The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
IS A LIVE TOWN
Gaylord Keeps Step With Other
Kansas Cities.
Shows Growth of Population
and Wealth This Year.

Gaylord, Sept. 2S.-A quarter sec
ton of Smith county land, near where
Gaylord stands. was hcnesteaded in
1872. 1t is today worth $4,000. 1t
isn't for sale.
In 1874 and 1875 ex-Secretary OF
State J. r. Burrow drove a blackboard
between Gaylord ard Smith Center.
Gaylord was the former home of W.
D. Street, the first postmaster. He
afterwards represented Sheridan and
Decatur counties in the legislature.
He also served as speaker enc term.
He died a year ago. L. c. Headley of
Ponca City. Okla, was a former resi-
dent of Gaylord. He never held
political office. He was satisfied to be
only a delegate 20 every Republican
state. congressional and county con-
VentiOn.
Webb McNalI served Smith county
in the legislature. He was also state
insurance commissioner. He died
few years ago.
w. H. Haskell. now living in Kan
sas City, Kan. WAS a former Gaylord
warden of the penitentiary, and is now
a member of the election commission.
Railroad Came in 10.
The railroad was built in Gaylord
in August, 1879, coming from Atchi-
son. 1t was first known s the Atchi-
son and Pixies Peak road, then the
Central Branch of the Union Pacific,
and now it is the Missouri Pacific.
Geo. r. Parker came to Gaylord in
1872. In 1880 the town supported
bank. He started private bank that
year, which was the first bank Gay
lord ever had. 1t continued to grow
and is now n national bank The last
statement gives the deposits over
s165,ooo. The officers are: A. M.
Lewellen, president; w. D. Lloyd,
vice president; d. c. Henderson, CASH
fer. Gaylord has a population of
about 500. 1t has a Touring mill of
100 barrels daily capacity and is one
of the pioneer mills of this section of
through all This section end into
many other counties. The town also
has a model school building at cost
of $4,000. Five teachers are en-
ployed. The school is in the class of
the best.
Gaylord has made fame in other
ways. 1t IS claimed this town was the
first in Kansas to elect a woman may
or and a full courcil. They were
elected in 1895 and served their full
term.
Will Have Electricity.
In the next few weeks Gaylord will
be supplied with electricity. The
electric lighting will be supplied by a
transmission line from Downs, which
will give the town a 24-hour service.
George R. Parker is erecting Ma
sonic hall building OF brick. 1t will
be two stories, the upstairs to be used
by the NaSOnS. II Will De I1IIoO up IN
style and electric lighted. The cost
is about $1,000
The new city hall building. of brick,
will cost about SO, 500.
Big Banking Business.
The bank cashes Ikecks 70 the
amount of $1,000 and $1,000 monthly
to the farmers fer their surplus
cream. 1t is estimated from $4,000 to
$4,000 is paid out monthly for eggs
and poultry.
George P. Leary has made big i'm
provements in the Sentinel. He has
given 1t a new dress, besides made
other changes which makes 1t az
good looking as a newspaper can be.
He crowds out most OF the politics and
fills his pages with other reading mat
ter and advertisements of the business
men.
Crops in the North Solomon valley
are the best ever grown. Corn is i'm
mense. Most of the farmers come to
town in autos. The townspeople can't
get along without them. 1t is certain
that Gaylord is up and doing and
pushing ahead. Good crops bring
trade, and one will see a live set of
business men here to take care of it.