90 Years Ago

The election carried some surprising results as it was “figured” that the race for some of the county offices would be close, but it appeared to be a clean walk-away.

Last Thursday night the two young fellows, Harry Smith and Albert Evans, who have been in the county jail for some time, broke out by crawling through the ventilators in the ceiling of the room in which the jail is located.

Monday of this week. I. R. Elred, a real estate agent of Logan, accompanied by two men by the name of Post and Scott went to Wakeeney, Ellis and other points of that section all riding in a Ford owned by Elred.

Matthew McMichael, who lives on the Jim Creek Ranch northeast of Stockton, was severely burned by lightning during the electrical storm on Tuesday evening. Matthew and a brother, Howard, were in the barn and had finished milking the cows and waiting for the storm to subside.

The search for Zelma Osborn, a Codell girl, continues a mystery with the parents. S. A. Turner, a Kansas City electrician, is charged with inducing the girl to go with him under the pretense of going to Middleton, Ohio to visit the girl’s sister.

The time for the annual Fair of Rooks County is close at hand. The officers are working hard to make this year’s Fair eclipse any former meeting of the Fair. The free acts have been contracted besides a number of other entertaining features.

Weddings on the Society Page included the beautiful wedding of Miss Lola Grace and Willard Keeten, the Sunday morning marriage of Miss Myrtle Alice Noah to Earl D. Hinkhouse, the afternoon marriage of Miss Faye Hinkhouse and Henry Bates, and the wedding of Miss Marjorie Taylor and Raymond Biery.

Last Thursday night the store of the Damar Mercantile Company was again robbed. This time the thieves gained entrance by prying off the lock n the back door. The safe was broken into and about $40.00 in cash taken. No merchandise was molested, according to reports.

Willis Beckley had the misfortune to get his arm broken last Sunday. He, in the company with some other boys, was playing on top of a shed and as they went to jump down, he broke his arm at the elbow.

James Hunter. who has been working roads in Thomas County for some time, wrote to Stockton relatives that during work one day last week, the grading machine uncovered 32 quarts of hootch.