Yesteryear

The Hays Municipal building took fire last week, supposedly from spontaneous combustion in the furnace room, and the east side of the building is a complete loss. The east side housed the G.A.R., the ladies rest room and the police courtroom, the farm bureau office and the city auditorium upstairs.

THE CITY CREWS were busy putting up the town’s Christmas decorations in anticipation of the 1994 Santa Madness, which was held on the Friday after Thanksgiving..

* And So They Say: Warren Harding; “Rooks County has reason to be proud of its 4-H Clubs. Of the 134 4-Hers in the state chosen for Who’s Who awards this year, five were from this county.

A ribbon-cutting event was held to celebrate the opening of Main Street Gallery.

Since the Missouri Pacific put into effect a radical change in the passenger time card several weeks ago, the Stockton Chamber of Commerce has been fighting for a change to the betterment of the town.

The Stockton Grade School 3rd graders and their teachers, Mrs. McReynolds and Mrs. Kollman, visited Joe Bellerive’s Pumpkin Patch. They each got to choose a pumpkin to take home, thanks to Joe!

JERRY AND PATTI STERLING (left) are shown being presented a “thank you” plaque for their four years of hosting the Area One Special Olympics Bowling Tournament as owners of 183 Lanes in Stockton in the fall of 1994.

* And So They Say: Ivan Grimes: “I am not going to shoot any pheasants. I am not mad at them.” Rooks County Farmer: “I never did refuse to let anyone hunt on my place if they asked me first, but I have kicked some off who didn’t.

The Union National Bank of Beloit failed to open its doors for business last Monday, closing due to the fact that borrowers were unable to make good their indebtedness to the bank. A notice was posted on the door by the board of directors and put in the hands of a special examiner.

The Stockton High School Theater Department was presenting, “Is There A Doctor In The House?” on November 9 and 10, 2007 in the high school gymnasium.