The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-28
TO HAVE A FAIR.
StOckmen and Farmers OF
Lincoln County Act
In Conjunction With Citizens
Of Sylvan Grove.
CHARTER is SECURED.
Will Also Prospect for Coal, Oil
and Gas Soon.
There Will Be Plenty OF Funds
to Sink the Drill.
CHARTER is SECURED.

Sylvan Grove, Kan, Jan. 2S--Ihe
people of Sylvan Grove and the stock
men and farmers of the country ad-
Joining have organized a fair assocla-
ton and secured a charter with paid
Up capital of $4,000. F. L. Brown is
president, and H S. Buick, jr., secre-
tary and treasurer.
The next move is to buy grounds
and erect buildings. A large amount
of fine blooded stock is owned by the
farmers tributary to Sylvan Grove
and they have taken an especial pride
In the organization of the falr asso-
citation. The president, Mr.. Brown, is
a large breeder of Herefords. He has
brought home with him first pre-
miumS from state fairs held in Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas, besides from St
Joseph and at the American Royal
stock show in Kansas City in 1907, he
was awarded first premium de mas
about seventy head, with Castor, NO
259475, being at the head of his nerd
Among other stock breeders in the
vicinity of Sylvan Grove there are
James Williams, breeder of both cat
tie and hogs c. H. Williams. o. NJ
Wright. Lyman Bacon. D. e: Books;
f. c. Pugh. Martin Wonderlich and
Lawson Brothers.
The Sylvan State bank, now 26
years old. has deposits aggregating
9225, 900. Some changes have recently
been made in the officers, the cashier,
like position in the Central National
bank of Ellsworth, which has de-
posits aggregating about $6lS,Ooo.
Henry Buick, jr., was born IN Lincoln
county, 26 years ago HIS acceptance
of the new position is a deserved pro
motion which he has fairly won. Nor
IS this all: there are rumorS TO the
effect that he may land an appoint
ment in the near future as national
bank examiner
The rumors are being revived that
q company here will soon commence
drilling for coal, oil and gas The IN
dicationS are that the stuff under1eS
the Sylvan Grove territory, and when
the iron gets warm the people will
act. The supply OF 1undS 10 Sink Ihe
drill will be ample
The Sylvan Grove postoff1ce has been
made a third class office. John Lang
has been giving the patrons of the
Office and satisfaction that his reap
pointment came as a matetr of fact
The Sylvan Grove corn carnivaIs
seem to have come to stay. The third
one was given last fall, the biggest and
most successful one. Every business
man helps out, and there is good
natured spirit of rivalry in the floats
in the parade. They are talking up
the fourth one already, and there isn't
q kick heard from anyone --
The Sylvan Grove State bank is one
OF the substantial business institutions
of town, and growing as the country
develops. A. R. Buzick, one of the
first settlers and a promoter of all
that is good for the upbuilding of his
town, is president; John Calene, a
prosperous business man, is vice presi-
dent; w. H. Breihan. cashier; A L.
Morgan, assistant cashier, and Miss
Pearl King. clerk. One of the best
ranches in north central Kansas is the
Buick ranch. half a mile from Sylvan
Grove. 1t contains $500 acres. and
all under cultivation There are 300
IS feeding 400 head of cattle for the
June market. He also raises between
500 and 400 hogs every year.
There is a spirit of thrift in her
business men. Most of the stores are
built of stone And they stand ready
to give a liberal slice to anyone VINO
will come here and take stock and
erect a Touring industry. They claim
it would be a great paying investment.