What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago
The time for the annual Fair of Rooks County is close at hand. The officers are working hard to make this year’s Fair eclipse any former meeting of the Fair. The free acts have been contracted besides a number of other entertaining features. There will be no airplane flying and stunt work, also there will be no auto races. These features are not becoming of interest to fair patrons as in past years and the officers decided it best to bring other entertainment in place of these. Other changes of note will be found in the departments of poultry, grain and floral. The Rooks County Fair is the oldest in this part of the state, and its directors say that they hope to make the 1924 event the best ever held.
Last Monday night the G. W. White Store at Bogue was entered and a large quantity of merchandise was removed, says the Hill City Republican. Silk goods, silk hose and 18 pair of shoes were listed in the missing goods. Pressure was applied to the rear window until the sash latch was broken allowing them to make an entry to the store. It was determined that the stolen goods were taken south as a few pieces of the stolen items were picked up in the road nearly three miles south of town.
Reverend E. Bridwell, pastor of the Stockton M. E. Church has announced that he is leaving Stockton and will locate at Hutchinson. Rev. Bridwell has had a desire to transfer to the Southwest Kansas Conference for some time. Rev. C. D. Norman, minister of the Hadley Memorial Church of Hutchinson, wished for an exchange, and so it was congenial for both to exchange locations. Rev Bridwell has been the pastor of the M. E. Church a little over two years. He loves his work here and the people, but is anxious to get into a larger field. The Hutchinson charge gives him a very desirable opening with the opportunity of building up a heavy membership. Stockton in general will miss Rev. and Mrs. Bridwell. During their stay here they have gained a large circle of warm friends who will wish them well and always extends a welcome for their return. Rev. Norman, the new minister, comes well recommended.
The Stockton Chapter of Royal Arch Masons held a special convocation last Thursday conferring the Royal Arch Degree on a team at the afternoon session and another team in the evening composed of Rev. W. E. Howard of Webster, H. H. Gilbert, Leonard F. Bartlett, R. C. Demaray, R. E Southard and Dr. H. C. Brown. At six o’clock supper was served at the Midland Café to 84 Masons, and at the close of the lodge work that evening, ice cream and wafers were served.
Celebrate the Fourth of July by going to the Star Theatre! Buster Keeton will be there in the uproariously funny comedy, “The Scarecrow.”
A number of cars from Logan carrying a bunch of boosters were in Stockton earlier this week advertising Logan’s 4th of July Celebration. They brought their band along to do the tooting. Stockton will hold no celebration this year and it is likely a great number of the local celebrators will go to Logan, while some will go to Hill City.
Due to the fact that this is a busy time for the farmers, and that some of the band members have gone to the fields, there is no concert scheduled for this Friday night. Director Osborn states that it is likely that the concert will be resumed next Friday night of the week following.
W. F. Miller has purchased the residence property east of the Walter Richardson place of Mrs. Downie McGee-Jackson. Mr. Miller and family have been occupying the J. J. Slightam house.
Mr. A. G. Hardman of Osborne, who is interested in a number of lumberyards, was in Stockton the first of the week conferring with George Unger, manager of the company’s yard, the Stockton Lumber Company.
Bert Harvey’s car had a collision with a car of harvest hands near the City Hotel last Friday night. None of the occupants were injured, but the cars suffered quite a bit of damage.
The Thimble Club met with Mrs. Lillie Deihl on June 18th with twelve members and ten visitors present. The forepart of the afternoon was spent in piecing a quilt for Mrs. Deihl. Later, a business session was held, electing the following officers; Mrs. Bertha Schmitz as president; Mrs. Mary Ives as vice president; Mrs. Pearl Simons as secretary/treasurer; and Mrs. Magdalene Hrabe as club reporter.
The marriage of Julius R. Biery and Marjorie Taylor had occurred at the Christian Parsonage on June 18th with F. M. McDonald solemnizing the sacred rights that made them husband and wife.
I wish to inform the public that I am preparing to open a new barbershop in the south room of the Farr building, south of H. C. Sweet’s office. It is my desire to open the shop to the trade by July 21st, pending the arrival of some supplies. Twenty cents for shaves and 35¢ for haircuts will be my prices ,and I cordially invite my old patrons and ask the patronage of new customers to come by just a few steps south of H. C. Sweet’s office. Paul Sinclair.
From The Woodston Argus…..Mrs. A. Michener was in Stockton last Tuesday having some dental work done…..Fred Jones of the Medicine Creek shipped a car of cattle to the Kansas City market on the Monday freight….. Orris Breckenridge and wife, who had been spending their honeymoon visiting relatives and friends of Glen Elder and Simpson returned home the later part of last week…..Walter Owens arrived here last Monday. He expects to remain here at least for the harvest.
