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What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 06:20
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On Tuesday evening two or three auto loads of young people started out to the Muir place north of town to serenade the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. George Muir. In the rear car were Ronald Cooper, Dorothy Stewart, Albert Hindman and Jessie Hammond. Ronald was driving. Near the schoolhouse south of Muir’s he turned out to avoid a mud hole and struck some rough ground when the radius rod broke. The car turned over and completely around facing the south. The occupants were thrown out and received various injuries. Hindman was knocked senseless for awhile, Miss Stewart was bruised and cut in many places over her body, but Ronald fared the worst for his right forearm was broken and crushed so that the bones protruded through the flesh. Frank Hus came along with his car and brought the victims to the Land & McMillen operating rooms. An x-ray of Cooper’s arm showed that he would need hospital care, and it was decided to take him to Concordia for treatment. At one o’clock in the night Dr. McMillen started with his patient, accompanied by Mrs. P. H. Cooper for that place. Mrs. Cooper returned the next day as the surgeons decided to wait some time before setting the bone which was broken in two places and badly splintered. At last report, Ronald was suffering considerably.

Ivan L. Perkins and Melvin Breon, cashier and assistant cashier at the Farmers State Bank, bought the entire holdings in this bank of A. C. Gillilan, John Shaw, George Carsten and M. C. Roelfs, giving Messrs. Perkins and Breon control of the Stock. Both of these gentlemen have had much experience in banking and enjoy the confidence of the community. The Farmers State is popular with a large circle of farmers. We wish for them a large measure of success in their investment.

The L. D. Fuller Musical Company’s program consisted mostly of novelty musical numbers, in which Mr. Fuller took the lead, playing at times as many as five instruments and whistling, all simultaneously. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were assisted by some outside talent. Many of the musical numbers were of high class, and especially worthy of mention was Mr. and Mrs. Fuller’s marimbaphone duet. The organ chimes were also a delight to hear. It has been five years since Stockton was given this treat but Mr. Fuller promises not to make us wait so long again. He is soon to leave for eastern cities to give them the newest and most entertaining programs of this class of shows.

J. R. Cuthbert took his gang of brick men down to the park one day last week and built three large brick ovens free of charge for the use of tourists and campers. The county commissioners furnished the brick and material.

Ed Lytle was operated on for appendicitis at the Stockton hospital last Friday. He is getting along nicely.

Mr. Osborn informs us that the wheat at Salina is about six inches higher than it is here. We are positive that he said “wheat,” and not “skirts.”

As we go to press the breaking of ground for the new schoolhouse is being done. Throwing in the first shovel of dirt was contractor Gordon Walker.

“The Morning After,” was presented to crowded houses on Friday and Saturday evenings by the seniors of the high school. The young people performed their parts with ability. Those participating were Irwin and Irvin Wright, Ronald Cooper, Grace Martin, Eva Simpson, Lester Simpson, Louis Bigge, Lola Hill, Thelma Book, Emmett Richmond, John Slason, Harold Butler, Walter Brown and Everett Van Horn.

Our little storm came the next day after Easter and gave us exactly .38 of an inch. While floods and tornadoes overwhelm other parts of the country we get the nice easy storms that do worlds of good to everybody and no harm to anybody.

The concrete roof of the courthouse was put on at one stretch of over 36 hours of continuous operation. It commenced at seven on Friday morning and there was no cessation until after six on Saturday evening. Some of the men were on duty the whole time, stopping only for meals. A big search light on the roof and several powerful lights around the building furnished illumination during the night. This was done to avoid cracks that might ensue from joining fresh concrete to hardened edges. The wheelbarrow and mixer men worked in shifts with 24 men on the job all of the time.