Annals of
Pomona, Kansas
As taken from the
"Pomona Enterprise," Pomona, Kansas.
06 Jan 1899
"A. R. Kelsey is clerking for John Nelson."
"Frank Reynolds moved into the Pomona Hotel on Thursday of last week."
"Greenwood - John Davis has nearly gotten his barn completed. It was laid off by F. Miller and Robert Martin assisted with the carpenter work. The barn is 35 X 48 foundation with a basement 36 X 36 under it. The timbers are all large and the barn is built on the old fashion plan of 6 X 6 posts, and sills 8 X 8 and plates 6 X 6 raised in bents. The barn is one of the best in Greenwood township - probably the largest."
13 Jan 1899
"Ed Parks has his new house nearly completed."
"A. F. Haynes has built quite a good looking barn."
"Hilda Angell is assisting Mrs. Reynolds at Pomona House."
"We received a very interesting letter from Henry Johnson, of Chicago, in which he sends his best regards to all his Pomona friends."
"The 'little bridge' which has recently been put in across the pond of water on East 4th St. is quite an acquisition to that part of town and of great service to the pedestrian public who perambulate in that direction. The bride has long been needed to make that street at all passable during muddy weather for people walking, and will be greatly appreciate and much used by those coming in from the east and northeast part of town. The bridge is about 75 feet long and made of heavy material."
"The Bennett brothers are building a large barn for Mr. Plank of the Chippewa Hills."
20 Jan 1899
"J. H. Whetstone won his suit against the Cider Mill Co. and judgement was given for the return of the mill or $520 in chas and $50 damage."
"Mrs. Douglas came in from Lyndon Wednesday morning where she had been in the interest of the Royal Neighbors. She found prospects in the near future to organize."
Pomona brass band.
27 Jan 1899
"The Pomona band furnished the music for the supper at White Ribbon Hall last Tuesday night."
"After Feb. 9th I shall have a good brick store room, two stories for rent, suitable for a store room above. A number one location. T. L. Newcomb, Pomona."
"Mrs. Douglas organizer for the society of Royal Neighbors, came in yesterday to organize a society here which she did last night. Over twenty members are now on the list and more expected to follow. Prospects are flourishing for a strong order of Royal Neighbors in this place."
03 Feb 1899
10 Feb 1899
"Dr. Lewis will occupy the building first door east of the Post office in the future."
17 Feb 1899
"New store. The undersigned has bought out the stock of J. H. Whetstone and added to it a bankrupt stock from Jefferson City, Mo., M. Mindlin."
"W. T. Appier moved to Williamsburg on Monday. Mr. Appier was the best barber Pomona has ever had and Williamsburg gains by his removal."
"The Trousdale Family, Swiss Bell Ringers and Comedy Co. will give two performances in White Ribbon hall on Monday and Tuesday nights, Feb. 20th, and 21st. Prices; Children 10 cents, Adults 20 cents."
"On last Saturday morning fire broke out in the Hensley store from a hot stovepipe ventilator and when first seen seemed to have good headway, but by prompt efforts with the chemical fire extinguishers which the council had furnished the town, it was soon under control. The block would have all been burned out but for the fire extinguishers."
24 Feb 1899
"Harry Suffron is helping Lawrence in the Livery barn."
"Max Maxey has recently taken up the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. Lewis."
"The WCTU hall, not being big enough to hold the crowd that went to hear the Trousdale Bell Ringers on Monday and Tuesday nights, they moved into the Kraus hall where they gave their third and last entertainment on Wednesday night."
"Mrs. Harrison Reid returned with Mrs. Studebaker on Sunday from Mr. Barton's where they had been attending the sick bedside of Mr. Barton's little son and was exhausted by the trip that she had to be carried into the house and is yet in a very feeble condition."
"I will drill you a well in the Sandstone or Argilittic strata. A well 50 feet deep for 415. 100 feet deep 30.00 150 feet 48.00 Wm. Hemme, Michigan Valley, Kan.
03 Mar 1899
Ordinance #8; construction of a sidewalk.
"Dr. E. W. Minney formerly of Pomona has recently been appointed physician of the Topeka Insane Asylum."
"Capt. Millett is erecting a new windmill on his place this week."
10 Mar 1899
City elections coming up.
"Charley Scovill thinks of going into the Merchantile business."
"Two of our city street lamp posts have been broken off at the ground be teams running against them this week."
Election to be April 3rd at office of T. L. Newcomb; current Mayor; F. Cole.
17 Mar 1899
"A. S. Steward will build a new house this spring."
