The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-01
GLAsCo IMPROVEs.
A School House, Brick Plant and Flour
Mil Coming.

Glasco, Kan. March Among the
prosperity items about to occur IN
Glasco is the fact that many of her
citizens will be riding in automobiles
IN the next few months. Those who
are almost certain to own them are J..
+. M1llefs, George ". Hussay, Dr. W
3. Newton, l. NOEL, Dr.. J. H. Briefly,
Q. L. Hare, Adam Studt and Davidson
Bros. Several others are talking Of buy
ing them.
A new school house, costing not less
than $4,000, will be built here this sum-
mer. The school population is increas-
ing, that is, the advice of President
Roosevelt is needed, that a larger and
more modern school house is a necessity.
correspondence IS going on which viii
secure for Glasco a big brick plant this
season. The finest of clay is known to
exist here. which has been carefully
tested by the best experts. 1t is expect
ed the new school house will be built
Of Glasco brick.
The farmers institute which is expect
ed to be held in Glasco the 5th of March,
viii be successful, as the business men
and farmers pull together. Several no.
ted men from the Agricultural college 1T
Manhattan viii be present. Addresses
viii also be made, in honor of the event,
by our worthy mayor. Dr.-7Bs EENe Sv-
ton, and DR.. J. H Briefly, member Of
the legislature, from Cloud county. The
exercises viii occur in Davidson's audi
tOrium, who will furnish music by the
Glasco cOrnet band. and bread and hot
coffee, and other eatabIeS There is one
thing about the Glasco people they can't
help, and that is they never do any
thing by halves, they go it the whole
length. And this they Will do on the
date of the farmers institute.
The Glasco people will hold fair In
connection with their annual stock show
and sale next fall. 1t was so successful
that it was voted unanimously to re-
peat it on a larger scale. October 2, 8,
4 and are the dates, and no postpone
ment on account of the weather or the
dates other towns may set. The crowd.
the stock and the agricultural exhibits
win be present.
Nearly every farmer who trades in
Glasco has a telephone. Some of them
are talking of riding in their own auto
mobiles soon. There was never time
when the farmers who trade in Glasc0
are so independent as now.
OF the town of Glasco. her biggest
need is grist mill. The country y
here to raise the grains, and the people
are here to consume the products of
Touring mill. With two large lumber
yards, q mammoth poultry. egg and but
ter plant, elevators, hardware and inn
PIGMENTS, general stores, two meat mar
kets, one of the solid banks Of north
central Kansas, drug stores, newspaper
furniture, the Union Pacific raIroads
fine beds of clay, DavidsOn's mammoth
auditorium, the largest in this section
of Kansas, churches and schools, stone
.uuarries. hotels, and many other smaller
branches of trade, all her people are
willing to 90 all they can to secure a
Touring plant
Many new buildings were put up in
Glasco in 1905, many others viii be
built this year. Brick sidewalks will DO
extended the work of beautifying the
place viii progress, enterprise Will show
itself more than ever, and Glasco VII
keep on forging forward with more &C
tfVftV than ever.