Editing Louisburg, Kansas (section)

===20th century===
In the early 1900s, Louisburg's downtown had a variety of businesses such as retail stores, supply stores, livery stables, a hotel,<ref name="MCVG8"/> and large nurseries. By 1910 the population was 603, and Louisburg was known as a good supply town for agricultural districts.<ref name="LBCTY"/> By the 1920s, the town also had a gas station, an automobile ownership and traffic through town had increased.  By the late 1950s the MKT Railroad ended its service to Louisburg, but because K-68 went through town and US Highway 69 and K-68 intersected near town, growth continued.<ref name="LBCOC"/>

In October 1912, an unsolved murder in the community took place as the town's postmaster at the time, George McElheny, was shot twice by a 12-gauge shotgun at his home. Several people were accused of the murder, including his wife, after she admitted an affair with one of the accused, but after intense trials and no hard evidence the case was dropped, and no one ever admitted to the murder. In later years, the murder was almost forgotten until Joe Towne, one of the community leaders, grew interested in the subject and studied it and interviewed those who remembered the tragic situation and wrote true crime novel, "Tongues on Fire".<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Tongues-Fire-Joe-Towne/dp/089962572X Tongues on Fire; Amazon.com]</ref>