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Most of the articles were submitted by Brenda Reeder, extracted from the Rooks County Record and Stockton Review.
HISTORY OF PARADISE FLATS BY L. G. HOPKINS
Paradise Flats is the name given to a level
plateau situated mainly in the south-central part of Rooks county on the divide
between the Solomon and the Saline rivers: it extends east and west for a
distance of about forty miles and varies in width from six to ten miles. It is
gently modulating prairie, with a gradual slope from the centre toward the
Solomon on the north, and the Saline on the south. The soil is a rich, black
loam, very fertile and productive, and varies in depth from to six feet.
In
the uncultivated state it is covered with a luxurious growth of buffalo grass
which in times past has furnished luscious food for large herds of buffalo, elk
and wild horse, but is now pasture by innumerable but smaller groups of domestic
cattle and sheep. The Flats are well watered by Paradise creek and by numerous
springs which ooze out in the small draws; and wells, varying in depth from
fifteen to fifty feet.
HISTORY
The history of the Paradise Flats is very
brief. If there be anything in the Philosopher's statement, "Happy is the people
who annals are vacant," our happiness should be supreme. In talking with some of
the older settlers I ascertained that it has not been fifteen years since the
Indian and the buffalo held undisputed sway, and roamed at will over the broad
prairies, "Monarchs of all they surveyed". Mr. Drake, of Motor, told me that
sixteen years ago he chased a herd of buffaloes across these plains and killed
one near the present site of Plainville. Such development is unprecedented in
the history of any country. In 1878, the government and in the Flats was mostly
taken up.
The early pioneers have, of course encountered the privations and
discouragements incident to all new and thinly populated countries. They have
suffered by the ravages of the grasshoppers, the burning of drouth and
consequent hard times; but they are bountifully compensated for the perseverance
in their beautiful farms large fields and fine herds of stock.
PRODUCTIONS
When the country was first steeled and until within the last year or two the
staple product was wheat, the average yield of that article in Rooks county last
year being 32 bushels per acre. However as the country grows older and the lands
are more thickly settled I predict that corn will be the leading product. The
soil is well adapted to the raising of corn as also the cereals. As the lands
are put in cultivation the rain fall increases and hot winds are fast becoming a
thing of the past. A few years ago these plains knew no verdure but buffalo
grass and this was never moistened with dews and seldom refreshed by showers of
rain; now blue stem is supplanting buffalo grass and dews and rain fall are
abundant. The Soil of Paradise Flats yields abundantly of any crop
TIMOTHY
AND CLOVER
There is an erratic impression prevailing that timothy and clover
cannot be raised here with any degree of success. The falsity of this notion is
demonstrated by actual test in numerous instances. The acreage of these grasses
is at present very small but it is being gradually increased, and the yield is
always prolific.
BUILDINGS
A strata of magnesium limestone underlies the
entire surface of the entire surface of the country and appears uncovered along
the streams and draws. This stone is soft when first quarried and may easily be
sawed, shaped and dressed into any desired form; but exposure to the rain and
atmosphere hardens and renders it durable. Native lime, which is good for brown
walls when used under cover , is found in abundance.
GARDENING
There is
probably no place in Kansas where garden stuff grows as luxuriously as on
Paradise Flats; roots of all kinds thrive splendidly.
FRUIT
Numerous peach
orchards are to be found on the Flats, but not as many as there will be in a few
years. The farmers are beginning to realize the great benefits to accrue from
the cultivation of orchards
STOCK GROWING
Stock raising has been and is
yet, the leading and most profitable industry and in fact chief source of wealth
to our people. The continual development of our agricultural resources will soon
render stock raising infinitely more profitable. The mild winters and the fact
that the buffalo grass retains its nutritiousness during that season, have been
and are yet great factors in the stock raising industry. For feed, sorghum and
millet are raised extensively and are used with success.
IMPROVEMENTS
The
most apparent signs of improvement are the substantial and elegant stone and
frame residences; the fencing of pastures; the cultivation of thrifty groves and
orchards and all that goes to make pleasant homes and happy people.
Our
educational facilities are good for a new country and are constantly increasing,
and to the end that they may increase more rapidly, we cordially invite all
lovers of higher man and womanhood to come and help us.
The people of the
Flats are an energetic, enterprising people, who public spirit is shown by their
manner of grasping emergencies with determination.
RAILROADS
As yet we are
without a railroad on the Flats. The Kansas division of the Union Pacific
crosses the state about 25 miles south of us, and the Central Branch is
extending its line from Alton in Osborne county, to Stockton, our county seat
about 16 miles north of Plainville, a town situated in about the center of the
Flats.
We have great encouragements from two roads, the Topeka, Salina &
Western are building now a little southeast of Salina and will reach the latter
place this fall. Their survey crosses the Flats from east to west, and the road
will probably be constructed to Plainville another year. The Chicago, Nebraska,
Kansas & South-Western, from Red Cloud to Dodge City, via Plainville is being
surveyed, and our citizens have exhibited their usual energy by contributing
liberally, thus securing the road to Plainville. This will provide an outlet
with direct connection to Chicago and the south-west.
I hear the tramp of
Pioneers,
Of millions yet to be;
The first low hum of waves where soon,
Shall roll an human sea.
Behind the squaw's light birch canoe,
The
steamer rocks and raves,
And city lots are staked for sale
Above old
Indian graves.
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KILPATRICK Bros. & COLLINS, railroad
contractors, have two agents in this locality who are taking men to Portland,
Ore. for the small sum of $12. Two years' work is guaranteed at wages ranging
from $2.25 to $3
per day for single men and $4.50 to $5.50 per day for teams.
The train will leave Plainville Oct. 8. Rate for teams from Plainville to
Portland, $13.50 per ton. For further information address HAGGETT &
BARNEY,
Plainville, Kan..
They are closing out all cloth top shoes and oxfords at Shaw's store. Prices
greatly reduced.
Art Henn who go his foot so badly cut one day last week,
is able to get about by the help of a cane.
A. N. Shepherd is the new
road master, who succeeds Mr. Moon. He will soon move his family to Plainville.
Miss Nellie, Ethel and Live Steeples and Mertie King attended the Logan
township S. S. convention Tuesday.
C. K. Fike has purchased some new
furniture of Mr. Gay. He took home four handsome bureaus Monday.
Dr.
Catudal sold a high grade Jersey calf three months old to J. E. McCauley last
week for $20. Truly it pays to keep the best.
Val Stuckey will leave the
first of next week for Topeka where he goes as a delegate to the populist state
convention held June 15.
G. E. Heiner, of Stockton, sold sewing machines
to Mrs. Kate Mendenhall, Mrs. Jane Bennett and Joseph Butler, the first of this
week.
Misses Marie, Almeida and Sarah Fike and Tena Blair has been added
this week to Mrs. Coonradt's dressmaking class. The Misses Fike are rooming in
R. L. Ordway's house.
Liver Complaints and Nervousness Cured
A torpid
liver always produces dullness, irritability, etc. You are all clogged up and
feel despondent. Perhaps you have treated with physicians or tried some
recommended medicine without benefit. All is no argument against _____ ______.
