90 Years Ago

Democrats from different parts of Rooks County were in Stockton for an afternoon meeting at the courthouse to select delegates to the state convention in Wichita at the end of the month. Those selected were J. B. Riseley, Mrs. Jay Phillips, and Mrs.

Schell Brothers 4-Ring Circus will be in Stockton next Thursday and will give two performances. There will be clowns, elephants, and other animals, trapeze acts, and other circus wonders to delight the small boy and girl and those not so small.

Another Works Progress Administration project was started in Rooks County last Thursday, according to Franklin R. Trinkle, area WPA engineer. It consists of graveling, earthwork, culverts, and a 30-foot bridge on a four-and-three-quarter- mile stretch northeast of Palco.

* And So They Say: Clarence Spencer: 'I have to smoke a pipe because I'm too young to smoke cigarettes.' Clark Stocking: 'Nothing exciting happened on our trip—not even a flat tire.' Chuck Waller: 'I think it's a little early to start any campaigning. The election isn't until Tuesday.

The Margray Oil Corporation Bemis No. 1-B has not had a production test because trouble has been encountered while pulling the big pipe. Hydraulic jacks have been placed, and work to pull the pipe is underway.

* The big oil news of the week is the strike made by the Margay Oil Company of Tulsa at their Bemis well, the east offset of the Bemis discovery well. Monday evening, oil was hit at 3,282, and the hole filled up to 2,800 feet in 30 minutes.

The approach of spring and the unusually large amount of dust in the air on Sunday and Monday, no doubt, brought back many memories of last year's dust storms. Farmers, especially, are wondering if there will be a recurrence of soil blowing.

After three weeks of extensive remodeling, the interior of Sperry's Cafe now presents a decided change in appearance. Many improvements have been made, including the installation of three large booths on the west side.

The bitterest cold to strike Stockton in recent years hit Friday evening, sending the mercury to a new low of 20 below by Saturday morning. An alarm broadcast over the radio on Friday morning warned all farmers to get their stock in before the severe storm arrived.

* The company in charge of the Bemis oil well is now feeling good and has drillers at work on the hole. They have been in forced idleness for the past two months and are now thrilled to know they can proceed—the driller, Messrs.