The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-18
Lincoln Is One of the Kansas
Towns That's Growing.
Great improvement Shown in
/. the Progress of the Schools.
PROUD OF LIBRARY.
Three Deaths Have Recently
Occurred Among Pioneers.
The County Assessor Is Pretty
Busy Man Just Now.

Lincoln, April 18.-Our schools
this year under the superintendent
of Prof. r. E. Long. have made
better record than that of any pre-
vious year. The senior class num-
bering 16 are issuing a creditable
annual. In another month the Lin
coin public schools will have closed
a successful year.
One of the Institutions Lincoln is
proud of is her city library, which
now contains over 1900 choice vol
umes. Recently the library associa-
ton gave an enjoyable entertainment
will be added in charging the
library. The success of the library is
due to the push and enterprise of the
ladies of the town. The association
now owns their own building. For
several years the city levied tax,
and the women by the aid of enter
tainments and assessments have kept
it going. A committee of a dozen
ladies appointed by the mayor have
charge of the library, as follows:
Mrs. Hattie Hoover, who is also
president; Mrs Anna C. Wait is secre-
tary and treasurer, and Mrs. Jennie
Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth Stiles, Mrs.
Ella Bowers. Mrs. Bessie Stanley. Mrs.
Jennie Russler, Mrs. Margaret
Whalen, Mrs. Helen Nimmons, Mrs.
Gertrude Smith and Mrs. Belle Mar
shall. The librarian is Mrs. Rath-
bun.
Three sad deaths have recently oc-
Cured among the older settlers of
Lincoln. Mrs. L. P. Nelson and Mrs.
Herman Will. The last one was that
Of Mrs. Otto Olsen, who was born in
Norway, and settled in Lincoln coun-
ty in 1878. Ten children were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen, five boys and
five girls, all of whom are living and
with the exception of three who are
living in Memphis, Tenn, the others
are living in Lincoln county. The
funeral of Mrs. Olsen was largely at
tended.
Thos. Tatum, county assessor for
Lincoln county, is about the busiest
mstn in the county. He is watching
the deputy assessors, and if any prop
will be a great surprise to all the
people. By the way the assessor ent
returns are coming in Lincoln county
| can get along with about a one per
cent levy this year as against a five
per cent levy in 1907.
The Lincoln opera house will be
| under the management of E. S.
Bower for the coming year. This in
sures the success of the hall, as it is
pleasing to the society going people
of Lincoln
The ]. c. Cooper ice factory is rum
| a supply of ice ahead Tor the summer
| trade.
Lincoln has two mammoth lumber
| yards, and there is talk that the third
] one is to start up with a number of
local capitalists at a head.
w. w. McCanles, who has been at
| the head of the most successful mer-
camille houses in Lincoln for many
years, having retired from business,
| will visit for year the scenes of his
| boyhood days in Pennsylvania and
| other states.
The visitor to Lincoln sees three
| hacks at the railroad depot on the
| arrival of trains and usually believes
| they are operated by as many differ
| emit firms, when they are told they
are all owned by one firm, that of
| Thomas & Pepper, the visitors claim
1 there is a hack trust in Lincoln. One
| thing is certain, the firm never misses
i a passenger.