Blood and Liver Remedies and Nerve Tonic which we insist will cure nervousness
and liver complaints. If not satisfied after using one bottle your money will be
refunded by W. C. King Drug Co.
Geo Husted and Miss Alta, of Corning
township, spent Thursday in town. He had the misfortune to have a fine young
horse get his leg broken recently. He purchased an improved weeder while in
town.
Dr. Cross has returned from his trip east for a fine hog. He went
from Topeka to Lathrop, Mo., where he made a purchase of a decendant of "Chief I
Know," a high grade Poland China from Clifton George's large herd. He has sold
one-fourth interests to August Fischer, Dr. Catudal, and E. A. Kramer.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Johnson arrived the first of the week from Cottonwood Falls,
where they have spent several months. they will remain with Mr. Johnson's father
until fall when he will farm for himself.
We not the marriage of W. O.
Smee and Miss Bessie Shively last week. They are at home to their friends at Mr.
Smee's farm in West Plainville. We join their many friends in extending hearty
congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Elam Bartholomew passed thro' town
Wednesday enroute from Logan township S. S. convention to the one in Twin Mound
on Wednesday; Paradise Thursday and Corning Friday, which completes the annual
conventions in this part of the county, except that of Plainville township on
next Wednesday, the 15th.
Sherman Reeder and wife and Scott Reeder took
Monday's train for Salina where Sherm Reeder went to receive medical treatment
at Dr Mayhew's sanitarium. Joe Feleay, of Stockton, brought them over on Sunday
evening and they stayed with Messrs Reeder's mother, Mrs. Isaac Farrier. Mr R.
has made two trips to Kansas City and now hopes, as do his friends, that he will
find speedy relief from his illness from Dr Mayhew.
John Wells Sr. has bee on the sick
list for a few days past.
Earl Wooden is working on the telephone line
this week.
Attorney N. C. Else came up from Osborne last Friday on
business.
County Treasurer Elect, L. L. Marshall is busy moving from his
farm to town.
R. C. Slason will move soon into the Higgins row, there to
remain tile he can build.
Miss Catharine Warring of Ottawa, Kansas is
visiting Dr. Oecholl and family in this city.
Mrs. H. A. Butler and son,
Harold, both of who have been quite sick lately are both improving.
A. T.
Johnson and family of Logan county, have been visiting relatives and friends
here for the past week.
That popular young merchant, Tom Smither, is a
candidate for mayor of Woodston. Hope he will be elected.
Dr. Smith of
Wyoming, was the guest of his friend, Dr. Oecholl, on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
The city council met on Monday evening and adjourned without
transacting any business till Wednesday evening.
The Sons & Daughters of
Justice will give a box supper and a good literary program tonight at the
Woodman Hall.
Lert Knee and family were down from Webster last Friday,
transacting business and visiting relatives and friends.
Peter Griebel's
new tenement house is nearing completion and it is rumored that it will be
occupied by Dooley Robinson.
Miss Sylvia Rarick, principal of Portis
schools, spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother, Supt. Rarick, of this
place.
Clyde Kienzle came up from Atchison last week for a visit with his
parents here. He is attending a business college in Atchison.
C. M. Rand,
the best know horse buyer I this part of Kansas, will be here on Saturday, March
13. See his ad elsewhere in this paper.
Perry Lyon of Farmington
township, moved Saturday to the Charles Riseley place in Belmont township, just
vacated by W. M. Lewin.
The Dryden Mercantile co. has just installed a
fine new oak cabinet show case in addition to the fine furniture already
contained in their store.
Warren Dennis and wife of Woodston, visited
Sunday with Rev. Dennis and family here. Mr. Dennis is proprietor of the
Woodston drug store.
The N. K. & S. surveyors began Monday morning on
some changes that were thought best to make on the line in Stockton and Hobart
townships.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Delazone are the parents of a fine new
boy, who arrived on Tuesday. The friends of this estimable couple join in
congratu...
...daughter last Saturday to Lee Raumaker and wife.
W.
H. Coldiron informs us he will soon move to Stockton to make his permanent home.
W. M. Lewin of Belmont township, has moved on the endall ranch owned by A.
C. Hammond.
N. L. Stiner returned from Ponca, Oklahoma last Friday, and
has joined his wife at this place.
Miss Bina Stamper went to Hill City on
Wednesday and will visit friends there for some time.
Rev. W. A. Perkins
passed through town Wednesday, enroute from Arapahoe, Oklahoma, to Webster, his
home.
The cesspool back of the Smith Drug Co.'s building as recently been
repaired and is now in find shape again.
Chas. Vanderlip of Ash Rock,
ex-county clerk and ex-county commissioner, was in the city on business Monday.
A lady named Sell has purchased the John Newbrey property in the northwest
part of town from the heirs, consideration $1000.
We hear that Guy
Gardner, of Plainville, accidentally, shot himself in the leg this week,
infecting a painful but not dangerous wound.
Miss Myrtle Reeder went to
Plainville last Thursday to visit her grandmother, Mrs. C. D. Farrison (Farrier)
who is quite ill. She returned on Friday.
Rev. Wilson, a colored
minister, of Osage City, Kansas, is holding a successful series of meetings at
the colored Baptist church in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Rhoads,
returned on Wednesday from an all winter visit at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, wit
their daughter, Mrs. Clay Cross.
A change has been made in the time of
departure of the carrier on rural route 2 from Stockton and he now leaves at
7:00 a. m. and return at 1:30 p. m.
The Commercial Club did not meet
Monday evening last, but will meet next Monday evening at the opera house. A
full attendance is desired. Matters of interest will be discussed.
The
Stockton Pantatorium has moved from the National State Bank building to the
residence of E. L. Lomax, the proprietor. He is prepared to call for and deliver
work. Call on him.
Walter Wood, of this place, has purchased a fine Myron
McHenry colt from parties at Cawker city. The colt is one of excellent breeding
and we are glad to see such stock brought into this locality.
Mrs.
Radford Young, of Greenleaf, has been spending a few days the past week visiting
her many Stockton friends. Mrs. Young once lived in Stockton and she still has
many very warm friends here.
Col. Sweet and Attorney O. O. Osborne left
Sunday for LaCrosse, Kansas in an auto driven by "Buddy"...
Joe Davis
will soon put in a steam heater and be prepared to use steam power in testing
milk. This will enable him to do his work of testing more rapidly and perfectly.
Mrs. W. R. Griffin started on Friday last for a visit with relatives and
friends at her old home in Pleasanton, Kansas, leaving W. R. to battle alone
with the elements her for a season.
Arthur Adams, who has been working at
Lenora for a year past, has returned with his family to Stockton and is now
employed in the hardware and farm implements store of his father J. Q. Adams.
W. T. McElliot, accompanied by his mother and sister arrived from Ryan,
Iowa, Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. Maggie McNulty and son, Will. Mrs.
McElliot and Mrs. McNulty's are sisters.
T. M. Cooper, who recently sold
his fine farm west of town to E. F. Sayles, has bought the B. C. Season property
near the standpipe. Consideration $2100. It is rumored that Mr. Season will
build at once.
