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Feb 14
Happy Valentine Day
All you fellas better treat your wives and girl friends to a Valentine Date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feb 1858 Dear Father by law: I now take my pen in hand with hevy hart to inform you that I am well at present hopeing that these fiew lines may find you in same, also to inform you that I under go trouble by my wife and I want you for your sake and her sake come and git her and her things and take them away from me before I have to kill her for she will not let me see one minits pece nor hante in 6 weeks day or knight. I have tried now tillMy hart is moast broak and it is to no affect. If you cannot come your self send sum other person and git her and her things for to leave here she must for I cant stand it any longer to be quarld at day and knight and my property killed by her and my life thretend. It is to much to take and I will not take it. (This was in Lawrence County, KY).
Story Hour Schedule for McCracken Public Library is as follows: It is held on Saturday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. Feb 16 – 23; Mar 1 – 8 – 15 – 29; Apr 5 – 12 – 19 – 26; May 3 – 10 – 31. Please come and enjoy. Lynnette Doornbos is the co coordinator. Please come and make this a fun time for the kids.
Those in attendance at the Fox Theatre last Thursday evening for the Women’s Heart Awareness Program were Shirley Higgins, Carolyn Thompson, Sharon Irvin, Cheryl Werth, Paula Sramek, Gale Sanders, Vicky Foos and Cindy Schroter.
John and Janice Stull returned home this week after spending time in Kansas City with Craig and Julia Stull and family.
Amber Georg Schwanke is now working for Adams, Brown, Beran & Bell. She is accepting new clients. Please keep her in mind.
Bet and Jeanette McCormick visited with Fr. Kenny and Msg. Leahy on a trip to Wichita this past week.
Robert Tilford has returned to McCracken. We welcome him.
Stephanie Greenway played rec basketball for 4th & 5th graders at Bazine on Saturday
LOOKING BACK: MHS High School News – 1949 - Three cheers for the McCracken Mustangs: Five wins and one loss for the 1949 season is an enviable record for any team, but an exceptional one for a school in its second year of six man football. McCracken scored 204 points against her opponents 130. We feel Coach Rues deserves much credit for the team’s marked improvement over last year. The boys have been co-operative and the spectators enthusiastic. Winning teams are built around a capable coach, an enthusiastic group of boys, town support and a keen school spirit. Let’s make the Mustangs known the country over and then some!!! Those boys out for football this year are Wayne Irvin, Wendell Hinman, Bob Fear, Bill Spomer, Floyd Thompson, Tony Schlitter, Richard Gordon, Richard Buxton, Jack Wilson, Dean Gilbert, Dight House, Calvin Wilson, Pete Rixon, Charles Jacobs, Harold Juvenal, Edward Cain, Ray Ohlemeier and Patrick Keener.
Jeff and Kathy Hurd, Eric, Audra and Austin attended the Pro-bowl held this week in Hawaii.
Sharon Irvin, Sheryl Rogers, McCracken, Ruth Heffel, Hays and Greg Robinson, Weskan attended the funeral of their uncle, George Robinson at Perham, Minnesota last week. George was a former resident of Hays.
During the snow storm this past week a robin, doves and a Cardinal showed up with the smaller birds at my birdfeeder.
Congratulations to Jim and Jennifer Strickler of Ransom on the birth of a daughter, Rebecca Dawn, born December 5, 2007 at HaysMedical Center. Grandparents are Roy and Kay Pfaff of McCracken.
Those on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays include, Kyra Horesky, Hoisington; William J. Greenway, Kayla B. Irvin and Lance J. Irvin of McCracken.
Winifred I. Gaschler, 85, died February 5, 2008 at Salina. She was born in McCracken on March 13, 1922 to Owen E. and Jane (McCormick) McKittrick. She married Henry Gaschler. Survivors include a son, Francis Gaschler; nine daughters, Dr. Jane Riney, Judith Anderson, Johanna Bachtel, Jennifer Scott, Jean Gaschler, Jill Gaschler, Joan Ray, Joyce Gorjiyan and Jacqueline Cairo; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry and two sons, Thomas and Donald. Burial was in Mount Calvary cemetery in Salina.
Bet and Jeanette McCormick, Phyllis Higgins and Jean Schutte attended the funeral for Winifred Gaschler in Salina on Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church.
