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Most of the articles were submitted by Brenda Reeder, extracted from the Rooks County Record and Stockton Review.
Bible school will be held in the basement of the new
church on July 17th.
The financial secretary's report his month showed
everything in flourishing condition
A nice donation for the new church was
received last week from Mrs. Mollie Styles of Pullman, Washington.
Prayer
meeting Thursday evening.
Let us have a large attendance at this last prayer
meeting in the old church.
Next Lord's day will be the last service in the
old church. All the older members are especially urged to be present. Come and
let us make this the largest and best meeting the old church has ever seen.
The service last Lord's day was especially good. The flags had been tastefully
arranged about the building by Tommy Craig, giving it a patriotic air, and Bro.
Harding's sermon on "Independence" was in keeping with the day, giving one
higher ideals of patriotism and loyalty to his country. He expressed so
beautifully the thought that as the soldier fought and died for his country, so
should we be as willing to sacrifice and die if need be for the Christ who gave
his life as a ransom for us.
Greenfield Items
Ben Gager lost one
of his horses one day this week.
C. C. Dunning and John Coldiron are
among the first to finish harvesting.
Fred Mann visited the first of the
week with his grandson, C. C. Dunning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russ spent
Monday evening with Mrs. Wm. Hall and family.
Joe Fealey and wife,
Grandma Farrier, and Mrs. Myrtle Barnes and son spent Sunday at Scott Reeder's.
We notice Roy Rand is feeling better the past few days than he has for some
months past.
Bids for New Library
Notice to Contractors
Stockton,
Kansas, June 14, 1910
Notice is hereby given that bids for the construction
of the new library building will be received by the building committee. Plans
and specifications can be examined at the office of the chairman , Charles
Riseley. A deposit of $50 will be required to accompany each bid. Bids will be
opened on Saturday, July 2, 1910 at 10 o'clock a.m.and any contract awarded will
be subject to the approval or rejection by the board of directors.
Building
Committee
Chas. Risely, O. A. Higgins, J. A. Maris, Mrs. P. S. McCracken
A sister of Mrs. Dr. Colby from South McCallister, Oklahoma, is visiting
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Borgan went to Webster on Friday to visit a few days
with old neighbors.
The electric show Monday night was well attended. Mr.
White and wife returned to Stockton, Tuesday.
Stone Mason Francis went to
Stockton, Tuesday for a few days on account of the hod carriers are in the
harvest fields.
The following candidates from the county seat helped us
to celebrate last Monday, F. M. Gold, B. F. Newbrey and Jesse Dennis and perhaps
other office seekers. Stockton sent quite a delegation.
The ball game on
the fourth was won by the married men. There seemed to be more real fun in the
so-called candidate cigar during that day than anything else-that is, for the
spectators, but serious for the victim, as an explosion was sure to take place.
Our city mayor, Attorney G. B. Lane and others were among the surprised. The
confetti fight was severe and finished up with powdered starch.
Webster
Notes
Corn is making a rapid growth these days.
Helen Evans spent
last week with J. C. Evans.
W. G. Kerr bought a new Ford auto last week.
Mrs. Joe Ross and daughter are helping Chris Reed.
Carrie and Rena
Chandler have returned home again.
J. C. Edwards and J. W. Adams went to
Oklahoma, last week.
Chas. and John Henderson arrived from Missouri,
Monday.
H. L. chandler is hauling lumber to build a granary on his farm.
L. M. Montgomery and family arrived in Webster, Saturday.
Several of
the Webster people attended the funeral of Mr. Keye, Tuesday at Stockton.
John Crane made a trip to Plainville yesterday
on business.
Mrs. Joe Davis will go to Concordia tomorrow evening to
visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. White are entertaining friends from
Oklahoma this week.
Coroner Callender is badly crippled up from the
effects of a carbuncle on his neck.
A big cloud that covered the entire
sky last night failed to bring any rain in this part of the county.
Dr.
Callender was called out to Ira Hazen's yesterday to see one of Ira�s children
who was quite sick.
There is a report here that Ed Green is now playing
the part of the funny man in the Benjamin Stock Co.
S. R. Carter of this
place hauls wheat every day. He handles two teams and hauls two loads at every
trip.
W. J. Blair of Netawaka is here this week to look after the
threshing of his wheat on his farm north of town.
B. C. Slason has
secured the agency for the Cadillac car. This is the car that has heretofore
been sold by Roy Graham.
Walker Battey returned to his home at Cawker
last evening after a weeks' visit with his Cousin, Fenton Baker in this city.
R. A. Selbe has sold his new Ford car to A. D. Medley, and has just
purchased a new E. M. F. car from Riseley & Dryden.
The noted Carrie
Nation was at Beloit, Tuesday and delivered a lecture at ten cents a head to the
people of that community.
On Tuesday, Judge Dougherty issued a marriage
license and married, Rutson E. Sanford and Sarah E. Dorr both of this place.