W. H. Churchill, of Bedford, Iowa, is buying horses in
this locality again. He has purchased a large number of the best class of horses
in this section in the past. He ships to his large sale barns in Bedford.
Jacob Shirley is going to paint advertisements all over Sol Walgreen's new
fence. He will also paint Sol's livery barn white, with a red star on the front
and the barn will hence forth be known as the "Red Star Barn."
E. L.
Hammond, an old Nebraska friend of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McCann, has purchased of
W. R. Griffin the northeast quarter of section 27, township 8, range 18. Mr.
Hammond will make his home here in the near future.
R. C. Galbraith, who
has been walking on crutches for several weeks on account of a fractured limb,
is on the road to complete recovery. He can now bear some weight on the limb,
and believes that it will soon be as strong as ever.
A deal was
consummated last Friday by which W. H. Coldiron, of ...
Matters Somewhat
Personal
To move a printing office ten miles and get it located and get out a
paper in time all in one week, is certainly a big job, as we find from
experience. But the paper is out and here it is. We have not had time to get
aquatinted nor to do much soliciting, but our greatest satisfaction so far is
the cordial welcome we have received. Every business man we have had a chance to
see has either placed an ad in this issue or stated that he would later on.
Those who are advertising with us this early will get their money's worth as
every feature of our paper will be carefully scanned for two reasons. First
because it is a new paper and second because it gives the news. We are sending
out many sample copies this week, and our entire issue is 900. We have come to
stay and will try to meet everyone as soon as opportunity permits. We have come
to make Stockton a good town and Rooks a good county.
The prosperity of a
community always brings the fakers. This county has been frequently victimized.
At present an outfit is here unloading a lot of cheap buggies at good prices. It
is the history of his outfit that they go to a place, unload a lot of buggies
and are gone. Where they sell on time another outfit does all the collecting.
They are the business relatives of the lighting rod and the county Atlas men.
About a dozen citizens of Ash Rock township were in the city yesterday
consulting attorneys as to a fake physician who had recently visited that
locality, getting cash from some and notes from others. The notes given range
from $50 to $175. The physician is gone. It is a safe plan to steer clear of
these non-resident fellows whether they sell pills, groceries or buggies.
Crowds of people flocked to Look Bros. store Monday evening to see the
elegant new display of lights. Probably no finer lighted store exists in Western
Kansas now than the store of Look Bros. You should go and se it.
Thomas
Hill Jr. returned from his home at Beloit this morning after a months sickness.
He has almost resolved his health and will resume...
Car seed potatoes at Dunn's.
Rand the horse buyer, March 13.
It
is reported that Ex-Treasurer C. A. Fesler is in quite poor health.
Miss
Jessie Fittell came up from Osborne on Monday for a visit with friends here.
_. C. Reed has purchased the Chas. Wort property in what is know as Swift's
addition.
Griffin & Ives sold their beg stallion, "Frank" to parties in
Jewell County this week.
Just received at Dunn's a carload of fancy table
potatoes. Come quick. They are going fast.
Azel F. Cochran came over from
Plainville last Sunday and took the train east in the evening.
Miss
Minnie Bigge leaves soon for Omaha, Nebraska, where she will enter a hospital as
a nurse.
H. G. Reeder of Greenfield township, spent Sunday in town the
guest of his son Claud and family.
See the Special line of Baby Bonnets
at the Spring Opening of Millinery, at Mrs. Montgomerys.
Mrs. Mary E.
Smith, of Asherville, Kansas, is visiting the family of J. B. Hubble, in
Farmington township.
Mrs. Wm. Bray, mother of Mrs. J. S. Dotson, of
Greenfield township, arrived from Concordia last Tuesday.
B. F. Smither,
wife and son, came up from Woodston Sunday and spent the day with Dr. L. R.
Bessey and wife.
County Treasurer F. G. Ziegler and wife returned on
Tuesday from a two weeks visit at different points in Missouri.
Buy your
seed potatoes now at Dunn's, as potatoes are going to be scarce and high later
part of the season.
Dr. Oechsli has a new top for his auto, which is
quite a protection to him in his long rides visiting country patients.
A.
McCann, brother of A. R. McCann, of this place, left for his home at Falls City,
Nebraska, last Monday evening after a brief visit here.
O. G. Wilson of
Plainville, was in the city on Saturday.
E. B. Krager left on Tuesday
night for a visit in Missouri.
F. E. Slason was over from Plainville in
his auto last Saturday.
Almerion Webster was down from Bow creek township
Saturday last.
300 bushel beardless seed barley Phone Line 12 F. W.
Turner. 4t pd.
Bring in your horses, if you want to sell them. Rand will
be here on Saturday.
Don't fail to attend "The Girl and The Gawk," Friday
night at the opera house.
D. T. Brewer returned Sunday from a visit to
Nevada, Missouri and other points in that state.
Remember the date, March
15 and 16th for the Easter displays of Millinery at Mrs. Montgomerys.
Editor J. R. Green, of the Kirwin Argus, was in the city Friday visiting his
parents, who live here.
Griffin & Ives shipped a car of cattle to Kansas
City last Tuesday morning, Mr. Ives accompanying the shipment.
The
swellest line of Pattern Hats ever shown in Stockton, on display March 15 and
16th, at Mrs. Montgomerys.
T. M. Kincad has rented his farm in Greenfield
township to House brothers, and Alvin House has moved on the farm.
Mrs.
J. A. McEwen left Tuesday evening for her home south of Woodston, after a three
days visit here with her sister, Mrs. R. E. L. Smith.
My six room
residence in northwest part of Stockton and two lots is for sale. Will be sold
at a bargain come and see it. 2t Grant Grimsley.
Prof. Bullimore gave a
lecture at the Congregational church last Friday evening that is highly spoken
of by all who attended. The proceeds of the lecture go to purchase a sewing
machine for the sewing department of the public schools, conducted by Miss
Wyatt.
W. I. Smith went to Phillipsburg on his motor cycle Tuesday. He
made the return trip in an hour and five minutes.
The swellest line of
Pattern Hats ever shown in Stockton, on display March 15 and 16th, at Mrs.
Montgomerys.
County Clerk Hill and Treasurer Ziegler went to Plainville
and Palco last Wednesday on burliness, returning the same day.
John M.
Reeder and son, of Jefferson, Iowa, arrived last Tuesday for a visit with the
Reeder families of Greenfield Township.
Mrs. M. J. Coolbaugh Sr. returned
this week from an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Smith Baldwin, at
Columbus, Kansas.
Fred Boylan and family will move to the A. J. Henke
farm north of town and Mrs. Henke will move to a farm near Bloomington, Kansas.
It is reported that George Fittell has sold out at Osborne and he and his
family will leave there. We have not heard where they will go.
Roy
Bonebrake, the successful Kansas City real estate man, was in town Friday,
leaving that day for Ness City and Garden City on business.
J. F. Dunn
received a big shipment of trunks, suit cases, telescopes and hand-bags. Just
the thing for that trip you are thinking of taking.
J. A. Hebrew, of Bow
creek, shipped a fine car of hogs last Tuesday morning,, his son-in-law, G. L.
Johnson, accompanying the shipment to Kansas City.
