The latest oil test to be made in Rooks County is the well being drilled in the exact center of NE1/4 of 21-8-19 on land owned by Dick Silvers. The drilling is progressing rapidly, and reports state that the hole is down by 925 feet. This well is being drilled by A. E. Creeley of Russell and H. K. Boysen of Ponca City, Okla. Mr. Creeley has the distinction of bringing in the first well in the Russell field, and we are in hopes he will be the first to bring in a producer in his new location.

On July 6th, Marvel Adele’s seventh birthday, several of her friends came into the Eugene Jerby home to help celebrate with a dinner followed by ice cream. After dinner, they all went out east of Stockton and took a dip in the river before returning to Lesperance’s home for supper, then back to the Jerby home for more ice cream and cake.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Griebel held a reception on July 14th in honor of their son Merle and his bride, formerly Miss Eva Evans of Mantua, Ohio. A house full of friends and relatives gathered to congratulate them and enjoy the ice cream supper, which all did justice to. These fine young people’s wedding took place on June 12th, but they announced it recently as a surprise to their many friends.

The stage is set for the annual celebration at Downs on July 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th, and the committee believes that it has one of the most outstanding programs in the history of this city to offer the public. The celebration will open with a big double wedding and the Pavilion show. On the 24th will be the first game in the annual baseball tournament. Each evening of the celebration, pretty girls, acrobats, high-class wire acts, etc., will perform on the mammoth platform, and gorgeous fireworks displays will follow this entertainment. One of the prominent features of the celebration will be the famous Steve Love Orchestra from radio station KFKB, Milford, Kansas. The orchestra will play at the Pavilion shows each evening and furnish dance music. The Barnett & Schultz Carnival Company, carrying eight shows and seven rides, will form a part of the Great White Way, and in addition, there will be hundreds of other shows and amusement devices in operation.

A reception was held on Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dryden in honor of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Dryden. About forty relatives and friends were in attendance, and all reported having a good time. Refreshments of ice cream and wafers were served.

Dorothy Glotzbach and Lawrence Kibler were married on July 5th in the Holy Name Church of Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Glotzbach of Osborne were their attendants. Miss Dorothy is the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Glotzbach and grew to womanhood in Plainville and is an employee of the Bankers Mortgage Company of Topeka. The groom is the manager of the Whellen Lumber Company of that city. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Kibler left on a wedding trip to the Ozarks, and after their return will be at home in Topeka.

There is quite a lot of sickness in this hot weather. Mabel Lindley was real sick Monday and Tuesday. She believes she was poisoned with canned tomatoes.

Marvin Koontz had the misfortune of breaking his arm on Tuesday. He fell from a house and broke both bones at the elbow. That was a bad break, but we understand that he is getting along as well as could be expected.

Word was received here Thursday evening that William Crawl, from near Claudell, who had been in poor health for some time, had shot himself that evening. Funeral services were held on Saturday, and the body was taken to Osborne for burial.

Arthur Hollen left Sunday morning for Enid, Oklahoma after his wife and children, who had been visiting Mrs. Hollen’s parents and other relatives there. They expect to return home at the end of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark and two little girls have again moved up from Kansas City and are living on the Lew Billings farm by the Rockwell Schoolhouse. They lived on the Wells place two years ago, down by Pleasant Valley, but returned to Kansas City in the spring.

Old timers in this and the Woodston neighborhood were pleased to receive a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Cassius Shutts of St. Joseph, Mo., this week. Mr. Shutts and his wife had been on a vacation trip to the West and, returning, stopped here to visit his brother, Frank Shutts, at Woodston and numerous old friends. Mr. Shutts was an old-time Medicine Creek resident and a county commissioner from the east district in the early days.

About 50 friends of William G. Lauesen gathered in the park for a picnic dinner. W.G. says he never ate so much chicken since he could remember, and there were several plates of it left over besides all the other good things to eat. Everybody had a fine visit. Wm. Lauesen, in talking about his trip, said that it was his first trip east of St. Louis and that he was very much surprised to see things more developed in the eastern part of the United States. He stated that while he is a 100% booster for California, his trip was enjoyable, but it will make him appreciate California more when he returns home. He said that if he were leaving California, he would rather tackle making a living in Kansas than any place he saw on the entire trip. Mr. Lauesen left Wednesday to return home.