J. W. McDaniel of Assaria, this state, was in Stockton, Thesday and
Wednesday, the guest of the Ritchey boys at the City Hotel.
Joseph W.
Gregory has just recovered from a bad attack of pneumonia, under the care of Dr.
Book.
Frank Nason is here this week in his fine big seven passenger car
that he uses in his real estate business down at Guymon, Oklahoma. Mrs. Nason
was already here.
Congressman Reeder was in town Thursday, shaking hands
with the voters. Mr. Reeder called at the Argus office, but did not tarry long,
for as he said the time was short before the primaries and it was keeping him on
the jump. - Woodson Argus.
One of the greatest industries that has lately
been added to the business of this country is the automobile repair work. It is
a business that surely puts money into circulation. Stockton has three large and
well equipped garages, and the machines are thick in them all the time.
Dr. J. S. Scott, of Delta, Colo., has come to Stockton with is family to locate.
He is a stranger here, but appears to be a gentleman who will be easy to get
acquainted with and we are sure he will be welcomed here by our people who are
always ready to welcome new business or professional men.
J. E. McMillan,
brother of Dr. J. W. McMillan of this place is here for a visit with is brother.
He is a merchant at Council Bluff's, Iowa, and is a very pleasant and
entertaining gentleman to meet. He is much pleased with the fine success with
which his brother is meeting, and says he wishes he was an osteopath also.
The Special Sale of general merchandise is still on at the Big Mercantile
house of Look Bros, as will be seen by their ad elsewhere in this issue. During
the harvest season the rush was so great for the bargains they offered that they
have decided to continue the sale during the month of July. Read their ad
carefully and see the unprecedented bargains they are offering.
Board of
Review Meeting ??
Silver Burdett Co., supplies for county superintendent
$25.00
Crane & Co., supplies for co. officers $77.95
S. Dodsworth Book Co.
Primary supplies $93.30
S. F. Myers work in court house yard $13.50
Stockton Tel. Ex. telephones for county officers $25.50
Trade Printing Co.
supplies for county officers $48.50
S. A. Barnes livery for county attorney
$9.10
A. M. Blodgett Con. Co. Cooper bridge $656.00
A. M. Blodgett Con.
Co. Sand Creek bridge $422.00
A. M. Blodgett Con. Co. Griebel bridge $1108.00
A. M. Blodgett Con. Co. Grange Hall bridge $1206.00
A. M. Blodgett Con. Co.
Brown bridge $994.00
A. M. Blodgett Con. Co. extra lumber $148.12
F. E.
Young stamped envelopes for register of deeds $10.62
F. E. Young stamped
envelopes for county treasurer $10.62
F. E. Young stamped envolopes for
county superintendent $32.62
Board of Review bills to the amount of ______
checked and scrip ordered written for the _________.
Wolf scalps to the
amount of $310 checked and scrip ordered written.
The following deputy
assessors bills _________ claimed
J. W. Callender assessing Stockton township
and city $243.00
W. H. Bartlett assessing Plainville township and city
$549.00
J. N. McCarroll balance assessing Paradise township $73.00
E. M.
Stull assessing Northampton township and Palco $120.50
I. W. Hornish
assessing Lowell twp and Woodston City $242.00
B. F. Shiveley Sr. assessing
Logan township $109.00
R. D. Thrasher assessing Lanark township $81.30
H.
J. Stamper assessing Greenfield township $80.00
County Depository
The
Farmers State Bank was designated a county depository and bond approved.
Township Clerk
Frank Hinkhouse was appointed clerk of Northampton township in
place of L. P. Ponton deceased.
Jury fee bills and clerks orders checked and
script ordered written to county treasurer as follows:
Jury fee bills $196.75
Express freight and drayage $24.79
Error in tax valuations $14.53
County
farm orders $105.40
C. G. Cochran bull for county farm $140.00
F. A.
Chipman donatiion on free telephone between Stockton and Plainville $7.50
Chas. Riseley donation on grading Jackson Mill Road $50.00
F. C. Seefield
salary as county com. $13.70
J. H. Miller salary as county com. $15.00
Board adjourned to meet July 18, 1910.
Signed: J. H. Miller, Chairman.
Attest - N. F. Hill, County Clerk.
...the convention. The committee had
decided on X. Z. Sayder of Colorado. The election of Mrs. Young was distinctly a
victory for the women in the convention. Since the association convened here the
women delegates, led by Miss Grace E. Strachan, of New York, Miss Elizabeth A.
Allen., of New Jersey, and enthusiastic delegation has electioneered vigorously
for Mrs. Young to make her the first woman president of the organization.
Long Fast Cured Rheumatism
After Suffering for Years William Herbert Went
Without Food 26 Days and is Well
Grand Junction, Colo., July 11 - Sent to
Colorado to die Wm. Herbert a former merchant of Newark, N. J., after suffering
for years with chronic rheumatism has recovered his health by starving for 26
days. Though he weighed 130 pounds when he started to fast a month ago and only
weighs 90 now Herbert declares he never felt better in his life. "After fasting
three days I become so beeble that I had go to bed" he said. "All the
nourishment I took was water. I did not feel the pangs of hunger until the 25ht
day. I did not taste a particle of food until the 26th day."