C. A. Martin was in
from Lanark township Saturday and reports to us that he has 100 acres of wheat
all looking good. He says wheat up is way is all in fine condition.
Mr.
Kelly, financial agents of Topeka, was in the city on Friday last, and drove to
Palco to see about the refunding of the Northhampton township bonds.
Mrs.
W. E. Coolbaugh returned on Thursday last from a three months visit with her
mother and brothers and sisters in Kansas City, Missouri. She will now make her
home in her property here in the north part of town.
J. T. Smith returned
Wednesday from Kansas City.
J. I. Elwood was up from Woodston on Monday.
R. C. Slason went to Kansas City last Sunday evening.
J. T. Smith
went to Kansas City last Sunday evening.
Sol Walgreen sold a fine team,
this week to Charles Kracht.
A little son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Hicks is
quite sick at present.
Hon. S. C. Price was down from Hill city on Friday
last on business.
Miss Edith Smith returned Sunday from an extended visit
with friends in Kansas City.
Fine horse fanciers should not fail to read
what is said elsewhere in this issue of Col. H. C. Sweet's well bred stock.
Julian Conture, that well-to-do farmer of Richland township was doing
business in Stockton last Saturday, and shaking hands with his many friends.
Mrs. C. D. Farrier, of Plainville, mother of Mrs. Joe Feleay, who has been
quite sick for some weeks is improving and prospects for her recovery are good.
Miss Edyth Kerr who has been teaching the Chalk Mound school south of
Woodston, returned home Saturday evening having finished a successful five
months term.
Peter Hein, the piano and organ man who sojourned in our
midst last summer for a season, was in town one day this week, enroute to
Plainville, his present headquarters.
County Assessor U. E. Hubble is
having all the assessors send in their papers for inspection and comparison as
fast as they are written up. He finds that the assessors are nearly all going
good and speedy work.
Martin Larsen of Greenfield township brought to
town about a week ago a large gray mare having an abnormal growth on one hind
leg. This growth was removed by Dr. A. W. Viers, the parts removed weighing
eight pounds. the mare is doing fine and will completely recover.
Stockton has three first-class pantatoriums. (pantatoriums is a fabric cleaner
and presser.)
Basil Roloson went to Osborne on business last Monday
evening.
E. R. Long and wife went to Greenleaf on Monday to visit
relatives.
Ed Cross fell from his bicycle last Friday, and thinks he
cracked his collar bone.
Harvey Bottorf went to Osborne last Saturday on
business, returning on the freight Monday.
Joe Feleay received his first
car of lumber last week for W. R. Griffins new house on East Main street.
Look Bros. Early Ohio seed potatoes, the genuine article, will be here this
week. See them before purchasing your seed.
J. A. Maris, proprietor of
the opera house, has had electric light put in on the stage which makes a fine
appearance from the body of the house.
F. A. Beaslee, of Hobart township.
has our thanks for a liberal amount of cash on subscription and the addition of
three new names to our rapidly increasing subscription list.
Ex-County
Superintendent R. R. Richmond, of this county, is now superintendent of the
public schools at Culdesac, Idaho, and his wife Sadie L. Richmond is postmaster
at that place.
The fie department was called out last Friday night to
extinguish a fire that had been mysteriously started in an outbuilding on the
premises occupied by Dr. Oechsli. Very little damage was done.
H. M. Harn
is going to put a fine lot of curbing about his premises this spring, and is
also going to put out a lot of sycamore trees. He has seen some trees of this
species in Downs and believes they are the thing.
Little Christine,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lam__n, fell on a bottle last Monday and cut on e
of her hands quite severely. Dr. Book was called and dressed the wound and he
thinks she will not suffer any permanent injury from the wound.
R. A.
Selbe returned Sunday from Concordia, where he had been taking medical
treatment.
Charles Risely went to Kansas City on business last Sunday. He
is expected home Saturday.
Chris Kracht and family arrived from Eastern
Kansas this week and are now located on their farm west of town, known as the
Woodrum farm.
Mrs. John Shaw has been on the sick list for some days past
but is improving at this writing.
W. R. Griffin returned Tuesday from a
business trip to Kansas city, Missouri and Pleasanton, Kansas.
Miss
Myrtle Reeder spent Sunday at her home in Greenfield township, returning to
Stockton Monday morning..
Uncle Tommy Thrasher left Monday evening for a
visit with relatives in Illinois.
Lost -- A gold bracelet. Please leave at
Look Bros. store and receive suitable reward..
Solomon Walgreen, of the
Red Star livery, has just purchased a fine new auto from B. C. Slason.
Little Helen, daughter of Mrs. W. E. Coolbaugh, has been sick this week. Dr.
Book is attending her.
Andy Montgomery, the freight agent between here
and Webster, was sick Monday and his trip was made by Ed Richards.
The
Stockton band is now occupying the old school building on North Depot Street as
headquarters and it makes an ideal place for the boys.
The Stockton
Woodman camp is making extensive arrangements for attending the semi-annual
Woodman Convention at Woodston on April 7th.
Wid Judd, of Minneapolis,
Kansas, is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Judd, of Lanark
township. His parents are both in quite poor health.
J. T. Smith is
having the iron clad addition to the north of his store building nicely
repainted and will otherwise decorate it in such style as will add much to its
appearance.
Grant Hendricks, the Plainville liveryman, was over at the
county seat on Monday, bringing with him Barney Gallagher, the popular Stockton
butcher who was just returning from Burlington, Colorado.
Mrs. F. L.
Kienzle returned on Monday from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Fittell, at Osborne. She returned to her home at Plainville, after a brief visit
with the Kienzle family at this place.
Mrs. M. L. McCubbin is quite sick,
and her boarders have been compelled to hunt other boarding places, as she is
unable to take care of them. Prof. Bullimore, on of her boarders, is now staying
with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collyer.
$1.00 per Year in Advance
Applications made for admission as mail
master of the second class of Stockton, Kansas
Now is the time to
subscribe.
Notice the change in Col. L. C. Hopkins ad.
W. T.
Pfleiderer went east on the train Monday evening, on a business trip.
Miss Katie Williams of Nicodemus took the train here for Concordia last Monday
evening.
300 bushels beardless seed barley. Phone line 12 F. W. Turner.
4t pd.
Dr. F. M. Daily, one of Beloit's leading physicians, was in the
city on professional business last Friday.
Ex-county Supt. H. R. Graham
was over from Palco last Saturday on business. He is superintendent of the Palco
schools.
Dr. Book reports the arrival of a daughter at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Wallen, of Farmington township, on Friday last.
J. M.
Hubbard had out quite a garden prior to the recent snow, and is much afraid his
garden seed got rather cold during the time the snow was on.
George
Hamilton, formerly of this place, but later of Scottsville, has sold his drug
store there to Oscar E. Schmell. What George intends to do now, we know not.
Fred Barnes has moved on the J. W. Lytle farm west of town, and J. W. Lytle
has moved to town and is occupying the house just vacated by Wyatt McKinzie, and
Wyatt McKinzie has moved to the Jack Shaw farm in Farmington township.
