Ike Thomas is the only black that many residents of Magoffin County can name.
The residents, struck with the rainbow's beauty, named their town after it.
Eventually, its residents took matters into their own hands and named it Silver City.
Why residents named it after the Sauk chief is unknown.
If it is done, the residents will name the new city Providence.
Later on, residents named it Juagdan, for the same reason.
In 1894, the residents named the community and post office "Shuff" in his honor.
The terrain became so empty that residents farther south named their town Notrees.
As a sign of gratitude to him the residents named the town in his honor and endowed him with saintly assets.
The residents named their own reeve and council to oversee the less than 200 population, which continued until its amalgamation.
