What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

Scotty Muir is no more! The announcement of his death last week cast a cloudy of gloom that saddens every heart. Possibly no death in this community has caused the pall of sorrow to rest over the entire community as the passing of Andrew G. Muir. “Scotty,” as he was more commonly known by friend and child, lived his life in Rooks County. He grew to manhood here, married here and gave the world a fine family of children. Scotty came to this county in the latter seventies and was one of the first settlers in Lanark Township. In fact, it is said that he named the township after Lanarkshire, Scotland, his birthplace. He gave his life to the great and noble organization— Independent Order of Odd Fellowship. He was one of the charter members of the local lodge and with his talent and heart in fraternalism; he has watched the local order rise to one of the strongest in this part of Kansas. He has spent his money and time as representative to the national conventions of the Odd Fellows order and was recognized as Scotty Muir of Kansas to Odd Fellows all over the nation. The loss of the fellowship of Mr. Muir will be a severe blow to Stockton lodge, of which he was also the last surviving charter member. The entire community joins the local order and some sixty relatives in paying the last tribute to the member of the greatest lodge worker of Kansas.

Another business enterprise has been added to Stockton’s business circle this week. Walter Timmons makes the announcement of a shoe repair shop in the room back of the Stockton National Bank building. Mr. Timmons is putting in a complete and modern set of machinery and will open his shop for business on Friday. He states that he has had thirteen years of experience in shoe repair work and feels confident that he can successfully handled all work in this line. “Another specialty,” says Mr. Timmons, “Is I can make shoes to order, but I don’t suppose there is much of that work to be done, but I can handle it.”

The City election passed off very quietly, but was one of the largest city elections held for some years with 216 votes being cast. No opposition was shown at the polls and A. R. Write and J. C. Edwards received the election. It goes without saying that the city’s affairs will continue in the hands of good business fellows.

It is not often that exclusive grocery stores put in big sales, but the E. C. Hageman store is throwing down the bars and putting on a real sale. Ed is taking a whole page of this issue besides a couple thousand of bills to tell the whole county of the big grocery bargains he has got in store for you. You can buy enough groceries at these low prices to last you a whole year and bank the savings!

Rupert Dryden returned home Saturday and will stay at home the balance of the school term. Rupert had to give up his college work because of eye trouble, but expects to return next fall if his eyes improve.

Ira Hazen, our popular auctioneer, tells us that he had a big sale for A. L. Bonebrake last Thursday. One Holstein cow brought $100.00 and a team of horses sold under the hammer for $192.50.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Osborn and daughter, Ethel, came over from Downs the first of the week to visit their many Stockton friends. Mr. Osborn states that he has disposed of his laundry in Downs and in the deal taking some Colorado land. He is figuring on moving to a farm three miles west of Effingham, owned by Jack Lawless, engineer on the freight.

Miss Bernice Pepper, who is attending the Hays Teachers College, is assisting in teaching in the Hays City schools. This school period of work is at the morning session. Bernice is in love with the teaching and her class of pupils gives her considerable praise. Bernice is one of our good Rooks County girls and will be a successful teacher.

Harry Wyatt of Osborne came up the first of the week on a business and pleasure trip. Harry picked a grudge with the writer as soon as he landed in town. He wanted to know what we had done with the Osborne bundle of Review and Records last week, stating that not a copy of the paper showed up at the Osborne post office. We distinctly remember sending a bundle of papers to Osborne and referred Harry to our assistant postmaster, Olmer Adams, to vouch for our veracity.

Ira Hazen tells this one of his “buddy” John Travis. John was maneuvering around on the Plainville Golf Links last Sunday watching the drives and perhaps he was caddying, anyway John remembers being out to the links. He was standing on a footbridge when Dutch Wise made a drive. John noticed the beautiful drive and became so excited that he lost his footing, and over he went into the water. John had no trouble in estimating the depth of the water when he said he went in up to his neck. John did not mind the dunking so badly as it was the new suit, shoes and hat he had slipped into for the first time. The matter soon ceased to be a joke with John.

Ace Hammond drove his big herd of cattle, which he sold last week, to town Monday and several of them died from being overheated.

From the Woodston Argus…..J. E. Winchell, the new blacksmith at the Dave Ingler shop, comes to us from Webster as a man of ability and experience and expects to move his family here as soon as a suitable house can be obtained to live in…..Robert Marple and family, who have been living in Boulder, Colorado for about a year, are visiting relatives and friends in this neighborhood. Bob has been suffering with rheumatism and doesn’t know as yet whether he will return to Boulder or not.