The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
TO BUILD SCHOOL
Town of st. Francis Voted
Bonds for $4,000.
Citizens VIII Work to Get
Court House Next.
MUCH BUILDING THIS YEAR
MiIl and Elevator for 1915 Crop
Going Up.
A Town OF Prosperity, Progress
and Entertainment.

st. Francis, Kan, Jan. 22.-One of
the progressive business men of town
was heard to remark: After the new
school house is completed St. Francis
and Cheyenne county will go after
new modern court house" There are
% counties in the Sixth congressional
district and 10 of them have modern
buildings, the three others are frame
Cheyenne county has about OutSrown
her present court house. The county
deserves and needs new one.
Entertain the Kids.
Tho St Francis people are big on
entertainment +. L. Shields, cashier
member of the legislature from Chey-
enne county, was once boy ana
raised in the county. He entertained
a party of young boys to a flne sup
per. about 80 in number. And not TO
be behind the times the young girls,
to about the same number, were gen
erousIy entertained at supper by Il. Il.
Kite, county attorney of cheyenne
county Another entertainer of the
young crowd is j. H. Egan. VINO for
many years gave the young ehlldreh
an outing every summer.
These dinner parties and outings
for the young boys and girls have
made st. Francis famous as has Bale
fXVageenCr made AtChisOn so by giving
annual picnics to the young crowd.
Build High School.
Bonds have been voted to build a
$4,000 high school in St Francis this
year. Among other new enterprises
this year will be the building of a
grist mill. Men and means are here
to commence the enterprise. Josiah
Crosby. postma ster. will erect large
elevator in time to help move the
1916 crcps
Few towns can claim what st. Fran
her Of he
legislature from Cheyenne county and
seven eS-members are residing in St
Francis. And they are all active busl-
ness men but one.
Million Bushels of Wheat.
Cheyenne county raised in 1915
about one million bushels of wheat
and will have half a million bushels
OF corn. There has been shipped
from here over 800 carloads. 1t Is
Estimated fully many more car
loads are in the hands of the farmers.
IT was the best all round crop year
the county has ever known. When
cars are plentiful the grain comes in.
Many wagon loads come from Colo
redo and Nebraska. st. Francis is the
nearest railroad station. The senti-
mont is growing for the western ex-
tensic-. of the Il. & NJ. 1t will be of
benefit to the farmers. 1t won't hurt
st. Francis to be on a through line of
railroad.
Boosts Good Roads.
St. Francis is enthusiastic for good
roads. The stage and mail line from
here 20 Goodland, about 30 miles, is
said to be in as good condition as any
road in the state.
The cream industry here grows in
size. There are three stations where
cream is handled and they report in
creasing trade Another business en-
terprise is the establishment of sta
ton in St Francis by the Standard
Oil company and putting up fireproof
buildings to carry on business. 1t is
under the management of Frank
Chambers.
Town Is 25 Years Old.
A quarter of = century is a long pc
Rod for one 70 make this northwest
county continuously. In these years
n railroad was built and the county
prospered. Before St Francis started
messed its marvellous growth from a
bare prairie site to a thrifty business
center, with fine system of water
works. electric lights and a white way
Two banks find a profitable business
Two large lumber firms are taxed tC
supply the trade of growing ST. Fran
els and Cheyenne county tributary
The general firms and hardware anC
implement houses are up to date, and
IN all other branches of trade there i:
room to do business.
With continued good crops. the
country getting more thickly populat
ed. the question is often asked: "Wha
of the future of st. Francis and Chey
enne county? ?" The country is here
and more people are wanted to hell
till her rich soil.