years before another building was put up, so the school was held in the Hall during that time with L. H. Warner and Lyle Mewhirter teachers. At last in 1911 they were comfortably housed in a good building. In the meantime the Lutherville and Bergeson schools were discontinued. The Lewellen school was growing and in 1918 the 11th and 12th grades were added, making it a complete high school. The Exhibit building on the fair grounds was used by the lower grades in 1920, but the large new building is nearly completed.

One of the first enterprises of Lewellen after the store and postoffice was the Bank of Lewellen, organized in 1905, a history of which is given in "Banking and Finance." The frame building in which it carried on its business is now occupied by the telephone exchange.

The first telephone line was one coming in

Rohlfing manager. This was later sold to Orr, Spindler & Company, in 1917, who enlarged the stock and run it until 1919, when the company was changed. After January 1, 1920. the store run under the name of Lewellen Mercantile Company with Joseph Hitchens. manager.

The first show to reach Lewellen was a small show in one wagon. The company was composed of a man by the name of Hurst, his wife and children. It created quite a stir; the show was given in the school house. Everyone who heard of it was there if possible.

After the railroad was surveyed through the valley, 1. C. McCoy laid out the village of Lewellen in July, 1906. The first addition was soon needed and was platted in ( >ctober, 1907. Two additions have since been added, making about sixty aero altogether.