Taken From Newspaper The following item entitled, "Farnam," taken from the Public Press, Volume 1 No. 1 printed at Farnam, December 16, 1886, gives a glimpse of what the pioneers were looking forward to and the possibilities then offered:
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"Among the new towns west of Holdrege on the B. & M. line that is rapidly pushing through to Akron, Colo., and for Denver, Farnam is prominent and a very promising one for a permanently good trade center. There are several things which just now point significantly to a successful future. The chief foundation for a thriving, fast growing town in this new country is a fertile soil, well adapted to all the purposes of farming and food production. This is very rich here for miles in all directions, rolling and sloping enough for fine natural drainage and giving an attraction to the landscape that is always missing in other places where it is uniformly flat. These broad acres have been settling up by a thriftly, gritty class of people who were quick to see what a goodly land this is. In the midst of all this, gracefully, sloping in all directions is the town of Farnam. Though it is small, it does a large trade, which is increasing. The B. & M. company has one of the finest depots here on this line of the road -- large and
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commodious -- also a corresponding good section house, stock yard, long side tracks, etc.
"There are some lines of business not represented here for which this is a good location, that would pay at once. We shall mention them in other places, and at other times."
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Another item carried in this paper of the same date gives the following about the mail service then available:
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Better Mail Service Needed"Our postal service at this place is in a very bad condition just at present. The citizens and patrons of Farnam have done what they could to get an office established here. The first attempt was made last June, which has certainly given the postoffice department at Washington time to consider the matter, if they intend to do anything this administration.
"As it is now, our postmaster has become disgusted and resigned, but is still filling the position. Mails come to Keystone twice a week, sometimes but once, and are put into a sack and brought over here for distribution.
"We are all eagerly looking forward to the day when we can get daily mails over the B. & M. This will be a great advantage to Farnam and surrounding country. Some of our sister towns are suffering the same as we are.
"Uncle Sam, our Uncle Sam, please give us better mail service.
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