October 23, 2014 News

Birthdays: October 23, Terri Everhart, Donna Greenway Hill, Mary Peach, Brandon Mills, Stephanie Anderson; October 24, Doug Keady, Aiden Anderson; October 25, Jean Herdman, Janet Miller, Maverick DeWitt; October 26, Mitchell Jacobs, Lanette Kaster; October 27, Jamie Herdman, Tom Betz, Tomi Rues, Dillon Slemp; October 28, Chase Rogers, Brett J. Kerney, Cash McCormick; October 29, Johnny Mac Showalter, Kim Taylor, Clayton Everhart, Giorgia Foster;

Anniversaries: October 23, Josh and Hannah Enslow; October 26, Mark and Rhonda Derr; October 27, Clayton and Kizmin Wilson.

Memorials for Emerson Sloan have been received by the McCracken Historical Museum (Jail/Museum) from Addie Mills, Fred and Rosemary Kopp; Pattie and Tom Moran, Jane Oborny, Gerald Walker and Wendell and Gladys Hinman. Diz and Wilma Washaliski have given memorials in memory of Emerson Sloan and Darlene McFarren. A red, white and blue letter opener from Merle O'Loughlin, McCracken, Kansas, has been given to the museum by Donna Hansen in memory of her mother, Esther Rogers.

Come join the Spook Parade on Friday October 31 at 4:30 P.M. Meet at McCracken Public Library.

Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Saturday, October 25 at 6:00 P.M. Father Matthew Kumi will be the celebrant. Priesthood Sunday is October 26, 2014, so be sure and thank Father Matthew this weekend.

Kathryn Kochenower, Ottawa, Kansas, turned 101 on October 19. Congratulations. She is the grandmother of Lynn Kochenower. Casey Shaw, Liebenthal, celebrated his birthday on Sunday also.

Joseph Rogers celebrated his 40th birthday on Friday, the 17th at Playa a-Azules in Great Bend. Attending were his grandmother, Linda Maser, his mother, Cindy Rogers and Travis Straub. For his birthday he received a “pie in the face” at the café.

Hampton Book items: From Bev Irvin: When Frank, Raleigh and Ivy Irvin were young fellows they lived together and batched. None of them liked to cook. On day Frank cooked the beans and put in two cups of salt. Raleigh took one bit of beans and said, “Damn, these beans are salty as hell - but that's just the way I like 'em'”.

From the Stull Boys: Mike and Craig Stull mowed the Hampton Cemetery several times. One day they went to mow and a fog enveloped the cemetery. It scared them so they loaded up the mowers and left. They came home to tell Janice that the place was haunted! (This is our Halloween Story)

Addie Mills was a Saturday overnight guest of Jay Klee at Council Grove. They enjoyed dinner at the Hays House in honor of Jay's graduation from Truck Driving School in Topeka. Addie visited Chris Zimmerman at Topeka enroute home.

William Rush Brenner, Jr., Williamsburg, VA was here on Thursday to visit the library and museum. He served 24 years in the Navy and after retiring worked in the aerospace industry. He purchased two of the second history book of McCracken. His aunt, Irene Antenen, wrote the history of the Brenners' during World War 11 which is included at the end of the second book. Rose Diehl and Shirley Higgins helped him with obituaries at the library.

Sub-State Volleyball will be held this weekend. Good luck to all the players and coaches.

The ‘ghosts’ that the children made at Kids’ Korner were ‘precious’. They were displayed in Barnard Library and I saw them Friday.

John and Melanie Zeller headed for Salina Friday afternoon for the two day 17th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads Concert at the Blue Heaven Studios in Salina, KS. There they meet old friends who share the love of the blues who are from all over the country and some from Europe. It is nice to see old faces you only get to see once a year and catch up on how their lives are going. The Blue Heaven Studios is located in a Gothic style First Christian Church converted into a recording studio and concert hall. They put on a two day show which features old Blues Masters and some young, very talented Blues artists. Each night the concerts last about five hours in which features several artists playing varied styles of blues. The Studio has kept the very beautiful stained glass windows and wood work. The seating in the Studio is the original pews which seats around only 400 people. In the years we have been going we have seen and met many talented singers and musicians, a lot of them have passed away. While we were there, Blue Heaven Studio was recording and televising the concert over the internet.

The Fall weather were are having is beautiful with warm days, cool evenings and no wind. Wish it would last until spring.

Was nice visiting with Freddie Taylor on West Beech Sunday afternoon. He told me his lovely wife Kim was teaching in Victoria. Include all teachers in your prayers, they would appreciate it.

History Notes

Hampton News
May 1877

A lovely, charming country, this Walnut Valley, all the way up and above old Rush Center. We found the citizens of the old county seat stirring as usual. A slight riffle in the social wave, resulting from the late severe Civil War of the COUNTY SEAT. We noticed the court-house was gone from the beautiful plateau of Rush Center Valley. Some citizens of Rush County came up one day took the court house on wheels and carried it off to LaCrosse.

Jack Strong and Tim Montgomery, who participated in the removal of the court house, were arrested for contempt of court, tried, found guilty and upon non-payment of fine were committed to jail. Rush County claims a population of 2,000 and a cultivated acreage of 4,000.

October 1994

Ninth ranked MHS Mustangs Downed Dorrance 30-14 Friday. The pass combination of Jim Casey to Jerry Higgins netted the Mustangs two touchdowns. In pre-game activities Rosemary Rues was named Homecoming Queen, Allen Kober was King. Attendants were Sally Buster, Linda Sloan, Richard Conrad and Glenn Ryan. Greg Hinman was the standout for the Eastern Heights game.

Dena Beth Keener and Don Lee Irvin were married October 12 at the Hope Lutheran Church in LaCrosse. Lorrie and LeAnne Morgan Russell are playing volleyball for Sterling College.

The Mustangs clinched a tie in the Lincoln Branch League with a win over Tipton..