"George Kraus has built a very substantial and good looking barn."
"Garrett has moved his jewelers outfit into the room recently fitted up for a gallery."
"Little and Garrett are preparing to do some very artistic photo graphing as soon as they learn a little more about the art. They have neatly fixed up the shop recently vacated by A. E. Geyer by putting in skylights, painting, curtains, etc., and have made it a very attractive gallery."
24 Mar 1899
"A. S. Benton is erecting a new barn."
"Osage City is to have a canning factory soon."
"J. J. Whetstone had a large invoice of bottles for his extract business come in on Tuesday."
31 Mar 1899
"One of Liveryman Lawrence's buggies was somewhat demolished in a runaway last Sunday."
07 Apr 1899
"Mayor Cole has served notice on Dr. Vigor that he will contest his election."
"Five of the band boys, who are also members of the alumni society, are preparing music to assist in the program at the banquet. Extensive preparations are being made by the Alumni society to banquet the class of '99'. This promises to be one of the best banquets ever given by the society and it is hoped that many alumnus will be present."
City election returns
Mayor: F. Cole 74, Dr. J. F. Vigor 75
City Clerk: H. M. Angell 91, H. O. Bird 31
Police Judge: J. W. Spangler 73, E. F. Scovill 67
Marshal: Frank Wilson 75, S. J. McMurry 72
Councilmen:
M. F. Lawrence 76
E. G. Swayze 72
John Walters 84
A. C. Brothers 51
E. K. Maxey 67
A. F. Haynes 80
John Dyer 91
W. H. C. Johnson 87
Frank Tripp 91
C. P. Burtner 52
14 Apr 1899
"Charley Scott has given up his position as clerk in A. M. Garrison's store, and will go to the farm near LeLoup, where he hopes to regain his health."
21 Apr 1899
"E. A. Mott is seriously contemplating spending the summer in Kirkman, Iowa."
"A buffalo fish weighin 28 pounds was caught in the river at Ottawa on last Monday night."
"The bicycle has become quite a common vehicle of locomotion up on our streets lately."
"A. P. Elder sent his expert workman, Mr. Rodman, up on Monday to put a new tin roof on the Parkinson store building."
A travelling salesman dies at Santa Fe depot.
28 Apr 1899
"E. A. Mott leaves today for Kirkman, Iowa."
"Dr. Pasley has built a summer kitchen onto his house this week."
"Henry Johnson is expected home from Chicago about the middle of May."
"Mr. Heath, who closed a successful term of school at Greenwood last Friday, will go to his home near Wellsville today."
"The alumni committee are making preparations to banquet the class of '99' on Friday evening May 19th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Millett."
05 May 1899
"Sam Spangler will act as clerk in Mrs. Furry's store from now on."
"A street lamp is wanted on the corner of west A and Franklin streets."
"The building for the skimming station is being fitted up for business and will be ready in a few days."
"The street lamp on the corner across the street burned until eight o'clock Wednesday morning."
"The street lamps underwent a good cleaning at the hands of S. J. McMurry last Monday."
"Attend the last day exercists at the school house on Friday afternoon May 19th."
"John Dyer expects to remodel his house by putting in a large plate wndow."
"On account of the short evenings and the reading room not being patronized as was hoped it would be, the library will only be opened Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 o'clock."
"The Pomona Skimming Station will soon be under headway and in full operation. This is one of the best enterprises ever started up in Pomona and it is hoped will receive a hearty support from the farmers of Pomona and vicinity. Mr. E. Killough of Ottawa who is interested in the work and understands the business thoroughly, will operate the station for the company this season. The Company will receive milk on and after Monday, May 8. Full instructions regarding the keeping of milk cans, etc., may be had on application to the station. Cows will also be furnished by the company."
12 May 1899
"Some pilferer has been paying regular visits to Sam Nichol's coal pile recently."
"We suppose Geo. Kraus has finished his barn for he took down the scaffolds this week."
"J. H. Whetstone is putting in the portion of the walk on the east side of Main St. that was left unfinished."
"The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. Leeper in the M.E. church one week from next Sunday evening."
"In the write up of last week concerning the Pomona Skimming Station we made a mistake which we wish to rectify in this issue by saying the Station will furnish cows when it should have been cans."
"Henry Johnson who is attending the Rush Medical College in Chicago will spend his vacation this summer at home, leaving Chicago the 18th of this month."
"On Tuesday morning a terrible racket was heard in the northwest corner of town about 1 o'clock which sounded like the whole town had broken loose. But morning revealled what had been goin on during the night. The little old building standing on J. H. Whetstone's property had been rolled over a time or two and dragged out into the middle of the street where it was left."