Submarine
Completes Voyage
The Salmon Sailed 800 Miles Fron Quincy, Mass., to Bermudas
Unattended
Hamilton, Bermuda, July 11 - The United States submarine boat
Salmon completed her voyage of 800 miles from Quincy, Mass., where she set sail
at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of July 5. This established a new record for
submarine boats and demonstrates the practicability of submarine boats for long
ocean voyages unatteneed by a parent or auxiliary craft. It gives to the United
States government the prestige of leading the world in its development of this
type of fighting craft.
Funeral of Justice Fuller
All Courts Closed at
Chicago During Services for the Late Chief Justice
Chicago, July 9 - The last
rites for ...
Delightful Outing
Reports from M. J. Coolbaugh and
family who are now rusticating in the mountains are to the effect that they are
having a fine time, and that they are not having the wrestle with the head that
many Rooks County people are having at this time.
Greenfield Items
Alice Cadoret visited over Sunday at Tebo's.
Vanhorn and Shick began
threshing Monday.
H. M. Russ and wife spent Sunday at Hazen's.
Miss Nora Armstrong is staying with her sister, Mrs. Bert Turner.
Fred
Mann is sick at the home of his grandson, C. C. Dunning. His daughter Mrs.
Dunning of Webster is assisting in caring for him.
Misses Mabel Rand,
Kate Ragan, Ednae Tebo and Anna and Eleanor McDonald and Messrs Roy Rand, James
McDonald and Mr. Patterson spent Sunday evening at J. E. Kennedy's.
Woodston Happenings
H. L. Clark was up from Osborne, Tuesday.
Warren Dennis and wife spent Sunday in Stockton.
Fred Burch moved to
Sabetha, and left last Friday.
Tom Pauley and family went to Stockton,
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Borgan returned from Webster last Friday.
Fred Simons sent in the first load of new wheat on Tuesday.
Bramble Hoar
and wife returned from Bloomington, Sunday.
O. Long of Stockton is
looking after the Chicago Lumber yard this week.
Mrs. Fred Walton's new
piano arrived on Tuesday, and there is music in the air.
Jesse Stewart
and wife came in from Deer Trail, to harves and thresh their wheat crop.
John Douglass came in last week...
Jones Bros. went out Wednesday to
build a new house for Chas. Atkin___ northeast of town.
O. C. Finch and
daughter left for Oklahoma, Friday evening, perhaps to commit matrimony.
The coal yards and the lumber company have started up dray No. 2 to handle the
business.
Mrs. Robt. Allen and daughter Mrs. McBride went to Alton on
Saturday and returned on Monday.
Our town figures on celebrating the 25th
anniversary this fall, together with an old settler's reunion.
Miss Bina
Stamper visited several days last week with friends here returning to Stockton
Sunday.
Chas. Gerhart and Tom Mitchell are out to Hill city for a couple
of days last week to repair a threshing engine.
The steam engine is once
more heard to screach in all directions. Three outfits have already started out
near here.
On Tuesday afternoon a trial was made to testa gasoline
traction engine and the disc gang. As we don't know much we can hardly pass an
opinion. The engine was a good looking scampand drew a crowd of perhaps a
hundred sight seers.
Sleepy Hollow
Harvesting is a thing of th
past in this community.
Mr. Hance and sons have just completed a three
weeks harvest.
Mrs. Price and daughter of Barnard are visiting Mrs. Jas.
Webster.
Wm. Hall is somewhat indisposed but we trust he will be himself
again in a few days.
Jesse Hunt and wife are the proud parents of a
little girl that came to their home last Saturday, July9th.
Miss Emma Hus
started for Atchison Sunday evening to visit her mother whom she has not seen
for some time.
Mrs. Campbell of Logan county, mother of Mr. Jesse Hunt,
came here last week and is looking after her little grand-daughter.
R. A.
Selbe has sold the new auto he bought some ten days ago, but we understand he
intends purchasing another one in the near future.
Are You Going to
Build?
Let us figure out your bill if you are. We have a complet estock at
your disposal and we will make you good prices. Bring us your bill and we will
be glad to give you a price on a good grade of lumber. Be sure to give us a
call. Stockton Lumber Co.
New Wheat is on the market.
July 24, big
day at Stockton.
Jas. Ritchay left yesterday for his home at Agra.
Fred Farrier was over from Plainville Monday.
Henry Clemons returned
Saturday from a business trip.
A. Roberts of Westmoreland, was in
Stockton, Monday.
Col. Sweet went to Kansas City, Friday evening on
business.
There was a good rain up on Bow Creek, Monday afternoon.
Chas. Mayhew of Plainville transacted business here Monday.
