01 Jan 1914
basketball: Pomona vs Michigan Valley 37-33
Pomona vs Quenemo 38-21
Cute story about a Pomona dog.
POMONA FARMERS INSTITUTE. "The Pomona Farmers Institute will hold its first session in the Auditorium at Pomona on January 7 1914, and extends an invitation to all farmers and their wives to be present and so help their first meeting to be a success, subjects of interest to all will be discussed. Well known men over the county and two representatives from the State Agricultural College will be among the speakers, all farmers will be at least interested in Hog Cholera Vaccination, to be discussed by a representative from the Agricultural College. The meeting will begin Wednesday morning January 7 1913, and continue during the day with the following program: Morning Session
9:50 Music Quartette
10:00 Proper feeding and housing of hogs and car of brood sows by J.F. Staadt, Ottawa.
11:00 Hog cholera and Vaccination, Dr. C.A. Pyle, Representative Agricultural College, Manhattan.
12:00 Adjournment for noon. Afternoon Session
1:15 Music Quartette
1:30 My experience with silage. W.C. Welborn, Pomona
2:00 Cooperation in buying and selling livestock, Herman Lickteig, Richmond.
3:00 Management in the home, Miss Arla Lewis, Agricultural College
Manhattan.
I.H Roberts, President.
Fred Baldwin, Secretary.
08 Jan 1914
THE POMONA INSTITUTE "Yesterday was farmers day here and a large crowd of farmers and their wives came early and stayed all day attending the institute. The program was a splendid one and will result in much good to the farmers of this community.
In the morning session J.F. Staadt of Ottawa spoke on 'Proper Care of Hogs.' and R.C. Welborn on 'My experience with Silage.' Both men are experienced farmers and their addresses were very interesting. O.E. Dick and R.C. Welborn gave several musical selections.
After dinner Dr. C.A. Pyle of the Kansas Agricultural College spoke on 'Hog Cholera and Vaccination.' Prof Vickers brought the high school boys down to hear this lecture and the high school
quartet sang a couple of selections that was greatly appreciated. These boys are fine singers and with a little practice will make a quartet hard to beat. Herman Lickteig of Richmond spoke on 'Cooperation in buying feed and selling live stock.' Miss Ada Lewis of K.S.A.C. made a splendid talk on 'Every day cooking.' She is an experienced teacher of domestic science and a very entertaining speaker.
At the former meeting the election of a vice president was omitted and
at this session R.C. Welborn was elected to that office."
15 Jan 1914
"The county commissioners were here yesterday afternoon discussing
plans with John Usher for the proposed improvements over Rattlesnake hill."
"John Hudelson is circulating a petition asking the county commissioners
to designate the road from here to WIlliamsburg as a county road."
Basketball: Pomona vs Quenemo 08-38
Pomona vs Wellsville 17-26
22 Jan 1914
Basketball: Pomona vs Wellsville 27-21
29 Jan 1914
Proposal for Ottawa to furnish electricity to Pomona and Quenemo.**
Basketball: Pomona vs Wellsville 35-29
Pomona vs Melvern 20-31
05 Feb 1914
Basketball: Pomona vs Quenemo 09-19
"The Garrett Bros. are giving the public a fine line of entertainments with
their moving pictures at the Auditorium. They select nothing but the choicest
line of films and have a No. 1 machine and the pictures are shown up clear and
distinct without that disagreeable flickering effect. They give their
entertainments every Tuesday evening and every Saturday afternoon and
evening."
NEARLY TWO FIRES. "Pomona came near having two bad fires Saturday. The first was at the residence of Mrs. Cynthia Hammonds on West Franklin street. Fire caught from the flue in the upper part of the house and burned a large hole in the ceiling, doing about ten dollars worth of damage. Mrs. Hammonds, who lives alone, had got up and built the fires in the sitting room and kitchen and had got her breakfast. After breakfast she had occasion to go up stairs for something and found the room full of smoke and the ceiling in flames. She caught up some pieces of carpet and smothered out the flames before much damage was done. In a few more minutes the fire would have got such a start that the house could not have been saved. The loss was fully covered by insurance.
The second fire was at the residence of Miss Anna Lawrence on East A
Street, where some curtains were blown against a hot stove. The curtains were
burned and the woodwork was badly scorched. Miss Lawrence also
extinguished the flames herself before help arrived."
