WHAT STOCKTONITES WERE DOING 98 YEARS AGO
A letter from A. L. Look of Dolores, Colorado, informs us that his son Alfred has resigned his position as advertising man of the Groden Mercantile Company of Durango, and has accepted the position of leading man for the Navajo Film Company. Al Look left for Farmington where he will begin to train for the strenuous life of the films. The only advice we have to give him is to beware the Ides of March. Look not upon the vamp in her allure and drink Animas river water when available.
There will be a holocaust at the M. E. Church on March 15th at which time two notes of $5,000.00 each will be formally cremated with public rejoicing over the fact that they have been paid off. In connection with the affair there will be talks by former pastors who have served since the church was erected, and a supper of calories and vitamins suitable to the auspicious occasion.
C. W. Osborn and George St. Peter have been busy as bees all this week getting the Midland Café ready for the opening, which will occur on Saturday. The interior has been repainted in ivory white and the walls hung with elegant new paper. An experienced cook from Kansas City has been engaged and meals of the most appetizing kind at reasonable prices are assured. It will be noticed that the name of the place has been changed from Midway to Midland, to make it conform to the famous highway on which it is situated.
Sunday afternoon a small Ford racing car was overturned about two miles north of the countyline and its occupant, Guy Ludwig, dangerously injured. He was on is way from Phillipsburg to Stockton and was following another car about 100 yards ahead in which Cecil Kerns of Speed and another young man were riding. It is claimed they were not racing when Guy lost control and the little car went over. The parties in front saw the accident and immediately went back finding Ludwig unconscious. They took him to Mrs. Zink’s house, which was nearby, and summoned Dr. Travis from Stockton who found that four ribs were pulled loose from the spine and a big gash cut in his leg. He was fixed up as well as possible, but could not be brought into the hospital until Tuesday morning when Flago King and Leon McNulty went out with the dray truck Ludwig suffered the most excruciating pain from the frequent jolts and several stops had to be made to let him rest. Eighteen stitches were made in his leg by the surgeon. He is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected but he is badly hurt and it will be a long time before he is himself again.
At the meeting of the city board a proposition was made by the band. The Chamber of Commerce had agreed to raise $900.00 to keep the band in shape, providing the City would appropriate the remaining $600.00 necessary. The organization has several thousand dollars worth of instruments, and under the leadership of Prof. Osborn, has become the best band in all this region. The commissioners decided to appropriate the amount asked for— $50.00 per month for six months.
E. W. Winters has accepted the position of credit manager of the J. T. Smith Hardware & Furniture Company and commencing this week will have entire charge of all credits and collections for this concern.
It is reported from Washington that the horse is holding his own in spite of the increased use of motors. There are 21,848,000 horses in the country with only six in every 1,000 horses being pure bred. While there are plenty of horses, there is a woeful shortage of the finer quality of draft animals and riding horses for the army. There is a marked return to the horse as the most efficient and economical power for the farm.
W. H. Keilhotz installed this week a new sewing machine that will handle anything from tissue paper up to the very heaviest thicknesses of leather. It is the biggest and best machine of its kind in the country and enables him to turn out faster and better work The addition of his new machine now brings his shop up to a higher standard than can be found in any country town and is equally as modern as many of the best city shoe repairing shops. He has also recently put in a new stock of the very highest grade sole and upper leather. Mr. Keilhotz announces a cut in prices for half soling of 25(D a pair.
C. G. Stevens MD, oculist and aurist of Topeka will be at the Hicks Hotel all day on March 20th giving special attention to fitting spectacles at pre war prices.
Barney Gallagher has sold his residence property to Pat McConnell, and is moving to Osborne this week We will miss the Gallaghers, but hope to see them often.
The courthouse building is a very active place again. The second course of cornice stone is being placed and the brick walls on the west and north sides are being finished up. Carpenters have been busy setting the doorframes on the different floors, preparatory to the laying of the partitions that are of hollow tile. The only wood in the entire building will be the doors and frames. The building is so completely fireproof that a fire left to itself in any of the rooms could do nothing more than to destroy the loose papers and possibly some of the furniture of one room and should it get to the hallway through the door would stop because of nothing more to burn.