Geo.
Wright went to Kansas City Monday evening on business.
Charles Owens has
returned from Osborne and resumed his work.
A. L. Hocket spent several
days lately in Hill city on business.
Mrs. E. G. Spealman returned
Saturday from a visit with relatives at Beloit and Salina.
D. J. Nason
and wife returned Saturday from an extended trip for his health to Sulphur,
Oklahoma.
A. D. Medley took an auto load of people to Garden City the
first of the week.
T. A. Pauley and family were up from Woodston, Thesday
between trains.
Sam Myers has been plowing and seeding a part of the
court house yard this week.
A good rain is reported to have fallen just
west of Webster, Monday afternoon.
There have been a number of nice
showers this week that have been a find thing for the crops.
J. M.
Searight went to Kansas City Thesday evening on business and will be absent
about a week.
Dr. Viers has built a large new corral on the north of his
barn for the exercising of his horse patients.
County Superintendent
Rarick went to Emporia, the first of the week where the will remain two weeks on
business.
W. W. Johnson built a new cook shack at his place this week and
will sonn be redy to start out threshing.
A daughter was born Monday ight
to Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell who live on the E. W. Cahill place in Belmont
township.
Dave and Fred Green were over from Zurich this week visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Captain G. W. Green.
W. F. Bennet, who is
here from Colorado went to Kansas City, Monday evening to buy a new threshing
outfit.
Mrs. C. W. Drew of Cawker City returned to her home Tuesday
evening after a visit here with the family of W. H. Coldiron
Wayne
Johnston left Friday morning via Plainville for Lucas, where he will bisit his
sister, Mrs. Jesse Crist, for a short time.
Mrs. Grace Nason went to
Woodston Friday evening, accompanied by her brother Paul Crandall, for a short
visit with friends.
Harvest is over and the next thing is threshing.
Already there is some threshing in progress, and the yield is very satisfactory.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnson are here from Weeping Water, Nebr., visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bird of Hobart township.
Everyone should hear
Elder J. M. Hoffman at the new Christian churc h, Sunday July 24, morning and
evening. No admission charges.
R. E. L.Smith started Monday evening for
Missouri, where his wife, son and daughter are visiting. they will return home
with him.
F. M. Smith returned Saturday via Phillipsburg from a trip to
Nebraska, where he had been to look at some property with a vew of trading for
it.
Farmers to Town
Many of the farmers
are making purchases of city property and it will not be long till the
population of Stockton will be increased by the addition of many farmer's
families. The latest deal we hear of inn property here is the purchase of the
Roloson residence by S. W. Reeder of Greenfield township.
Ptomaine
Poisoning
Mrs. M. S. Coolbaugh was quite sick the first of this week as a
result of poisoning from the eating of canned corn on Sunday. She said the corn
did not look just the right color but she thought of no harm and ate it with the
above results. She is better at this time and no permanent bad results are
anticipated but she was very sick all day Monday.
Who are His Friends?
Who are the real friends of W. B. Ham? Are they the people who favor putting in
a new man in congress who by precedent will have to be left there a while or the
men who favor sending Reeder back for another term and leaving the field clear
for Mr. Ham to make the race two years from now? Here is something for the
friends of Mr. Ham to consider.
Ham to Alaska
Warren Barnes, who is
taking care of Mr. Ham's stock and farming interests while he is gone, received
a letter recently from him in which he stated that he was then at St. Paul,
Minn., and that he was going to start at once for Alaska. He said he would wait
there till he could hear from Barnes, but that he need write no more till he
gave him his Alaska address.
A Very Sad Case
Sunday in the forenoon,
L. Davenport, of Plainville one of the pioneers of Rooks county, and the father
of Ex-county Treasurer W. L. Davenport, was found in the edge of the timber on
the road just west of town, wandering about in an apparently demented condition.
He wore no hat and was carrying with him a hammer. He was hauled to town and
supplied with a new hat and something to eat. Word was sent to Plainville and in
a short time his son was here after him in an auto. He had left home the day
before, going out, as he said, to mend the fence. After a while he was missed
and a search was made for him. Failing to find him the neighbors were called in
and a systematic search started. It is believed that he had worked in the heat
till it had effected his brain. He is quite old but has been a strong man both
physically and mentally, and a man noted for his industry. It is believed
nothing was wrong but the prostrating effect of the heat.
Death of Oliver
Shaw
The death of a young man _____ chances for a long life seemed _______
reminds us again of the uncertain life. Oliver Shaw, son of John Shaw of this
place, died at the home of Dr. Chrane, at Speed, Sunday _______. He had been
confined to his bed about twenty-four hours. He died of an acute attack of
peritonitis. Oliver was twenty years and ten day of age and had just completed
his course ______tal college in Kansas City, and was beginning to practice in
the absence of Dr. Chrane at Speed. He was...
