Marsh, Fred Johnson, Joe Brunt, I. H. Orr and M. S. Gates.

The Woman's Club of Lewellen was organized in October, 1913, as an auxiliary to the Farmers Institute. Mrs. Cal McCormick was the first President and Mrs. Dick Clark Secretary. It was federated with the State Federation of Woman's Clubs in March, 1917, and has thirty members. It has its year book of programs and hostesses, etc. ; works for the betterment of the community. The first officers under the federation were Mrs. Mollie Wilson, President. Mrs. Hostetter, Recording

store which was practically in a cornfield was called the Lisco Mercantile Company ; W. F. Gumaer was manager. A lumber yard was connected with it. W. F. Gumaer's family was the first one on the present site of Lisco. His daughter Viola was the first child born in Lisco.

To get the postofnce started, the mail was carried from Oshkosh twice .a week for six months, either by team or train, the Lisco postoffice paying for the transportation. Mr. Gumaer was postmaster until his health failed in December, 1916, when Mrs. Cary was appointed postmistress. Miss Jessie Lee Colyer was appointed postmistress in 1918 : but in February, 1920 while in Omaha nursing her sick sister she contracted pneumonia and died.

The telephone line was continued up to Lisco in 1909, branches to other points and the farmers line coming on soon after.

The Lisco hotel and depot, besides two or

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three residences were completed in 1909. This same year the Presbyterian church was built but not dedicated until the spring of 1910. This year saw the erection of a fine new brick building to be occupied by the Lisco Mercantile Company, postoffice and bank on the corner.