The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-24
Brewster, in Thomas Co. Also
Wants Better Train Service.
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With These Two Matters Set
tied Town Will Be Happy.
TO HAVE NEWSPAPER.
The Tributary Territory Is in
Thriving Condition.
There Are Five Steam PlOws at
Work Rain or Shine.

Brewster. June 24.-Thomas county
has several good towns outside of Colby.
the county seat. In the list, Brewster
can be claimed The town was named
by the Rock Island road in honor of
one of their employees named Brewster,
who resided in Topeka for a number of
years. The pioneer merchant is H. E.
Jacobs, who came to Thomas county in
1856. and started his store in 1888. He is
the postmaster, besides carries full
line of general merchandise. Mr.. Brew
ster has watched the ups and downs
of pioneer life in Thomas county, and
has no cause to regret that he is one
among them at this time.
The two elevators in Brewster handled
400 carloads of wheat and barley in
1906. which will go to show that this
section of Thomas county can and does
raise small grain.
The country tributary to Brewster is
not only level and slightly, but her
farmers appear well to do. There is
VIM. Bear who owns 13 quarters, who it
is believed would not sell a quarter for
$50 an acre, besides he is putting up a
$4,000 residence. Chas. Shells. A. H.
Fink. H. NJ. Wilson. Chas. Petty, James
Anderson, Chas. Mayer, Fred Desmond.
c. W. Jones. w. H. Kelley, John Wal
GERS and scores of other farmers tribu-
tary to Brewster own well improved
farms most of them having some hogs
and cattle and comfortable living in
houses costing from 81, 500 to So. 900. Such
farmers have little reason to get blue
If they don't raise full crops every year.
Besides there are five steam plows at
work tributary to Brewster.
Brewster has practically grown up
since February 1905. At that time
there was only one building on the east
side of her main business street; to-
1906 there was built 20 residences and
four business houses. The town now |
has population of over 200. Good |
water is obtained at a depth of 120 |
feet.
The place needs a drug store. no joint |
If you please. but a legitimate drug |
gist will do well here. The town will |
have a newspaper and G. w. Woods, |
an old newspaper man will print his |
first paper here this week.
The Methodists have a church at a |
cost of about $4,000.
Brewster Camp. No. 1923, NJ W. A, |
has increased their membership to so,
while the Odd Fellows have a thriving |
lodge of 40 members.
On the LIST of July, 1905, the Brewster
State bank was organized with Ike
w. Crumley. of Colby. member of the
legislature from Thomas county, as
president. ]. B. Hampton, vice presi-
dent, and w. L Coulter, cashier. At
the close of business. March 1907, this
bank had cash and sight exchange, $685.
665.OS. The cash and surplus is over
$4,000: the deposits both Individual and |
certificates. SS9,771.s3. Other business
associations in the town are two eievat-
ors. lumber yard, three general stores.
hardware and implements harness, ex-
elusive clothing house, feed mill. meat
four real estate firms, black
smith shop. livery. hotel, restaurant and
milliners- 1t has a good school. which
will be increased in size before the fall
term. And these business firms see
nothing at present to discourage them.
The people of Brewster believe in
identifying their town and making it
This spring they set out 300
Caroline poplars, furnished by the ]. H.
Skinner nursery. of Topeka. Strange to
say they are all living and doing nicely.
The railroad service is awful More
than half dozen passenger trains pass
and repass Brewster daily besides that
many freight trains. while only one
passenger and freight train stop to take
on passengers. and the passenger train
only runs east as far as Belleville. The
place deserves better railroad conven-
fences than this.
One of the big pushers for Brewster
in A. c. Chance. one of the young bust
ness men of the town and manager of
the Chicago lumber yard. He is en-
thusiastic for Brewster, and bespeaks
for the place a brighter outlook from
now on than ever before.
Young Bridegroom Insane.