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.

Scheduled for completion in the summer of 2008, the new hospital was progressing despite bouts of wet weather. A Home and Garden Tour in and around Stockton was planned for July 1st, sponsored by the Sigma Phi ESA.

WINNERS OF THE BIG WHEELS/BICYCLE RACES at the 1994 Summer Festival were (front row, from left): Brett Kreutzer, Erica Pounds, Tyler Johnston; (second row) Cody Dix, Dewey Pounds, Grant Kollman; (third row) Tyler Muir, Drew Waller, Brook Dix; (back row) Chance McKinney, Josh Post and Zane Meehan.

* And So They Say: Opal Bonneau: “I made a first. I am the first certified AJBC Instructor. Sure wish they would hurry and get the lanes ready for bowling so I can help our kids.” Duffie Hindman: “I am getting confused. One farmer tells me the rain is ruining the wheat and the next one tells me it is wonderful.” Alvis Freemeyer: “I do not know much. That is why I read the newspapers— to try to find out something. Willis Bird: “We will have been glad to help the bank carry their money out when they move to the new building.”

Last Friday night the Arch Harvey home, just east of town across the railroad track, was totally destroyed by fire with all its contents. The house was unoccupied that night, Mr. Harvey staying at the home of his stepson, Albert Thayer. He had prepared supper at the home and it is presumed that the fire started from a defective flue. The fire was discovered about 12:00 o’clock and at the time the house was enveloped in flames and the fire department was unable to cope with the situation as the house was beyond water connection. However, a small shed adjoining the house was saved by the usual bucket brigade formed by the numbers volunteers. It is reported that Mr. Harvey carried $1,300.00 insurance.

BILL SKINNER sent the Sentinel this picture of Stockton’s Main Street. He believes his father took it because of the staircase on the side of the building went up to his grandfather’s (Judge W. K. Skinner) law office. Bill wasn’t sure when the picture was taken, but has narrowed it down to the late 1950s or early 1960s.

* And So They Say: Frances Nichols: “I do not know why they do not make postage stamps with good tasting stick-um.” Clark Stocking, “We advertised the Rooks County Free Fair all the way to California and back.” Ruby Sanders: “I cannot go on a vacation trip. I have got to stay home and pick peas.” George Turnbull: “I have been taking the Record a long time and I do not intend to try getting along without it.”

Stockton, Kansas! Los Angeles, California! London, England! It makes no difference where you are, the Stockton Sentinel was soon to be available online, so that, regardless of where a subscriber lives, they would be able to view the Sentinel electronically on Wednesday mornings. The Sentinel had joined forces with ColorMax’s ArcaSearch and was the first Kansas newspaper to go online through ArcaSearch.

FRED’S PLACE, which was located on the south end of Stockton and where the Farm Service Agency building now resides, was no more when it was demolished during the summer of 1994. Property owner Cal Boethin was clearing the debris. Who remembers getting a Mars candy bar and an ice-cold bottle of pop from Fred?