The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Are PROUD OF IT
Glasc0 Has Much to Say of Their
$40, 900 School Building.
Also Point With Pride to Their
Splendid Homes.
SUPPORTS TWO BANKS
Towns Growth Is Substantial
and Not MushroOm-Like.
Are Planning for Stock Show
and Annual Fair.

Glasco, Kan, April looming into
Gaasco from either direction the most
noticeable building one sees is the new
school house. erected during the fall
and winter. And the Glascoites point
with pride to their new modern build
ing. The cost complete and furniture
is about $4,000. Then the visitor is
pointed out the churches, and then a
tour of the town is made and the love-
ly homes. costly as many of them are'
are shown them, after which the fam
Gus Solomon valley, a country unsur-
passed in productiveness and here and
there herds OF cattle and hogs, and
farmers. too, living in comfortable
houses and apparently settled on
Glasco has never been able to pull a
Touring industry to town. there has
never been such q thing to sit down
and wait for such industries. Her
people are always awake, and up and
doing. pulling for any legitimate bust
ness enterprises. This spirit among
her people has built up Glasco. one of
the best business centers in north GEN.
trail Kansas.
Glasco has grown large enough to
support two banks, the Farmers State
bank, opened for business in Decem-
Der last, with a capital of 1000.
Among the directors are a long list
of wealthy farmers. The First Ma
tional bank was running over with
deposits that a second bank is good
. thing. The First National has de-
posits aggregating over s222,0
The growth of Glasco has never been
Of the mushroom kind. There has been
xoom for all who came, and as the
20 the business increased. The bust
sness street is thrifty. most of the
buiIdines being built of stone and
brick. When the visitor surveys the
country tributary to Glasco and wit
nesses how thickly settled it is. there
3e no surprise to see so solid a bust
ness center. And the town will keep
1zD its Growth in the future as 1t has
m the past. The rumor is that several
Ezlascoites who made money here in
their several advocations have STRUCK
At rich in Utah mining properties
One of the old-ttmers who located IN
the Solomon valley as early as 1871 Is
r. p. Butler. who owns and farms 4oo
acres. Mr.. Butler has Wife ana a
Family of nine children. seven girls
and two boys, and all of them were
born here, all but one has taught
school, and he is too young. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Butler were former teachers.
Timothy J. Butler, his Oldest son, VINO
held a position in the census nureau
for a number Of years. has recently
been appointed assistant attorney
general in the national land depart
inent through the recommendatlons OF
Congressman Calderhead and State
senator w. w. Caldwell. 1t will be
no surprise II the people of Cloud
county will nominate and elect Mr.
ButIer their next county attorney:
q. r. Haynes. who has been the nrst
ana only agent of the Union Pacific at
C3Iasco since 1872 has been relieved
temporarily on account of sickness He
has at all times been a prominent
rector in the growth of the town.
DR.. J. H. Briefly. member OF the leg
fslattlre from Cloud county, refuses TO
he 3. candidate for a third term. And
a good many of his friends are talk
ing of drafting him. The man most
talked of for DR.. Brierly's successor Is
NJ. L. Hare of Glasco.
W. T. Davis jewelry house is the
latest business industry for Glasco'
He is also time-keeper for the Union