One of the finest homes on
the ______ is that of J. E. Graham, who owns a good farm of 480 acres. His crop
consists of 160 acres of wheat, 80 acres of corn and a large field of oats. The
farm is well stocked with hogs, cattle and horses. Everything he has was made in
Rooks county and yet we hear some say this is no farming country. Alf Miller,
continued next week.
Greenfield Items
Alice Cadorett spent Sunday
at Tebo's.
Bertha Johnson is staying with Mrs. Vanhorn.
Maud
Coldiron is staying in Stockton this week.
Geo. Siegel is building a
house for Roy Tebo.
We hear Howard Johnson has a new automobile.
Judd Stamper started his threshing machine this week.
Mr. Patterson of
Plainville made his annual trip Sunday.
Ralph Shick, wife and son, spent
Sunday at Howard Shick's.
We hear bells ringing and they have the sound
of wedding bells.
Dr. Viers was out to E. N. Stevens' Monday to treat a
sick horse.
Henry Schindler is helping his brother in Law, Clyde Faris,
near Alcona.
John Stahl and Miss Gick of Plainville, spent Sunday evening
at Tebo's.
Several of the young people from here attended church at
Stockton Sunday evening.
Miss Kate Kennedy left Monday eve for Coin, this
state. We are sorry to have her leave but are glad to know she will return in
the future.
Wm. Adams was up from his Corning township farm Tuesday. He
is a candidate for Commissioner in the first district and is a man who appears
to be in all respects qualified for the place. His record as a farmer and a
successful manager of his own busines is said to be first class.
W. H.
Morrison is enlarging his elevator this week. Feleay Bros. are doing the work.
Remember the recital at the opera house Friday night, July 22, for the
benefit of the new Methodist Church.
To Geo. Yoxall
It is a noticable
feature of your interview in last week's Record that you slide around in shape
to avoid telling a lie, yet carrying the impression that you are not informed as
to the characteristics of J. N. Dolley as a drinking man. It has only been a few
days since you admitted to a reliable man here that you had seen Mr. Dolley in a
condition that you thought he was either overworked, was sick or had something
else the matter with him. As a matter of fact, don't you know that he is what is
commonly known as an old ":rounder and a boozer?" Are yo willing to make the
statement that you don't know this to be a fact? You have repeatedly refused to
answer a fair and pointed question on this matter. Where do you stand? Can you
maintain your present position and yet occupy an honest attitude toward your
constituents? There are three good and reliable men in this town who know the
facts concerning the drunkenness of J. N. Dolley, and while they are not anxious
to dip into this matter they are willing to mkae affidavit as to his drink _____
and also to swear that it is their opinion that no man of moderate ______gence
can be with J. N. Dolley at a session of the legislature and not know positively
that he is a dru_______. Isn't it a fact that you and _______ others here are so
unduly solicit_____ the renomination of Stubbs that ______ty and truth are no
longer vir_____ in your eyes? Why are you so per_____ly trying to blind the eyes
of your consitituents on this matter of vital importance?
James Dryden
returned Friday from the hospital at Kirksville, Mo., where he had an operation
on his hip for ____ment that has been troubling him for some time. He is
improving nicely.
Greenfield Items
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russ spent Sunday at Harwood's.
Winnie Reeder visited
over Sunday with Mrs. E. E. Dancer.
Mrs. Shick and daughter, Miss Rose,
spent Sunday evening at Vanhorn's.
Ben Gager and Henry Russ each shipped
a car of cattle the first of last week.
Several from this vicinity
attended the dedication of new church at Stockton, Sunday.
Messers.
Howard Johnson, Ralph Reeder and Carl Shick spent Sunday with Orville Russ.
H. B. Vanhorn is enjoying a visit from his daughter, Miss Blanch Vanhorn
from South Dakota, and a niece, Miss Alta Jones of Nebraska.
Remember
that the Benjamin Stock Co. puts up a show that pleases all.
Sleepy
Hollow
Ed Hunter and family of Ash Grove spent Sunday at the home of J.
T. Swaney.
Mrs. Noras, of near Plainville, has been the guest of Mrs. W.
C. Brown during the past week.
.
Harry Hulse is working for James Webster.
Harry is a hustler and his services are always in demand.
R. A. Selbe has
returned from his trip to North Platte, Nebr., where he visited his daughter,
Mrs. Gary Coleman.
Walter Skenyon, claim adjuster for the Wabash system,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Skenyon of this city.
One of our
city's charming school marms blushingly informed us that she was not going to
teach this coming season. We understand that wedding bells will ring before
long, and we _____ promised to give them a big write up.
Dick White is
still sick with typhoid fever at Mr. Selbe's. His many friends are hoping to see
him out again before long.
The rains of Thursday night, were not as heavy
as might have been, _____ very acceptable, as it will tide the _______ over a
while longer.
This is a bad time of the year for those who love a late
morning nap, the early morning whistle of the thrashing engines are heard on all
sides.
Quite a number of our people attended the dedicatory services at
the Christian Church in Stockton, Sunday, _______ report a very interesting
program.
