What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
Monday of this week. I. R. Elred, a real estate agent of Logan, accompanied by two men by the name of Post and Scott went to Wakeeney, Ellis and other points of that section all riding in a Ford owned by Elred. They returned by Damar in the afternoon and at that place there appeared to be some bad feelings between the trio. Some fistic encounters took place, but still there was that brotherly love that prompted them not to testify against each other. Late in the afternoon they started north. About a half mile north of Damar on the level road, the car upset with the result that Elred was pretty badly bruised up. The sheriff made a journey to the place and brought the three men to Stockton. After spending the night in jail, each plead guilty to being drunk and paid a fine of $25.00 and costs of $5.00 and were then released. There was a suspicion at Damar that Eldred’s companions had robbed him of some cash, but he steadfastly denied that he had any cash to be robbed of. There seemed to be no use to attempt to find out who had injured him when he insisted that he was not hurt. He paid his fine with the others and went his way.
Last Thursday two boys, aged 15 and 16 respectively, and have their address as Chicago, Illinois, were loitering around the town of Palco. When they noted that I. R. McElroy, station agent for the Union Pacific, had taken his departure for the golf course they went into his home near the depot and took a flashlight and a pocketbook containing some money. Some little boys who had been playing near the McElroy home saw the youths enter the house and upon the return of Mr. McElroy informed him what had been done. The two boys were followed by the Palco City Marshall and Mr. McElroy and were found in the Damar Depot. They were brought back to Palco and identified by the little boys who saw them enter the house. The youths were remanded to the Palco jail for the night sleeping but little as they kept up a continuous effort to get out and at the same time broke various parts of the jail. The following morning the sheriff went over and brought them to the county jail. The would-be criminals have since confessed, under the sweating out given them by the county attorney, and each has written his parents in an effort to obtain help. The oldest boy tells many things about his experience on the Pacific Coast and also at New Orleans, Louisiana. He is very anxious to get out of jail and proceed on his way to California. He expressed much regret when taken from the Palco jail and being in the county jail as he said it would be a great injury to his character. It is certainly not often that a boy becomes as “hard boiled” at his age as this boy is.
Forrest Van Horn took a load of poultry on Tuesday to Downs and then went on to Glasco and returned in the evening with a load of furniture for Mr. and Mrs. Evald Rea. Mrs. Rea’s father, who will make a visit here, accompanied Forrest home. Mrs. Anthony Kaba
Mrs. Anthony Kaba and daughter of Plainville made a trip to Zurich last Sunday to visit with relatives. On the return trip home they had a little accident. About two miles east of Zurich, the crank shaft of their Ford came out and they had to be towed in. The car is one of the old Fords and Mrs. Kaba says that it has been eleven years since he bought it and that it was time for something to happen to it.
The deadlock in the Democratic Convention was broken when John W. Davis of Virginia was nominated as presidential candidate by acclamation. McAdoo and Smith, two strong candidates, withdrew giving the delegates to compromise on Davis.
Some people’s idea of a vacation, says Angelo Scott in the Iola Register, is to go two weeks without shaving.
A destructive hail and rainstorm swept the northern part of this country over the weekend, doing great damage to many of the fields of corn and wheat. Many of the farmers in that section suffered a complete loss of all their uncut wheat while the loss with others were 24 to 50 percent. A tornado struck the little town of Prairie View, demolishing a large portion of that place. The Reformed Church was torn from its foundation, the school building unroofed, the M. E. Church badly damaged and many of the residences destroyed. It was a good hard drenching rain that fell in and around Stockton. Some wind accompanied the storm, but no damage resulted.
Spencer E. Elliott and Veda F. McCue were married by and at the home of Reverend Templin of Glade. The groom is an industrious young farmer, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCue, who reside on a farm six miles south of Glade. The two plan to establish their home on his fathers’ farm in Rushville Township in Phillips County, and they have the hearty wishes of their friends.
The Eades Brothers have taken over the agency of the Kirschbaum & Son Cream Company and will open the station to the selling public on August 1st. The company has heretofore been represented by P. F. Hederhorst who will continue with the station as operator for the Eades Bros. The little wareroom at the rear of the store has been repaired and fitted up to house the cream business. It makes a good, desirable location for the station and for the patrons.
From the Woodston Argus…..The oil surveyor, who was to have started surveying the block north of town the fore part of the week has been delayed and will be unable to get here before the last of the week…..Edd Jones received his new combined header-thresher last Thursday evening. It was pulled up from Downs with a tractor…..W. J. Morrissey shipped a carload of stock from Stockton on the Monday freight…..The farmers are well pleased with the better yield of wheat than was expected. Some pieces that were thought to be scarcely worth cutting threshed out twelve bushels per acre, and some of the better pieces were reported to be yielding as high as 25 bushels per acre.
