What Stocktonites Were Doing 94 Years Ago
The Stockton National Bank has purchased the building formerly occupied by the National State Bank of Stockton the past week and will move to the new location within the next few days. It expects to open for business in the new quarters on Monday. Remodeling work is progressing satisfactorily in the new location, and the gold letters of “The Stockton National Bank” have already replaced those in the window of the failed institution. The Stockton National has sold its present building to Butler & Vallette, who rented it to the Carpenter Quality Store. Mr. Carpenter will move from the Oscar Gibbs building as soon as the bank building can be remodeled into a store, which will be about June 1st. While the financial part of the transaction has not been made public, it is understood the Stockton National Bank didn’t need to expend more than a few thousand dollars to make the transfer. The National State building was modernized with new vaults and built-in equipment only a few years ago, and the board of directors of the Stockton National felt that they could better afford the new location than spend thousands of dollars and a lot of time in modernizing their building. As part of the same transaction, the Farmers Union Mercantile and Shipping Associations purchased their present store location, which they have rented for several years, from the National State Bank. The Farmers Store will now be in its own building. The purchase was made from Harald Nomland, the receiver of the National State, and includes only the first floor and basement of the bank building, as the Masonic Fraternity owns the second floor of the entire building.
The editor is mightily glad to say that we again have a printer. For three weeks, we have been handicapped, the editor having to spend most of his time in the back room and thus neglecting the news and front office work. Robert Sanders of Beloit came to our rescue and is now on the job and, from all appearances, is the fellow we have been looking for. He is a former Plainville boy, his father being Barney Sanders, and was engaged in the real estate business there. Robert’s family consists of his wife and little daughter; they are currently located at the Mrs. Coolbaugh home.
Floyd Clark, who lives northeast of Natoma, received $40.00 a few days ago for a piece of a fallen star, which he found on the L. C. Goad farm while shucking corn last fall. The rock weighed about 20 pounds. The purchaser told Floyd the stone was really the property of Mr. Goad, but the latter generously consented to allow Floyd to keep the money.
While driving to Alton last Tuesday, Mrs. Evelyn Downing and Miss Hamilton of Kansas City were injured when the Ford Coupe, driven by Mrs. Downing, crashed into the guard railing of a concrete bridge. Miss Hamilton was somewhat injured, while Mrs. Downing was more fortunate. She walked back to the E. L. Kinzer home and telephoned for aid.
A dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Miller on Easter in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Beulah Miller and Darrell Cunningham.
The Rexall Store is dressed up for spring. The walls have been re-papered, the ceiling artistically painted, and the institution looks mighty good-looking. Bob Johnson and Spin Garber did the work.
The room occupied by the Vanity Shop is being improved. A new floor was laid, and the fixtures were arranged for the patrons’ convenience.
In the presence of relatives and a few friends, Miss Louis Plummer and Harold Hollen were united in marriage at the Plummer home on March 22nd.
Elvin J. Huey and Miss Nola Ward of Edinbrug, Texas, were married on March 19th at Edinbrug. Elvin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Huey and was born in Rooks County. He attended grade school here and has many friends who will wish him and his bride a happy voyage through life.
Amidst a bower of ferns and beautiful spring blossoms, the first large society wedding of the spring recently took place in the spacious Moss Avenue residence of Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Page, whose home was the pretty setting for the marriage of Miss Florence Augusta Clarkson to Mr. Ronald Carlson Cooper of Denver, Colorado.
Mary K. McComb and Harm Kuiken of Downs were married at the office of Probate Judge Case on April 16th. A reception was given to the couple at the former home of the bride’s parents in the Medicine community. Mr. Kuiken is a farmer and resides in a place a few miles north of Downs, at which place they will make their home.
Rebecca Maria Hawkins, the eighth child of Mahala and Harry Hawkins, was born on January 9th, 1847, in Paris, Kentucky, and departed this life at her home in Stockton on April 19th, 1930, at the age of 83 years, three months, and 11 days.
Miss Roma Rogers entertained several friends at Bridge on Friday evening. Miss Virginia McNulty won high score, and Miss Jessie Hammond was low score.
From The Woodston Argus…..Jack Doak has been manager at the Dings Cash Store while Ding has been in the hospital at Osborne…..The intermediate department of the M. E. Sunday School went to Down last Friday evening for a skating party. They report an enjoyable evening…..Omer Atkisson and wife, who had been at the Brinkley hospital at Milford, Kansas returned home last Saturday. On their return, Omer’s sister, Mrs. Nellie Neff of Glasco, came up with them to visit her many relatives and friends.
