The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-02
Selden Has Absorbed Its Rival
City Of Sheridan.
Time Has Worked Wonderful
Changes in Western Kansas.
HAS BRIGHT FUTURE
Business of All Glasses Is Well
Represented in Selden.
Acreage of Wheat. Largest in
C0unty's History.

Selden. Kan, Dec. 2.-One of the old
pioneers of Selden and Sheridan county
says: Il have seen the country grow
up. Some of the old settlers came on
foot, some riding a pony, later they
came in stage coach and prairie schoon.
crs, then they came by railroad soon
as the track was completed, now they
come by autos. and I expect to live
long enough to see them flying in the
air by means of airshfps." And this pio-
Leer says he has been through 1t all
except by the airship route.
There IVES some rivalry here as early
as 1886 and 1887, before the building
OF the Rock Island road. In those
years there was a town named Sher1-
Can a fcw miles from the present town
of Selden 1t had a bank and several
good stores. In December, 1885. sheri-
Can was a town of the past, most of 1t
having moved to Selden because OF the
building of the RAILROAD. ..s
All Trains Stop at SeIden.
Selden people have built up a town
which has vim and goahead. Her peo-
ple want it known all over that their
town name is on the maps. They also
want it known that it is town OF
many possibilities for the future
growth and business attainments. The
Rock Island claim that it is the pr1n-
cipal coal and water station on the
great transcontirental line between the
Missouri river and the mountains, be-
cause ell of its trains stop in Selden
for water and coal, and some of her
people predict that some day they may
see a division located mere.
Selden has almost all classes OF bust
ness represented. and they carry good
stocks in their individual lines. The
last statement of her two banks give
= fine showing as to the financial posi-
hilities of her business men and farm
ers The aggregate deposits of the
hanks is about sos. 900. TWO elevators
have bought and shipped more Than
$4,000 bushels of grain this fall, and TINS
year was q short crop yield.
Farm Land Values Are Firm.
The real estate men of Selden report
that land values are on the upward
tendency, and from the number of in
duiries received they predict rush for
Sheridan county lands in the next
year. There isn't a farmer who wants
to sell who would drop penny on his
present price per acre There is an
unusually large acreage of wheat in the
ground, claimed to be the la1 gest in
the history of Sheridan county.
Selden has a new modern school
building, and her population requires
tour teachers. The Catholics, Method
lists and Baptists have churches and res
ident pastors.
Another worthy enterprise in which
is shown the energetic spirit and push
of the Seldenites is the district fair
association. which has we'll improved
fair grounds and baseball park. Every
year the association holds%a successful
fair, race meeting and baseball tourna-
rnent. This enterprise deserves the
cordial support of every citizen of town
and the farmers tributary to Selden,
a. we'll.
1t is characteristic of her people Ito
boost for Selden. The town was named
in honor OF Selden 6. Hopkins, who now
lives in Wyoming. A number of build
irgs are projected for early spring. The
town has its newspaper and two good
hotels 1t has a good future before it.
and to sec the visitors and travelling
men here almost daily leads our people
TO believe that about all railroad pas
sengers are iaquiring about Selden and
its possibilities.