Yesteryear

The contents of the botanical laboratory of Dr. Elam Bartholomew, well known scientist and former Rooks County resident who died in Hays on November 18th, have been bequeathed to his son, Elbert T. Bartholomew, in trust for Dr. Bartholomew’s five children according to the Ellis County News. Dr.

The Stockton Tigers finished as the Mid-Continent League Basketball Tournament runners-up after losing to Plainville.

* And So They Say: Milt Boethin: “I’m fixing up some of the rooms at the Owl Court so they will be the nicest between Kansas City and Denver.” Lee Phelps: “Ask Leo Bird about the skunk he shot in my yard Sunday. He got rid of the skunk, but not the smell.

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THIS YESTERYEAR PICTURE appeared in the Stockton Sentinel 30 years ago and features four generations of the Wanamaker family. Howard and Grace Wanamaker owned Wanamaker Cleaners, which was located on the south side of the 500 block of Main Street.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Betty Cadoret: “I think the new drapes at the Midway Café should make headlines.” Jess Riffe: “When it comes to knowing news, I’m the dumbest person in town.” Bob Osborn: “I know more about washing dishes than most women do.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Tiger eighth-grade boys finished the 2010-2011 basketball season undefeated and winning the Mid-Continent Elementary League Basketball Championship.

The political turnover in the Rooks County Courthouse resulted in three new official faces. Leslie Wells will succeed Frank Montgomery, who has held the office of county clerk for the past four years. H. E. Lenhard is now occupying the chair vacated by probate judge W. T.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1968 * And So They Say: Glen Buss: “I’ve got 32 clocks. They are all kinds, shapes and sizes, but I don’t let them all strike at once.

Ten-year-old Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Newbrey, was seriously injured last Saturday noon when he lom a bicycle, but at last reports seems to be getting along very well.