The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-03
Out in Lincoln County Real
Estate Is Advancing.
Almost All Of the Deals Are
Being Made for Cash.
CORN,WHEAT,ALFALF
Lincoln Center Is a Live Up-to-
Date Town at Present.
Electric Lights, Water Plant,
Flour Mills and Phones.

Lincoln, March s.-Lincoln county
real estate Is doing well. A recent
sale four miles from here was made
for $65 per acre. Some sales have
been made at higher figures. 1t goes
20 prove that Lincoln county can't De
beat for raising wheat, corn, alfalfa,
hogs and cattle. to say nothing of the
helpful hen. There don't appear to
be any stringency in money matters
here so far as the banks and the far
mers of the county are concerned. Al
most all the sales being held in the
county the buyers pay cash. L. D.
Kstler's sale amounted to over So
600, and most of 1t was paid in cash.
Speaking about big business in Lin
coin county lands. the real estate firm
OF Willard E. Lyon has sold since the
6rst of the year lands as follows: In
january the sales run up to SIS. 300;
In February, s37.050. There is no
section of north central Kansas more
inviting to the new conner than is
Lincoln county. And this is the bust
ness of one firm, what must the ag-
gregate be of the several other firms
doing a general real estate business
in Lincoln. Corn, wheat and alfalfa
are big drawing cards to Lincoln
county.
Lincoln has good electric lights and
water plants. The water gets a direct
pressure from a steel tank, 12O rect
high, holding 10000 gallons. The
town has four miles of mains, 10 arc
lights and 1000 incandescent lights.
And Lincoln was the first town in the
state to adopt the gas producing en-
g1ne, of 100-horse power which readi-
ly operates both the electric lights and
water plants.
The Lincoln Ice plant which has
been beneficial to town and country,
will be remode1ed and enlarged The
owner, ]. c. Cooper, has SO far met
with success.
One of the successful and fndepen-
dent telephones of this section of the
state is the Lincoln telephone ex-
change, owned and operated by F. w.
Herman, with d. B. Herman, mana
ger. This line has been in operation
since 1900, starting in with 55 phones
1t now has $50. and increasing not less
than half a dozen week. OF these
phones there are 800 used in Lincoln
alone, the balance are in the homes of
the farmers. The Hermans have new
been SO perfect that the trade has
come to them. The central office here
employs six girls, who have had as
high as 10000 calls in one day. Over
$4,000 was expended in 1907 for i'm
provements alone. This company has
good connections with both the Bell
and Independent companies.
Another substantial enterprise
which has made Lincoln famous is
her roller Touring mills. Tt was built
on a small scale several years ago,
having had to be enlarged from time
to time to meet the Increasing bust
ness, until at the present time it is
one of the most complete mills in
the west half of the state. It has built
up a large export trade all over Kan
Belfast, England. and other European
markets. The mill is operated by
Howard Rees and T. F. Brann, jr,
who are making it a great business
success.
Lincoln is one of the big social GEN.
tiers of northwest Kansas. One of the
last clubs to organize was the Elite
Dancing club, of about 40 members
They have given their third number
at the opera house, which proved a
decided success This club feature is
new to the society going public in
Lincoln.
Prospect Hill is one of the lovely
sights in Lincoln. It Is the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Bower, who fire.
quently entertain their friends in their
modern and pleasant home. The last
entertainment was the party given by
Mr., and Mrs. Bower to the Lincoln
Whist club.
Mrs. ]. w. McReynolds entertained
the w. G. T. u. of Lincoln, at the
celebration of Frances E. Willard day
in memory of this noble woman An
entertaining and instructive program
was rendered and an elegant supper
served
A. J. Stanley, superintendent of
schools of Lincoln county, was recent
~ appointed by Gov. Hoch, on an
educational committee recommended
by the recent state teachers associa-
ton. One of the best known educa-
tors In the state pays the superinten-
dent the high compliment by sayine
that Mr.. Stanley is one of the most
proficient superintendent in the
state. For years Lincoln has had one
of the most efficient public schools.
To Superintendent Long and his
corps Of assistant teachers the Lincoln
schools take a front rank with any in