Mr. & Mrs. Frank Brown Spent Several Days
with Mr. & Mrs. John Custine
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown spent several days of
holiday period at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Custine of Pioneer township. (The Reveille New Era,
January 2, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
PENOKEE ITEMS - JANUARY
16, 1930
C. L. Kobler made a business trip to Hays, Tuesday.
The W. F. M.'s had profitable meeting at the home
of Mrs. Phila Nicholson, Jan. 9.
Millard Nicholson and family spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Irwin.
George White was the artist behind the trowed in
the plastering department in the remodeling and decorating of the Robins Studio that is underway the past several
days and is nearing completion this week. (The Reveille New Era, January 16, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
CHAS. MCGUIRE MADE SEMI-ANNUAL
TRIP
Chas McGuire of Bryant township made his semi-annual
trip to the center Monday coming this time to procure auto tags prior to the first day of February and save the
penalty that accures in that date. (The Reveille New Era, January 30, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
J. R. & ARTHUR NICHOLSON
LOOKING AFTER INTERESTS IN CITY
J. R. Nicholson the old timer in the Graden vicinity
and his son Arthur were looking after personal interests in this city Monday. (The Reveille New Era, January 30,
1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
GRIFFITH'S VISITING AT
FAYETTEVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Eston Griffith south of town are visiting
her people at Fayetteville, Arkansas the past week. (The Reveille New Era, February 20, 1930, transcribed by Jim
Laird)
MRS. J. J. GOAD PURCHASED
THE RADIO INN
Mrs. J. J. Goad purchased the Radio Inn of Mrs.
Mary Lewis last Tuesday assumed management of same that day. A cordial invitiation is extended the general public
to patronize the old time stand under new ownership. (The Reveille New Era, February 20, 1930, transcribed by Jim
Laird)
FLOYD MOWRY ACCOMPANIED
MRS. BELLE MOWRY
Floyd Mowry and family of Gorham accompanied his
mother Mrs. Belle Mowry back to the paternal home Sunday after she had spent a pleasant week visiting her children
and friends in the Bunker Hill and Gorham sections of Russell County. (The Reveille New Era, February 27, 1930,
transcribed by Jim Laird)
LEO KOBLER & WIFE
SPENT WEEK WITH C. L. KOBLERS
Leo Kobler and wife spent the week end with C.
L. Koblers. (The Reveille New Era, February 27, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
GUESTS AT MINOR YOUNG HOME
Vernita Young of Beloit, LeWave Gilbert, of Osborne
and Harvey Rash and Roy Smith of Quinter were Sunday guests at the Minor Young Home. (The Hill City Times, April
3, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
HATCHERS HAVE OLD FASHION
HOME COMING
Gettysburg and Vicinity. The six daughters and
their husbands of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hatcher had an old fashioned home coming at the Hatcher home last Friday. The
boys shingled Mr. Hatchers house roof. (Hill City Times, April 3,1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
PHILA NICHOLSON
HELPING TO ENTERTAIN
Phila Nicholson is helping entertain the small
son who came to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morris last Saturday. (The Hill City Times, April 3, 1930,
transcribed by Jim Laird)
COUNTY ATTORNEY
J. S. PARKER ACCEPTS INVITATION
County Attorney, J. S. Parker, accepted the invitation
to deliver the principal address at the Rotary Club meeting at Colby, last Thursday and responded with a message
that was instructive, educational and entertaining with enough humor injected during the program to spice up the
joy of living for those in attendance on this memorable occasion.(The Hill City Times, April 10, 1930, transcribed
by Jim Laird)
OTTO KOBLER KEEPING
HOUSE
Penokee Item. Otto Kobler is keeping house as well
as attending farm duties while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Kobler are in Wichita. (The Hill City Times, April
10, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
MRS. MOWRY SPECTACLES
DISAPPEARED
During the quilting period of the Community Sunday
School class, at the W. L. Mowry home, Tuesday, the hostesses spectacles disappeared and having not been found
up to the present writing after discovered loss, a gloom settled over the household and we missed the cheerio program
and did not tune in till the gospel singers started their program. (The Hill City Times, April 10, 1930, transcribed
by Jim Laird)
MR. & MRS. EARL HUMES
& IMOGENE ARRIVE
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Humes and daughter Imogene of
Bunker Hill, arrived by auto Sunday and spent a pleasant day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mowry in Hill
City, returning to their home that night. (The Hill City Times, April 10, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
MRS. RUTH BROWN RETURNED
HOME
Mrs. Ruth Brown returned home Sunday after spending
a week in the Ransom and Brownell territories. (The Hill City Times, April 17, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
THERON SMITH MAKES
BI-MONTHLY BUSINESS TRIP
Theron Smith of the Morland territory made his
bi-monthly business trip to Hill City last Saturday and enjoyed meeting the gang and former friends while here.
