Yesteryear Picture

Body THE FRIENDS AND SISTERS TOGETHER (FST) organization had kept the younger generation busy during Stockton’s 1989 Summer Picnic by hosting the Children’s Games. Shown are the Hot Wheels, tricycle and bicycle riders.

Body THIS APRIL 6TH, 1910 YESTERYEAR PICTURE is of Stockton’s Main Street during the Modern Woodman Convention. Notice the businesses on the north side, which included H. C. Sweet’s Office, Butler-Vallette Clothing Company and The Big Store.

Body FRANK WALKER stands near the remains of an oven that was hand-shaped from wet clay. The oven provided warmth to horse thieves who made frequent stops at Robber’s Roost Cave located just south of Stockton. Walker had said that the cave was named so because horse thieves used it.

Body IN A STOCKTON SENTINEL INFORMATIONAL SERIES about the Rooks County Offices, the clerk’s office was highlighted during the summer of 1994. Pictured were the staff of the office (from left): deputy clerk Doris Schamel, Ruthie Muir, Noelle Vohs and clerk Clara Strutt.

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Body RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES were held at the end of June in 1994 at H. C. Sweet Abstract when Wendy King took the reins from Chuck Hageman, who had recently retired.

Body ABE SCHINDLER was recognized on his retirement with the Rooks County Road and Bridge in the spring of 1994. He had spent 40 years with the county. Shown are (from left) commissioners Gary LeRock, Jack Turnbull, Schindler and commissioner Normand Hrabe.

Body THE STONE LETTERING and decorative work had been removed from the front of the old Stockton High School, which was built in 1922. It had served as the middle school building for many years and was soon to be torn down during the summer of 1994 to make way for a new building.

Body IN 1994, the Kansas Highway Patrol had purchased ten Jeep Cherokees to use in patrol work around the state.

Body WITH STOCKTON’S PEONY FESTIVAL AND PARADE set for this Saturday, May 21st, it is fitting that this edition’s Yesteryear picture be one of a parade from years ago.