In 1922, Hopkins Had 1,000 People

The January 13th, 1977 Hopkins Journal published a pocket directory from 1921-22 featuring the town of Hopkins for 1921-22. 17 businesses got together to put together the directory along with the Hopkins Journal, and Hopkins had a population of 1,000 people. The Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad ran through town. There were two banks, a theatre, and a hotel. W.L. Moorhead was the editor of the Hopkins Journal.

O.L. Mutti was the mayor. Other officers were T.W. Porter (Clerk), S.E. Browne (Attorney), Geo. Bowman (Treasurer), Leonard Whitten (Marshal), and Fred Gray (Council President).

There were four different passenger trains that ran through Hopkins. The Number Five ran through town at 7:20 am daily, while the Number Three ran through at 4:17 pm daily except Sunday. These were the southbound routes. The Number Four ran through town at 12:23 pm daily except Sunday, while the Number Ten ran through at 8:55 pm daily.

Fares were Bedford (36 cents), Conway (69 cents), Merle Junction (82 cents), Lenox ($1.09), Pickering (27 cents), Maryville (57 cents), and Arkoe (82 cents).