98 Years Ago

Body Wanted: 200 boys and girls to join the Dandelion League. The Civic League is offering each week a prize of 50 cents to the member who digs the greatest number of pounds of dandelions, and a ticket to the picture show to the one who brings in the dandelion with the longest root.

Body High class music and readings combined with sparkling humor and miscellaneous numbers are promised us in the concert to be given for the benefit of the Stockton Public Library at the Opera House.

Body On April 23rd, Miss Zetta Roskilly and William Edward Buss, accompanied by Miss Lowe and Mr. Earl Buss, motored to Stockton where they were united in marriage by Judge Case.

Body On Tuesday evening two or three auto loads of young people started out to the Muir place north of town to serenade the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. George Muir. In the rear car were Ronald Cooper, Dorothy Stewart, Albert Hindman and Jessie Hammond. Ronald was driving.

Body Pursuant to the time-honored custom, Stockton’s oldest ladies study club gave its annual banquet to which the husbands and friends of members were bidden.

Body A terrible tragedy occurred when Mr. and Mrs. Upton Douglas were driving to their country home. They had secured Frank Munn’s incubator at the George Crain place and were proceeding to the Dan Douglas place northwest of town in a lumber wagon drawn by a frisky team. Mrs.

Body The contract for the new Stockton High School building was let onto Gordon Walker of Salina, Kansas. The new building is to cost approximately $90,000.00 when completed, leaving the District over $10,000.00 with which to purchase the equipment. Mr.

Body At 480 feet, Jack Dryden quit drilling on the deep well, having demonstrated there is no deeper vein. Casing has been put down the whole depth and the water that flows in from the 240-foot vein will be used in fitting the swimming pool.

Body Hon. Henry J. Allen, governor of Kansas, will be in Stockton on March 27th. He is on a three day speaking tour through northwestern Kansas under the auspices of the Fort Hays Normal School.

Body A letter from A. L. Look of Dolores, Colorado, informs us that his son Alfred has resigned his position as advertising man of the Groden Mercantile Company of Durango, and has accepted the position of leading man for the Navajo Film Company.