A small stock of drugs carried by the Lisco Mercantile Company was sold in May, 1916, to J. A. Ray ; and in the fall he moved into the

new brick building now occupied by the drug store, postofhce and printing office which Mr. Lisco completed in the fall of 1917.

In the summer of this same year, Frank- Browning put up a building and opened up a hardware store. Wm. Mankin bought him out in 1918 and in 1919 sold a half interest to D. E. Meiklejohn, the present owner.

In 1916 W. F. Gumaer's health failed and he was obliged to give up work. Mr. Lisco decided to sell the Lisco Mercantile Company to Stevenson Brothers and the lumber yard to the Sterling Lumber Company of Denver, which has added a good stock of hardware. Lou Hagemeister is manager.

Two garages were put up in 1919, the Mitchell Motor Company in April and May, by Ed. F. Mitchell and the Lisco garage by Guy Dolson, in June. One of the best hotels in the county is at Lisco run by Mrs. Smithern who came there in 1918.

Chas. Minshall bought out a man named Pelton in 1915, but sold to the Farmer's Cooperative Company in 1918. This company is putting up a new building which will give them more room, as well as an improvement to the town.

There are a number of very good residences in Lisco, among them is Mr. Lisco's which is entirely modern. He has his own electric light plant.