Two hundred and thirty stockholders, employees, and guests of the Farmers Union Mercantile and Shipping Association celebrated the 100th anniversary of their cooperative at the St. Thomas Parish Center.

George Winterscheidt began his duties here last Thursday as a certifying officer for this county. He takes the place of Rex Jennings who was transferred to Hays two weeks ago. Before coming to Stockton, Mr. Winterscheidt was a certifying officer for Cheyenne County.

A rather sensational tale of how two gypsies promised to interpret Mrs. Freeman Alexander’s dreams if she slept with a charm under her pillow and then stole over $2,500.00 in jewelry and money was unfolded in the Kansas City papers last week. Mrs. Alexander is the wife of Freeman Alexander, a former Stockton resident, and is acquainted here. However, the following day, Mrs. Alexander issued a statement saying the gypsy woman came to her home and began pleading to give her a reading. She yielded to a $1.00 reading for a quarter, her first and most unfortunate experience with gypsy fortunetellers. While she was listening to the amusing tale, the second gypsy crept upstairs and ransacked her bedroom, taking what money she could find and Mrs. Alexander’s jewels. The version current around police headquarters was that Mrs. Alexander asked the gypsies’ aid in assisting her in straightening out the tangled skeins of her marital life and restoring happiness in her home at the reading. The story says Mrs. Alexander followed their instructions of sleeping with the charm, not noticing that anything was missing at that time, only to awaken the following day and discover her jewels and money had vanished. The gypsies did not return to give her any further directions as they had promised, so Mrs. Alexander told her attorney. Then, the attorney contacted the police. Mrs. Alexander filed a divorce suit on February 21st from Mr. Alexander who is president of Alexander, McArthur & Company bond brokers. They were married in 1919 and separated in January of last year. There are three children. Since filing the petition, Mrs. Alexander has been awarded $350.00 in a month of alimony, pending the trial of the case.

Reigning over the SHS Prom were Brooke Waller, Austin Wieden, Queen QingLing Li, King Jacob Fielder, Katie Baughman, and Austin Smith. Daryl L.

* And So They Say: Meryl Hus: “It was worth the trip from Altus to Sulpher, Oklahoma just to see the redbud trees and lilac bushes in bloom.” Paul Ballinger: “I’m afraid my income tax return will be late. I asked my wife for four cents so I could mail it, and she wouldn’t give it to me.” Chuck Ostmeyer: “I sure hope I don’t grow up to be like Pudy Larson.” Doris McMichael: “We did have fun on our trip, but it’s wonderful to be home again.”

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(Richard Paulson submitted the following letter to the Sentinel on behalf of his father, who wrote to the Rooks County Record to express his gratitude for receiving the newspaper each week. This letter was published in the April 8, 1943, edition. We believe our readers will enjoy it.)

The list of Stockton attorneys was augmented last week when Wayne McCaslin arrived here to open a law office. He will be associated with his father, H. McCaslin, one of the best-known lawyers in this section of the state. The two men will practice under the firm name of McCaslin & McCaslin, although the elder member of the firm will remain in Osborne. Mr. McCaslin has rented the office in the top story of the Wizard Garage, which Judge W. K. Skinner formerly occupied. He graduated from the Washburn Law School in 1933 and was admitted to the bar shortly afterward. For the past two years, he has been practicing law in Lyndon. Stockton people who have met Mr. McCaslin are favorably impressed with him. He already has quite a circle of friends here who speak very highly of this young man.

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* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: “When you can’t think of anything else to do—eat.” Beulah Waters: “I made that crocheted bedspread on the bed in the front of Smith’s store, and it took me 20 years.” C. N. Harper: “I’ve worked for the public for 37 years.” Matt Mullin: “My fishing fingers have been itching for quite a while, but I haven’t made it yet.” Royce Muir (14) after shooting a 76 at the golf course: “Why waste your energy playing 18 holes when you can get the same number of strokes in 9!”