07 Jan 1909

"New photo post card views of Pomona at O'Briens. These views are made by a professional photographer and are guaranteed not to fade."

Odd Fellow elect officers.

14 Jan 1909

"B.A. Adams had a bad fall Monday while working at the Martin saw mill. One of his ribs was broken and he was otherwise bruised."

"Ralph Garrett has put up a fire proof partition between the store room and implement room of the Hensley Hardware store."

A.M. Boyd's of 616 Sycamore in Ottawa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. * (lived at Pomona from 1874-86)

Charter granted to the K.C., Olathe, Ottawa and Iola Railroad, its main line will be 112 miles long.

Diptheria epidemic. (last several issues)

Petition to study flooding of Marais des Cygnes.

21 Jan 1909

28 Jan 1909

Dr. H.B. Johnson arrested for violation of the prohibitory law.*

Williamsburg man brings 78 crows heads to county clerk office for bounty.

04 Feb 1909

Joel Akers moves to Ottawa.

Wind does damage in town. Pomona Ice Co. house blown down.*

W.B. Johnson's jury verdict of not guilty. *

Joel Akers celebrate 60th wedding anniversary.

Man hurt by wind blowing him into a train at Ottawa.

10 Feb 1909

"W.W. Kitchen took possession of the Hughes feed yards and livery business this morning."

"John Shoaf will move to Oregon"

"Dr. H.B. Johnson has bought the Barber restaurant building and will convert it into a dwelling. Mr. Barber will quit the restaurant business and move into his property on South Main Street now occupied by Ed Wilford."

"Residence of Wm. Lindsey on the Wm. Scott place in Greenwood Twp. burned to the ground."

18 Feb 1909

Commissioners accept the Rocky Ford bridge.

Ottawa has a big fire Saunders Music Co. building.

25 Feb 1909

04 Mar 1909

Mail sacks went under the train and mail destroyed.

Missouri Pacific train leaves tracks one mile east of depot. *

11 Mar 1909

"Bert Parkinson came in from Nevada last Friday for a visit with relatives and old friends."

U.S. Department of Agricultural recommends survey of the river.

18 Mar 1909

"E. G. Swayze is moving into his new residence northeast of town today."

Rev. C. G. Bear has been assigned to M.E. church for another year.

25 Mar 1909

01 Apr 1909

The stable on the Holtingsworth lots on South Main burnt.

Bridge to be built across Kelsey creek one mile east and mile north of Pomona (description).*

08 Apr 1909

"Jake Mitchell has resigned his position with the Pomona Barber Co. and has gone to Ottawa to work."

City election, 155 votes; Proposal to build a city council room and jail failed 75-70; Mayor J. E. Reed: election was this past Monday 5 April

15 Apr 1909

22 Apr 1909

Swayze and Overton are building a large barn on their West C Street lots.

29 Apr 1909

"Glen Herendeen has sold his interest in the real estate business to his partner S. V. Rice."

"G. S. Herendeen bought out the Figgins restaurant last Thursday evening and took possession Friday morning."

"Prof I. Stimmel of Eldorado Springs, Missouri, formerly principal of the Pomona schools for several terms, was in town Saturday and Sunday visiting old friends."

"Oscar Krause 7 1/2 foot tall of Chippewa Hills, recently married, has been travelling with a circus as a side show freak."

S. L. Knapps novelty shop.*

H. B. Johnson's trial.*

06 May 1909

"Jess Parrish, formerly of Quenemo, has accepted a position with the Pomona Barber Co. of this city and will move his family here."

"Mrs. J. H. Chrisman is having a new foundation put under her house and otherwise improving her property of West A and Second streets."

"J. W. Barber is building a new barn on his property on South Main Street."

13 May 1909

Wm. Wiggins is building a new concrete walk in front of his store.

20 May 1909

"Frank Stevens and Chas. Harrah are building a new brick sidewalk in front of their residence properties on East Franklin Street."

27 May 1909

Princeton bank broke into, $2800 taken.

Freight conductor falls from moving train at Lomax and dies.

Homewood State Bank chartered.

03 Jun 1909

"D. Wilford moved his meat market into the Dyer store Monday."

"S.W. Spangler has opened a meat market in the Mackey brick building formerly occupied by D. Wilford."

Rebekah lodge elects officers (list names).

Odd Fellows election (list names).

10 Jun 1909

"A Hensley has traded his general merchandise store and property to Greene and Barrow of Longton for a 700 acre ranch in Elk county. The transfer was made this morning and the new firm has taken possession. Mr. Hensley will move into the Sam Richardson house on Main Street."

17 Jun 1909

24 Jun 1909

Jacob Little almost killed in cave in while building abutments for Kelsey Creek bridge. **

Tornado hits Richmond.

01 Jul 1909

"The lighting struck a corn crib on Mrs. Celia Johnson's place one day last week tearing some timbers to splinters. Her son Ezra was in the barn near by at the time and felt the shock."

New GAR post in this city with 25 members (officers listed)

Post #496; will meet every 4th Saturday of each month.