12 Feb 1914
Railroad bridge on Mo Pac east of town burns.*
19 Feb 1914
26 Feb 1914
Rattle Snake Hill cutoff.**
05 Mar 1914
Basketball tour at Baldwin lost first game to Ft. Scott 07-68.
12 Mar 1914
Basketball: Pomona vs Ottawa University Academy 34-17
19 Mar 1914
Out surveying Rattlesnake hill.
To build river bridge south of Richter.
26 Mar 1914
Pomona Orchestra.
Viewing new country road from Douglas county to Anderson county thru here.
02 Apr 1914
"The members of the Pomona High School Alumni will meet at the
school house Friday night at 8 o'clock."
Pomona Methodist minister Weary leaves.
09 Apr 1914
Ordinance #117; An ordinance granting to the Marais des Cygnes Power Company, it's successors and assigns, the rights and privileges of using the streets, alleys, and public grounds of the city of Pomona, Kansas, for the purpose of maintaining and operating an electric light and power system in the city of Pomona, Kansas, for a period of twenty (20) years, fixing prices therefore and determining the terms of the contracts.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Pomona,
Kansas.
Section 1.
Subject to such rules and regulations as may hereinafter be adopted, the right
of way be and is hereby granted to the Marais des Cygnes Power Company, it's
successors and assigns, to erect and maintain poles and wires, in, through, and
across any of the public streets, avenues, and alleys in the City of Pomona,
Kansas, for the purpose of operating an electric light and power system.
Section 2.
That the said electric wires and poles shall be erected, placed, and managed
under the supervision of the street commissioner as instructed by the Mayor and
Councilmen, so as not to obstruct the use of streets, alleys, avenues, and parks
of said city, or interfere with the public use, work or travel on the streets,
avenues, and alleys of said city, or so as not to effect or interfere with or
prevent any draining, sewerage, sidewalk, crossing, or other public
improvements, whether now built or hereafter erected or constructed, and so as
to not needlessly deface or destroy shade trees or other public property.
Section 3.
The said company, it's successors and assigns, agree to furnish electric light and power to the city and its residents who may desire to become consumers thereof from an alternating current transmission line to be maintained by said company between the City of Pomona and the City of Ottawa and in sufficient quantities to furnish light and power to consumers for lighting purposes and such other power as may be necessary to meet the demand, at a price not to exceed 12 cents per kilowatt hour, electricity, to be measured by meters furnished by the company at a minimum cost of 75 cents per month for electricity and no charge for meters installed. The company agrees to give 24 hour service at all times, subject only to accidents caused by the elements or other causes beyond their control. In case of such accidents, repairs to be made as soon as possible.
The company further agrees that whenever the monthly gross receipts, exclusive of special power contracts $200 ($200), including amounts paid for street lights, for a period of six months that it will reduce the rates to the following schedule, providing it shall also have the right to return to the old schedule, should the monthly receipts fall below One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150) per month for a period of six months. Said reduced rates to be as follows:
First 10 Kilowatts to be at 10 cents per Kilowatts.
Next 20 Kilowatts to be at 9 cents per Kilowatts.
Next 70 Kilowatts to be at 8 cents per Kilowatts.
Next 300 Kilowatts to be at 7 cents per Kilowatts.
Next 600 Kilowatts to be at 6 cents per Kilowatts.
Next 1000 Kilowatts to be at 4 cents per Kilowatts.
The company also have the right to make special rates to users of
electricity for motor or heating appliances to be used at other than lighting
hours.
Section 4.
The rights and privileges granted and Marais Des Cygnes Power Company are
upon the conditions that the Company shall commence the work of erecting
poles and lines within thirty (30) days from final passage and publication of this
ordinance., and that it will have the line completed within ninety (90) days
thereafter. All rights and privileges hereby granted to said company shall be for
a period of twenty (20) years.
Section 5.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to make a contract with the Marais Des Cygnes
Power Company, in accordance with the terms of this ordinance, and execute
the same for and in behalf of this city, the same to be attested by the city clerk,
as the contract is reported at length in the journal of the city clerk.
Section 6.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and
publication in the Pomona Republican at Pomona, Kansas.