John Jackson, Chanute, is photographing and recording burial locations of Civil War veterans in cemeteries across the state ofKansas. He is hoping to get as many as possible before 2011, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. He has posted more than 11,000 photos from 200 cemeteries on his website. It is http://www.flickr.com/photos/civilwar_veterans_tombstones/sets/ (The space between civil war and veterans and veterans and tombstones are _’s) McCracken was settled mostly by Civil War veterans. Kansaswas a “veterans’ state”, with land grants going to veterans or their wives after the war ended. Most of Mr. Jackson’s photos are ofEastern Kansas cemeteries.
There was an interesting article about Skip Yowell, a Great Bend High School graduate, who was the inventor of the lightweight dome tent. His company JanSport sells more than 8 million book bags globally, mostly to college students. He has a new book entitled “A Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Other Mountains”. His brother, Randy Yowell, lives in Gove County.
A librarian called wanting to locate the family of Russell M. Colvin. She has a book that belongs to him that they want to return to the family. If anyone has information about Colvin descendants please let us know so we can call her back. Her phone number is 303-678-9970
February 17, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Constitution Hall in Lecompton there will be a program entitled “Sara Robinson attends the Lecompton Ball.” It is a first-person portrayal and period clothing display by Les Brose, Molly Ledeboer and Dianna Welsh, living history educators and period dressmakers.
McCracken History Notes
February 1908
The following write-up is taken from J. R. Lovitt’s Real Estate Rustler: Rush County is situated a few miles west of the exact center of the State. The county contains 1,095,000 acres, a population of 8,000. This land is the best, being composed of dark loam, the surface is rolling while numerous creeks run through the county, along the banks of which are fringed with trees of many kinds, namely Cottonwood, Elm, Boxelder, Ash and Oak. Rush County joins Barton, the banner wheat county in the state. Eight years ago you could buy land in western Barton from ten to twelve dollars per acre. That same land is selling today at from forty to fifty dollars.
February 1938
Joyce Elaine Yawger, 18 month-old daughter of Glenn and Ruth Yawger, died February 20, 1938. Funeral services were held at the home of her Grandmother Akers.
Bard Stephens is reported to be ill with the mumps and he is getting along as well as can be expected.
Bev Irvin and Drewie Robertson, students at MHS, are both in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Hays. Drewie is suffering from a dislocated vertebrae in her neck while Bev has pneumonia.
February 1948
A group of LaCrosse High School students will appear in a benefit program. The proceeds will go to Mr. H. R. Barnard, librarian of the Barnard library, who has been seriously ill.
Elmer Derr was elected president of the Farmers Telephone Company.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sloan were overcome by gas fumes at their farm home three and one-half miles south of McCracken early Thursday, but both were revived. The Sloans had been occupying sleeping quarters on the ground floor. Other members, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sloan and Emerson Sloan slept in upstairs rooms. The younger members arose and went to the farm yard to do the early morning chores. When they returned they found their parents overcome with the gas fumes. They opened doors and windows and summoned Dr. Makinson.
February 1958
Wilma Jennings, 46, died January 31, 1958 in Wichita after a week’s illness. Survivors include her husband, Fay O. Jennings; a son Joseph, her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Myers, four brothers, Mayford, George, Loren and Clark.
The Odin squad downed Otis 74-72 at Bison in the final game of the REN League Tournament.
February 1968
Cub Scouts accompanied by their den mothers, Arlene Rues and Charlotte Fluharty, toured the Rush County News. Scouts are Bruce Davis, Leslie Rogers and Tim Rues.
St. Mary’s Church is having some remodeling done in the basement, choir loft and sacristy. Old plaster is being removed and being replaced by sheet rock.
February 1978
A blizzard hit Rush county this week. Deep drifts are evident everywhere.
Philena Baus was crowned Queen at the Valentine party of Beta Sigma Phi.
Terry Scheuerman appeared on the American Agricultural Movement Telethone Sunday, February 12 in Kearney, Nebraska.
February 1988
Word was received of the death of Gertie Ramsey Anderson. Burial was in Wichita.
The Health and Home H.D.U. met in the home of Mary Barnes for a noon luncheon. Members and guests present were Marie House, Mildred Anderson, Inez Manos, Rose Showalter, June Bible, Ruth Janke, Lillian Irvin, Frances Janke, Hattie Conner, Lucille Crotinger,Signe Barnes, Grace Thompson and Mary Swisher.
February 1998
Mr. Rodeo, Celestine (Celly) Stremel, 80, died February 3, 1998. He was part of the fabric of McCracken and his presence will be missed by everyone. He linked the old time cowboy to the modern day cowboy. He was ageless, active and slim.
Louise Gerritzen Zordel contributed to the history of McCracken when she sent us the account book of Dr. Dutton. (The book is kept at the Jail/Museum).
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