Yesteryear

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Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The new oil valuation for Rooks County showed an increase of $6,871,405.00. The 2011 valuation stood at $54,821.929.00, an increase of 12.5% from the 2010 figure of $47,950.524.00.

Body SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Mary Alice Boethin: “I don’t stay at home very much because I think too much when I’m at home.” Ollie Ochampaugh: “I try to buy everything I can in Stockton. I don’t know why I should help support some other town.” John B.

Body A reduction of $341,336.00 in the assessed valuation of personal property in Rooks County for 1935 is shown by the abstract of the assessor’s reports in the office of L. W. Wells, county clerk and assessor. The valuations for this year are $1,351,299.00 compared with $1,692,635.

Body There was considerable excitement in town Thursday evening along about eight or nine o’clock caused by a chase participated in by a father and son from Hill City. The father, O. Trexler, had been looking for his son, Kenneth, a 20-year-old youth, for some time.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The community was shocked and saddened at the news of the tragic death of longtime Stockton resident Alva Beck. He had been on his fourwheeler working some of his pasture ground spraying musk thistle when the accident claimed his life.

Body SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Aggie Henry: “I took my first plane trip last week and now I can’t see why anyone wants to travel any other way.” Edna Blauer: “My week’s vacation will be over before Floyd and I make up our minds what we are going to do.

Body An enthusiastic group of North-40 road boosters determined to make a strong fight against changing their highway number to 24 decided at their last annual meeting in Beloit to send W. F.

Body The umpires selected to officiate the 3A State Softball games in Manhattan had former Stockton resident, Scott Wagner of Goddard, named as one of the six.