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56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Howard Wanamaker: “I don’t know why it is, but things always happen to the machinery when we are the busiest.” Dean King: “There are some people who wouldn’t be happy unless they had something to complain about.” Neva Marshall: “Don’t ever try to move if you’ve lived in a place for over 21 years.” George Dove: “When I got married I had a head of hair that you could hardly get a comb through—and now you can hardly find a hair.”

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What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

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A little more evidence that prosperity is still roosting here is gained by the fact that a couple of residence properties changed hands this week. Mrs. D. H. Scott transferred the title to her house and lots, west of the Jones Hotel, to Frank Halderman. Frank is the owner of the former Sinclair Barber Shop. The other sale is that of the George Hamilton residence property to J. A. Marshall. George and his family have California fever and will shortly move to that state. Archie got a hold of a nicely located property and will move to it as soon as the Hamiltons vacate. Both deals were made through the William Mason Agency.
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Looking Back

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New figures from the Rooks County Appraiser’s Office showed the census of Rooks County was down 170 people since 2007. While working out at Don Lucky’s residence west of Stockton, Rick Bice saw a mountain lion behind the chicken coop, about thirty feet in front of him.
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The patrons of the Eades Brothers Store will miss the cheery greetings from Bert Eades for the next two weeks. Bert is taking a “vacation” and selling prunes. Mr. Robinson, the regular traveling representative of the Watson Wholesale Grocery Company of Salina, took his vacation, and someone had to cover his territory during his absence. Knowing Bert’s salesmanship qualities, he got Bert to agree to go over his route and sell groceries while he was gone. Bert will cover the territory from Stockton to Glen Elder and Downs to Lenora. It’s a new life for Bert, but we all know he will not weaken.
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56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Francis Eshler; “I don’t think I’m ever going to be a grandfather. My daughter, Darlene, just had another girl.” Jerry Jackson (after the big rain): “Well, this isn’t a very good day to put up hay, but it’s sure a fine day to fix fences. Dave Oyer: “If people keep putting out the propaganda about business places closing, Stockton will soon be known as ‘This is the town that was.’” * The worst storm to visit the area since at least as far back as 1951 had arrived unexpectedly on Thursday night. The cloudburst had a rain accumulation of over five inches at the power plant. The forces of the wind had driven the rain into houses from the north and under doors, windows, and seemingly just through the walls. Many basements were flooded with windows broken by hail or holes knocked in the roofs from trees falling. Corn, row crops, and gardens suffered with the combination of rain, hail, and wind. Bow Creek was particularly hard hit. Falling branches fell on power lines in many places, causing several areas to be without electricity. Many cars had been pulled out after miring down on the highway detour, but no injuries were reported. The birds were not so lucky, and hundreds lost their lives. People reported picking up from 30 to 50 in their yards the next day, with one family finding 75 birds.
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A fair showing of oil was struck at the Minx Well. This well is located a few miles south of Zurich and on the Minx & Son Ranch. The depth of the hole at the strike was 3,080 feet, and pay sand was not touched, but the find was made at a limestone formation. It is carefully estimated the flow is about ten barrels. The Minx well is drilled by Findeiss & Fletcher and was spudded in about the first of the year. This is the first showing of oil to be found in Rooks County, but while the strike is light, it will speed up the interest of outside oil concerns and give the county, in general, a feeling that the black gold abounds underneath.