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Welcome to Culver, Kansas

ulver was incorporated in 1909. It was to be a city of the third class and be

known by

the name

of "The city of Culver". The inhabitants at that

time were

given to number 300

The Culver High School was started in 1903 by Rube Applebaugh. He taught

two years there. The IOOF Hall was built in 1913.

There is one important building left in Culver. It is built of cement and is

about 8

ft. by 9 ft.

in size, with one small barred window and one sturdy

metal door. This

building is the

jail which in forty years has only had two

occupants, one dog and

one man. The dog,

belonging to Rube Applebough

was set upon by by a pack of

dogs and put in jail

by Frank Gray, who was Marshall of Culver at the time, to

protect it until the owner could claim it. The man jailed was a harvest hand who

got drunk. He was locked in the jail to sober up, but it was almost more trouble

than it was worth

He broke out and had to be chased, caught, and re-jailed.

So the Jail echoes to silence year in and year out, except on occasion when, so

"they say" - some men of the town gather there to play cards. It's quiet in there

so they can concentrate.

The fire house is a quaint structure with an old fashioned steeple and a big fire

bell. In the fire house there used to be an ancient fire cart. When there was a

fire, the fire bell was rung and then some of the men would come running to get

the heavy fir wagon. They had to pull it by hand. "The fire wagon saved a

restaurant back in the days before World War One," said Marshal Gray. There

was an accident that occurred with it. The men were on their way to put out a

fire at the time, in the excitement, a man was knocked down and run over by the

cart.

According to the July 8, 1915 issue of the Culver Record, Carl Judge was

Publisher, and H.L. Perdersen was Editor and Manager. The rate of a

subscription was $1.00 in advance. The paper was 75 cents for a year, extra

copies were 2 cents each and sample copies were free.

Culver, Kansas

City of Culver