Miss Mona Pickens came up from Osborne last Monday and spent the day with her
parents, returning in the evening.
Major W. E. Rowe, for many years a
merchant of Kirwin, but now of Emporia, was in the city last Saturday. He is now
traveling for a grocery firm.
My six room residence in northwest part of
Stockton and two lots is for sale. Will be sold at a bargain. Come and see it.
2t. Frank Grimsley.
Al Streeter is now regularly employed by Col. Sweet
and is devoting his entire time to looking after the Col's string of blooded
horses.
J. J. Parker now has full charge and ownership of the Downs
Times, one of the best weekly newspapers in this part of Kansas. Success to
Parker.
Mrs. P. S. McCracken and Mrs. C. H. Dewey will entertain the L.
A. S. of the Congregational church on Friday, March 26th. A full attendance is
desired as there is work.
R. R. Hays went to Woodston Saturday morning
where he gave his lecture on his European travels before the Rooks County
Teachers Association that evening --Osborne News.
Of all the towns in
western Kansas, Plainville has certainly been as much in need of a good fire
protection as any and their system will probably more than pay for itself in
increasing property values.
Since our last issue a great misfortune has
befallen one otherwise happy Stockton home. All the plastering fell from the
ceiling of the best room at one crash, mixing up furniture and wall decorations
in one conglomerated mass upon the carpet. The lady doesn't care to be made an
object of sympathy so we do not mention her name. But she is entitled to
sympathy just the same.
One of the worst women I ever knew to talk about
other people's houses lived in a house that was so rickety that the city council
talked about condemning it.
I claim to be public spirited, still I wouldn't
under any circumstances serve on a city council. I have drawn the line on
letting people put me up as a target and shoot at me free of charge.
I have
never been able to see anything so grand about a big wedding dinner given by
people who are so poor that they have to live on corn bread and buttermilk for
the next sixty days to even up on expenses.
The big money that is being made
out of the sheep business has caused lots of people to become interested in that
industry. A farmer near this town recently subscribed for the "Rams Horn," in
order that he might post up on the breeding and care of sheep.
Some one dug
up and exhibited down at the corners last Saturday a badge containing the
inscription, "16 to 1, No Compromise." This is the first time in years that one
of these relics of the period of political insanity extending from 1890 to 1896,
has been displayed in public.
"I can drink or I can let it alone." said a man
to me down at the corners. "Why don't you try letting it alone a while and see
how you will like the plan," I asked. "Oh, I have tried that plan," he said,
"but it is so much harder than drinking, that I thought inasmuch as I am getting
old I ought to choose the lighter class of labor. I am getting too old and
feeble to work so hard."
John M. Reeder and son, who have been visiting
here with relatives for the past two weeks left for their home at Jefferson,
Iowa, Monday evening..
The infant child of Mrs. and Mrs. Claude Reeder,
of this city, died last Friday and was buried Saturday in the Stockton Cemetery.
This is a blow to the young parents, and they have the sympathy of all their
many friends here.
E. I. Covert was over from Zurich last Tuesday. He
reports the small grain in the fine condition out there. He will go to Topeka
next week and will bring home with him his son who has been in an asylum there
for some months, and we are glad to say the son is reported to have completely
recovered his mind.
Col. Sweet is building a fine few barn on his
premises in the southeast part of town. the barn will be 20 X 30 feet. He will
arrange it with box stalls and all modern conveniences for the keeping of fine
stock. Also he will make an office and a place for his hostler to make
headquarters there. He will give special attention to all stock entrusted to his
keeping.
The following rules governing the Diploma examination were
ad_______ Saturday, March 13th, 1909, at a _________ conference of the examining
board of the rural schools and of, cities of third class and are in substance
rules adopted by the County Superintendents of the state, with but_____ charges,
and these were made necessary by local conditions:
Date
Rural school
examination, Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, in Cities of the third class,
Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, 1909.
Location of examinations (_________
schools),
Dist. No. Name of School Teacher in charge of examination
9
Survey, Edna Wasson
11 Codell, J. R. Raumaker
23 Webster, Grace Matthew
17 Howe, Eunice Selbe
39 Hoskins, Laura B. Hoskins
49 Portage, Angle Reed
58 Spring Branch, Floy Westenh_______
63 Muir, Adelaide Hopkins
75 Hazen,
Murra Sayles
76 West Plainville, Hester Gl_________
111 One Hundred
eleven, Pearl ________;
Un 1 Zurich, Thomas Hill.
Location of examinations
(of third class).
Dist. No. Name of School. Teacher in charge of examination.
6 Stockton, Supt. Bullimore
61 Palco, Prin. Graham
69 Plainville, Prin.
Brown
71 Damar, Sr. Aloysius
100 Woodston, Floy Westenha_______
Examination Fee
Pupils writing on five or less subjects, fee, 25 cents.
Pupils writing on more than five subjects, fee 50 cents.
Schedule of Subjects
In each examination the following order of subjects will be followed:
Friday--Orthography, Reading, Penmanship, Geography, Grammar, and Kansas
History.
Saturday--Arithmetic, United States History, Physiology, Classics,
________, and Algebra (elective).
Note pupil make take either ______ing or
classics.
Admission
It would be well for pupils to look over carefully the
following rules of admission to the examination.
1. Pupils will be admitted
to t_____ examination.
The new Baptist church at Turkville, one of the
finest country church in this part of Kansas is jut being completed by the
Baptist congregation and the Turkville community. The church is a large, well
constructed _______ building and will be a fine thing in this community. The
dedication services will be held Sunday, March ________.
Jim Creek Ranch
3 1/2 miles east, 1 1/2 miles north of Stockton Kansas
Thirty head of horses
and mules
We sell or exchange work horses for young horses or cattle, in
fact, anything of value. A good place to match your teams.
Griffin & Ives
Ranch Phone 254 Office Phone 154
Stockton's Big Dry Goods Store
Look Bros.
Our new
line of spring suits and jackets have arrived. We are satisfied this is the
finest and cheapest line ever brought to Stockton. One look at our Sidenberg &
Hays line will convince you of the same. They are of the latest styles and
shapes.
Sidenberg & Hays -- Ladies skirts in all colors and shades, stripes
and plaids at reasonable prices.
Muslin Underwear -- Department is larger
than ever before. Beautiful muslin gowns at all prices.
Dress Ginghams --
from 10 to 15 cents. New Holland Dress Ginghams silk finish only 25 cents a
yard.
Dress Calico -- 8 cents a yard. Just the thing for a house dress.
Shirt Waists -- Shirt waists from 98 cents up.
New Embroideries -- New
insertions. New Corset Cover Embroideries. New Corset Covers.
We are agents
for Mokaska Coffee
Remember our Spring line of Suits and Jackets.
Look
Bros.
Mrs. Wilson of Webster, sister of Mrs. F. B. Phelps. left for her
home last Saturday after a weeks visit here.
The Whitford farm of 200
acres was sold Wednesday. The farm was transferred to Col. Sweet and from Sweet
to D. V. Kelly. Considerations $11,000.
Miss Bina Stamper returned last
week from Hill city and is now visiting with relatives in Greenfield township.
She will return to Stockton Saturday.