19 May 1899
Big letter from Olin Kelsey to Anna Hart on his travels in the service in the Pacific Ocean **
"Ottawa is to have a new hospital."
"O. N. Cole has bought out the meat shop and will run it alone for the summer."
"Frank Reynolds is highly encouraged over hotel prospects and thinks he will build up a good business."
26 May 1899
School classes for next year.
"The skimming station has 12,000 pounds of milk daily."
"Mr. Studebaker has recently moved into the vacant house on West Franklin Street."
"Elihu Quillen has removed the Whetstone building back onto the old foundation on North West A and is fixing it up for a dwelling."
02 Jun 1899
"Mrs. Mamie Topping came down from Lyndon and spent decoration day and the succeeding days since at Pomona among old friends."
"John Hammond has bought out the harness shop of John Shout and will continue the business in the old stand of L. Newcomb. John is a prosperous citizen and success in his business is assured."
09 Jun 1899
"The new house of A. S. Steward rapidly approaches completion."
"The Modern Woodmen at their meeting on last Monday night decided to celebrate July 4th on a scale similar to that of last year. The programme will in due time appear in the Enterprise."
16 Jun 1899
"Prof. Huskey got an offer of a position in Texas which he preferred and the school board concluded to let him off from his informal contract to teach our school. The position was then offered to Prof. W. S. Staley and on yesterday he answered by telegraph accepting the place. This insures a No. 1 principal for the schools for the coming year and the funds of a good school will be greatly encouraged."
"J. H. Whetstone is enclosing his lots north of the house with a hog tight wire fence."
"There is talk of having the Fourth of July celebration in the school yard this year."
"E. F. Scovill has set up and running an up to date soda fountain, and also serves ice cream in the Drug store."
"An improvement in the form of a culvert was made at the corner of West A and Franklin Streets Saturday morning."
"The skimming station takes in over 3,000 pounds of milk daily now the farmers are getting enthusiastic over the returns."
23 Jun 1899
Pomona to celebrate the fourth.
"A. E. Geyer is now at Independence, Kansas."
"The band boys have ordered suits in which they expect to appear on the fourth."
"Some boys, who evidently could not wait till the Fourth to have their celebration, succeeded in causing quite a commotion at the social Tuesday night by the use of fire crackers."
"Bids to be taken for the bridge abutments for Kelsey creek bridge 1 1/2 miles east of town."
30 Jun 1899
"A. E. Geyer returned home from Independence last Saturday. The day before, he fell and injured his back very severely. He narrowly escaped falling out of a window about 26 feet above the pavement."
"Lou Cain has built a good substantial house on the 160 acres he bought out of the Maxey tract."
07 Jul 1899
"M. F. Lawrence sold over 2,000 pounds of ice last Tuesday."
"The meat market changes hands oftener than any other business place in town.'
"A sucker weighing 16 1/2 pounds was caught in the river last Saturday night. This was the largest fish of its kind ever caught here."
"Taylor Harvey now owns half interest in the meat market and will assist in running it until fall at least."
14 Jul 1899
Santa Fe depot broken into.
"About 3400 pounds of milk is now being furnished the skimming station daily."
"About half the patrons of the skimming station bring in their milk on Sunday."
"The river lacked but a few feet of being as high last Saturday as it was on the 5th of July four years ago."
"The telephone pole by the office was broken down Wednesday morning by Ed. Vickers team running into it."
"E. F. Scovill did the right thing when he put in the walk in front of his premises. It was something much needed and several other walks are in a like condition and very badly need rebuilding."
"A little culvert was put in yesterday across Main St. on Fifth which adds greatly to the improvement for public travel."
"The Negro Minstrel show last Friday night was nearly but not quite, as near a perfect fake as ever struck the town."
"J. H. Whetstone is repairing the south end of the old stone sorghum factory which fell out during the last heavy rain."
21 Jul 1899
"J. J. Whetstone is having a 12 X 20 house built in which to make his extracts."
"A fish weighing 28 lb. was caught in the river Monday night."
"Medearis the dentist is at Quenemo Monday, Friday and Saturday of each week. Michigan Valley every Tuesday, Pomona every Wednesday, Williamsburg every Thursday."
28 Jul 1899
"The bridge across Kelsey Creek is now being put in."
"J. W. Spangler has bought out the restaurant; moved in the first of the week and is now running it."
"F. W. Johnson brought in two stalks of corn raised on the old Maxey place measuring over 14 ft. each."
