The second year saw the completion of the town hall, a building 24 by 34'. It is a one story frame building for general town purposes and provided with a jail. Like most other western towns with an inadequate water supply, the fire demon has collected his toll at different times. The last row of unsightly shacks has disappeared, wiped out by the flames of a year ao. Now every business enterprise of the little town is housed in comfortable quarters and well scattered to reduce the life risk to a minimum.
Instruction is given in a classical college course and a course preparatory for the ministry.
Students are registered from all the western states. The support of the town comes from the large farming community tributary to it. One man has 35 acres of potatoes, another has 23 acres and another 12. Last year about 30 carloads of spuds were shipped out. The grain shipments were over 200 carloads, while 150 more carloads were billed from Albion, but were loaded at ARmstrong and Shawnee the nearest sidings.