(The Hill City Times, April 17,1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
WILLIS L. MOWRY IS
ILL
W. L. Mowry is Ill. Willie Mowry, the Times most
efficient news reporter was unable to report at the office the last two days. The Times force sincerely hopes that
Mr. Mowry will not be incapacitated long as his absence from the Hill City streets is something unusual. (The Hill
City Times, April 24, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
SEVERAL YOUNG FOLKS ATTENDING
COLLEGE
Penokee News - Several of the young folks in this
vicinity who are attending college, spent the Easter vacation with home folks. Among them are: Leona and Arlene
Kobler, Claude Gates, and Velma Hatcher. (The Hill City Times, April 24,1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
KOBLER'S, MEREDITH
AND PRATT DRIVE TO COLORADO
Otto and Raymond Kobler, Paul Meredith and Albert
Pratt drove to Boulder, Colo., Friday evening returning Sunday. (The Hill City Times, April 24, 1930, transcribed
by Jim Laird)
JOHN RUTHERFORD'S
VISITORS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. Herren and Helen, Mrs. Fred White, Mrs. R.
M. Greever and Cora Henderson called at John Rutherfords Sunday afternoon. (The Hill City Times, April 24, 1930,
transcribed by Jim Laird)
RAY BUTLER LEASED HOTEL
Ray Butler has leased the hotel building and will
start a hotel business in the near future. (The Hill City Times, April 24, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
GEORGE BUTLER "HELLO"
George Butler, an old time friend of west Gettysburg
greeted us with a friendly "hello" as he breezed past us in an automobile on our streets Monday. (The
Hill City Times, May 15, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
MR. AND MRS. MINOR YOUNG
COMPANY
Miss Vernita Young of Beloit and Harvey Rash of
Quinter spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Young. (The Hill City Times, May 15, 1930, transcribed by
Jim Laird)
MRS. BELLE MOWRY SURPRISED
Mrs. Belle Mowry was pleasantly surprised Sunday
afternoon when a former friend, Mrs. Blanche Caprez, formerly of Russell county, now of Morland and Mrs. Flody
Ludlow of that city were welcome visitors in her family home. (The Hill City Times, May 22, 1930, transcribed by
Jim Laird)
LEO KOBLER IS AT HOME
Leo Kobler is at home this summer on the farm.
His wife is in Salina, at presnet. (Penokee) (The Hill City Times, May 29, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
MR. AND MRS. FLOYD HUNTINGTON
SPENT HOURS WITH FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Huntington of Morland, spent
a few pleasant hours with Hill City friends, Monday, while looking after business interests in the hub. Felix Parker
and family left Saturday morning for their home at Kansas City. Mr. Parker has been assisting his father, F. R.
Parker, in the painting and decorating business here after the past few months. (The Hill City Times, June 5, 1930,
transcribed by Jim Laird)
Mrs. MINOR YOUNG GOES
TO BELOIT
Mrs. Minor Young went to Beloit Saturday to join
her daughter, Vernita. They motored to Lawrence Saturday evening to spend the week with relatives. (The Hill City
Times, June 26, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
NICODEMUS TOWNSHIP NEWS
Nicodemus township, according to Minor Young, who
carries mail through there daily, is the banner wheat section of the county. The wheat all looks good and the township
as a whole promises to yield an average or more than twenty bushels to the acre. The wheat in Pioneer township,
Mr. Young told us, is not so good. The farmers there do not expect an average of more than 10 bushels. "However,"
Mr. Young said, "Mitchell Adams has a field that looks better than any other I have seen in Graham county."
