What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
The Farmers Elevator traded the two lots on the corner, north of the elevator, to Mrs. Bert Howard for her two lots adjoining the elevator, and the Farmers Company moving the Howard residence to the north lots. Jack Dryden got his engine into use and with Joe Fealey moved the house to the new location. The elevator made the change for the reason of securing more space for the driving of trucks and wagons around the building.
This paper has it that Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Low have rented the east room of the Mattie J. Griffin building and will open it with a 10-cent store. Mrs. Low has gone to the market to select a stock of goods. Pat McConnell came in Sunday from Rochester, Minnesota, where he had been for several weeks with Mrs. McConnell who is a patient in the Mayo hospital. Mrs. McConnell continues to improve. Pat had expected to remain until his wife was able to return home, but he had to hurry home to look after seeding his land.
Mrs. Dennis Sander was taken Saturday to the state institution at Larned. Mrs. Sander’s mind has been very weak for the past two or three years and lately has been failing more. Mr. Sander decided that the proper care at the institution may help or partially restore her condition and it may be for the best to place her there.
J. J. Svoboda and A. W. Desmarteau have opened an insurance office in Hays and are general agents for the Lincoln Life Company, says the Ellis County News. These gentlemen are former Rooks County residents, residing at Damar and later at Ellis. Their many friends over the county wish them an abundance of good luck.
Dennis Sander went down to Halstead last Monday morning to deliver the Model 15 linotype, formerly used in the old Record Office, to E. J. Bookwalter, publisher of the Independent. On his return, Dennis drove to Salina where he left this truck and then took the train to Manhattan to spend a few days with his daughter.
Manager Case of the Stockton ball team announced that next Sunday will be the last game of the season. This game will be with Zurich at the fairgrounds. Some weeks ago Zurich took the score from Stockton in a close game and next Sunday both teams are going to battle hard. Hodges will do the pitching and Hinkhouse the catching for Zurich, with Stafford and Burlin to perform for Stockton. The game starts at 3:00 o’clock and the boys would like to see a large attendance at the game. Get out and help the boys with your pep.
A neat and attractive sign was put up over the Byars Store the latter part of the week. The sign is made up in the usual signature of the firm.
A fellow has to be something of a sprinter to keep up with his good intentions.
Mr. and Mrs. Elam Bartholomew returned from their Colorado, Wyoming and Montana collecting and visiting trip last Saturday. They worked on both the east and west sides of the big Horn Range in Wyoming and also camped a week near the head of Ten Sleep Canyon at an elevation of over 8,000 feet. They were remarkably successful in their work and brought home more than 5,000 specimens of fungous plants, nearly all of which are to be issued and distributed in Mr. Bartholomew’s publication. At Sheridan Wyoming, Mr. Bartholomew met and had a very pleasant visit with J. W. Newell, who left Stockton thirty-five years ago. To Mr. Newell belongs the honor of issuing the first copy of the first newspaper published in Rooks County, The Stockton News, on January 6th, 1876. While in Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew were royally entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Davenport. Mr. Davenport was county treasurer of Rooks County from 1900 to 1905. Elam Bartholomew has now left this Tuesday evening for another botanical collecting trip. This time he goes to the region on the eastern slope of the Ozark Mountains in southeast Missouri. This region has been little explored and Mr. Bartholomew hopes to find many interesting things. He will be gone until along the middle of October.
Reverend J. E. Parks and wife of Cedar were in town Monday afternoon. Rev. Parks is getting ready for a revival meeting at his church and was here advertising the fact and securing some of Stockton’s music talent.
Coming to the Star Theater is Jackie Coogan in “Trouble.” The kid star at his best!
From the Woodston Argus: A deal was concluded the first of the week whereby Ira Gager became the manager of the Sinclair Oil state at this place. The former manager, Burt Richards, doesn’t know as yet just what he will do……..Orville Ott moved into the Shutts property south of town the latter part of last week……..Omer Atkisson took charge of the city light plant the first of the week……...Frank Shutts has been digging some mighty fine sweet potatoes out of his patch this past week, some of them weighing as high as four pounds.
The Tallman brothers, Will and Oliver, are over from Woodston this week painting and papering the Ross Southard home. These boys are good workmen and their services are in demand almost steady.