08 Jul 1909

"SANTA FE WRECK! - Five Coaches Loaded With Passengers Turned Over in Twenty Feet of Water. The second section of No. 5 Santa Fe passenger was wrecked here yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock. The train was one of the main line through California trains and had been routed over this line on account of a washout near Topeka. When it reached here the water was higher than was ever known before but the train crew evidently thought that they could pull through but when about a half mile from the depot the track gave away and five of the coaches were overturned, three of them being nearly submerged. The passengers crawled through the windows and got on top of the cars from which position they were rescued in boats.

At the present time one life is all that is known to be lost, that of the four year old daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rhodes, of Chicago. The child was taken out of the car window but fell off of the top of the car and was drowned. The body has not been recovered and the mother is prostrated with grief at the home of H.A. Harrah on East A street. Mrs Rhodes was enroute to Oklahoma to visit her mother. Several of the passengers were slightly injured and a great many lost everything they had with them except what they had on.

Our citizens formed rescue parties as fast as possible but there was only one available boat at the time and this was sent out in charge of Bert Hughes and Elza McFadden who did heroic work in taking passengers to shore. Several rafts were made and run out but they proved unmanageable and most of the rescue parties on them had to spend the night in trees from which they were rescued this morning. A relief train came out from Ottawa with what boats they could get who also did all they could to help. Every available place in town was thrown open for the accommodation of the sufferers and everything possible done to make them comfortable.

Dr. Johnson, E.G. Swayze and Frank Stevens went to the Hale crossing a mile east of town and waded out to the wreck in order to render as much help as possible.

Abe Hart's barn 3 1/2 miles east of town struck by lightning, burned.

Hill body found lodged in a wire fence 1 1/2 miles west of town (flood) Ottawa, drowned.

No fireworks here on the fourth. *

15 Jul 1909

"GEORGIA RHODES FOUND- A large number of the Odd Fellows and others turned out Tuesday morning and worked all day in hunting for the little four-year old child of Mr. and Mrs. George Rhodes, which was drowned in last Wednesday's wreck. After working all day their labors were rewarded by finding the body in a pile of drift wood about three fourths of a mile below where the accident occurred. The body was brought to the Dyer undertaking room and placed in a metallic casket and the childs parents and grandmother left last night for Wynewood, Oklahoma, where the body will be buried. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes have the sympathy of the entire city. Owing to the first flood being followed so soon by the second no systematic search could be conducted before and the body had remained in the water nearly a week.

Mr. Rhodes is an engineer for the national White Lead Co. of Chicago.

Fire in business at Richmond.

22 Jul 1909

"Sam Spanglers building a new porch."

"Topeka July 18, 1909 Hon. J. E. Reed, Mayor, Pomona, Kansas.

My Dear Sir,

Our officers, employees, patrons and others have told me of the very great help and assistance given by Pomona to the railroad company and passengers that were carried on the unfortunate train that was in the flood at your place.

The good people of Pomona performed a service to the public, as well as to this company, that cannot be over estimated, as it is known that many hazards were taken by the people in an effort to aid those in distress and every possible resource was made use of. While I have said this cannot be overestimated, I would like to have you and your people understand how fully it is appreciated by the management of this company and I know by all interested.

I have directed that the officers of this company reimburse the people of your vicinity as per previous arrangements and to your entire satisfaction, and in addition thereto will be glad to have you know and to have your people know of our appreciation. I am extending you the sincere thanks of the company and of the writer.

Yours Truly,

J.E. Hurley

General Manager,

29 Jul 1909

Marais des Cygnes flood committee formed.*

05 Aug 1909

"The new heating plant for the school house came Monday and is being put in place this week."

Baby leopard killed near Lawrence. *

12 Aug 1909

School to open September 6th; teachers:

Prof Connor Principal

Miss Lulu Little 7 & 8

Miss Carder 5 & 6

Miss Ruth Vigor 3 & 4

Miss Marion Whetstone Primary

Williamsburg paper changes hands.

Mrs. William Pennock found insane.

Ordinance #67; tax levy.

19 Aug 1909

Typhoid fever. *

"A new cement walk was put down in front of the bank this week. Approaches to the crossings at East Franklin and East A streets are being made."

"T. D. Green has sold his interest in the Barren and Greene store to Willis Pereau of Iola who has moved his family here and taken possession. Mr. Pereau comes well recommended and we have no doubt but the new firm will be a permanent and successful addition to our city. The new firm will be Barron and Pereau."

26 Aug 1909

Mrs. Hannah Foster thrown from a wagon while going down Rattlesnake Hill.

02 Sep 1909

"Clifford Cockel has begun work in the Johnson Drug store."

Minstrels to be here September 4th.

"Recommends River Survey. - Ottawa Republic. L. I. Hidinger, drainage engineer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whose mission here is to make a preliminary examination of the situation on the upper Marais des Cygnes in respect to protection from floods, left for Osawatomie Sunday.

Mr. Hidinger informed the county commissioners that he should recommend a survey of the stream and expressed the opinion that the government would act promptly in the matter.

In his opinion what the stream needs is a widening of the banks and the removal of anchored snags.

He does not think that it will be necessary to build levees. Whether the stream should be straightened would be a matter of detail that falls to the province of the engineers to follow him he says."