(The HIll City Times, June 26, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
G. M. NICHOLSON ANNOUNCES
CANDIDANCY
Milford Nicholson, of Penokee, announces in the
Hill City Times this week that he will be a candidate for the office of treasurer of Graham county subject to the
will of the Republican voters at the August primaries.
Mr. Nicholson is well known in the central part
of the county, is a taxpayer and has a personal interest in experience of the county and of how the taxpayer dollars
are spent. If elected Mr. Nicholson promises to fuifill the duties of the office to the best of his ability. (The
Hill City Times, June 26, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
A. J. MOWRY HAS PICE OF
CULVERT IN EYE
County engineer A. J. Mowry and family of Hoxie
were in our city Sunday evening to have a piece of culvert material removed from his left eye. The injury occurring
the previous Wednesday. They spent a pleasasnt hour as guest of his uncle W. L. Mowry and wife. (The Hill City
Times, July 3, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
DR. W.E. MOWERY, SR.,
SUFFERS BROKEN BONE IN WRECK
Dr. W. E. Mowery, Sr., of Scott City, is in Asbury
hospital with a broken collar bone and several fractured ribs as the result of an auto accident. His son, Dr. W.
E. Mowery, Jr., of Salina, is the attending physician.
The accident occurred late Sunday near Tribune.
Monday, Dr. Mowery of Salina brought his father to Asbury hospital arriving here at about 9 o'clock Monday night.
The Scott city physician is doing as well as could be expected, nurses stated. He is 74 years old. - Salina Journal.
(The Hill City Times, July 3,1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
CHESTER BAIRD &
WIFE ASSISTED RELATIVES THROUGH HARVEST
Chester Baird and wife who assisted his relatives
through harvest in Ford county arrived at Hill City, Friday and are helping her brother, Milo Worcester, to garner
his wheat crop in the Spring Creek country since that time. (The Hill City Times, July 17, 1930, transcribed by
Jim Laird)
MRS. BELLE MOWRY VISITORS
Mrs. Cora White of Morland, Mrs. Maude Moore of
Idaho and Miss Lyman of Studley were Saturday visitors at the home of their old time friend Mrs. Belle Mowry while
in Hill City Saturday. (The Hill City Times, July 17,1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
MRS. BELLE MOWRY SURPRISED
Mrs. Belle Mowry was pleasantly surprised last
Friday when her daughter, Mrs. Earl, husband, and daughter, Imogene arrived and joined with the other daughter,
Mrs. Edith Kennicott and daughter, Darlene in the celebration of her 59th anniversary. A pleasant day was enjoyed
by all parties, concerned and Mrs. Kennicott accompanied the hUmes family on the journey that night to their respective
homes at Bunker Hill, after her six days visit at the parental home. (The Hill City Times, July 17,1930, transcribed
by Jim Laird)
ROSS SMITH CAME FROM
SALINA
Ross Smith came from Salina Friday to look after
his land and crop interests in this vicintiy and renew acquaintanceship with his boyhood friends that still reside
in this section. After a pleasant stay he returned to his home Monday. (The Hill City Times, July 17, 1930, transcribed
by Jim Laird)
TREXLER SELLS BOGUE
STORE
Swank of Woodston Will Take Charge of Business
July 21.
J. Swank of Woodston, who has been operating a
hardware store there has purchased the O. E. Trexlar general merchandise store at Bogue and will take possession
soon, according to present plans.
Mr. Trexler has been in business in Bogue for the
past 8 years and has enjoyed a good wholesome trade. He has always endeavored to supply the needs of his customers
and has been successful in this. He and Mrs. Trexler are well liked and respected in Bogue and they are an essential
part of the community life of that town.
Mr. Trexler has not fully decided what his future
plans will be. First he will take a vacation he said today, which no one will deny that both he and Mrs. Trexlar
need. Following that Mr. and Mrs. Trexler plan to settle in Hill City and assist their son Rolland in the management
of their large store here.
While Bogue citizens will be sorry to lose Mr.
and Mrs. Trelar from their community, the Hill City folks will be glad to welcome them here. (The Hill City Times,
July 17, 1930, transcribed by Jim Laird)
