December 18, 2014 News

Birthdays: December 18, Julia Zeller; December 19, Anna Irvin, Wilma Washaliski; December 20, Jerrett Packard; December 21, James Reeves, Chris Zimmerman, Parker Scott, Allen Casey, Bruce Winter, Holly Schkoda; December 22, Angie Timson, Audrey J. Werth; December 23, Sue Davis; December 24, Gage Podrybau.

Marge and Michele Moran attended the Winter Holiday Program at Burrton on Tuesday night. Second grader, Madison Kirk, granddaughter of Marge Moran sang in the program.

Stephanie Greenway represented Ellis in the Northwest District KMEA Honor Band and Shannon Keith represented Ellsworth at Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Hays on Saturday afternoon.

Jerry Schutte retired from Arizona State University at Tempe, Arizona. He was an assistant professor of Art. He is retiring in Tempe.

Hampton Item: Bob Brooks took a contract to carry mail from Ft. Hays to Ft. Dodge over the Ft. Hays - Ft. Dodge Trail. Captain Edwards bought a half interest in the contract. They had two three-seated rigs which carried six passengers each. It took three days to make the trip from Hays to Dodge City. One stage would start at Hays and the other at Dodge. The contractors had their headquarters at Hampton with extra horses. The stage was nearly always full. Lots of government agents and scouts were passengers. They could either go across on the stage or go around on the railway to Kansas City and then to Dodge City which was an expensive process. They charged $6.00 for the three-day trip by stage.

I read this in the December 8, 2014 issue of the Salina Journal. December 12, 1914.

C.W. Lamer, of this city has returned home from where he shipped 200 horses to Kansas City to be used for the allied cavalry and artillery in the European war.

I went to Hutchinson Friday morning to watch basketball, the girls lost. It was fun watching though. I went to the Bulk Store and Stutzman’s in south Hutch Friday. I stopped at a convenience store in Nickerson to ask directions, one of the gentlemen said he ‘used’ to be from Dodge City and knew Lloyd Holmes and the Washaliskis.

Saturday Jodi, Jenna and I motored to Buhler where we ate lunch at the Mustard Seed; I saw Starla Bieberle and two of her friends from Hoisington. We then went to Adrian’s A-Z, what a fun store. It rained most of the day. Sunday there was thunder, lightning and even a tornado touched down in Harper. I came home Monday in horrendous north wind. (Needed something to fill up space).

Lynnette Doornbos, Taylor and John and Sandra Jacobs were in Ellis Saturday evening, ate pizza and attended “The Polar Express”.

Congratulations to Charmaine Wolfe and Austin McGaughey on passing their post office test.

History notes, December 1964

Dr. R.L. McCorkle, Lacrosse Physician, has been appointed district deputy coroner by Dr. W.R. Brenner of Larned.

December the 17th the 8th grade students at McCracken will sing Christmas carols at the rest homes in LaCrosse and Nekoma. December 22 grades 1-5 will present an operetta, “She Didn’t Believe”. December 24th grades 6 & 7 will present a Christmas program at the grade school assembly.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Duane Engel on the birth of a son, Timothy Duane, born November 10 at the St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, weighing 6 lbs and 5 oz. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Potter (Alice Moran), Shawnee Mission, on the birth of a daughter, Sara Joan, born November 9.

The Alexander Whippets, having trouble at the free throw line fell to the McCracken Mustangs 62-74 in a game played at Alexander last Thursday night. D.Peters scored 27, Harp 15, Brown & North each had 9, Johnston and Mike Peters each made 2. Morgan was high with 20 points for Alexandeer.

Santa will be in McCracken, Saturday, December 19.

Albert and Louise Zordel are now at home in Ransom following his discharge from the US Army recently at Fort Knox, KY where he had been stationed.

Phyllis Conrad and Randy visited Mrs. Vaughn Grose and children Friday.