WHAT STOCKTONITES WERE DOING 98 YEARS AGO

Mr. and Mrs. George Maddy arrived from Oklahoma City last Saturday. By Monday George had become the owner of the J. B. Graham property on Second Street south and at once commenced clearing the grounds preparatory to the erection of three $5,000.00 residences of different designs to face east. George is an expert stucco builder and has several forces of hands on construction in Oklahoma. Within three weeks he will have materials and workmen on the ground and will commence simultaneously of the three houses. They will be sold on the installment plan. He will engage in stucco building on a large scale in Stockton and no doubt many new homes will go up this season in Stockton. We confidently look for a large building program this year, in addition to the completion of the courthouse and the erection of the big high school building.

A wedding of especial interest to many Rooks County people was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents in Kansas City when Miss Ruth Coulter became the bride of Mr. Andrew S. Muir. They will spend a couple of weeks with relatives and upon their return will make their home in the house where the groom was born, a few miles north of Stockton. The groom will continue to farm the A. G. Muir properties, which he has managed successfully for several years. He is one of our most successful and highly esteemed young farmers, receiving his education at Manhattan and schools in Nebraska. The bride is a graduate of Kansas University and has taught at various schools in Clay County, one of them being Clay Center. She is a lady of refinement who will be cordially welcomed to the community she enters under such favoring skies.

The Ker-mo-sa Club of the Congregational Sunday School gave a father and son banquet in the basement in commemoration of Lincoln’s birthday. It was a large affair, participated in by over a hundred men and boys and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Oysters, stewed and raw, composed the “piece de resistance” with pie in generous cuts on the side. It was a feast greatly relished by all present.

Miss Edda Andrews of St. Joseph came to take charge of the Millinery department of the Maris Department Story. She comes highly recommended as an expert in her line.

Miss Christenson is holding a special in Civics after school hours for the benefit of those that failed to make passing grades for the first half of the year.

Five thousand tons of stone, brick, sand and cement will be used in the construction of the courthouse. Reduced to pounds this makes ten million pounds, all of which is supported by the foundation. The cyclone that blows our temple of justice down will have to be a mighty twister.

Matthys of Ash Rock Township lays all the heavy stone in the courthouse. It takes some skill to place the pieces just right at the first drop and no one could be found who could do it as well as Mr. Matthys.

Somebody made the statement that there are 300 cases of the flu epidemic that have appeared in Stockton. However, they get well as fast as they get sick, so there is as yet no cause for alarm. The doctors who answer the incessant calls are the ones to commiserate.

Edgar Moore is clerking in the Maris Grocery department, going on the job starting Monday.

D. L. Huey returned from Damar and is running the fifth chair in Sinclair’s Shop.

Rusty Snyder and Lester Simpson from the Rexall Store are enjoying their vacations from work while fighting off the flu symptoms.

J. W. Noyce, W. J. Fleming and Sereno Miller shipped a carload of cattle on Wednesday morning. Mr. Miller took them to market.

Ashley Ives reports the sale of the Priscilla Stewart residence property south of the railroad to J. W. Callendar. Also 80 acres in Iowa Township by John Lauesen to Mr. McMichael.

The groundhog tradition is discredited by the fine weather we have been having since the fellow saw his shadow.