The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-13
BRoUGHToN is GROWING.
The Increasing Number of Telephones
q Good Indication.

Broughton. Kan, June 13-For sew
eral years BroughtOn had an eventfui
career before a suitable name was
found for the place, having finally
been named In honor of w. S. Brough-
ton, who built the first and only el.-
vator. Rosevale was the first name of
the town, then 1t was changed to
Springfield. but on account of a bad
mix up and confusion of other post
off1ces OF the same name and others
similar, it was finally changed to
Broughton, and it has since been re.
garded as enc of the best business and
shipping points in Clay county out
side of the county seat of Clay county.
Jesse Dover is one of her earliest
settlers. locating here in March, 1854.
In 1885 he was appointed agent for ehe
Union Pacific, at a salary of SIS a
month. The railroad refused to put
up depot because the business would
not justify it. Mr.. Dever himself erect
ed a small building for the purpose.
and the company raised his salary 10
$50 a month. From that time, Octo-
Der, 1885, to the present his name has
been on the Union Pacific pay roll
And finally. when the railroad COM
pany erected their own depot the sal
airy of NJ. +. DeYer was increased to
$35 a month.
handled by two firms, r. n. Rain
does a general line of merchandising.
including harness and hardware. The
other firm is that OF r. Scheinkoenlf{
line of implements and buy stock and
Grain While this section of country
Is thickly settled, the belief is quite
general that other business men set
Ting here to engage in the same avO4
cations would find poor picking And
these firms have the utmost confidence
of the farmers
While Broughton has two lines of
railroad, Union Pacific and Rock IS
land business seems to be about even
" divided. Peter Sonenberg has charge
of the Union Pacific section and H. e.
Gardiner that of the Rock Island, the
two section divisions are clean as a
parlor and one can almost see his
face while walking over either section,
they are so free from weeds.
Jesse Dever is the postmaster Since
the Office was established as a money
order office in 1899 there have been is
sued 1850 money orders, and the busl-
ness of the Office now averages over
$500 a month
The Broughton Telephone company
has about 125 phones, mostly in the
homes of the farmers. The telephone
office is in charge of Mrs j. II. YER
Broughton has Methodist church
costing about 1900. 1t also has an
active camp of the Modern Woodmen
about so. The odd Fellows lodge own
q quarter of a block of ground on
which there is me grove Taey
number upwards OF So They expect
10 Dull0 a 5OO0 AAA-A IL NAA~ 1900 -
ture.
on Mensorial Sabbath only one G. a.
r. cornrade was present Brought0n
used to have a post with Is members.
The majority of them have since died.
r. N Rain, general merchant, is
spendtng a few days in Geary, Ok He
will return with Mrs. Rain the latter
part of the week
The Broughton stock buyer. Rod
Scheinkoenig, says when II comes to
buying stock he wouldn't quit this
point for either of those he has ship
ned from He says the stock is here,
and the crops to fatten with are always
raised in the Republican valley.
The 100 or more Mexican laborers
who have been working on the Rock
Island with headquarters at Brough-
ton for over a month, have moved to
CLAY Center. Some of the Broughton-
ties seem to have caught on to their
language.
The rich trade Broughton draws
might be a splendid opening for sonie-
body with a little capital to put in a
stock OF lumber. Harness stock and
hardware can be handled in eonnec-
ton
The lid" is on tighter in Broughtnn
than bark clings to a tree. Politics and
loaf1ng are not INDUCED in here.
Many of the commercial tourists take
in Broughton on their rounds. If they
are here over night they will be served !
at a splendid hotel.