The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-10
MAY INCORPORATE
Cedar of Smith County Wants
Municipal Improvements.
Important Grain shipping Cen
ter-Banks and Mills Busy.

Cedar. Feb. 10.-The new Christian
church recently dedicated here will
cost about $1,000 when complete and
furnished. This includes the piano.
The day Of the dedicatory services
$1,81O was raised. Since then several
other subscriptions have been made.
and more are in sight More than
$1,000 in building material and work
was subscribed. NJ. J. Hibbs. the pas
tor in charge, has been an active
worker. From Oct. 29th to the date
Of dedication the pastor has been a
faithful worker. and present every day
except four, which includes Thanks
giving and attending ana preaching
for funeral sermonA
Geo. e. Lyon Of Topeka, secretary
Of the Kansas Christian Missionary
society. dedicated the church. In the
banquet room of the church tables
were spread. and $50 enjoyed the din
ner. The tables were loaded down
with enough to feed q regiment Of the
choicest that the people Of Smith
county can raise. The Christian church
about 55 members. Those who know
the pastor, Rev. M. J. Hibbs. know he
is q hustler. He was pastor of the
church in Hill City for several years.
and was successful In promoting and
seeing completed a fine church there.
Important Grain shipping Point.
Lund & Son buy grain in Cedar.
The satisfaction they have given has
kept out other elevators. The year
1918 there was a short crop of wheat
and corn raised. They have already
loaded and shipped 70 cars On wheat.
and they estimate there are no less
than 80 car loads yet to ship out. Be-
sides there has been an immense lot OF
wheat fed to stock. In 1912 more than
1870 cars Of wheat was bought and
shipped out by Lund Son. They
estimate the present acreage OF wheat
is considerably larger than year ago.
and so far the prospects are entirely
satisfactory to the wheat growers:
Farm lands in the vicinity Of Cedar
are held for $50 to SIS an acre. TWO
S0-acre tracts have been sold by Peter
Lund for $1,75O for one and $4,000 Tor
the other.
Enough autos pass through Cedar
to justify a first rate garage: Sucn
one would be well patronized.
Cedar Needs Municipal improvements.
There is a growing sentiment here
for incorporation. A town pushing
ahead as fast as Cedar ought to In
many Of her business men
believe.
Another of Cedar's wants is a new
hotel building. 1t has outgrown
present hotel conveniences, and de-
serves a more modern one.
From Dec. 27, last to Jan. Is, more
than $1,000 was paid out here for
cream ard poultry. The business is
getting better, and at this time about
$500 is paid out monthly.
The school house needs to be re-
modelled and enlarged. There is an
enrolment of more than 125. The
teachers are: F. v. Voyies, principal.
assisted by Miss Fern Haynes and Miss
Ruth Horne.
Cedar has a milling company. which
is enlarging its trade. The owners are
F. v. Haynes and Geo., W. Olson. The
mill has a daily capacity of SO barrels.
They have rebuilt the mill, put In a
concrete dam. and are enlaFGing the
trade.
The Cedar State bank II satisfied
with the business since its organization
four years ago. It has a capital and
surplus of $4,000. The officers are:
Al Dougherty, president: ]. F. Paynter
and A. H. F'rutiger. vice president; 6.
w. Olson, cashier, and VIM. Mahoney,
assistant cashier. :.
Without Incorporation sidewalks
are few and far between. but II Cedar
Incorporates then watch for cement
walks and many other necessary I'M
proyements. And the town which was
the first county seat Of Smith county
ought to be entitled to incorporate.