Yesteryear

With this issue our work as editor and publisher of the Record closes. Last week a contract was signed with Mr. Harry L. Covert for the sale of the Record and its consolidation with the Review.

THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE of the Rooks County Courthouse was held on September 8th, 1921. The picture was taken by photographer Andy (Sarah) White and was made into a postcard to commemorate the occasion. The dedication of the courthouse took place on April 20th, 1923.

* And So They Say: Francis Cadoret: “I am more particular about what kind of food I buy for the dog than I am for the family.” C. N. Harper: “I would like to give my grandchildren some rabbits for Easter, but I want to keep on speaking terms with their parents.”

The Easter Bunny visited the Stockton Public Library on April 4th. Kids surrounding the Easter Bunny were Riley Brown, Simon Armbrister, Isaac Reed, Trevor Miller, Devan Eustice, Nolan Buss, Miles Armbrister, Beatrice Griebel, Ellie Bellerive, and Angelo Ruiz.

Blue pencil your calendar for April 20th, when the magnificent Rooks County Courthouse will be dedicated. Reverend J. Edmond Kulp, one of the best orators of Kansas, will deliver the dedication address.

The April 3 election was in the books, with the sales tax increase defeated; four school board members were selected out of eight on the ballot, with successful races for Mark Lowry, Patrick Lingg, Greg Beougher, and Jeff Nyp; and Wayne Madison and Twila Freeman taking seats on the City Commission.

ERLE MUIR was sworn in as the new Stockton City Mayor in April of 1994 by city clerk Sandi Rogers. Pictured are commissioner Iva Lee Bennett, commissioner and mayor Erle Muir, city attorney Ed Hageman and city clerk Sandi Rogers.

* And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “The faster I go, the farther behind I get.” Francis Eshler; “If they keep putting more taxes on cigarettes, a lot of people are going to be smoking pipes and cigars in the near future.

Several people in Stockton listened in last Friday night for the Hardin College entertainment and heard very plainly Miss Ethel Smith’s fine recitation.

The upcoming election, on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, was an important one, determining who would fill two empty seats on the Stockton City Commission, four seats on the USD 271 Board of Education, and voting for or against a proposed 1/4-cent sales tax increase for the City, earmarked for expenses at...