98 Years Ago

Body Continued increases in the volume of freight handled by the Missouri Pacific are recorded in the regular monthly statement issued by President L.W. Baldwin of that railroad.

Body Scotty Muir is no more! The announcement of his death last week cast a cloudy of gloom that saddens every heart. Possibly no death in this community has caused the pall of sorrow to rest over the entire community as the passing of Andrew G. Muir.

Body You paid $68.00 to run the local, state and federal government in 1922. Directly or indirectly it came out of your pocket. The people earned $65,000,000,000.00, but the government took away $7,000,000,000.00. The cost of the federal government to each man, woman and child was $29.

Body After two or three attempts to take his life, P.P. Grindstaff, an inmate at the county farm, was adjudged insane before a commission of Drs. E. E. Colby and R. B. Osborn at the courthouse. It is not a settled fact at this time which state institution Grindstaff will be placed.

Body Probate Judge Case reports that marriage licenses have gone begging over the past week. Too much snow, he says, yet one couple came in on the train to have the knot tied. Ezra George Herman of Harlan and Laura R. Harsh of Downs were married in the Judge’s office last Saturday.

Body Walter H. Brown, son of Riley Brown of Stockton, is one of the charter members of a new national fraternity recently organized on the Washburn Campus, Phi Phi Phi. This fraternity was first organized in Chicago at Northwestern in 1908.

Body Stockton awoke Sunday morning to find one of the worst blizzards raging for several years. All day long the snow continued to pile up, drifting badly and putting business and traffic almost to a stand still.

Body The Missouri Pacific has been doing a fine freight business from this point for the past eight months according to a report by agent J. I. Wilkin. The raiload shipped out 550 loaded cars from Stockton during that time.

Body It was an enjoyable and enthusiastic meeting of the county Republicans held in the assembly room of the courthouse last Saturday afternoon, All but three of the twenty-two townships of the county were represented and the party spirit prevailed.

Body The following article was clipped from last week’s copy of the Topeka Daily Capital: “Few politicians have ever heard of E. Bartholomew. Few newspapermen have for that matter, yet it is a well known name among botanists around the world.