President Harn of the Sons &
Daughters of Justice lodge No. 113 of this city brought into this office
yesterday their new badges just received. They are indeed beauties and are worn
by the various officers of the order during their meetings.
J. H. Russ
and wife returned Monday from an extended visit to Missouri.
Street
Commissioner Goodfellow is doing some good work on South Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal McNulty went to Kansas City last Sunday evening to be gone
about a week.
Claude Reeder moved out to a house on the H. G. Reeder
place in Greenfield township last Friday.
Bobby Robinson quit work for
Cooley & Smith last week and began at once for J. T. Smith.
Absolom
Evans, one of the old settlers at Webster, died last Saturday and was buried at
that place on Sunday. He was an old and highly respected citizen.
Annual
School Meeting
To the votes of Stockton school district No. 6 Among the laws
recently passed, the date of the annual school meeting in all school districts
in cities of the third class, has been changed to the second Friday in April and
the date for the annual meeting this year is April 9. Charles Riseley, Clerk.
Attention Royal Neighbors
The question of amending local camp by-laws, so
that meetings of the camp will take place the second and fourth Friday evenings
of each month instead of the first and third Saturday afternoon of each month,
will be voted on at the next regular meeting Saturday, April 3. All Royal
Neighbors are notified to be present. Mrs. E. P. Shaw, Rec.
Jay Feleay
and wife went to Netawaka Sunday where Jan will work with Contractor Johns who
is building a new schoolhouse there.
Miss Myrtle Reeder visited over Sunday with her parents in Greenfield township.
J. C. Coldiron and wife of Beloit are visiting W. H. Coldiron and family in this city.
Miss Crystal Reeder assisted in the W. C. Reed grocery last Saturday. This establishment has gotten to the place where it finds it difficult to get sufficient help on Saturday to handle its large volume of business.
Miss Reeder entertained the Social T's at the
home of Mrs. S. N. Hawkes last Monday evening.
Council Meeting: The
following bills were audited and allowed: Ira Hazen, drayage $2.50
Mrs.
J. P. Feleay entertained the Aid Society of the Christian Church at her home
last Wednesday.
Rural School Graduates: Stockton: Mabel Schindler.
Governor Riddle Killed
For something like
thirty years the name of A. Pl. Riddle, of Minneapolis, has been a prominent one
in Kansas. He was at one time Lieut. Gov. of Kansas, and has been very prominent
as the editor of the Minneapolis Messenger, and the publisher of different
society papers. He was killed in an automobile accident last Wednesday night
near Salina, he and four associates being on their way to Salina from
Minneapolis. The auto ran into an embankment that had been thrown up to close a
road, and Mr. Riddle was thrown out and received injuries from which he died in
a short time. He will be very much missed in Kansas. He was one of the readiest
extemporaneous speakers that Kansas possessed. He had been known for many years
as "Gov. Riddle."
More Women than Men
The census announced last
Saturday shows that there are 15,425 more women than men in the National Capitol
city. The District of Columbia contains ___43,003 people, 97,142 of who are
negroes.
E. R. Toepffer
Will do your painting cheaper than any man in
this town. Will paint anything. Varnishing and Staining is his ________.
No Such Order
For weeks past the exchanges have been printing a statement to
the effect that if fifty cents worth of stamps per day was not sold on a rural
route, the route would be discontinued. It was asserted that an order to that
effect had been issued by the postal department. This week we laid the matter
before Postmaster Young who gave the following statement: "I am not prepared to
say that no such order was ever issued, but will say that no such order has ever
been received at the office at Stockton. There are good reasons for believing
that no such an order was ever issued. Such an order would be inconsistent with
the policies of the postal department. The prime object of the department is the
accommodating of the general public with such mail facilities as can
consistently be given, and the mere fact that patrons of a route should fail to
purchase stamps on a route would form no consistent reason for discontinuing it.
The volume of mail business on a route is in no way regulated by the receipts on
the route for stamps. For instance, if on Route No. 1, the heaviest route out of
Stockton, every patrol should happen to get hold of stamps in some other way
than from the carrier, and for a whole month the carrier should not sell a stamp
but the volume of business continue, there would be no thought on the part of
the government of discontinuing the route. A person can get his stamps how and
where he pleases, just so he don't get to manufacturing them."
Barr Holds
the Belt
For some time past there has been a misunderstanding between Richard
O. Moller, and Edwin B. Barr as the which could lay the other on his back in a
"catch as catch can" scuffle. they agreed on all other points, and are the best
of friends. But Richard believed that with a weight of about 185 and strength to
correspond he would be able to handle Barr, who with a weight of about 155
though his agility and skill would enable him to overcome the weight and
strength of his Norwegian adversary. There seemed no way of settling the matter
but to put it to the test. Different lines of argument failed to convince either
party, and on Sunday afternoon the parties with scarcely a dozen spectators went
to the grove near the engine house where under the above named rules the
struggle was pulled off, with the result that the first round put Richard on his
back, and the second brought him to his hands and knees. Mr. Barr has been a
resident here long enough to be known to all and Richard Oerting Moller is a
young Norwegian, well educated, speaks and understands five different languages,
is industrious, temperate and popular with all who know him. He and Barr are
probably better friends than ever now, as they have settled satisfactorily their
chief dispute.
Not a Paper Road
Some people are disposed to call the
Nebraska, Kansas and Southern railway a "paper road." And it looks well on
paper. A dispatch from Garden city, Kansas, says the grading outfit are
beginning actual work toward the northeast. Great piles of rails and ties are on
the ground, and work crews are on hand to do the grading for 25 miles. This is
the road for which the grading contract is let from Garden city to Stockton, and
which is then to be pushed to Superior, Nebraska. Smith Center and Smith county
are on the direct line, and Frank Burnham, the promoter of the road, says that a
proposition will before very long be presented to the people of Smith County.
--Smith County Pioneer.
Death of Mrs. W. H. Barnes
Richard Martin
hands us a copy of the Ventura Weekly Democrat, published at Ventura,
California, containing an account of the death of Mrs. W. H. Barnes, formerly of
this place, and who will be remembered by all the older settlers here. W. H.
Barnes was for years a prominent figure in Roods county and was once county
superintendent, being succeeded in that position by Dr. Ainsworth. Mrs. Barnes
was sixty-three years of age, and left a husband and one son and two daughters.
One of the daughters was Mrs. G. N. Mickell, who is also formerly of this place.
W. P. O'Brien sold his half section of Rooks county land last Wednesday to
W. T. Runyon of Ellis. The enterprise Realty Co. of Palco consummated the
deal.--Luray Herald.
The Girl
The tennis girl goes out to play her
nerve-producing game; the flippant girl goes out larking because her life's too
tam; the reading girl betakes herself into a world of books; the scheming girl
to the seaside goes to fish with artful hooks; the flirting girl goes anywhere
she thinks there is a man; the dressy girl goes to Paris to buy a dress and fan;
the beauty foes upon the stage to share her handsome looks; but the girl that
gets the husband says right at home and cooks.--Cuba Daylight.
