90 Years Ago

As a result of a decision made by the board of county commissioners, the town of Damar has been incorporated. On Tuesday, an election will be held in the township hall, where the election will be held to choose a mayor, five councilmen, and a police judge.

If the grapevine system is operating among the rabbits and wolves in this vicinity this week, it is imagined their conversation might run something like this, “Brother, we had better find a darned good hiding place on February 26th, or better yet, get clear out of the country because the Stockton...

A wolf hunt is being arranged in this vicinity for all who like this kind of sport. It will be on February 11th, and all those who wish to take part are requested to meet at the Mt. Vernon Church at 12:30 p.m. Trucks will be furnished to haul the hunters.

A rural electrification survey will be made in Rooks County as a relief project under the direction of the Rooks County Relief Administration. This is in accordance with a bulletin received by Miss Pearl Rorabaugh.

The contents of the botanical laboratory of Dr. Elam Bartholomew, well known scientist and former Rooks County resident who died in Hays on November 18th, have been bequeathed to his son, Elbert T. Bartholomew, in trust for Dr. Bartholomew’s five children according to the Ellis County News. Dr.

The political turnover in the Rooks County Courthouse resulted in three new official faces. Leslie Wells will succeed Frank Montgomery, who has held the office of county clerk for the past four years. H. E. Lenhard is now occupying the chair vacated by probate judge W. T.

Ten-year-old Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Newbrey, was seriously injured last Saturday noon when he lom a bicycle, but at last reports seems to be getting along very well.

A few weeks ago a poll was taken of the Fifth Avenue tailors to find out the country’s ten best-dressed men for the year 1934. The ten selected stretched all the way from New York City to Hollywood.

The curb, gutter, and gravel contract on South First Street was let last Saturday afternoon by the city commissioners to the firm of Cook & Ransom of Olathe for the sum of $6,378.05. Eight contractors took part in the bidding, and their bids ranged from the successful offer to the sum of $8,789.

The crew of state highway engineers under Engineer Jackson, working on cross-sectioning State Highway 1 from Stockton to the Phillips County line, finished its survey and left Stockton a few days ago.