The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
SUNDAY ar WAKEENEY.
SpIedid Churches and Shade Trees
Great Attractions.

SpIedid Churches and Shade Trees
Great Attractions.
WaKeeney, Kan, March 22.-To
spend Sunday in this place, where the
visitor will find the choice of any
of the five churches to attend, and
trees growing where only a few years
ago it was a treeless prairie, is a source
of qualification to the many CONNER
cial men who run to WaKeeney to
sentative business men truly says:
Five churches grace the town, Metho-
dist. Presbyterian, Baptist German
Lutheran and Episcopal. All of them
have large and growing membership
and good church property.
WaKeeney is the county seat of
Trego county. AS the county is enjoy
ing substantial boom in the prices
the farmers are getting for their sur
plus products and the steady increase
in her farm lands, SO is WaKeeney
keeping up good pace in gain of
population, wonderful building actiV-
ity. waterworks, electric lights and ce-
ment sidewalks The Trego County
of every citizen who has any pride
whatever in educational affairs. 1t
ranks high among the educational in
situations of the state. 1t has an en-
and the graduating class this year
numbers IT.
The WaKeeney ladies keep social af-
fairs stirring. Two clubs are sus-
tanned. the Tourist and Locust social
clubs, their membership is limited
Neither belong to the state federation,
but if one asks why the members of
either club will not attempt to answer
the query.
A number of autos are owned in
WaKeeney, besides many farmers
have made so much money out of their
farm products they, too, are buying
them.
The court house yard will be sown
to blue grass this spring. 1t also has
thrifty lot of trees growing nicely.
The waterworks and electric light
plants are both owned by the city. The
Union Pacific pays the city nice lit
water. The waterworks have just
been completed, while the electric
plant will soon be in opera
ton. At least 100 buildings will take
both water and light for a starter.
In the residence part of WaKeeney
no less than $35, 900 was expended for
new buildings last year. The modern
homes of F. G. Wollner at a cost of
$4,000 and that of Herman Long. cost
ing $4,000, together with several 9TH
ers, are the result of the year 1909,
while the prospects for 1910 in new
buildings will largely exceed these fig
ures- One Of the big improvements
this year will be the erection of a
business block of brick by H F. Kline,
with frontage of 12s feet and rs
feet deep. 1t will be two story with
a public hall As feet front and IS feet
deep.
The present member of the legisla-
ture from Trego county is J. J. Keraus.
He came to Trego county in 1881, and
took up a homestead. In 1898 he en-
barked in the hardware and imple-
ment trade. and has built up a big
business. He is public spirited in all
affairs for the upbuilding Of WaKee-
ney. AS a member of the state legis-
lature he was active for the interests
of his constituents and Trego county,
WaKeeney will grow. 1t is so situ-
ated the place can't help it. Sur
rounded by as magnificent and fertile
a country as one will find in this part
Of the state, and where the farmers
are making money faster than the
business men, and a beautiful, progress
sive seat of government with a fine
court house paid for. and every family
identifying their homes with blue
grass lawns and growing shade trees.
and with the right kind of people to
forge ahead in all public enterprises,
can't help growing.