Grubb homesteaded north of town about a mile, in 1884, and has been in business in town for almost thirty years. Also may be found there from time to time W. J. Zoll, who takes great interest in old times and has a splendid memory to assist. He is a brother of Kate M. Zoll, one of the splendid, brave young women who came to Rushville when it was still Rush Valley, and afterwards was associated with Mrs.

an even growth between the country and the town -- that is. for every additional resident upon the land, the business of the adjacent town will require an additional resident. Two thousand additional people in the Mirage district, on irrigated lands, means not only two thousand prosperous people in farm homes, but approximately the same number of inhabitants added to the town of Hay Springs. According to 1920 census Hay Springs has 577 people.

The settlement about the town is largely American. There is quite a settlement of thrifty Danes, and a good wholesome sprinkling of other nationalities: Swedish, German, French, and all dwelling under the flag of the land of their adoption in peace and amity, as becomes good Americans.

Sue M. Slotter, in Rushville mercantile affairs for so many years.

But the transition of Rushville from a tent town in 1885, to the present place of substantial buildings, and excellent mercantile attainments is one of the remarkable stories of progress which covers the high plains. Scientific farming, following the disasters of the early nineties, shows the ingenuity of man, and capableness of the home making human being to survive and prosper in the face of alnm>t any kind of trouble, or in any kind of environment. It is the farm, and what the farm does, that speaks for the progress or retrogression of any town or community center.