04 Jan 1917

11 Jan 1917

HAS RESIGNED. "E.K. Whitney, Santa Fe agent here has resigned from that position and was checked out yesterday. O.W. Parks of Bonnner Springs was checked in as agent in his place. . ."

18 Jan 1917

Boy badly burned.

Fire; A.D. Hutchings house.

25 Jan 1917

"While skating on the river Tuesday night John Bean and Russel Walburn ran into one another and fell, resulting in a fractured collar bond [sic] and badly cut head for John and a cut over the eye for young Walburn."

Big wolf hunt ad.

01 Feb 1917

Article on the wolf hunt; 200 people attended, no wolves gotten.

08 Feb 1917

15 Feb 1917

"W. A. Robinson of the Boyd neighborhood came near having a bad fire last Friday morning about 9 o'clock but by prompt work the house was saved. The fire was discovered on the kitchen roof and is supposed to have been caused by a spark from the chimney. The loss amounted to about twenty five or thirty dollars."

22 Feb 1917

Road ditch across lost creek west of town improved.*

"Boyd - Quite a little excitement in the neighborhood Friday evening about five o'clock when Valentine Bowman's house caught on fire and burned to the ground.

Mr. Bowman and son Amel were west of the farm about a mile trimming hedge when a neighbor came driving by and called their attention to the fire which they at first thought was further east but decided was their house and ran to aid, arriving in time to help get things out of the house.

Mr. and Mrs. Traphagan were there but seemed helpless so far as putting the fire out but aroused neighbors by phone and soon had plenty of help but to late to save the house. Mrs. Bowman was just returning from a visit to a near neighbors when she saw the flames. In some way the fire started on the kitchen roof. It is reported that they saved about one half of the contents. The men were kept busy pumping water and throwing on near by out buildings but succeeded in saving them. Much clothing and valuable keepsakes were destroyed. Mrs. Bowman has been quite poorly since the fire. Mrs. Traphagens loss was quite a bit too."

01 Mar 1917

08 Mar 1917

15 Mar 1917

Announcement of city election at the C.H. Chrisman barber shop on Monday April 2, 1917.

22 Mar 1917

Hudelson's had extra large heifer. *

Gas well north west of town tapped.

Big farmers meeting in front of Santa Fe depot. 300 or more people attended.

29 Mar 1917

Modern Woodman convention to be at Pomona.

Road work at Pomona, north and west.

05 Apr 1917

Election 2 April; mayor Ross W. Bower

12 Apr 1917

Canning clubs organized in Pomona and Greenwood.

19 Apr 1917

Monkey from circus got loose in the Allen neighborhood.

Meeting of new Santa Fe Trail committee.

26 Apr 1917

"The Hudelson brothers had a valuable mule killed by a Santa Fe passenger train Sunday evening."

03 May 1917

Selective draft law will be in effect soon.

10 May 1917

17 May 1917

"This city cannot afford to go much longer without some kind of fire protection. All the help in town couldn't have saved the Price property Saturday morning if the fire had not been in that part of the house that was built of native lumber that burned slow."

Oil drilling near Centropolis abandoned at 1677 feet.

"The city is putting in a new cement culvert across Main Street just south of the old Sorghum factory."

"The Boyd ladies aid will meet with Mrs. Childress Thursday."

24 May 1917

"Why not oil Main and Franklin streets? Oiling twice during the season would do and would cost less than draggings after each rain, besides it would do away with the terrible dust storms we have every summer and fall."

31 May 1917

Ottawa to park cars in the center of the street.

"The Farmers Union has bought the creamery produce and feed business of the Dyer bros. and will take possession Monday. S. Button of this city will manage their business for them."

Storm southwest of town.

07 Jun 1917

Rev George Scarr called to Presbyterian pastorate here.

THE CYCLONE AT POMONA. MANY BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN, AND ORCHARDS RUINED. THREE SLIGHTLY INJURED. THE MISSOURI PACIFIC DEPOT BLOWN AWAY AND TELEPHONE LINES BLOWN DOWN. "Injured - F.H. McLellen, aged 79 years, bruises and cut on head and face, Mrs F.H. McLellen, nervous shock, grandson of G.W. Hoopes, bruised and shocked. The most destructive wind storm ever known to here occurred at about 6 o'clock last Friday evening sweeping through the southeast corner of the city and country to the east and north.

The storm formed southwest of town demolished the Missouri Pacific depot and destroyed city and farm property along a strip about 300 yards wide and over a mile long. The property destroyed was Missouri Pacific depot completely destroyed, J.A. Hudelson roof of house and barn damaged and orchard damaged; C.E. Rodgers, roof of house damaged; A.J. Anderson, shingles blown from roof and trees blown down; Louis Wheeler on Bateson place, barn and out buildings completely wrecked, roof blown from house and shade trees and orchard ruined; C.P. Lutton, outbuildings wrecked; G.S. Ullom, roof of house damaged; A.E. Clark, wind mill blown down; C.R. Bottorff damage to house and trees; Miss Anna Lawrence's property occupied by J.L. Parris, barn destroyed and house badly wrecked and trees uprooted; A.D. Hutchings house wrecked and out building entirely destroyed; G.W. Hoopes house damaged, barn partly unroofed and fine orchard completely destroyed; F.C. Hale, barn, cribs, granary and all other out buildings swept away and house unroofed; F.H. McLellan, house entirely destroyed; C.P. Lutton, country residence, damage to roof and shade trees; John Balyard barn blown down; O.E. Dick, windmill blown down; I.H. Roberts, barn completely wrecked and roof blown from house.

