A Phillipsburg powerhouse, taking advantage of the breaks, thundered through the Stockton High School grid machine for a 19 to 6 victory last Friday evening. Stockton residents who drove to Manhattan on Saturday for the Kansas State-Nebraska football game were rewarded with a thrilling battle.

Work started this week on a new, modern duplex apartment house for Stockton. It is being built by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hageman just west of their residence on South Second Street. It will be made of stucco, and the size is 28x40. The building will face west. Each apartment will contain three rooms, with Mrs. J. A. Maris occupying the northern apartment. William Westlaufer of Glen Elder, who has charge of the construction, says it will be completed within three months.

That Stockton has a very good chance to obtain a Freshman college was learned Monday evening when a meeting was held here to discuss the project. At that time, twenty-four students expressed their desire to become members of the student body, and as this is a sufficient number to initiate this new program, classwork will commence in the near future.

Rooks County went along with the rest of the counties in Kansas in taking it “on the chin” as the result of the drought of 1934, according to figures obtained in the recent farm census by the Department of Commerce which was released this week. The drought resulted in the crop failure of 7,435,680 acres of land in Kansas. In Rooks County the land on which crops failed totaled 195,822 acres.

A large and enthusiastic crowd of members of the Stockton Chamber of Commerce turned out Thursday evening for the first regular meeting of this group since the summer heat was turned on. The session washed at the Hicks Hotel, with dinner being served. The first entertainment scheduled will be tomorrow with the C of C sponsoring a field day for farmers of this vicinity. Free sandwiches and coffee will be served at noon. It was also learned that another interesting event is to take place on October 10th when the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce holds a joint meeting with the local group. This will be in the form of a noon luncheon at the Methodist Church. F. M Smith and H. A. Butler are on on the committee to work out all the details for this gathering.

Work on sand graveling No. 1 Highway between Stockton and Plainville commenced this week. The Hardman Construction Company of Alton is the contractor on this project which was let at Smith Center on August 25th. The specifications for this project calls for 14 miles of sand-gravel surfacing. The work will begin at the intersection of K-18 and K-1 at Plainville and extend north to the south city limits of Stockton. It will probably take about three weeks to finish this job.

Although laboring under such obstacles as having some of the buildings destroyed by fire and nearly all crops ruined by drought, it can be said that the Rooks County Free Fair was a success. From a financial standpoint, there is nothing to brag about, however, the Association is grateful for the income and after the outgo of payments, the balance should not be in a deficit.

This reporter was surprised when he walked through Floral Hall at the fairgrounds this morn and saw the number of fine exhibits on display. When one looks at the agricultural products, flowers, etc., it is hard for him to conceive that we have been sign through such a terrific drought period. There is also a fine lot of poultry and the livestock pens are gradually filling as this is written. It looks like the Rooks County Free Fair is off to a good start and everyone is predicting large crowds. The fast stepping horses are here and Floyd Fleming says the visitors are going to see some dandy races, both harness and running. The Anderson-Srader Carnival, one of the largest on the road, is on the fairgrounds with all kinds of shows and rides. Come to the Fair, meet your friends and have a good time.

The directors and officers of the Rooks County Free Fair held their final meeting on Tuesday evening and are now ready for the opening of the next big attraction for Rooks County and the surrounding communities. Through the courtesy of the Stockton merchants, Rupert Case will have his RCA Victor loudspeaking system on the grounds for broadcasting purposes. This system is equipped with three large horns and can be heard from all parts of the fairgrounds. Special attractions will consist of Philo Hammond’s high school horses, some tap dancing, and music by the Stockton High School Band. A platform dance will be held each night, sponsored by the American Legion. Anderson-Srader Shows, Inc. will be here all week with new and up-to-date rides and shows, featuring a complete line of carnival attractions.

According to Miss Pearl Rorabaugh, commissioner, there will be but two more chances for young men to enroll in the CCC Camps. The dates are August 23rd and August 30th. Only one young man from this county entered a camp this week. He was John Conger. Two others were rejected on account of being underweight.