The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-18

officers and directors of the bank are
all successful Marshall county men.
wide awake to the increasing modern
methods. and the fact that they have
gained 65 per cent in deposits during
the past four years shows the esteem
In which It Is held by people of that
community. Aside from doing q gen.
eral banking business. they deal ex-
tensively in farm and real estate loans,
and write fire and tornado Insurance..
Mr.. F. o. waynant. president of the
bank, has lived in Blue Rapids 80
years and has been connected with the
bank since 1891. Mr.. w. J. Burr.
cashier. Is an old resident of the town
and has been associated with the bank
since 1888. The bank Is we'll fitted
with the latest furniture, and burglar
proof vaults. and IL located in the very
heart Of the town
The Electric Plaster 90.
The Electric Plaster company. own
cd and operated by Blue Rapids men.
has the distinction of being the only
plaster concern in the whole country
that Is not controlled by a trust. This
company is composed of DR.. VIM.
Hunter. president; w. =. Ham Of
Russell, secretary and treasurer. The
company was organized In 1907 with q
capital stock Of $4,000. The mill ana
machinery cost the company about
$4,000. and Is considered one Of the
best and most modern of any west Of
Nova Scotia The mill Is operated BY
water power. transmitted by cleo
tricity, and the owners OF this mill also
furnish the town with electric lights
and power. giving possibly the cheap
est electricity in the west, furnishing
16 candle power lamps for 20 cents
per month. The product from their
mill IL shipped from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and II exported in large
quantities. They make a speciality Of
plaster Of Paris which Is considered by
experts to be the best possible to Sc
cure. Owing to the fact that they
control the electric power of Blue
Rapids they are able to sell their
plaster 80 cents per ton cheaper than
the trust, and being on the ground all
the time. and personally inspecting
sured Of quality and uniformity.
About 40 men are employed in the
mill. and the pay roll averages $500
per month.
W. F. Peacock.
Mr.. w. F. Peacock, proprietor OF
the elevator and feed mill, on the
Union Pacific railroad at Blue Rapids.
has one Of the most complete mills for
its size in Kansas. All kinds Of feed
is ground, and he makes speciality Of
corn and wheat for mill use. During
the past three years he has dealt en-
tensively in grains OF all kinds In 4
wholesale way, and his business win
now average about 100 cars per year.
The elevator has a capacity of 5000
bushels of grain. and the mill =
equipped with the most modern ma
chinery. Mr.. Peacock has lived in
Kansas q good many years and has
been in business in Brue Rapids for
the past seven years.
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Blue Rapids has one OF the best
telephone systems in Marshall county
1t is modern and up to date in every
way, is operated in connection with
the Watervflle exchange and has $50
local connections, besides connections
with the Bell and Interstate lines
which gives 1t a long distance service
member of the Marshall County Tele-
phone association. locaf subscriber:
are given a fiat rate Of 10 cents to any
part of the county.
Brown Bros, Hardware.
The hardware store of the Brown
Bros. in Blue Rapids, is one of the
best and most successful stores of its
kind in Marshall county, and Is per-
haps the oldest. 1t was organized in
the early eighties by w. P. Brown, f.
K. Brown. E. J. Brown and c. J.
Brown withdrew from the firm and
since that time it has been under the
Of F. X. and c. ]. Brown.
They occupy a double store building
and carry a complete line of hardware
of all kinds, builders material. mill
and mine supplies, and do plumbing
and steam fitting. Mr.. c. J. Brown
formerly lived in Topeka and was
clerk of the Kansas supreme court.