Oliver C. Crookham (1854-1890) owned land in Bachelor Township along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line. His shooting accident happened near both the railroad line and Bachelor Creek.
In the southern part of the township, the Missouri Pacific line travels east west. From the east, it travels through the town of Tonovay before it goes through the Crookham land to join the Atchison Topeka railroad into Eureka.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 