The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Little City Near Nebraska Line
Is Prosperous.
Growth Dates From Time when
Railroad Invaded Territory.
FARMERS ARETHRIFTY
Parochial School Is Conducted
by Four Catholic Sisters.
Town Has Electric Lights and
Wants Water System.

Herrdon Kan, Dec. 1.-Going from
Nebraska to Kansas over the Beaver
valley branch of the p. & M roao
Ferndon is reached. There has been
store and postoffice here since 1853 out
in reality the town dates its growth
from 1887. the year the railroad was
built through the Beaver valley.
The wear prohibition was enforced IN
Kansas some fellows erected on the
Kansas Nebraska state line ROAD, NOT
FAR from the present town OF Ceuar
Bluffs a role and on top OF TINS was
n1aced an empty beer -keg, the !Stucet
in the barrel pointing oyer tne s+i i.. key
Nebraska The east halt Oh thls hes
was painted red. while that portioA OF
# extending into Kansas was panied
white It is said this pole ana heSS
stood there for several years anu u ~
a. ro+ta5 away. Cedar Bluffs Is IN De
cat,ir county. not far from the Ne
In December. 1905. a fire burned out
seven business houses and AGAIN ~
1903 another fine swept away seNei a.
roore severe as these fires were to the
owners of the burned property Heril-
don people showed their nerve anu re-
I1,il+ Ire town. The valley OF Beaver
creek is rich in agriculture ana ~
Town was fortunate in its loca-ioI- ~
dav one of the thrifty: progressive
torS.ns ON the Beaver Valley branch IS
IOWfS OAl Liz
HernoOn.
T4us Fine system of Electric lights.
If is a Rawlins county trade center
and is one of the few towns IN norm
west Kansas keeping up goeod sys'T III
of electric lights. Ana II VII hpl ~
lcpg before her pubne spal sten, Pep
will clamor for water system
The .nioneer merchant of Herndon Is
Coo w Dull He has been engaged
in the general merchandise me Slic -
1883 He has witnessed the grown VI
The tha1 struggling town to prosper
C,s trade center OF today. He conn.,
IDENTIFY predicts that in feW FEARS II
viii more than double her populatlon'
because there is a country tributary ~
build il I'D. ,,,z.,1
Touring mill which has built up traae
and name for miles around. James Ma
1one of the firm, is the present mem
her of the legislature from Ra"hhs
county.
Herndon Has Fine Schools.
Herndon has a fine public school of
three departments and an enrolment
of about 10 scholars. H. P. Willard is
the principal. assisted by Miss Leila
Pearson and Miss Bertha Deshazo.
The Catholics have a parochiai
school conducted by four sisters OF
the order of st. Joseph of Concordia,
Kan. and is under the supervision of
Fathers Anthony and Vincent. All
the branches of the common schools
are taught including vocal and instru-
mental music. This school has an
enrolment of about 80 scholars.
Raising alfalfa is one of the big
farm industries in the vicinity of
Herndon. Every farmer on the low
lands is growing it, Most of the up
land is utilized raising wheat. Big
wheat and alfalfa stacks are seen ev-
erywhere. The percentage of the far
mers around Herndon are foreigners.
who have made the prairies bloom
with crops. They have staid here and
made money. They don't worry year
after year, they get down to business
in the spring, and in the fall they reap
the reward out of the crops they
raise. And the Beaver creek valley
is noted for raising good crops and
few failures.
Herndon has state bank. 1t
opened for business in 1901, and to-
day has more than $4,000 on de-
post. The business men Of Herndon
support local newspaper, which is
doing it's share in spreading the news
of town and adjoining country to it's
readers. And the local paper deserves
the best support. Every issue is filed
with the kind of news that has made
Herndon one of the best business
centers and shipping points. In gem
eral the business men are enter
prising. and about all trade occupa-
tions are represented. Ierndon will
continue to grow because of the
towns solid foundation and the rich
country surrounding IT