90 Years Ago

Jack Glynn of the Glynn Detective Agency of Leavenworth with one of his assistants, county attorney Farrish and county sheriff Gilbert held an investigation in Plainville in which sixteen parties were questioned concerning the death of George Bedard.

The forty-sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Perrine Kincaid was celebrated by a good number of friends and neighbors coming to their home bringing well-filled baskets. Dinner was served under the old apple trees in the front of their home.

The Standard Filling Station was robbed sometime during Saturday night. The thieves gained entrance through a window in one of the side rooms giving access to the safe in the office proper. The combination of the safe was worked and the thieves helped themselves to $23.

Last Friday night the Arch Harvey home, just east of town across the railroad track, was totally destroyed by fire with all its contents. The house was unoccupied that night, Mr. Harvey staying at the home of his stepson, Albert Thayer.

The oldest resident of this vicinity, Mrs. Ann Van Duesen, 96 years, one month and 19 days, passed away at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. C. A. Hazen. When Ann was born the United States had less than 13,000,000 population, and only twenty-four states in the union.

Another of Stockton’s successful businessmen has taken the long journey. The end came to J. A. Maris at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ruby Sweet, where he had been taken a few days before. Mr.

Senator Capper spoke to a large audience at the school auditorium last week. It was more of a talk than a set speech. He had been out to Webster in the middle of the day and had addressed the Capper Pig and Poultry Clubs in the M. E. Church and had been the guest of honor at a big luncheon.

Last Sunday evening a Ford touring car containing Ival Colburn, wife and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stewart and baby, skidded and overturned a short distance east of town resulting in a few minor injuries to the occupants, but demolishing the top and windshield.

Elmer Odle, son of Chas. Odle, caught ten young wolves last Friday. Elmer discovered the den on the George Lancaster farm and proceeded to dig into it. He was greatly surprised to find ten little fellows, only a few days old.

Had the rainy dedication of the courthouse been a day later, there would have been several thousand people present since the weather decided not to cooperate on the following day.