Towns of Jackson Township
Jackson township can boast of two villages, not of
very great proportions but like all rising towns they believe
immensely in their future. They are both on the line of the St.
Louis & Omaha Railroad, some five miles apart and of course a great
convenience to the farmers and stock-raisers in that vicinity. Lock
Springs, situated in the southwest corner of the township, and the
county as well, claims a solid population, on a fair count, of
fifty. It is a railroad station with a depot building and has the
following business houses:
Francis M. Burris, druggist
Litton & Minnick, groceries, etc.
W. T. Minnick, general merchandise
James Offield, blacksmith
W. T. Minnick, postmaster and railroad agent.
Lock Springs is the largest town in Jackson
township.
Jackson is the second town or village in the township and boasts of
a population of thirty, with limited prospects of an increase. It is
also a. railroad station with a depot and has, besides, three
business houses. Frank Hines is proprietor of a drug store; Sebron
Sneed deals in general merchandise, ties and lumber; while Robert C.
Groves keeps a general store and officially signs his name as
postmaster. There is nothing specially to prevent Jackson village
from growing, as lands are cheap and the soil productive which
surrounds it. The best backbone for a growing village is an
energetic and enterprising farming community behind it. Secure that
and prosperity will follow.
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