What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago
A former Stockton boy foundoutonMondaywhat it means to look the gallows in the face and then hear the glad news that the fate had been changed to life imprisonment. That man is Walter McGee who was the first person in the United States to be given the extreme penalty for kidnapping. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Guy B. Park of Missouri.
The young people belonging to the families of American Legion Auxiliary members worked hard on Saturday and by the evening had sold poppies amounting to $38.60. The sum of $19.30 will be kept at home for local welfare work and the other half has been sent to state headquarters.
By an overwhelming vote of almost 20 to 1, Rooks County wheat raisers cast their ballots in favor of continuing the present wheat production control program for another four years. The vote was 1,076 for and 55 against.
Rainfall rating from something over an inch to six and seven inches have been received over this county during the past week. Cloudbursts with from two to five inches of rain falling in a very short time were experienced in the region of Plainville and Zurich, also on Sand Creek and in the Bow Creek region. John Gregory reported the Solomon River east of Woodston as being higher than it has been in 35 years.
As a result of the recent heavy rains, the Rooks County Lake is presenting a mighty fine appearance from the water standpoints and is now Rooks County’s largest body of water. It is estimated that the water is from 18 to 22 feet deep in the deepest places, with the water level up two or three feet from last week’s high point.
When a man told Mrs. Effie Inlow of Plainville, that he would be back in a minute with 50 cents to complete a liquor purchase, it spelled bad news for the lady bootlegger as the purchaser showed up, not with the half dollar, but with Sheriff Louis Ellett who immediately placed Mrs. Inlow under arrest. A “spotter” went to the home of Mrs. Inlow and asked to buy paint alcohol Mrs. Inlow produced the liquor and then the purchaser produced the sheriff. The lady’s hearing will be June 13th before Judge W. K. Skinner. She is now out on bond. This is the second time since the first of the year that liquor has been found in the home of Mrs. Inlow. A raid there in January netted five pints of whiskey and three pints of alcohol, but her son Chet Blakeway, claimed it belonged to him. He is now serving a sentence of one year in Lansing on a possession charge. Preceding the arrest at the Inlow home the sheriff and A.D. Stevens, undersheriff, armed with a search warrant, raided the Charley Rolfs home, one mile northwest of Codell, but failed to find any liquor. A number of empty bottles, cappers, etc. were found but the officials could not locate any hootch.
Mrs. Myrtle White was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Concordia Monday evening suffering with an attack of appendicitis. She was operated on immediately and it was found that the appendix was ruptured and peritonitis had developed. Her condition is quite serious but she is getting along as well as could be expected.
As We Think It: The nudists may be going as nature made them for the sake of their health, but to date, we have to heard of any blind people joining the nudist colonies. * There have been many definitions of the town fool, but we always consider that the town fools was the merchant who thought he could get along just as well without advertising.
From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat: On account of the cold weather, it looks as if this year’s swimming season might be considerably shortened if not cut to nothing.
Showing at the Nova Theatre is “Love In Bloom” starring George Burns and Gracie Allen.
Caught In The Round-Up: C. L. Harding arrived in Stockton last week to assist in the homestead rehabilitation headquarters. * Word has been received by Stockton friends to the effect the Ivan Perkins has moved from Hutchinson to Topeka. * Mrs. Lizzie Sander, who has been quite ill for the past few weeks, is reported as being convalescing at her home northwest of town. * Lou Sander, who had the misfortune to have several ribs torn loose when he was kicked several weeks ago by a horse, is recovering satisfactorily, but is not able to work yet.
Word received from W. F. McNulty, who left for Henrietta, Oklahoma to be with his cousin, Tom McNulty, who was very ill, states that Mr. McNulty passed away. The body will be brought here though funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. McNulty was known by all the older citizens. He left Stockton in May of 1889.
Friends of Miss Rena Schindler were surprised by the announcement of her marriage which was on April 27th in Hastings, Nebraska when she became the bride of Mr. Roy Elshire of Grand Island, Nebraska.
On sale at Ed Hageman’s IGA Store were five pounds of bananas for 25¢, six pounds of Michigan beans for 25¢, a quart jar of Jay Tee brand mustard for 11¢, and a half pint of insect spray for 22¢.
Up And Down Main Street: Harry Butler has bought three new pairs of overalls so far with the money he got at the Nova a couple of weeks ago. * Eva Clark is the smartest person on Main Street. She took a three-day vacation trip when they began to lay a new floor at the Farmers Store where she works. * A new use has been discovered for a Bible. A young vacation Bible school student was seen to give a companion a resounding swat on the ear with one the other morning. * Dick Fleming, who comes by his baseball enthusiasm naturally, being the son of Mayor Fleming, got the thrill of his young life the other day while in Chicago when he saw Babe Ruth crack out a home run.
