[pg 434] ship has been wide-awake and its people have been active and energetic and are proud of the fact that the legalized saloon has never had a footing in its territory.  There have been a few times when liquor was sold clandestinely, but they were permitted to stay but a short time until the active people of the community drove them out.  There has truly been a wonderful transformation from the vast and trackless prairie as it existed in the early fifties, and as it appears today dotted everywhere with beautiful groves, elegant farm homes, school houses, churches, railroad and good public roads, all the evidence of thrift and industry.  It hardly seems possible that within so short a time, practically a half century, such wonderful transformations could be brought about.      If any name has been omitted in this article, or any industry or business that should have been mentioned, it is an oversight and not the intent. < BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS >

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