What Stocktonites Were Doing 94 Years Ago
Construction work will be started soon on the Federal highway east of Stockton. The camp has been located on the north side of the new location, half a mile east of the John Reed farmstead, and is situated at the center of the project for convenience. R. K. Walters is the superintendent in charge, with about fifteen men on the job. The actual construction work is still being held up while state highway engineers complete the office work on a recheck of the drainage structures. The work here will be under the charge of resident engineer F. Barkley, who arrived last week from Oberlin. Jack Coolbaugh, who has been studying engineering for some time, is assisting him in this location work. The material and equipment already on the job include a 60-horse power caterpillar tractor, a Stroud elevated grader, a dozen dump wagons, and much other equipment with some 30 horses and mules at the camp.
D. J. Green and Fred Green were occupants of an auto that turned over near the G. M. Palmer farm north of town shortly after noon last Sunday. D. J. Green, who was driving, was pretty shaken up, but was able to sing his part in the entertainment given by the concert company of which he is a member at Logan that evening. Damages to the car amounted to about $75.00. A rear tire blew out and caused the trouble.
Jay Phillips of the Delmonico Bakery is always alert to the improvement of his products, thus catering to hungry mouths. A few days ago, he installed a high-speed mixing machine. With this new machine, a batch of dough can be thoroughly mixed in ten minutes, whereas it took 40 minutes with the old machine. Thus, his production of Made Right Bread is speeded up, and the output now runs from 1,500 to over 2,000 loaves daily. A truck service has been inaugurated, making daily trips east as far as Alton, then over to Gaylord and along the North Branch, covering twelve to fifteen towns. Curt Wilson is the driver of the truck and a good man for the job.
Another fatal accident caused by too fast driving occurred Friday evening on a rural road west of Damar. Casey Jones and Clarence Kackley, both of Bogue, were instantly killed when Kackley’s oil truck struck a high ridge and turned over several times, crushing both of the men. Jones and Kackley were noticed in a restaurant at Damar about suppertime. They were not heard of again until Fred Saindon, a rural carrier who discovered the wrecked oil truck, found their lifeless bodies the following forenoon. Marks of the truck tires indicated that the men were driving at a high rate of speed when the machine began to sway from side to side. Finally, it appears that the car hit a high ridge and started to roll over and over. Both men were away from the wrecked car when found, and neither had moved from the point where they were crushed by the rolling truck. The men were not far apart, and a shotgun was laid between the bodies.
M. T. Thompson has purchased the O. D Long residence property on South First. Mr. and Mrs. Al Oxendale now occupy the place, and the Thompsons will take possession as soon as the Oxendales vacate.
The Stockton Gun Club, recently organized, held its first public shoot at the Stockton Golf Grounds on Sunday afternoon. Ten visitors shot against ten of the local club, with honors divided. A. McDowell of Phillipsburg was easily the best shot, breaking 148 disks of a possible 150. After the tournament, McDowell became a member of the Stockton Club and will be with the local boys in future competitions. Mr. Schier of Alma was second with a score of 141, and Mr. Murphy of Alma was third with 130. George Beckley and a Mr. Beard of Morland tied for fourth with 137 broken disks. The twenty members of the Stockton club are O. L. Alsdorf, A.W. Allen, B. R. Allen, Carl Bray, George Beckley, Ralph Eliott, F. Fleming, E. Garber, Omar Goodrich, A. McDowell, Harold McKenzie, Lester Maddy, R. W. Maddy, Floyd Muir, Jay Phillips, C. H. Romeiser, L. W. Shaw, Grant Stewart, R. Wildrix, and A. R. Wright.
L. W. Wells, one of the county’s thrifty farmers, recently installed a Delco light plant at his place. He also purchased a Frigidaire, which will make a handy and convenient fixture for the home.
George Byerly was away from his chair at the White Barber Shop last week, entertaining a case of the measles. Clayton Terwilliger assisted in the shop while George was away.
The death of Henry Kern occurred at Hays on March 25th. He was 82 years, eight months and 16 days.
Another of the real pioneer women of Cloud County passed away when death took Mrs. W. (Harriett Frances) Doak of Woodson on March 22nd.
Raymond Delaney, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Delaney, living northwest of Alton, died of spinal meningitis. This young man was 16 years of age and a nephew of Dennis Finnesy of Plainville.
Doris Leona Lewis Crable died on March 25th. Doris attended school in Stockton and graduated as part of the Class of 1925.
Morris Lytle and Dorothy Marietta were married at Smith Center, and the news surprised quite a few of their Stockton friends.
Everett Haines and Myrtle Cooley motored to Osborne on Saturday evening and were united in marriage there.
A wedding of interest to the entire community, but not known until the first of the week except for near relatives, was that of Miss Marjorie Dryden and Mr. Roy Campbell. The couple were married last October 20th.
From The Woodston Argus…..A prairie fire broke out west of the Medicine at about noon on Sunday. It burned a large acreage of pasture land but was under control before any other damage was done.….M. L. Meyers and Sam Triplett attended a grain dealers convention at Downs last Friday evening…..Three carloads of the Woodston Volleyball Organization went to Downs on Monday evening, where they defeated the Downs Club in a series of games. They report a fine time and that the Downs boys are true sports in every sense of the word.
