90 Years Ago

Walter E. Fleming is the first to come forward to make known is intentions in county politics. Walter is seeking the office of country treasurer on the Republican ticket and if Walter should happen to land the job, we believe the County’s money would still be in capable hand.

The friends and neighbors of James R. Beckley proved themselves real Samaritans last Thursday when they assembled at the Beckley farm and harvested Mr. Beckley’s corn. Mr. Beckley was taken to the Concordia Hospital several week ago and is suffering with an attack of Bright’s disease.

The new high school came near going up in smoke last Saturday night. It was a great scare for the populace and while considerable damage was done everything was soon repaired. The fire started in the basement among some trash that had been dumped in a corner.

The Stockton Motor Company got in a carload of Chevrolets the first of the week, the shipment containing three cars and a truck. The Chevrolet has made a big growth as one of the popular medium-priced cars, the transportation averaging lower costs per mile than of other automobiles.

Reading an item in one of the Kansas City papers that a woman of that city picked violets on Christmas day inspired a couple of Stockton girls to hunt for violets in Stockton. Sylvia Munn and Edit Douglas made a bet that they could find violets and they started a search.

Floyd E. Houston and Miss Nettie Barnes, both of Woodston, were married by Reverend J. F. Dennis of that place on December 23rd. Howard W. McMichael of Stockton and Miss Beulah A. Barnes of Plainville were married on December 26th by Probate Judge Case. Mr. and Mrs.

W. L. Davenport, who has been enjoying a fine visit with his Rooks County friends over for the past four or five weeks, died suddenly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Burlin on Sunday. The shocking news of Mr.

Mr. F. A. McIntyre, traveling agent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, was in Stockton last Tuesday interviewing some of our members of the Chamber of Commerce relative to the new passenger schedule out of Stockton. Mr.

All talk as to who our next county attorney will be is now set at rest. F. E. Young received his commission Sunday from Judge C. I. Sparks, appointing him to fill out the unexpired term of J. Earl Farrish. Mr. Young has served the county for four years, his term expiring last January.

The Hays Municipal building took fire last week, supposedly from spontaneous combustion in the furnace room, and the east side of the building is a complete loss. The east side housed the G.A.R., the ladies rest room and the police courtroom, the farm bureau office and the city auditorium upstairs.