90 Years Ago

Work on the east end of Highway 24 is progressing rapidly. It is hoped to have the section between Osborne and Portis open for travel by the end of this week.

Earl Zink, 30, of Palco, who was killed Saturday evening, was one of the victims of accidents in Ellis County that took the lives of two men and injured others during the weekend.

More than 600 warrants for delinquent personal taxes for 1935 have been turned over to the sheriff's office for collection. Rooks County ranked second in the state in the percentage of delinquent personal taxes collected by the sheriff's office.

Roy Ballard, who had been suffering from blood poisoning in his right arm for several weeks, was compelled to return to the hospital at Hays on Thursday, where he had his forefinger amputated.

A new carpet was laid last week in the foyer and the aisles of the Nova Theatre. It is a beautiful, thickpile fabric and was laid over the old carpet, making it incredibly soft to the touch. The carpet lights for the project room will be installed soon, which will give a clearer, better picture.

Rain finally came to western Kansas after over six weeks of dry weather, during which thermometers never failed to register at least 90 degrees and only failed to reach the 100 mark on two or three occasions.

With striking oil on the Haller land, getting a good showing on the Shoemaker test, and the announcement that a pipeline will be built into Rooks County, all happening within the past week, much interest has been drawn to the oil activity in this county. The wildcat test on the land owned by Mrs.

Insects are damaging many stands of legumes and perennial grasses seeded for payment under the 1936 agricultural conservation program.

How many soldiers did Wild Bill Hickok kill in Hays on one blood-stirring and blood-spilling night in October 1868? History has been somewhat muddied. The number has ranged from two to six.

Wheat cutting is in full swing in Rooks County, with average yields running from 10 to 15 bushels per acre. Although some poor wheat is reported to yield only four bushels, there is considerably more good grain than bad.