What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
The Standard Filling Station was robbed sometime during Saturday night. The thieves gained entrance through a window in one of the side rooms giving access to the safe in the office proper. The combination of the safe was worked and the thieves helped themselves to $23.00, leaving enough change for the next day’s business. The shades on the three windows had been pulled down TO prevent any observation from outsiders. It is the general supposition that the work was done by someone around here who had knowledge of the combination on the safe.
According to announcements received by Stockton friends brings the news of the marriage of Dr. Stivers. The wedding occurred on Monday and the bride was Miss Edyth Lucile Stone of Warrensburg, Mo. Dr. and Mrs. Stivers will be at home in Stockton after August 1st. The paper joins the doctor’s many friends in happy felicitations.
Some weeks ago the paper carried a story to the effect that Messrs. Courtney and Hancock had bought the Clayton & Colson Store. Such were the facts, but the following week these gentlemen resold the store to the J. B. Byars Company with whom they have connections. With the advent of the Byars Company into Stockton, it puts this community and county in touch with a large merchandising organization. The company has thirty-seven stores scattered over Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado and with their policy of selling on a cash basis, gives them a great buying power dealing direct with mills and factors. This company has been seeking a new location in this Part of Kansas and after an inspection of Stockton and community they were perfectly satisfied to make their investment here.
Another fine old gentleman of this community passed away to his reward when George Thrasher died on June 12th. Mr. Thrasher had returned just a few weeks ago from the Mayo Hospital at Rochester, Minn. He came home feeling much better, but afterwards his condition began to sink until death took him.
The difference between a small town newspaper and a big city newspaper is that the former gives its readers something they are interested in and the latter gives its readers something they imagine they ought to be interested in.
George Bartlett sold seven of his thoroughbred O. J. C. hogs, six gilts and one male to Gale Johnston of Larned this week. George took the hogs as far as Hays on Wednesday where he was met by his party.
Ralph Keilholtz came over from Logan last Tuesday to visit his parents and to take back his little daughter, Genevieve, who has been spending several days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keilholtz, and his sister, Miss Maud Keilholtz, who came last week on a visit.
Ross Southard this week purchased the former Oscar Gibbs property recently traded to Frank McManis and later traded to Denver parties.
The Al Oxendale family has moved into the Omar McMichael property recently vacated by R. C. Bohrer.
E. E. Fisher treated the editor to some cherries that he received Monday from California. The cherries were grown by Mr. Fisher’s half brother at Oakville, California. They were fine and delicious.
Anna Dubcak was born in Moravia, Austria on February 6th, 1857 and died at her home near Webster, Kansas on June 5, 1923 at the age of 66 years and four months. She was united in marriage to George Veverka in 1876. They came to the United Sates in 1879 and located at Corning, Missouri. Then they came to Kansas and located near Topeka. There they resided until 1887 when they heeded the call of the West and came to Rooks County, which has since been their home. Out of the prairie land they have built them a cozy home surround by trees and shrubbery. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. After rearing a large family, at the death of her son George, she took upon herself to be a mother to his two youngest children by whom she will be greatly missed. Those unfortunate who came to her door hungry or in need, she fed or gave them aid. She never complained at her own misfortunes, but was always cheerful and looked on the bright side of life. To know her was to admire and love her.
Kansas has been in the grip of a flood the past week. The continual rains have put the rivers and creeks out of their banks. The section of the country about fourteen miles west of Stockton was visited by a heavy downpour last Sunday afternoon. Some of the residents of that section reported a fiveinch fall, doing considerable damage. At the Ace Hammond farm, occupied by a Mr. Johnson, the fences were broken down by flood waters. Apparently another storm struck in that vicinity last night. Both branches of the Solomon have been out of their banks for several days. A big rain is reported at Plainville.
Vencel Castka of Zurich and Pearl Turley of Webster were married on June 9th. W. T. Case, probate judge officiated. These young people are popular in their communities and have the best wishes from their friends.
Several days ago the Topeka Capital had a slogan contest, offering big prizes to winners who could rightfully connect the slogans with the manufacturers. Mrs. George Hamilton of his city entered the contest and came out one of the high winners, receiving a cash prize of $100.00. The winning of this prize also gives Mrs. Hamilton a chance in the national contest with prizes amounting from $750.00 to $5,000.00. Here’s hoping that she again process a winner.
