▁was ▁established ▁with ▁four ▁town ships : ▁Bow ▁Creek , ▁Low ell , ▁Parad ise ▁and ▁Stock ton . ▁That ▁number ▁increased ▁to ▁seven ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁and ▁twenty ▁three ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁twenty ▁three ▁town ships ▁were ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁number ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁twelve ▁town ships . ▁ ▁Township ▁ 4 ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁ren aming ▁Hob art ▁Township ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁While ▁other ▁Ro oks ▁County ▁town ships ▁were ▁combined ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Kansas ▁Stat ute ▁ 8 0 - 1 1 1 0 , ▁Hob art ▁was ▁just ▁renamed ▁using ▁the ▁new ▁naming ▁standard . ▁ ▁Box ▁E lder ▁Creek ▁flows ▁through ▁Township ▁ 4 ▁where ▁it ▁fe eds ▁Ro oks ▁State ▁Fish ing ▁Lake ▁( aka ▁Lake ▁Stock ton ). ▁ ▁Hob art ▁Township ▁Hob art ▁Township ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁from ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Stock ton ▁Township . ▁Hob art ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Hob art , ▁IN . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Ro oks ▁County ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Township ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Ro oks ▁County , ▁Kansas ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Kansas <0x0A> </s> ▁Er ling ▁Sand berg ▁( 3 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁bank er ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁was