Annals of
Pomona, Kansas
As taken from the
"Pomona Enterprise," Pomona, Kansas.
05 Jan 1894
Big article on Pomona Alumni Association.
12 Jan 1894
19 Jan 1894
26 Jan 1894
"The material for the new M.E. Church has been ordered through lumberman Swayze."
Walter Hart has bought out his brother Gus' half interest in livery stable.
J. W. Mackey Post 230 G.A.R. meets every Saturday night on or before full moon at Hensley Hall. Joseph Rawlins, Commander.
02 Feb 1894
Kansas **
09 Feb 1894
16 Feb 1894
23 Feb 1894
Women's Suffrage. *
02 Mar 1894
09 Mar 1894
16 Mar 1894
"Walter Hart has traded his livery and residence to Millard Lawrence."
23 Mar 1894
30 Mar 1894
Work on the new church... **
Washburn designed it to seat 250 people.
06 Apr 1894
Library ad; 160 volumes, new rates.
13 Apr 1894
20 Apr 1894
27 Apr 1894
04 May 1894
"The WCTU has called a meeting at the residence of Dr. Pasley Tuesday night for the purpose of considering the feasibility of buying the old M.E. Church and converting it into a temperance hall."
11 May 1894
Ordinance #29; requiring registration of all dogs in the city and repealling ordinance #2.
Alumni Banquet speech.
18 May 1894
"John Dyer secured the contract for plastering the new M.E. Church and has commenced the modus operandi this week. It seems that John is an old timer with the trowel although he has been a back slider for a number of years."
25 May 1894
List of students and their grades for next year.
01 Jun 1894
Reduction of county officers salaries in 1891.
08 Jun 1894
"The river bridge has been repaired of late a new floor being added."
"Two years ago a panther was seen in Greenwood but now a lion arouses their curiosity."
"John Dyer's finishing the church ceiling with a white finished plaster. The pulpit platform has been widened and building is now approaching completion."
15 Jun 1894
Ordinance #30; to amend section 1 of Ordinance 35 repealling allowing cows to run loose in the daytime.
Leavall starts a restaurant in brick front Mackey building.
22 Jun 1894
"The M.E. Church is now with stained glass windows. Among them are memorial windows to Dr. Davis, Mrs. Mary Burtner, Baker University, our G.A.R., Epworth League and Jr. League."
Ordinance #31; to prevent frightening of any animals in any street, unlawful to picket animals on public street.
29 Jun 1894
"Pomona has not had a fourth of July celebration since Joe bingaman built his circular swing and the old soldiers ran a lemonade stand down by the cave. It was such a whopper that is has assuaged our patriotism ever since."
06 Jul 1894
13 Jul 1894
20 Jul 1894
List of farms ***
27 Jul 1894
"O. N. Cole in lifting his well drill last week injured the whale bone in his back and has been walking like a man that had in an application for a pension since then."
03 Aug 1894
11 Aug 1894
Ordinance 333; providing for the collection of funds of non payment to cause them to hard labor for the city.
17 Aug 1894
"The people living near the ford 1/2 mile above the bridge, say that the swimming club will have to find other pools to air their nakedness in. This old ford is used as a watering place by those living near and is private property. Take warning boys, and stay away before you get it broke off in you."
"The Methodist church has received the finishing touch onthe inside and is now ready for business."
Checks forged.
24 Aug 1894
07 Sep 1894
Franklin County Fair.
School enrollment, 169.
14 Sep 1894
An account of Mr. Moore, of Marena, Oklahoma Territory, death.
Ordinance #34; sanitary laws.
21 Sep 1894
County Fair was a good one.
28 Sep 1894
"The Adventists have gathered them a little flock at this place and will rent a room where they can worship this winter."
05 Oct 1894
"Parties who rent houses and not only fail to pay rent but do malicious damage to property had better find some other town. We dont want them."
Rev. Newcomb's celebrate 50th Wedding anniversary.
12 Oct 1894
19 Oct 1894
"The old ship zion must be on the progress in this community, as both of our churches are having larger congregations than they have ever had before."
26 Oct 1894
"J. Davis, Clark Lutton, T. T. Barton, ..., threshed their grain last week."
02 Nov 1894
09 Nov 1894
16 Nov 1894
23 Nov 1894
Big shooting at Ottawa.
30 Nov 1894
07 Dec 1894
"Rev. Walker told us Monday that the pews for our new M.E. church would be here this week..."
14 Dec 1894
Rivalry Pomona and Quenemo.
"Our M.E. Church is to be dedicated Sunday morning."
21 Dec 1894
Bishop Bowman dedicated the M.E. Church.
Pomona - Quenemo rivalry.
28 Dec 1894
"Bert Kelsey is regularly installed as head waiter in Millard Lawrence's Hotel de hoss. We are glad to have Bert back to Pomona again."
"Our city has bargained for six stemple fire extinguishers. The agent was here last week and gave an illustration of their efficiency with a mock fire."
"The Adventists have the frame up for their new church."
Library.