We rode out from Stockton, S______day afternoon with Jas.
Webster ______ new auto. He has a fine machine _____ runs so smoothly and makes
so _____ noise.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Webster started for Colorado, Sunday
morning in ______ auto, to be gone two weeks. ______ Hulse will run the ranch
during his absence.
There was quite a gathering of _____ people at John
Fetterolf's Saturday evening to eat ice cream and cake, a very pleasant time was
had and a _______ well filled with happy thoughts and ______ cream.
Wm.
Hays and family are moving from their eighty acre farm near Plainville, he
having rented his farm of 480 acres just south of our city. Will is a _____
neighbor and we hat to see him _____.
Owning to the death of his
brother's child at Clifton, Rev. Wm. Perkins was unable to preach at Sunny Hill
Sunday evening. Mrs. Perkins had re______ gone to Clifton to attend the funeral
of a brother, and took the child, ______ was making its home with them, ______
with her, and while there it took _____ and died very suddenly.
Advertised Letters
the following is the list of letters remaining unclaimed
at the postoffice in Stockton, Kansas for the week ending July 28.
Letters
Charles Willison, Dock Fa______, Dave Farrier, W. R. Moore, ______ Welson.
Cards
Ob Baker, Wm. Burke, Eme____ Oswalt, Chares Williamson.
Persons
calling for the above p_______ say "advertised.: F. E. Young, P.
The
Farmers State Bank
Invites your account, assuring good service and every
accommodation consistent with sound banking. Interest paid on time deposits.
Officers and Directors:
Fred Look, President
W. F. Silvers, Vice-President
O. Hazen, Vice-President
A. E. Hawk, Cashier
Fred Look, O. Hazen, A. E.
Hawk, W. W. Johnson, J. L. Stevens, W. S. Silvers, M. J. Coolbaugh Jr.
Greenfield Items
Several from this
vicinity are attending the carnival at Plainville this week.
Several of
the threshing machines quit work Tuesday so their hands could vote.
Miss
Myrtle Reeder, of Stockton, visited over Sunday with her mother Mrs. Vanhorn.
Several of the young folks from this vicinity attended church in Stockton,
Sunday evening.
Miss Blanch Vanhorn and Miss Alta Jones, who have been
visiting the former's father, H. B. Vanhorn, left for their homes Sunday
evening.
Mrs. H. Shick is in town this week helping take care of her new
grandson, who arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shick on Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Fred turner met with a bad accident last Thursday that
might have been fatal. While passing behind a colt, it kicked, striking her in
the side. She is not much better at this writing, but we all hope for her speedy
recovery.
Thursday of next week, Aug. 11th, is "Old Soldier Day" at
Lincoln Park. All old soldiers, their wives or widows, will be admitted to the
Park free of charge on that day. Ex-congressman Bernard Kelly will speak in the
afternoon, and Monroe Markley will lecture in the evening. There will be a fife
and drum corps on the ground at this time.
That evening at the hop ___
____ ____ Joe dances with Marjorie six times, walked the veranda with her half
an hour and otherwise obliterated Bart from the landscape.
"You will bring
over your good looking friends with you, will you?" inquired the highly
gratified Teddy of his disgruntled brother.
Time had aided him in getting
over his own violent attack and subsequent betrayal and the little summers girl
was looking extremely pretty that evening.
"Aw, cut it out!" was the sharp
reply. Bert's wound was fresh and he was strongly irritated. He was at the point
where rage and jealousy and surprise were warring violently with no odds. "Joe's
doing it on purpose."
"And Marjorie is letting him," reminded Teddy. Revenge
sometimes is sweet.
"I believe," said Bert, with an effort, "I'll ask Daisy
Summers for the next dance."
"I believe you won't!" said Teddy, firmly.
"There's a perfectly good looking bunch of girls sitting over in that corner and
you go pick one out and leave my girl alone."
Luck favored the abandoned
young man and was Bert, with a dream of a Gibson girl on his arm, waltzed by Joe
and the treacherous Marjorie be held his head high.
Marjorie's house guest's
brother from the east arrived the following day and naturally as hostess she had
to transfer her attention to him. the jolt was a hard one for Joe, who fancied
that he had made such headway the evening before.
"Marjorie," explained Bert
to him, seriously, "is mighty pretty, but she's a heartless, reckless little
flirt. If you's been sensible, like Ted and myself, and picked out the steady
sort of girl, you'd have some one to go around with up here." He departed with a
great show of haste to where the Gibson girl smilingly awaited him.
Teddy
grinned after him. then he turned the grin on the forlorn Joe.
"Cheer up!" he
said. "You'll feel better next time you come. Why, just look at Bert and me.
excuse me; I'm going walking with Daisy Summers." Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Radford Young went to Greenleaf Friday evening.
Mrs. J. R. Wells
returned Thursday from a visit with friends at Kansas City, Mo.