Ordinance #118; An Ordinance granting to the Marais Des Cygnes Power Co., it's successors and assigns, the right and privilege to furnish to the City of Pomona, Kansas electricity and equipment for the lighting of it's streets for a period of ten years.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Pomona,
Kansas.
Section 1.
That the Marais Des Cygnes Power Co., it's successors and assigns shall supply
and furnish to the City of Pomona, Kansas, twenty street lamps of the bracket
type and of not less than eight candle power said lamps to be lighted either from
one half hour after sunset until mid-night (12 o'clock) every night or on the
regular moonlight schedule, this to be decided by Mayor and Council.
Section 2.
That the said Marais Des Cygnes Power Co., it's successors and assignees shall
install all necessary poles, lines and equipment to points designated by the said
mayor and Councilmen, also maintain the same furnishing all lamps and
renewals, the said lamps to be controlled by the said company.
Section 3.
That for such services the City of Pomona, Kansas, agrees to pay to the said
Marais Des Cygnes Power Co., it's successors and assigns the sum of one dollar
and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per month for each lamp, bills to be paid monthly
on or before the tenth of each month.
Section 4.
That this contract shall apply to any additional lights that the Mayor and
Councilmen may order during the life of this contract which is for a period of
ten years.
Section 5.
That at the end of this contract, if the City of Pomona so elects, that the said
Marais Des Cygnes Power Co., it's successors and assigns will renew this
contract for a period of another ten years, on the same terms.
Section 6.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's final
passage and publication in the Pomona Republican.
16 Apr 1914
23 Apr 1914
"The Garrett brothers are building an Aerdome on the vacant lots
between their store and the Duvall restaurant. They have it nearly finished and
intend to open it to the public with their picture show about the first of next
month."
Editorial on getting electricity
30 Apr 1914
Baseball; business men defeated high school 23-21.
07 May 1914
Track meet with Quenemo 75-79.
14 May 1914
Citizens throwing trash in ditches.
21 May 1914
WILL FIX RATTLESNAKE. "Ottawa's Republic--The County Commissioners and County Surveyor, R.F. Mason, went to Rattlesnake Hill yesterday morning and located the route of the roadway over the hill. At present, the road follows the section line to the apex, and then makes a turn to the south in the segment of a circle returning with a sharp bend to the section line well toward the foot of the hill. It is here that the objection part of the roadway lies, according to the commissioners. This abrupt turn will be eliminated by cutting off a portion of the hill and continuing the track on a large tangent to a point some distance from the foot of the hill. It will be necessary to make a fill of some rods in length, that at one point will be 16 feet deep. Retaining walls will be erected on each side of the fill.
Commissioner Berlin says they will advertise for bids for the work at
once."
SOME POLES NOW IN PLACE. "Ottawa Republic--A number of poles have been set on the Quenemo end of the transmission line from Ottawa to that city, but work has been suspended for a few days on account of I.C. Bushong's time being taken by the construction of the new electric system at LeRoy. That work will be finished this week, however, as all that is to be done is the installation of the engine, which has been delayed in transit.
Mr. Bushong is head of the Marais des Cygnes Power Company, which
has the contract to furnish electricity to Quenemo, and also charge of the LeRoy
contract. The line will pass through Pomona which city last week decided to
buy current from the local company."
23 May 1914
THE ALUMNI BANQUET. "Commencement week was closed Thursday
evening by the alumni banquet which was held in the I.O.O.F. hall. The alumni
of the high school number more than a hundred but only about fifty were
present. A short musical program was given, and then the members of the
graduating class were initiated one by one. They were given an aeroplane ride
and fed on fish worms and treated royally in other ways as well. After a grand
march to the dining room, the members and their friends partook of a five
course dinner which was served from two large tables in the dining room. The
Junior class of the high school served the following menu:
Bouillon Wafers
Stuffed eggs Asparagus
Mashed potatoes Sandwiches
Apple and nut salad Cheese wafers
Cherry ice Cake
Coffee Mints
At the close of dinner, toasts to the class were given by Dr. H.B. Johnson, Fred Baldwin, Mrs. R.R. Rush, and Francis Bean and Miss Nina Hudelson read a very clever prophesy of a bright future.
