Laura J Rutter, one of the oldest settlers of the town, was nominated to the town council of Spring Hill, Kansas as part of an all women's ticket in 1896.
Laura Anderson ran for police judge in Spring Hill, Kansas in 1896. She was reportedly nominated by the town as a candidate for an all-women's ticket, in which women candidates were also nominated for mayoral and councilmen offices.
Addie Snyder was a candidate for the council of Spring Hills Kansas, as part of a straight women's ticket in 1896. She was the president of the local Womans Relief Corps in 1893.