Dewey,
the land man, is making a special effort to secure farm loans. See him if
interested.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Fritz, relatives of J. L. Stevens, are
visiting here at present. Mr. Fritz, is a traveling man.
There were a
large number of colored people on the train Friday bound for Nicodemus to attend
the big celebration.
Mrs. Maggie Watkins, of Sugarloaf township, started
Friday evening for Fairfield, Iowa, where she will visit friends and relatives
for a short time.
Carl McNulty returned to his home at burden, Kansas,
Thursday evening, but Mrs. McNulty remained here and will visit relatives and
friends for about two weeks yet.
J. C. Schindler, brother of A.
Schindler, of Greenfield township, who had been visiting here for some time
past, left for his home at Leonardsville, Wisconsin, Saturday evening.
B.
C. Slason returned Saturday from a business trip to Kansas City.
Mrs.
Reese, known here as Mrs. Stiner, came up from Concordia, Sunday.
Ernest
Newbrey and wife came up from Alton, Sunday for a visit with his parents here.
Fred Jewell was up from Osborne, Tuesday, visiting the family of his sister,
Mrs. C. E. Barick.
George Hendricks came up from Concordia, Sunday, and
spent the day with friends and relatives here.
Clarence and William
Balderston returned Tuesday from Clifton where they had been to attend the
funeral of their mother.
F. M. Ross and Doc Drake were over from Palco,
Saturday. They were delivering a fine regal car to John McCormick of this place.
Rev. R. C. Harding was visited this week by three brothers. There were L. E.
and W. R. Harding of Hebron, Nebraska, and George Harding of Osborne County. The
four brothers enjoyed a fine visit.
Lawyer Hawkes and two little girls,
Helen and Ruth, Miss Esther Wells and E. B. Krager, all of Stockton, passed
through Hill City last Sunday, on the way to Norton. Mr. Hawkes was trying out
his new automobile - Hill City Reveille.
W. J. Fleming brought in a nice
two-year-old colt this week from his farm in Sugarloaf township, and Dr. Viers
removed from its left hind leg a morbid growth that weighed five pounds. The
colt is doing well, and prospects for its complete recovery are good.
Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Brickell and Miss Maud McNulty started Sunday via Phillipsburg for
Canon City, Colorado, where they will visit the family of John Shaw. they will
spend the rest of the hot weather there in the delightful climate of that place.
There will be a meeting of the W. C. T. U.
Thursday, August 25, in the basement of the Main St. Christian church. It is
desired that all members be present and especially those named on the following
committees: Com. On general arrangement, Mrs. A. C. Feleay, Mrs. C. W. Smith,
Mrs. C. E. Rarick, Mr. C. E. Rarick. Com. on entertainment, Mrs. Fannie Ruby,
Mrs. Etta Dryden, Mrs. Carrie McNitt. Finance Com. Mrs. E. E. Ruy, Mrs.
Elizabeth Yoxall, Mrs. Mary Parks, J. L. Stevens. Let us get busy planning for
our district convention. Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, State President, will be with
us, September 13, to 15.
Greenfield Items
Master Kenneth Reeder is
quite sick at this writing.
Wren Hall spent the latter part of last week
with her grandparents Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Russ.
Sleepy Hollow
Lee Hall has returned from his trip to Ness and Trego
counties, where he has been inspecting the land.
W. H. Coldiron went to
Beloit Monday evening where his son Jesse and family live, and will make a brief
visit with them.
Greenfield Items
Fannie Schindler spent Sunday
with Hattie Reeder
Dunning and Coldiron are threshing for Abe Schindler.
Mrs. Reeder spent Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Manly Smith.
Mrs.
Jay Feleay entertained the "Loyal Daughters' Monday evening. On account of the
rain only a few were present, but those who attended spent a delightful evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Feleay are royal entertainers and those who failed to attend missed
a good time.
Greenfield Items
Vanhorn and Shick are threshing for Rand this week.
S. W. Reeder, wife
and two sons visited over Sunday in Damar.
Little Kenneth Reeder, who has
been quite sick for the past few weeks, is improving.
