98 Years Ago

Body The curb, gutter, and gravel contract on South First Street was let last Saturday afternoon by the city commissioners to the firm of Cook & Ransom of Olathe for the sum of $6,378.05.

Body The crew of state highway engineers under Engineer Jackson, working on cross-sectioning State Highway 1 from Stockton to the Phillips County line, finished its survey and left Stockton a few days ago.

Body Last Friday night, the Woodston High School building was broken into, and the lower floor was completely ransacked. The prowlers entered the building by prying open a window in Miss Bowman’s room.

Body Sheriff Joyce F. Blackman found Clark W. Thuma, well-known businessman and merchant of Lenora, who disappeared from that town on October 26th, in Hill City as Thuma was on his way to Norton, riding the Midwest Stage.

Body While trains on other railroadlinesinthissection were storm-blockaded yesterday and this morning, the Missouri Pacific north branch from Downs to Lenora was blocked by the derailment of the eastbound freight train one mile east of Edmond.

Body A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held at the courthouse to discuss the decision of the State Public Service Commission granting their request of the Missouri Pacific to take off our passenger trains and to determine what action to take in the matter.

Body Mrs. Emmett Gallagher and Miss Grace Skenyon were two lucky women considering the minor injuries received in an automobile accident on Tuesday evening.

Body Vernon Hutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Hutton, was critically hurt Monday at Smith Center. Vernon, who is employed by the Kansas Power Company, was on his way to work and, while crossing a street, dodged a motorcar only to be hit by another car.

Body Seven-year-old Keith Dix, son of Mabel Russ Dix, left last evening for the Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, where he will enter for a cleft palate operation. Miss Floyd, principal of the grade school, is to be highly commended for the part she has played.

Body The movement started by the Stockton Chamber of Commerce to have the oil from the Silvers field piped to the railroad at Stockton instead of going south to Zurich on the Union Pacific is developing satisfactorily. O. E.