMING DOES NOT HAVE SMALL POX.]
Arkansas City Traveler, June 5, 1878.
WICHITA, May 30, 1878.
Mr. Scott: You are just a little mistaken about Mr. Deming having the small pox. He is just as lively as a cricket and as accommodating as ever. It is not in the house nor has not been since the first outbreak. Very Respectfully, W. B. TRISSELL.

[SALT CITY CORRESPONDENT: “RUDY.”]
Winfield Courier, July 25, 1878.
SALT CITY, KANSAS, July 10th, 1878.
The hedge and fruit trees put out last fall and this spring have made an unusual growth. This is partly owing to the season, but much is due to the stock furnished by W. B. Trissell.
[SALT CITY CORRESPONDENT: “RUDY.”]
Winfield Courier, September 26, 1878.
SALT CITY, Sept. 18, 1878.
Mr. Reynolds has just completed the budding of his 52,000 peach trees, and will next season show you more home-grown stock from their celebrated nursery. This is a branch of the Rose Hill and Walnut Valley Nursery, which has been sending out so much fine stock through their agents, Trissell and Baird.