Among the Farmers Again
...His neighbor, J. S. Coldiron, is
also a product of Rooks County. He runs 820 acres of land belonging to his
father, of which 190 acres was in wheat and 40 acres in corn. He doesn't keep a
great deal of stock, but what he has is good. He and Mr. Dunning bought a
threshing outfit some time ago and are doing good work and lots of it. ...One of
the most congenial couples we met on the way was Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Stevens, who
kindly took us in for the night. They came from Minnesota in 1898, bringing with
them but a little personal property and $2.50 in cash. He bought his present
farm nine years ago for $800 but wouldn't take $30 per acre for it now. They
have a good house and comfortable outbuildings. He doesn't keep a great deal of
stock, but what he does keep is of good quality. J. G. Coldiron came from
Missouri to Kansas in 1877. He has lived in Rooks County continuously since
1906. He runs a farm of 640 acres, of which 340 acres was in wheat, 17 in oats
and 70 is in corn. He has a nice bunch of cattle, is well supplied with hogs,
and has 21 head of good horses and mules. ...S. W. Reeder came with his mother
from Missouri in 1878 with nothing but his hands, but by industry and economy he
now owns 960 acres of good land with comfortable improvements. He rents part of
his land, but of his own raising he has 150 acres of wheat in the stack, 45
acres of corn and 30 acres of alfalfa. He has 45 head of cattle, 18 head of
horses and mules, and 40 head of hogs. Surely he has been well paid for ticking
the soil of Rooks County. H. G. Reeder, his brother, came to this county at the
same time. He owns 640 acres of fine land with good improvements He also rents
part of his land. He own crop this year consists of 20 acres of alfalfa, 20 of
oats, 200 of wheat and 40 of corn. He shipped 26 head of fat cattle the day we
were there and had 40 head of mixed stock left. He has 9 head of good horses,
and 50 head of hogs. Everything was made in Rooks County. His son, Guy Reeder,
rents 250 acres of his land. He is a stirring young fellow. He has 20 acres of
oats, 70 acres of wheat in the stack, 20 acres of alfalfa and 50 acres of well
tended corn. He doesn't keep a great deal of stock, but what he has is of good
quality. ...W. H. Maddy shook the dust of Missouri from his feet about 38 years
ago when a boy, and has been collecting Rooks county dust since that time, and
now owns a well improved farm of 260 acres. He has 15 acres of alfalfa, 80 acres
of wheat in the stack and a field of well tended corn. He keeps quite a herd of
cattle and has plenty of horse power to run the farm. We found a mighty nice
class of people on route 5, and enjoyed the trip very much.
Mrs. Wm. Hall
has been staying over in Greenfield township, helping to take care of her
father, Mrs. Russ, who is seriously ill.
Greenfield Items
George
Reeder made his usual trip Sunday.
Mrs. E. N. Stevens is staying with the
S. W. Reeder children while Mr. And Mrs. Reeder are in Kansas City.
The
lightning struck Ben Gager's barn Sunday night tearing it up considerably and
killing on of his best cows.
We are glad to learn that little Melvin
Reeder, who was taken to Kansas City last Friday to be operated on for
appendicitis, was successfully operated upon, and is getting along nicely. We
all hope for his speedy recovery.
S. W. Reeder and wife, of Greenfield
township, took their seven-year-old son to Kansas City Friday evening, where
they will have an operation performed on him for appendicitis. They were
accompanied by Dr. Oechsli, who went along to witness and assist in the
operation. Dr. Oechsli was accompanied by his wife.
Greenfield Items
The many friends of little Melvin Reeder
will be glad to learn that he is getting along fine.
Dean Adams, son of Mrs. and Mrs. J. W. Adams, who has been quite low
of late with typhoid fever, is gaining satisfactorily now and will son be out
again.
J. W. Adams went to Waterville on business yesterday evening.
Greenfield Items
Little Melvin Reeder is
improving rapidly.
Howard Johnson spent Sunday at Guy Reeder's.
E.
N. Stevens lost a valuable horse by lightning Sunday night.
J. A. Barnes,
wife and three children of Holton, who has been here for the past week visiting
his uncles Will and John Coldiron, returned home yesterday evening.
Commission met and paid the following claims: Myrtle
Reeder stenographer work
Inquest of G. Hendricks $15.90 S. A. Barnes work
as deputy Sheriff $9.00
Chess Di---- who is attending school in the
Reeder District of Elm Creek, has moved his family from Clay Centre, and they
are now occupying the old W. Simons place in Iowa township.
Mrs. H. B. Vanhorn and daughter; Miss Myrtle Reeder, started
Sunday evening for Hazard, Nebr., where Charley Hall, brother of Mrs. Vanhorn
now lives. They will visit a couple of weeks there.
A pleasant family
surprise party was given Mr. Hazen last Sunday evening at their home north of
town, the occasion being his 63rd birthday. All his children and grandchildren
were present, in all numbering 39 persons. An oyster supper was served and all
had a very enjoyable time. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maddy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenworthy and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Russ and family, Clarence and Ira Hazen; also a sister Mrs.
Hawley of Vinton IA., and her husband. --- Plainville Gazette.
Jesse Coldiron and wife are here from Beloit visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coldiron.
Mrs. H. B. Vanhorn and Miss Myrtle
Reeder returned Saturday from a visit with friends and relatives at Hazard,
Nebraska.
There were so many candidates at the corners Saturday afternoon
that there was room for but few people besides. But, nevertheless, there were
speeches made by W. H. Coldiron, John Gibson, L. F. Ninneman and others, who
were not candidates.
Ray Reeder and wife, of
Greenfield township, started Tuesday evening for Circleville, Kansas.
Jesse Coldiron and wife returned Friday evening to their home at Beloit.
Will Coldiron of Stockton was a Woodston visitor Saturday.
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