The hall and dining room were beautifully decorated with plants, cut
flowers and pennants, and strands of pink and white crepe paper which were the
class colors. The graduates were Ruth Little, Mattie Welborn, Clara Hill,
Dessie Duvall, John Welborn, and Fred Welborn.
THE END OF SCHOOL. "The Pomona schools closed last Wednesday and Commencement Week was a busy one for both pupils and teachers.
The Commencement Week exercises began with the Freshmen contest
Friday night, May 15, at the Auditorium. A good sized crowd was out and felt
themselves well paid for attending. Ten dollars in cash was given in prizes.
Miss Anna Duvall won first prize; George Kraus, second; and the third was a
tie between Miss Helen Baer and Miss Virgie Mace. One Sunday night, May
17, Rev. H.A. Cook preached at the M.E. church. The sermon was a masterly
address and was greatly appreciated by all. On Monday night, the Senior class
play, 'The Finger of Scorn,' was given at the auditorium. The parts were well
played and a good program was rendered. The high school commencement
exercises were held at the M.E. church Tuesday evening, May 19. The
graduating address was made by Rev. E.W. Spencer, pastor of the First
Methodist Church in Paola. There were six in the graduating class this year,
four girls and two boys. They were Mattie Welborn, Dessie Duvall, Clara Hill,
Ruth Little, Fred Welborn, and John Welborn. The Eighth grade graduating
exercises were held at the M.E. church Wednesday evening May 20. There
were five in this class as follows: Esther and Hazel Lindsey, Esther Little,
Bernice Hart and Louis Swayze. The banquet and reception to the graduates,
given by the high school alumni at Odd Fellows Hall on Thursday night May
21 closed the exercises of the week."
06 Jun 1914
11 Jun 1914
Honest Bill show will be here June 13th.
18 Jun 1914
RATTLESNAKE CONTRACT LET. "Ottawa Republic June 15 - Bids were opened for the proposed improvement on Rattlesnake hill, by the commissioners this afternoon. There were five offers. The contract was awarded to Thomas Binns and W.C. Hackett of Williamsburg, whose bid was the lowest, it was: Rock Wall 1/2 cubic foot, fill $300. Other bids were: August Johnson, fill 35 cents cubic yard; dry wall 10 cents cubic foot, cement 20 cents. W.S. Tucker; stone work 15 cents cubic foot, dirt 25 cents cubic yard. Earl Wilborn; fill 25 cents cubic yard, stone 12 cents cubic foot. Joseph Sidler made a bid on rock only, and this bid was withdrawn.
It is understood that the successful bidders will come in not later than
Wednesday to make out the contract, and that they will commence the work at
once."
25 Jun 1914
"Postmaster Parkinson is moving the postoffice today to his building on
Main street."
03 Jul 1914
09 Jul 1914
16 Jul 1914
23 Jul 1914
Pomona girl falls into well.*
30 Jul 1914
06 Aug 1914
13 Aug 1914
FARMERS PICNIC "The Pomona Farmers Institute will hold their first annual
picnic on the school house grounds on Wednesday August 26. A splendid
program has been prepared and prominent speakers engaged. $150 in
premiums will be given on farm products, stock, poultry, fancy articles and
amusements. The speakers engaged are Hon. T.A. McNeal, editor of the
Farmers mail and Breeze; Mayor F.M. Harris of Ottawa; A.B. Cornell, hay
dealer of Ottawa, Miss Etta Joe McCoy of Ottawa Superintendent of Public
Instruction. The speaking will be in the forenoon. After dinner the time will
be spent with amusements judging stock and awarding premiums.
The evening session will consist of a 'Sociability Run,' by the Ottawa Retail Merchants Association concert by Gormerly's Twentieth Kansas Band and an address by Mayor F.M. Harris of Ottawa. The affair will be a genuine farmers picnic and fair, something will be going on every minute and it promises to be the best ever held in Pomona."
THE PICNIC. "The Farmers Institute had an ideal day for their picnic yesterday and it proved a grand success in every way. The display of farm products and stock was better than ever shown here before.
The forenoon was mostly taken up in placing the exhibits and the speaking. A.B. Cornell, the well known hay dealer of Ottawa talked on 'The Cutting, Care and Sale of Hay.' Miss Etta Joe McCoy spoke on 'The Teaching of Domestic Science in the Public Schools' and T.A. McNeal of Topeka gave 'A Practical Talk to Farmers.'
