APRIL 23RD AND 24TH.

A chicken house on the Fred Wickland place east of town burned last Friday night. The loss was not so great to Fred as was the fact that nearly 100 little chickens perished in the fire. Fred knew nothing of the fire until sometime during the night when he answered a knock at the door and a passing motorist, who had discovered the building afire, reported the blaze. The fire was under too much headway to save the building or even attempt to rescue the chickens. The building caught fire, it is thought, from a brooder that was furnishing heat for the little chicks.

* And So They Say: Dode Morrissey: “I think Loyalty Day is a good thing. This country could stand a little more loyalty.” Vivian Van Horn: “Some people are always late. They’d be late at their own funerals.” Velma Bedore: “This crazy weather—only 24 hours between the air conditioner and furnace.” Harold Maddy: “No telling what you will see the first day of May. A car coming in from the north stopped at the stoplight, and a big hunk of ice and snow fell off from underneath it.”

The Progressive Agriculture Safety Day, held at the Rooks County Fairgrounds for third and fourth graders from area schools, had been held. Seventy-eight students from Stockton, Palco, and Sacred Heart Grade Schools attended. It was an entire day spent learning how to be safe around the farm and at home.

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The patrons and friends of the Electric Shop noted the absence of Will Kielholtz from his accustomed place in his shop the first of the week, and in inquiry by the reported brought forth the fact that Mr. Keilholtz and wife had gone to Wichita for a short stay with their daughter, Miss Maud Keilhotz. Will is a stickler to business and one always finds him at the bench from early morn till late at evening—sometimes. He doesn’t find much time to break away for long trips and visits but he and Mrs. Keilhotz are the kind that get real pleasure from such trips.

Stockton High School alumnus Cody Foster (Class of 1995) had gifted scholarship money to the school and named the scholarship after teachers Darrell and Shelia Latham. The Webster Dam Babes had enjoyed an evening and eats at the Dairy Queen in Plainville.

* And So They Say: Ivan Combs: “I really think my dad went to Norton Sunday to stake out a claim to a good fishing place on the lake being constructed there.” Freddie Baughman: “I don’t know what the freeze did to the wheat, and we probably won’t know until after harvest to find out if all the big heads are empty.” Velma Bedore: “We just could not find a blanket big enough to spread over our wheat field.” Leta Bouchey: “I hope Russell doesn’t find out that I’ve taken on another secretary/treasurer’s job.” Lionel Carter: “I sure hope Chuck Ostmeyer is able to go fishing before long, as he is the only one around here who can give me any competition.”

Dance lovers will find an evening of sport tonight at the masquerade dance at the Maris Hall. Due to rain two weeks ago, the dance was postponed for more favorable weather. Mr. Hageman has engaged the Concordia orchestra to furnish music and this organization comes well recommended as musicians.