"A. S. Steward's new house has recently undergone a good coat of paint."
"The sidewalk on East A street by the tannery building was repaired this week; a much needed improvement."
04 Aug 1899
"J. H. Whetstone is now running a force of hands at work on his extracts."
"J. F. Maxey is on the road again travelling in the interest of the Pomona Fruit and Extract Co."
"The next meeting of Pomona Camp, No. 1784 M.W.A. will not be held until Monday evening. Aug. 14th, it having been voted by the camp to meet only on the second and fourth Monday nights of each month."
11 Aug 1899
Topping Hardware Company business in Ottawa sold.
"School begins September 4th."
"The prospects for a heavy crop of corn are better now than in 1892 the banner corn year."
"The Pomona Fruit Co. are working up crab apples, sweet apples and tomatoes and employ several hands. J. J. has got a full fledged factory and at times 18 fires going in preserving fruit and making jelly."
"There will be no services at all at the Presbyterian church next Sunday as the house is being replastered."
"N. V. Hudelson will come to Pomona to live if he finds a suitable residence. It will be quite an acquisition to Pomona to have Mr. and Mrs. Hudelson settle here."
"School commences the first Monday in Sept. which is Monday Sept. 4th. An error was made in our issue of June 30th. The announcement that school would commence on Sept. 11th is incorrect. The school meeting voted to commence school on the first Monday in Sept. which gives just time for four months school before Christmas."
18 Aug 1899
"The abutments to the Kelsey Creek bridge were completed this week."
"There will be a balloon ascension every day at the Williamsburg fair this fall."
"Frank Tripp is numbered among the industrious men of our village. He began the erection of a new barn the first of the week; Wm. Wilson acting as carpenter."
"Geo. Kraus is building another barn. Geo. certainly expects an abundant yield in his corn crop and would otherwise not have the room for storage, at least we can account for this industrious move of his in no other manner."
25 Aug 1899
"Miss Layton will teach the North Illinois school and Mr. Heath will commence his third year with the opening of the next term of school at Greenwood."
Messrs Martin and son are building a new house on the land lately purchased by them on Coal Creek, of the heirs of Mr. William Whitebread."
"Dr. Lewis left Thursday for his new field of labor near Joplin."
"Dr. Lewis left Thursday for his new field of labor near Joplin."
"Dr. Lewis and wife are no longer with us; they moved their household effects to Joplin, Mo., last Tuesday."
01 Sep 1899
"William Patton, of Kansas City, Mo., has purchased the Pomona Mill and has put R. P. Woolworth in charge to fit up to grind all kinds of grain and make flour and meal. The mill will be thoroughly overhauled and repaired, for there is yet enough left from the wreckage it has undergone from the hands of vandals to make a good mill with a reasonable outlay of expense. Mr. Woolworth is a veteran in the mill business and understands his trade as well as any man living. He expects to add to the size of the building by another year and fit up the third story complete with a new roof and improved machinery doubling the capacity that was originally intended for the mill. He will put in a gristing department should there be a general demand for it. Our people may be congratulated to have the mill get into such good and energetic hands."
"Millard Lawrence had a new floor put in his livery stable this week."
Franklin County fair Sept. 19-22.
"John Horsticks barn was blown over during the storm last Friday afternoon and many haystacks were overturned."
"Ottawa Republican had a very interesting write up of the Pomona Fruit Co. in its Tuesday edition.."
"A. Campbell and Bro., the Feather Renovating Co. have located here with a new and improved renovator, and are now ready to do business. They do a first class business and guarantee all work. They have set up in Kraus hall and expect to make that their place of business."
08 Sep 1899
"School opened last Monday morning with a larger attendance than it has for several years."
"All of the seats in the high school room were occupied the first day. This could not have been said of any previous year."
"The hen roosts in town have been suffering considerable the past week from the effects of chicken thieves."
"Seventeen daily hands are now at work in the Dyer coal bank."
"At the close of the meeting at Silver Lake a Methodist church was organized with 48 members. Between 6 and 7 hundred dollars ..."
"A dozen new seats will probably be ordered for the high school."
"The store of A. M. Garrison was robbed last Sunday night. Twenty seven pairs of shoes are known to have been taken; but nothing else as yet has been reported."
15 Sep 1899
"A decent looking smoke stack now looms up at the mill. Thats a sure enough sign that the mill has really changed hands."
22 Sep 1899
"The shooting upon the streets last Tuesday night was the source of considerable attraction for a little while."
