WHAT STOCKTONITES WERE DOING 98 YEARS AGO
Wanted: 200 boys and girls to join the Dandelion League. The Civic League is offering each week a prize of 50 cents to the member who digs the greatest number of pounds of dandelions, and a ticket to the picture show to the one who brings in the dandelion with the longest root. The dandelions are to be brought to the City Park at 8:00 o’clock on the Saturday of each week, beginning Saturday, May 13th. For further information inquire of Mrs. John Wells, chairman of the committee.
Three dental offices at Concordia and others at Manhattan, Beloit and Smith Center were entered and in each case, the stock of gold kept for crowns, bridges and other dental work was stolen.
Professor R. M. Prizer, the new superintendent of schools, returned to Clyde on Saturday evening having spent a few days here getting acquainted. Locating at Stockton brings the Prizers closer to their native health, the professor having been raised at Alton and Osborne. Professor Prizer’s teaching experience dates back some years, the last six of which were in Cloud County, three years at Glasco and three years at Clyde. Professor and Mrs. Prizer, with their three children, will move to Stockton in August.
Miss Rosa Brown is not only one of Stockton’s most winsome girls, but she is one of Rooks County’s best teachers. We hear that West Plainville offers her a handsome salary, if she will contract to teach that school for another year. The following item from the Times is evidence of the high esteem in which she is held: “A surprise party was given last Wednesday at the W. O. Smee home in honor of Miss Rosa Brown, it being her birthday. Miss Brown was greatly surprised when cars came driving up to the house; she thinking no one knew the date of her birthday. The evening was spent in playing games and music, after which ice cream and cake were served to 63 guests. Miss Brown is the teacher at West Plainville.”
Words of obscene and objectionable nature have been written on the cement walks and we are requested to give notice that there is an ordinance forbidding such acts and it will be enforced. Such acts originate unclean minds, and unclean minds are a hindrance to the development of good citizens. Put on a cleanup campaign, boys! Think clean thoughts and you will act accordingly. Home training has a lot to do with it and parents are not always blameless when the minds of their offspring veer in the wrong direction. Mothers are so busy making the outside clothes and caring for the physical needs of their children while the fathers struggle to provide the wherewith, that they lose sight of their higher duty, clothing the minds of their children. If more home work was shifted to the children’s shoulders, it would be better for them, and give parents more time and strength for the neglected “clothes.”
Misses Laverne Fitzpatrick and Goldye Hazen gave a kitchen shower for Mrs. Melvin Randle at the J. L. Randle home north of town last Friday afternoon. Some time was spent in giving advice to the bride, the wisdom shared being mainly of the theoretical kind as most of the guests were young ladies, who of course, know just how a husband should be trained. These philanthropic efforts were in writing, lest the bride forget. Other fun stunts of chance nature consumed most of the time. Mrs. Randle was the recipient of many choice pieces of aluminum ware and other beautiful gifts. A lunch of fruit salad, angel food cake and coffee was served.
W. F. Hughes is having a hard time at Excelsior Springs. A gathering in his head is giving him a great deal of trouble. He was taken ill suddenly one day last week and by the time he reached his destination, he was a very sick man. His many friends will await news of his recovery with much anxiety.
A good many people went to Hays last Sunday to hear Schumann-Heink and the Messiah. The great coliseum was packed to the limit, standing room being at a premium. The singing was grand, everybody said. Much difficulty was experienced in getting home because of slippery roads and a number of cars got stalled in the ditches.
The attention of parents is especially called to Ordinance No. 235 printed in last week’s issue of the Record. Parents are liable for the acts of their children, while they are minors, and undoubtedly recent depredations committed in the park are the deeds of minors. All young people should have a proper amount of play and recreation, but there can be no real sport in the destruction of tables and other park improvements. Be real sports, boys. Be proud of your city and help to make it and its park places of beauty that shall be a joy to Stocktonites, and once visited, a delightful memory to every visitor and tourist.
