What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
It was a small, lively bunch of citizens who met at the courthouse assembly room to thresh out whether or not Stockton wanted to continue support of the municipal band and, if so, to make plans to secure a leader and the maintenance. The band will soon be without a leader as Mr. Osborn’s contract expires in April. The question was that of securing another leader. Mr. Reasoner, leader of the Phillipsburg band, who recently became identified with the Plainville band in some capacity, offered a proposition or rather submitted his vote to take leadership here and continue the three band organizations. That kind of a deal did not appeal to the Chamber, nor the band boys, because at some time when Mr. Reasoner was needed here, he might be in charge of one of the other bands. D. F. Burlin, Chamber secretary, has sent a communication to H. E. Mallory, an instructor at the Hays Teachers College, asking him to put us in touch with a suitable band director. As to financing a band, the scheme was brought out that if it is possible to secure a leader, he could handle the music class at the school and, in the end, would help with the salary. Pledges from the business people will secure the balance of the financial problem.
Wade Thompson of the Stockton Produce Company had a scary accident a few nights ago. Coming home, the lights on his big truck gave out, and he was trying to make it to town in the dark. A spotlight from an approaching car blinded him, and he pulled too close to the roadside, and the truck overturned in the ditch. Wade escaped unbruised, with the left fender of the truck badly bent. The accident happened a few miles west of Stockton.
Adley Lorbeer, Tiger hurler extraordinary, who, with his brother, Dutch, are trying out with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Paso Roble, Calif., broke into the first practice game of the season. Adley and Feeley, another rookie pitcher, hurled for the Regulars while Emil Yde and “Babe” Adams, stars of the Corsair staff, took the burden of mound duty for the Hannigans. The game was an 8-8 tie.
The Star Theatre will celebrate its eighth anniversary under the present management. Mr. Lamkin has secured a mighty good feature for those nights and says he would like everyone to come and enjoy a good time. During its eight years, the Star has shown movies almost continuously through good and bad times. His sons, Ernest and Hobert, have given him great assistance and have carried the heavy work end of the shows.
A fire, entailing a loss of $15,000.00, occurred at WaKeeney last week. The fire started in the Tip Top Café, located in the center of the business block, and quickly spread to a billiard parlor on one side and a hotel on the other side of the cafe. The upper stories of the buildings were occupied by residents, and most of the furniture was a total loss. The hotel building was kept from being destroyed.
J. R. Page, the machine operator in the Review and Record Office for the past four months, took a notion to leave last week, and his leaving significantly handicaps the force. Consequently, the editor had to take off his coat, roll up his sleeves and dabble in the handset of the advertisements.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Marshall moved last week from their farm to the Hulse property on East Main and have become full-fledged citizens of Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballard are preparing to move this week to Hoxie. Frank has taken over the agency for Dodge Automobile in Sheridan County and will doubtless work up a good business there. Stockton regrets losing this good family, but the best of good wishes go with them.
W. E. Bigge returned in the early part of last week from Topeka. Will has been in the Security Benefit Hospital for an operation on the hernia and is feeling quite well, except for losing strength, which he will gradually regain.
George Greenwood, Sr., of the Damar country, moved to Stockton this week and is in the house north of his son, George.
The Kansas City dailies told of the killing of one George Rodgers in an attempted holdup of a filling station in that city. A policeman saw the robbery and fired at Rodgers, killing him. Rodgers and his parents lived in Stockton some years ago and will be remembered by some readers. Three boys and one girl were in the family, and George was the third boy.
Miss Winnifred Gartrell very delightfully entertained a number of friends on the evening of March 16th. The rooms were very tastefully decorated in keeping with the day. Guests were Misses Florence Ensign, Naomi Floyd, I. Morton, Olive Reed, Vivian Foster, Estella Riffel, Lucille Meyers, Doris Whitford, and Lola Gartrell. The appropriate games were in the form of a contest between the O’Connor and Flannigan families. The O’Connor family won the highest points and was presented with a box of candy. Delicious refreshments were served by Miss Gartrell, assisted by Miss Lola Gartrell.
From The Woodston Argus…..Charley Atkinson and William Westwood and their families are moving on to the farm which Charley recently purchased from G. W. Downing…..A. C. Gililan of Stockton has purchased one of the O.C finch machine sheds and is having it moved on to his farm north of Woodston where he will convert it into a barn…..G. M. James and family, who have been living in Kirwin for the past six months, are moving back to Woodston this week…..G. W. Downing, who recently sold his farm west of town is moving into the Lucky property in the north edge of town the fore part of this week.