"Pomona merchants have organized a shot gun brigade and propose to make it warm for the burglars who have been committing depredations in that town - K. C. World."
29 Sep 1899
"The charter for the Methodist church at Silver Lake was filled out yesterday."
"Henry Johnson left last Saturday morning for chicago where he will resume the study of medicine in the Rush Medical College."
"On Thursday of last week while the folks were at the fair, some persons supposed to be tramps entered the house of Joseph Rawlins and took a good suit of clothes, a shirt and several pieces of underwear belonging to Fred. Also a ladies watch which was in his clothes. Some other articles of underwear belonging to Mr. Rawlins and Frank were also taken."
06 Oct 1899
"A. S. Benton moved his household effects to Kansas City Wednesday."
"There will be a boat social at Silver Lake school house, Saturday evening Oct. 7, 1899. Everybody cordially invited proceeds for the benefit of the new church at Richter."
"Mr. Robert Martin has finished the building of a barn."
13 Oct 1899
Ordinance #49; repealling #28 and 337.
Ordinance #50; to amend sect. III of Ordinance #6 (the words 'from fire' stricken)
"The new firm of Johnson and Spangler have moved their goods into the Mackey building."
"Balloon ascension at Quenemo this afternoon."
Pomona now has a second hand store."
"Second hand goods bought and sold by Chas. Chrisman, Pomona."
20 Oct 1899
Ordinance #48; that all ordinances passed from the first day of April 1898 to the first day of April 1899 be changed and made to number consecutively beginning with #41.
"The jelly works have reopened."
"A new roof has been put on the shed to the mill this week. Also a platform in front."
"E. F. Scovill has built a carriage platform extending from the sidewalk in front of his residence."
"G. A. Kelly the aueronaut who was to have an assension in Quenemo last Friday, visited in town Saturday evening and Sunday."
"The balloonist, Prof. G. A. Kelly who has been here for the past two weeks, made an ascension at Quenemo last Friday, Oct 13. It being an unlucky day and date he was hurt by the balloon not ascending up far enough. He fell in a lumber yard and then was drug over a pile of lumber and then jerked against the fence. He returned to Pomona Saturday evening having recovered to a great extent, but weak and bruised. Prof. Kelly started to Clarkesville, Arkansas Sunday afternoon where he expects to make three ascensions; one on Wednesday Oct 18, Thursday 19, and Friday 20, after which he will return. We wish him success in all future ascensions and hope to see him return safe and sound."
27 Oct 1899
"N. V. Hudelson has purchased of Clint Burtner their
residence on East A street. Mr. Burtner will move out and Mr.
Hudelson will move in during the next two weeks. Mr. ..."
"The new bridge across Kelsey creek is up and is a very creditable structure. It is high enough to escape any flood of Kelsey creek in the future and when the road is graded up as it should be through the bottom on each side one of the bad places between our town and Ottawa will be all right."
03 Nov 1899
"The Wickam coal mine has caved in and delayed work for a week.'
10 Nov 1899
"Aeronaut Kelly was a passenger on the Mo Pac Sunday."
"Woolton, of Quenemo charged with breaking into Mrs. Furr's store and blowing open the safe on Saturday night, Oct. 20th was bound over by Justice of the Peace Detwiler Wednesday to appear in court Monday."
17 Nov 1899
"Mindlin Bros. have purchased two lots of J. H. Whetstone on the corner directly opposite Mrs. Furry's store on which they will place a building and remove their stock of goods into it."
Masquerade party to be Thanksgiving night.
24 Nov 1899
"The street lamps should be kept burning such dark nights; but they might burn better if people didnt go along and turn them down."
01 Dec 1899
"A. M. Garrison will move his stock of goods to Joplin, Mo, between Christmas and New Years."
"Gid Rice had the misfortune to have a burnout Wednesday last just before noon. The house and contents were entirely consumed. The cause was a defective flue."
08 Dec 1899
15 Dec 1899
22 Dec 1899
"A new chimney has been erected to the mill this week."
"Aeronaut Kelly is again in town and may remain with his relatives here this winter."
"A. E. Geyer and son are doing the carpenter work on the Kraus store building."
"John Kraus is converting his store building into one of the best looking additions to the town."
29 Dec 1899
"R. L. Garrett has leased of J. H. Whetstone part of a lot west of W.C.T.U. hall for five years and will erect a building for his photograph and jewelry business."
"E. A. Mott is expected in from Iowa in a few days."
"Ed. Swayze will put up ice in Chrisman's ice house this year."
"The band boys spent Christmas morning playing upon the street."
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