George
Benedick Surprised
Last Thursday was the Sixty-fifth birthday of our popular
old soldier postmaster, George Benedick, and his relatives got together and
perpetrated a surprise on him. they arrived early in the day with baskets loaded
to the brim with modern forage, and when George went to dinner he found a layout
and a reception that done his old heart good. In all there were forty-five
relatives present and these only represent about half of the Benedick family in
the west. The following were present. Mrs. and Mrs. Geo. Watkins and two
children, M. Watkins and five children, Geo. burns and two children, Harry
Benedick and two children, Bert Benedick and two children, E. S. Graham and wife
and two children, Sheridan Benedick and four children, Mr. and Mrs. A. Benedick,
Mrs. Edna Shrouf and son, Ernest Benedick, Ben Hershberger, Ora Benedick and
wife and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Benedick and son Jack.--Plainville
Gazette.
Sterling & Hazen
Carry the Newest, Freshest, Cleanest,
Finest,
Groceries
They ask you to call and see what they have to offer,
and guarantee you courteous treatment, and full weights and measures. Give them
a Trial.
Fruits A Specialty
Miss Crystal Reeder is clerking in the W. C Reed grocery this week.
Miss Lillie Newbrey
Lay hold, hang on, and push was the subject which was philosophically
discussed by the Valedictorian, Miss Lille Newbrey. It constituted an
exhortation to energy, to new life, to live for others, to get out of life what
there is in it, to be thorough. She made a touching appeal to the other members
to pursue without a falter the course they were engaged in. Her address to the
school board and patrons of the school in particular was full of inspiration for
all. To sum the whole matter up in a few words we will say that we think that
all went away thinking that the honor of delivering the valedictory class
address had been conferred on the right member.
Spectacles and Eye
Glasses
Fitted and guaranteed by
W. I. Smith, Doctor of Optics,
at
Chipman's Jewelry
Let Winters bring your ice. Phone him at No. 266
Cobs for sale. Phone 12, Line 21. H. E. Miller
The entire Kienzle
family left Tuesday evening for a visit at Atchison, Kansas, their old home.
Woodston's Fine new School Building
Where 31 people are saying to 81
people that there shall be no high school this years.
Where Does He Stand
Some of the sixth district papers are quoting Deacon Chambers as saying he
favored either E. P. Sample or J. Todd Reed for congress. Deacon could well
afford to give some Gypsy medium a quarter to tell him just where he is at. It
is our understanding that these are both good men, and we dislike very much to
see them slaughtered. If the deacon could get a little help he might discover
that he didn't favor these men in which case the nomination of either one of
them would be among the possibilities. If nothing better could be done, Deacon
could get Onion Ed Allen to run the cards and tell him a little something.
Matrimonial Affairs
On the 28th Judge Dougherty issued marriage license
to J. D. Paxton and Lucy Swift, both of Alcona. And to William Leo McDaniel and
Doril Lavanche Dittman, both of Plainville. And to Barney Kriley and Marion
McAlpine, both of Stockton.
On the 29th to Ivan Leroy Perkins and Minnie
Maude Medley, both of Webster. And to William Frank Hunter and Laura Burland,
both of Zurich.
And, late yesterday we saw a good looking young woman and a
well-to-do man on the streets here and learned that they were from Alton and
that they had just been married at the court house. We phoned the probate judge
but found that he had mad a solemn promise to the parties to tell nothing and
not wishing to encourage him to be unfaithful to them we did not urge him to
tell us the names. But the Alton people were married.
T. E. Baldwin and
wife left yesterday via Phillipsburg for Colorado.
Fred Kienzle and wife
came over from Plainville last Monday and went from here to Atchison this week
with his parents for a visit.
D. E. Finlayson and son Howard, of Omaha,
father and brother of Mrs. Dr. I. H. Look, arrived last Thursday for a visit wit
the Dr. Look family.
Wm. Schulz and wife living on Duglass creek east of
this city are the parents of a nine pound girl,and reports are that they are
highly delighted over its arrival.
Advertisers who interests have not
been properly looked after this week by the Review will please bear with us for
the present, as we hope soon to be in normal condition again.
Among the
people that we saw going to the Christian convention at Osborn yesterday evening
were Mrs. A. C. Feleay, Bert Turner and wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. DeLazene, Mrs.
James McCauley, Mrs. Oscar Gibbs, Bert Damon, Mrs. Hannah Vallette; and Miss
Laura Craig. This is certainly a good and representative delegation, together
with those we have already mentioned.
Mrs. W. H. Coldiron went to Beloit to visit relatives last Monday evening.
W. H. Coldiron and wife returned last Friday from a visit at Beloit.
Mrs. H. G. Reeder of Greenfield township is suffering severely from rheumatism this week.
The Special Session
There is now a strong possibility
that there will be a special session of the legislature to amend some matters
connected wit the guaranteeing of bank deposits. Gov. Stubbs recently sent to
Hon. Geo. Yoxall, Rep. from Rooks Co. the following telegram: "Many bankers
favor special session of legislature to enact a law providing that insurance
companies which guarantee bank deposits shall do so under exactly the same
conditions that the new state bank guaranty laws prescribes, making all
conditions exactly the same for state and national banks. Should special session
become necessary would you favor such a law with shortest session possible and
minimum expanse? Wire answer, my expense." "W. R. Stubbs, Gov."
To this Mr.
Yoxall replied that he would uphold the bank guaranty law and would favor the
same rate of interest by all banks. We believe that the general sentiment here
is that this defect in the law should be
remedied immediately, and we think
Mr. Yoxall did the right thing by encouraging the idea of a special session be
called.
Two good work teams for sale. 21-2t. R. A. Selbe.
Miss
Madeline Slightam, of Kirwin, is visiting here.
Walter Taylor was up from
Concordia last Wednesday.
We regret to note just as we go to press that
the child of Mr. and Mrs. Roloson died last night.
Mrs. Clara Morley and
children, of Salina, came in on the passenger this morning to spend a few days
visiting with Mrs. F. Mm. Gold.
S. S. Updyke and E. D. Jacobs went this
morning to finish preparing for the plasterers, the house which they have been
building for Mrs. and Mrs. Charley Long on their farm.
Teacher's
Examination, There were 100 applicants for teacher' certificates at the recent
teachers' examination. There were issued three Professional, three first grades,
22 seconds, 51 thirds, and three were issued grades for a Professional only.
There were 27 applicants rejected. The following is a list of the successful
applicants:
Professional - Nellie Sander, Ella Standish, Mabel Root
First Grade - Edna Gerken, Grace Mathew, William Kerr
Second
Grade - Nellie Scott, Anna Brown, Grace E. Gish, J. A. Ross, Lucy F.
