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WHAT STOCKTONITES WERE DOING 98 YEARS AGO

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 21:13
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A terrible tragedy occurred when Mr. and Mrs. Upton Douglas were driving to their country home. They had secured Frank Munn’s incubator at the George Crain place and were proceeding to the Dan Douglas place northwest of town in a lumber wagon drawn by a frisky team. Mrs. Minnie Douglas was seated on the incubator box until the railroad track east of town when the team became unmanageable and Mrs. Douglas, becoming frightened, got hold of the lines with her husband and started pulling with all her might. When they got past the Frank McManis house, the team was still running very fast. She told Upton she was afraid to stay on the wagon, and that her hands were tired so she let go of the reins. She told him she would get out before they got to the corner. Since her husband’s whole attention was given to guiding the horses, he does not know whether she fell out or jumped. The last he noted she was in the back of the wagon. The team sped on and did not make the turn but went straight ahead through the fence into a field before they finally stopped. Looking back he saw his wife lying in the road. He turned and drove back as quickly as possible. An auto from Woodston had come upon the scene and Mrs. Douglas was lifted into it and taken at once to Dr. Travis’s office. When lifted up she breathed once or twice, but was dead when the doctor’s office was reached. He found that her neck was broken and the top of her head was crushed. We linger today amidst the uncertainties of life and remember Mrs. Minnie Douglass who was active in life, radiant in hope, strong in courage, a helpful companion, a devoted mother, toiling and planning for the welfare of her home and children when without warning, answered the final call, joining the silent throng of the shadowland at the age of 34 years, ten months and fourteen days. “Her sun had gone down while it was yet day.”

Ford cars driven by Roy Lewis and John Reed collided Friday evening in the east part of town. Barring a few dents and bent rods in the twin Lizzies, both were uninjured in their vital parts and were able to proceed on their way in a few minutes.

The big derrick was removed from the courthouse, and was shipped on Wednesday. It was a ponderous and unwieldy thing to handle, but it came out, as it went in, without accident. Workmen are finishing the supports for the cement roof of the courthouse at this time.

F. M. Maddy had taken over the Bissing & Ward Electric Supply business in Stockton.

W.I. Smith has erected an aerial wire from the McMillan building across to the Record building. He has sent for more equipment and after it is installed he expects to get in touch with radio work.

A man by the name of Kendall living east of Glade, shot himself on Saturday last. Kendall was an expert melon raiser and supplied melons to many towns around.

The memorial service at the M.E. Church on Sunday in honor of the last group of soldiers’remains to arrive from France, brought out a large audience. The Stockton band played several national airs, and a male quartet composed of Messrs. Colburn, Swigart, Farrish and Eades rendered a selection. Rev. F.M. McDonald delivered an impressive and eloquent address. He alluded to some of the great leaders of the past and present who were called by God to relieve his people from oppression and slavery—Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Washington, Lincoln and McKinley. The American has always made sacrifices to save others with never conquest as the motive. He concluded with the prayer that wars may cease and all the implements of destruction be converted into agencies for adding to the comfort and happiness of the race.

E. K Trimmer of the Quinter Advocate lost his newspaper plant and home by fire last week. He had run the paper for 32 years and lost all his files, which contained the summary of his life’s work.