09 Sep 1909

16 Sep 1909

"Willis Cade sold his barber shop Monday to Charlie Harrah."

John Baldwin almost drowned.*

"Horace McCurdy is building a residence on his lots on Northwest A Street. John Young is doing the work."

"At a meeting of the citizens of Pomona Tuesday night it was decided to hold a picnic here on Friday October 1. The following committee on arrangements was appointed: A.C. Baskin, chairman; L.T. Barron, secretary; F.E. Dyer, W.B. Hutchinson, T.F. Ankeny, Sam Spangler, E. A. Mott, E.G. Swayze and Limbocker."

"A severe storm with cyclonic tendencies passed through the Boyd neighborhood northwest of this city Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The storm came up from the southwest and traveled to the northeast. A good deal of damage was done in that neighborhood. S.W. Case's barn was blown down, the shingles stripped from George Tomberlin's house and J.T. Garrett's barn, S.V. Rice's corn crib was scattered over the farm, apple, peach, and other trees torn up by the roots and twisted off and hay stacks and corn shocks were blown over and scattered in every direction. Several persons in this city watched the storm which formed in a genuine funnel shaped cloud nearly west of town. The storm was accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning but did not seem to take the real twisting motion."

23 Sep 1909

"The Santa Fe has moved the Mexicans from here to Quenemo."

"E. J. Rousselo moved his poultry and feed business yesterday into the new building south of the Dyer store."

"M.F. Lawrence has placed a new Aermotor pumping engine in his well and the livery barn."

Oscar Cain started building a new house on his farm east of town (northeast corner of old Burtner farm).

"Chas. Duvall has rented the Hollingsworth building formerly occupied by the Cade barber shop and will move his family in soon and open a lunch counter and restaurant."

Greenwood started school with an enrollment of 46

Mrs. John J. Whetstone announces her intention of continuing the Pomona Fruit Co.

30 Sep 1909

"A new concrete platform and step has been built in front of the Presbyterian church."

"Mrs. Montague is having a new porch built on her residence on East A street."

Hudelson's bought controlling interest in bank. **

07 Oct 1909

"Barron and Pereau are building a room in their west store which will be used exclusively for their cream business."

"Charles Figgins is building a cement side walk along his place on fourth street."

Ben Powers barn three miles southeast of town burned.

Pomona Picnic. *******

14 0ct 1909

"C. L. Duvall has sold his harness stock to Homer Moore who will put in a full stock of harness and saddlery."

"Earl Jackson is building a residence on East A street opposite the schoolhouse.

Iman case vs. Missouri Pacific RR; her husband killed here. **

"School Notes- The basketball has arrived and we shall soon be able to challenge some other school for a game."

Ordinance #98; sidewalk.

21 Oct 1909

"Sam Spangler has traded the property occupied by the two west rooms of the Barron and Pereau store on East Franklin Street."

"About a hundred Missouri Pacific track men arrived here yesterday morning and began raising the track. They will raise the track about 8 inches here."

28 Oct 1909

"George Ullom is having porch with cement floor built to his residence on East C Street."

"Ralph Garrett is building an addition to his house on East B Street."

"W. L. Williams has bought Dr. Pasley's lots on East B street and is moving the old McConnell house onto them to be used as a tenant house."

"Mrs. Emily Vickers has built about 90 feet of new cement walk and is painting her house on the corner of East B and 4th street."

"Gibson and Rodgers are building a cistern for the Mo Pac Railroad at the section house. The cistern will be 8 feet across and 12 feet deep."

"Frank Crow is making considerable improvement on his property at North Main and Fourth Street. He has put a new roof on the house built new porches with cement floors and is building a cement walk from the house to the street."

04 Nov 1909

"Ben Powers is building a new barn to replace the one burnt recently."

"Dr. Johnson has bought two lots on Main Street of Mrs. Whetstone and will build a residence."

"Tom Clark is erecting a new barn on his farm."

"S. W. Case expects to build a barn soon. He has the lumber hauled."

11 Nov 1909

"The Mo Pac work gang with 221 cars are here this week making the second raise in the track. When done the track will be about ten inches above the present floor of the depot."

"Walk being built in front of Advent church."

"The city is putting down two cement cross walks this week, one across East B street on the north side of Fourth Street and one across 5th Street on the east side of East A street."

18 Nov 1909

Cyclone at Centropolis.

25 Nov 1909

"Frank Crow and wife went to K.C. Monday morning to purchase a stock of goods for their new store which will open soon."

"The government surveyors have finished up their work here and moved their camp to Quenemo Tuesday morning. From there they will work as far west as Melvern. They think that diking the river and clearing the channel is all that is necessary to remedy the flood question here."

02 Dec 1909

"S. L. Knapp has sold his shop and property on Main Street to S. V. Rice."

"G. S. Ullom is building new porches on his residence on East C street."

09 Dec 1909

Johnson plastering his store.

Samuel J. Lawrence getting a divorce.

Whetstone mix up on ownership of lots. *

Ordinance #99; type of materials for sidewalks.

16 Dec 1909

23 Dec 1909

30 Dec 1909