Look, Bessie Henry, Rose Gribel, Maud Green, Arthur C. Wise, Edna
Wasson, Martha Bigge, Alice McKanna, Mabel Colbert, Murra Sayles,
Lawrence, J. Dryden, Adelaide Hopkins, Anna Verveka, Herbert Darland,
John W. Rorick, Emma Bigge, Edith Kerr, Cora Normon
Third Grade -
May Call, Estella Skenyon, Agnes Reed, Millie Cochell, Alice Mendenhall,
Vera Betts, Ruby Mullen, Clyde Conger, Nettie R. Leverton, Vivian Meek,
John Raymond, Annetta Ruhaak, Harvey E. Turk, Lillian White, Eunice
Selbe, Rella Stevens, Mary Carter, Martha Wallace, Ethel Prosser,
Clyde Reppert, Durward W. Moore, Nella Harris, D. Baumgarterner,
Florence Russell, Lee Watts, Olie Wasson, Margaret Colahan, Flora
Starbuck, Elsie Morgan, Celia Cochell, Jennie Carmichael, Emma Gick,
Emma Sander, Mabel McCarroll, Isabella Miller, C. W. Seaman, Crystal
Reeder, Golda Kelm, Dixie Carpenrer, Jennie Luckinbill, Lucy Selbe,
Lavina E. Armstrong, Benj. Fulceer, John G. Seaman, Verdie Farrier,
Edwin Marble, Albert Bright, Blaine Hershberger, Dovie Sherwood, Abigal
Borin, Cora Glendening
A Business Change
A business change of
importance was made in the business circles of this place yesterday. the general
stock of merchandise of J. F. Dunn was sold to P. P. Raumaker. the work of
invoicing will begin next Monday. The deal put Mrs. Dunn entirely our of the
mercantile business in Stockton, but he still has his Plainville stock. Dunn
gets a small amount of good collateral, but the price is principally cash. Mr.
Raumaker has been in business here and is no stranger to our people, and as he
steps into a good and well established business, we feel that he will do well.
We are sorry, however, to see Mr. Dunn go out of business, as he is one of the
men who took stock in the first issue of this paper in Stockton, and has stayed
with it since. He knows a good thing when he sees it. We hope Dunn will prosper
wherever he may go, and we extend the best wished to the new firm.
New
Electric Theatre
It is now certain that Stockton is to have a new2 and
thoroughly modern electric theatre. W. R. Griffin informs us that he will fit up
in the building now occupied by John Martin, a thoroughly modern place of
amusement. the room will be refitted, a stage built, the floor raised, opera
chairs put in and everything planned for the comfort of the patrons the room is
centrally located and surely an ideal place for the theatre. People who know Mr.
Griffin will realize that there is nothing that he will leave undone to make
this place first-class in every respect. He will put in a piano and will secure
the best vocal and instrumental music all the time. The electric theatre is a
very popular place of amusement and has come to stay and we venture that the
Wizard Electric Theatre will be second to no other in this part of the state.
Stockton continues to take on metropolitan airs. John Martin will assist in the
new enterprise.
Call up No. 266 when you want ice.
Farm Loans
Plenty of money. No waiting for inspector to see land. Interest and principal
payable at your home bank. C. H. Dewey.
Let Winters bring your ice. Phone
him at No. 266.
Uncle Sam's Cash
Washington, July 10--The Condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows:
Trust
funds--Gold coin, $861,185,869; silver dollars, $485,250,000; silver dollars of
1890 $4,209,000; silver certificates outstanding $485,250,000.
General
fun--Standard silver dollars in general fund, $6, 745,618; current liabilities
$99,508,981; working balance to treasury office, $19,695,614; in banks to credit
of treasurer of the United States $64,028,066; subsidiary silver coins
$20,724,981; miner coins $2, 547,130. Total balance in general fund
$116,484,068.
Commissioners Proceedings.
Stockton, Kansas July 5, 1909
As per agreement by phone the Board of County Commissioners per J. H. Miller
chairman adjourned the regular July meeting to August 3rd, 909, to transact the
regular July business.
Attest--N. F. Hill, Co. Clerk J. H. Miller, Chairman
Sidewalk Notice
At a regular meeting of the Council of Stockton, Kansas
held on the 8th day of July 1909, a cement or brick sidewalk was ordered build
on the north side of block No. 19 North in Stockton, Kansas. Said walks to be
commenced within fifteen days from the publication of this notice, and to be
built in accordance with the ordinances of the City governing sidewalks. Dated,
Stockton, Kansas July 13th, 1909. F. A. Chipman, City Clerk. Published July 15,
1909.
Superintendent Notice
Office of County Superintendent Stockton,
Kan. July12th, 1909
To Whom it May Concern--Since the recent Teachers'
Examination, it seems that we shall have almost a sufficient number of teachers
in the county to supply the demand. It will therefore not be necessary to
endorse certificates from other counties to fill our schools, and the
endorsements that shall be given this year will be extremely few. this notice
applies to all schools in the county. School boards will please take notice and
not embarrass themselves nor other by attempting to vary from the spirit of this
announcement. C. E. Rarick, County Superintendent, Rooks County, Kansas.
Mrs. Dr. Aukes has gone to Hallam, Nebraska, for a visit with friends and
relatives.
Miss Anna Woodward, of Louisville, Iowa, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. B. E. Kelley, in this city.
Reports here are that Dan Laird who is
in the insane asylum, is failing pretty fast, and that the chances are poor for
his recovery.
Council Proceedings: The following bills were allowed: W.
F. Hall, mowing $12.00; Feleay & Son, material-labor $11.50.
John W.
Young, of Comanche County, Kansas, was in the city last Wednesday, looking for a
fellow named John Webb, who is wanted in his county for statutory rape. He
phoned out to John Coldiron's and found the fellow was there. He started out,
but before he could get there the fellow had become wise, and had drawn all the
money due him, $5, and had apparently, fallen off the earth. Up to going to
press Webb has not been located.
The Review's Gift Piano Contest closes
next Saturday Evening.
C. W. Phelps pay cash for cream.
Nine good
cows for sale. 23-tf. E. F. Reynolds, Phone 136.
Mrs. Kavoreck, and Miss
Newman, both of Hallam, Nebraska are visiting the family of G. H. Ruhaak.
Reports are that the little Hicks boy who is in the hospital at Concordia,
is improving nicely.
Mrs. M. E. Wooley and son Charles arrived yesterday
from Omaha, Nebraska, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. T. R. May.
The
storm last Sunday morning is said to have been quite severe at Downs. We are
told that some of the best shade trees in town were blown down.
S. R.
Tucker brought F. W. Splitter up from Codell last Wednesday. Mr. Splitter was
giving his attorney, Mr. Hawks, some additional facts about the kind of a girl
he has recently married from whom he is seeking a legal separation.
W. H.
Tanzey went to St. Joseph and other river points last Monday evening to purchase
new goods for the Long & Tanzey Clothing store, in contemplation of the heavy
trade that is sure to come to Stockton this fall and winter.
Jessie
Dennis accompanies the Carrier on Rural Route No. 1 last Wednesday, to assist
him in getting through the mud. Then they returned Jessie had been in mud to his
shoe tops and had his clothes covered with mud. They made the trip in about four
hours.
Tonight, Mr. Abram Gold who has been visiting for some time with
his son Frank, will start for his home at Baker, Kansas. He has enjoyed his stay
in the county very much and has been so well pleased with the country that he
has seen fit to risk some money in Rooks county land.
See J. W. Adams, if
you want any of the famous Kerkorfe wheat for seek. It will pay you to try this
variety.
W. H. Coldiron and wife are visiting in Beloit.
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