What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
A large number of the friends of Dr. Book and family assembled in the city park and had a delightful social affair under the trees. The long table was spread with good things. The approaching departure of this family whose life among us has for many years meant so much to the community, brings sadness to many hearts. The Books came to Stockton about 22 years ago during which time the doctor has faithfully ministered to ailments of thousands, old and young, being accounted one of the ablest and most successful physicians in the country, keeping always abreast of the times in the use of medicinal discoveries. He never wearied or fell short in his responsibilities to the care of suffering humanity and his name is a household word in countless homes.
A very pretty wedding occurred on July 13th with Reverend Hatch, pastor of the Baptist Church of Bakersfield, California, officiating when Miss Millie Cool became the bride of Mr. Ernest Hance. The ring ceremony was used. The bride was beautifully gowned in a creation of white satin. Miss Cool is an accomplished young lady and was formerly from the Plainville area.
Mr. A. J. Ives sold the Stillwell farm of 160 acres last Wednesday to Jim and Tom Ober. Chas. Doughty bought 400 acres of B. A. Breon through the A. J. Ives agency. Plus, A. J. Ives sold Mrs. Anna McKinnis a quarter of land six and a half miles north of Damar that had belonged to John Matheson, Jr.
Miss Agnes Gerken who has visited with home folks for the past ten days left this morning for Grand Rapids, Michigan. Miss Gerken was located at Portland, Maine for some time, but has been transferred to the Michigan conference. In her work, she is accompanied by a young woman who is a director of music and an able assistant in the evangelistic work, in which Miss Gerken is engaged.
Mr. A. G. Schneider retuned from Kansas City on Wednesday. He saw J. C. Edwards at the Swedish hospital on Tuesday evening. He is getting along well, but will be in the hospital for two weeks yet. He is able to be up and expected to dispense with the services of his special nurse on the following day.
The Snyder Brothers are installing in their drug store an Eagle radio machine called the “King Lear” and expect to entertain their customers with fine concerts during the evenings when they get the contraption adjusted. This will make their store a popular place of resort. The boys will carry radio supplies when enough instruments are placed in the territory to create a business.
Scott Reeder bought five of the registered Chester White sows at the auction. One of them presented him with 13 pigs, nine of which are gilts.
Bert Winters came near to losing his right arm on Monday afternoon at the J. T. Smith Store. He was on the elevator, starting up from the basement, when Frank called to turn off the light. He reached out to do so, but before he could snap it off and get his arm back to safety, it was caught at the elbow between the elevator and floor, causing a very painful injury. Dr. Book applied the dressing and says that the arm is laid up for a month and that Bert had a narrow escape from losing it.
Reverend Hunter and family arrived Friday from their Iowa trip, having been gone a month. Mr. Hunter reports big corn all over Iowa, with an abundance of fruits and vegetables and remarkable cheapness of things we pay fancy prices for here. As they entered Nebraska they found the cornfields and all other vegetation dried up. It was the same all the way home. Also on the trip home, he had tire troubles and bought two new tires.
Otte Knoche was badly burned last week by an explosion of oxy-acetylene gas. His right arm, both of his hands and the side of his face were scorched.
George Beckley is the first Stockton man to get in touch with the outside world through ether waves. Tuesday, his big radio outfit was hitched up and placed in the front of the Wizard Garage. Static interference bothered at noon, but in the evening those who happened to be near heard a concert given by the Wichita Eagle. While plainly heard by all present, the notes were somewhat faint. A higher aerial will correct this. All these machines need a lot of adjustment to local conditions before working perfectly. Mr. Beckley has a large machine that will catch sounds uttered from the Atlantic or Pacific coasts.
Miss Zola Lindahl left early Monday morning for Emporia to resume her studies at the Presbyterian college.
J. C. Edwards is having lots of trouble with his hand, which was cut last week on a piece of glass. The artery had been cut between the thumb and forefinger, and after being bandaged for several days it broke loose late Saturday night and the flow of blood could not be stopped for a long time. He was taken to Hays in the night and put on a Kansas City train and placed in the hospital there. Dr. Travis accompanied him. He was about all in by the time he reached there, but a telegram sent on Monday stated that the artery had finally been tied with great difficulty. Mr. Edwards will lose the use of his right arm for a long time.
