Chas. E. Bartlett died at Columbus, Kansas on March 9th of double pneumonia. The deceased was a brother of Morris Bartlett of Ash Rock Township and a cousin of the Coolbaugh brothers of Stockton. He came to Stockton when he was a very young man and clerked in the Coolbaugh Drug Store for a number of years. More than 25 years ago, he became a partner of the late M. J. Coolbaugh in a drug store at Columbus, Kansas. In due time he became sole owner and has always conducted a very successful business there. Charley was held in very high esteem by his number of Stockton friends who remember vividly his sterling qualities even after the long absence of many years. His last visit to Stockton was last summer when he came to attend the funeral of his uncle, M. J. Coolbaugh.

Norton Correctional Facility escapee, Samuel (Sam) Lee Dartez II, was apprehended in Riley County approximately three hours after escaping from Norton Correctional Facility-East Unit, located in Stockton. Saturday evening, March 10, at approximately 7:10 p.m., staff from the Stockton facility verified that Dartez had escaped from custody. Prior to being incarcerated at the facility, Dartez was convicted in Riley County of two counts of criminal damage to property and one count of possession with intent to sell drugs. Dartez was with a group of prisoners who was playing basketball at the high school that evening. A female acquaintance of his had visited him at the correctional facility earlier that day. Dartez walked away from the school, met up with the female and they drove to Riley County. Dartez was scheduled to be released on December 26, 2007.

THE 1994 STOCKTON’S GIRL SCOUT TROOPS, Daisies, Brownies and Juniors gathered for a photo. Pictured were (from left, front row): Heather McNulty, Merlynne Morgan, Danielle Beougher, Jolene Green, Kara Thomsen; (back row) Renee Beougher, Jamie Prockish, McKenzie Green, Janie Emery, Heather French, Stacey Beougher and Morgan Harley.

* And So They Say: Wilma Johnston: “Whenever I wax the post office floor, I know it’s going to storm.” Ruth Marshall: “I don’t know why they don’t make throw-away furniture.” Lionel Carter: “I think Stockton is very fortunate in having two such fine doctors down at the health Center.” Whitey Smee: “It has been so quiet around the sheriff’s office lately, that I’m afraid things will really start popping soon.”

The Capper Poultry Club of Rooks County won the splendid cup now on exhibition in the window of the Stockton National Bank. This was accomplished by points won in the greatest number of poultry hints and helps given through articles published in the county paper. The articles were contributed by the following girls and their names are engraved on the cup: Esther Evans, Mildred Brown, Alice Hansen, Eva Evans, Merle Blauer, Esther Blauer, Annice Anderson, Alberta Blauer and Elma Evans. The Rooks County Record printed these articles and is happy to have aided these ambitious young people in the winning of this beautiful cup.

* And So They Say: Chuck Waller: “I’m disgusted with Kansas. I thought you could fly a kite on any day—especially in March, but Sunday, I tried and couldn’t get it off the ground.” Efford Lowe: “My birthdays are beginning to be important events.” Ralph Slansky: “I had to buy a new pocketbook and now I have no money to put in it.”

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss turned 50 on March 1, 2007. In honor of that celebration, “celebrities” from around the community of Stockton read the popular book aloud to the pre-school through 4th-grade classes on March 1st and March 2nd, which happens to be Dr. Seuss’s birthday. In 1957, Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) was challenged by his publishing company to write a story that kids wouldn’t be able to put down. He was asked to use only 223 words from a list of 348 words for beginning readers. He ended up using 236 words.

After keeping the Stockton area in suspense for weeks, Jalia Mahjah Creighton finally arrived on Feb. 19, to claim the title of New Year’s Baby 2007. Justin and Fielzah Creighton were parents of a second New Year’s Baby as big sister Jazlynn, almost 3, was the Sentinel’s New Year’s Baby for 2004.

THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY WINNERS had been announced by the Stockton VFW and Auxiliary in March of 1994. Pictured are presenter Virginia Doughty, Amy McBride (third place), Mike Kaba (first place), Monica Lowry (second place) and presenter Pat Waddell.

* And So They Say: Hazel Larson: “You know what the first thing is that I read in the Record? The ads.” Everett Hughes: “It is not much wonder that dogs bark at people walking past their houses. They see so few people walking these days.” Ollie Ochampaugh: “I stay at home most of the time, but not because I want to.” Orville Livingston: “We gave our son Dale an orange tree when we were in Riverside, California three years ago and this week I received the first crop, all sixteen oranges!”