After dinner the judging and awarding of various premiums was carried on followed by amusement contests and at 4 o'clock the big ball game between Baldwin and Osage City was called. The ball game was a 'live wire' from start to finish and the Pomona fans were treated to some real ball playing. Baldwin was first to the bat and succeeded in getting one man to first before going out, then Osage City fanned out. Next round Baldwin scored one and Osage City fanned again. From this time on to the last half of the eighth inning the score stood 1 to 0 in favor of Baldwin, then Osage City found a gap in Baldwin's line of battle and sent a man across the plate tieing the score. In the ninth Baldwin's big pitcher sent a two bagger way out to a vacant spot in center and the next two up made safe hits and scored their man. Osage fanned again and lost the game 2 to 1. Both teams done fine fielding and were perfect gentlemen, doin no kicking or wrangling but paid strict attention to the game.
There were several features that deserve special mention. Charley
Hettinger and his brother won 3 first prizes, on best display of farm products,
best 5 ears white corn and best individual ear of corn. Bert Whitiker exhibited
the tallest stalk of corn. It measured 15 feet and 11 inches and bore two large
well developed ears. True Baer brought a hill of corn, the product of a single
grain, that contained 4 large stalks and 6 ears."
Ordinance #119; tax levy.
20 Aug 1914
Gray Bros. & Owings store to become Owings & Owings.
Full page ad on farmers picnic.**
27 Aug 1914
Commissioners here inspecting Rattle Snake hill.
Farmers Picnic. *
03 Sep 1914
School to commence September 7th
Teachers Miss Vivian Hutchings; Superintendent
Miss Inez Johnson; principal
Miss Bessie Weedman; assistant Principal
Miss Ella Hay; 7th & 8th
Miss Anna Kraus; 5th & 6th
Miss Florence Sheppard; 3rd & 4th
Miss Gertrude Likes; 1st & 2nd
Work on Richter bridge.*
10 Sep 1914
17 Sep 1914
Train wreck at Richter on the Mo. Pac.
County fair September 22-25. *
01 Oct 1914
08 Oct 1914
15 Oct 1914
22 Oct 1914
29 Oct 1914
Ad for the grand opening of Union station in Kansas City.
05 Nov 1914
12 Nov 1914
R.R. Rush barn 1 mile northwest of town burned.
19 Nov 1914
Mo. Pac. wreck 1 1/2 miles east of town.
26 Nov 1914
SEE THE SOLUTION OF RATTLESNAKE HILL. "Ottawa Republic - the Rattlesnake hill proposition is by way of being settled. John Usher of Usher Bros., owners of the land in which the hill is situated was in the city Friday in conference with County Surveyor Mason over final details of an agreed on plan.
It is the desire of the county commissioners to extend the section line road from Pomona to the foot of the hill, to the Osage county line but it is first desirable to permanently locate and construct a road way either over or around the intervening hill.
Surveyor Mason has outlined a plan by which the grade can be reduced one half and the greater part of the present winding roadway (that is legally laid out) utilized. At a point in the winding road near the west end the road turns on a sharp tangent to the north and connects with the county line; thence it goes west across 110 Creek.
Surveyor Mason proposes to cut out this tangent, instead continuing the road on a new line diagonally approaching the section line and meeting it at a point say near the county line; this new line is approximately about 1,000 feet long. This new line is over low ground and a fill will be necessary. But it is part of the plan to make a cut at the apex of the roadway which is at the point where the new line will begin this cut to be such as will reduce the grade to 8 per cent. The material from the cut would go a good way toward making the fill.
'There is plenty of material handy for the fill, and of a quality to construct one of the best pieces of road in the county,' says surveyor Mason.
In the conference Friday morning Mr. Usher stated that Usher Bros., would donate the land for the new stretch of road, simply asking that it be made as short a tangent as possible as their land in that particular locality is especially valuable for feed-lot purposes.
Surveyor Mason intends to make a final survey of the new project soon,
definitely determining how much of a cut will be necessary, and the height and
length of the fill."
03 Dec 1914
10 Dec 1914
Basketball: Pomona vs. Quenemo 22-09
17 Dec 1914
24 Dec 1914
31 Dec 1914
Greenwood gets an organ