IN 1902

On March 11, 1902, the Lawrence World editorialized: “The advancement in farm values is something wonderful. Farms that went begging a few years ago are now sold for a brisker advance in price than was then asked. This means that Kansas is filling up with the right kind of people, with farmers who own their farms and who come to have more progress. The sale of farm lands is an encouraging sign. Nearly one-third of all the land in Douglas county has changed hands within the year.