At the Roberts place the storm arose and jumped to the H.N. Garrison and Jess Montague place 3 miles northeast of town wrecked the barn on Mrs. Whetstones farm occupied by Pete Throne and blew down the barn and silo on the A.L. Albright farm and destroyed a big part of the Stannard orchard.

Fortunately no person was killed or seriously injured or stock killed or injured. F.H. McLellan, aged 79 years, was eating supper when his house was blown down was slightly cut about head and face and Mrs. McLellan suffered from severe shock and a grandson of G.W. Hoopes, son of Ray Hoopes was slightly injured by being struck by a limb of a tree.

Most of our people were warned of the approaching storm because it could be plainly seen forming in the southwest. Just before it struck it was headed direct for the center of town but veered off to the south, missing the main portion. There was no hail here. Several who saw the storm approaching took refuge in their cellars and caves.

The big 40 x 110 foot barn on the I.H. Roberts farm northeast of town is a complete wreck. It looks like it had been taken up, bodily, into the air, turned bottom upwards and then slammed down on the earth and smashed to pieces. A tall windmill just south of the barn was not blown down but the steel fans of the wheel were bent in towards the center, making it resemble a large iron ball. The barn was built by the late R. Burtner, who formerly owned the farm, and was one of the best barns in the county."

MORE WIND. "Another heavy wind storm visited this section of the county about 6 o'clock Tuesday evening doing a great deal of damage in various parts of the country. On the Finley farm 4 miles south of this city where C.L. Figgins lives the barn, chicken house and windmill were damaged and several barns and one house were blown down in the Sand Creek neighborhood. A boy at Rantoul was blown into a wire fence and slightly injured."

14 Jun 1917

21 Jun 1917

"It is reported that Harry Steele, a former well known operator here will be our new Santa Fe agent."

Article on G. B. Parks, Santa Fe agent resigns to join the army.

28 Jun 1917

Charles Thornbrughs house burns to ground on West C St.*

"J.A. Hudelson has bought a new Buick six touring car."

"Harry Steele and family arrived here from Peterton yesterday. He is being checked in as Santa Fe agent today."

19 Jul 1917

Pomona men registered for draft and draft numbers.

26 Jul 1917

Pomona men who were drafted (names).

02 Aug 1917

Warner Fence Company in Ottawa fire.

"The Presbyterian ladies will serve homemade ice cream and ices on the street Saturday night August 4th and every Saturday night thereafter."

Gypsies in town.

New Furnace for Methodist church.

09 Aug 1917

Talk of oiling the streets.

boys drafted.

Canning Club.

Ordinance #130; Providing tax levy for city.

16 Aug 1917

23 Aug 1917

Man crushed in a thresher.

30 Aug 1917

Trying to get out of the draft.

Railroad engineer killed by bridge 1 1/2 miles west of here.

06 Sep 1917

13 Sep 1917

Editorial on draft.

20 Sep 1917

Horse races at Forest Park.

Big article on Melluisch Jewelry Ottawa 50th Anniversary.

27 Sep 1917

04 Oct 1917

Article on Speeding in Pomona, and cars going 30-40 miles an hour thru town.

11 Oct 1917

Gov. Arthur Capper to speak at Methodist church.

Another draft call

18 Oct 1917

25 Oct 1917

Gov. Capper Spoke.

01 Nov 1917

Melluish of Ottawa to quit Jewelry business 316 Main.

Morris Mindlin, born in Russia files papers for citizenship.

15 Nov 1917

22 Nov 1917

Evolution from monkey.

HISTORY OF POMONA. Composed by the Freshmen Class of the Pomona High School 1917-18. "The town of Pomona was founded and built on the prairies of Kansas in the fall of 1869 and spring of 1870, by J.H. Whetstone and S.T. Kelsey. These men named it 'Pomona', which signifies The Goddess of Fruit and bought the land for several miles around from the Indians, and devoted their time to stock raising and farming because of the rich and fertile soil surrounding Pomona. Mr. Whetstone planted vast orchards, of which the ruins only remain.

The first house is said to have been completed by Alfred Jones and is now owned by A.D Hutchings. It was later built to. The old part was not taken away and is still used. It was partially destroyed by the tornado here last June.

The first postoffice was kept in a building west of the Wiggins store. Levi Ricksecker was the first post master, and the others were as follows: J.W. and Mrs. Mackey, J.D. Flora, B.G. Glenn, C.H. Chrisman, A.S. Benton, T.F. Ankeny, and J.H. Parkinson. The office was changed to third class January 1, 1910.

In the spring of 1870 Mr. Scranton built the old Pomona House. It served for several different things. It was used for a boarding house, a restaurant and hotel. It was there that the first Sunday School was organized.

In 1870 Mr. Hays built and was proprietor of the first store in Pomona. It was in the building where Clyde Rice now has his restaurant. The blacksmith shop was owned by Nelson Reynolds and was conducted in the stone building now owned by H.A. Harrah.

The north part of the Clark Lutton house which is two blocks east of town was built for a town hall. This is where the first church and school was held. The first teacher was Mr. Gray who taught a subscription school, and the first sermon was preached by Rev. Luther Mewcomb. Public school was held in the house where Mrs. Electa Kraus lived until the permanent school house was erected in the fall of 1870. Mr. Annett hauled the rocks from Ottawa with an ox team. It consisted of two rooms, which is the primary room now. An addition was added after and the building now consists of three rooms and a hall on the lower floor and four rooms and a hall on the upper floor. Miss Holmes was the first teacher and Mr. Starkey the first professor.

In the same year that the school house was built, Mr. Kelsey erected a mill. Rock was quarried on the hill north of town and hauled by oxen. Lime kilns were erected for the manufacture of lime, and in due time the mill began operations with Mr. Acker as first miller. The money panic of 1873 and the grasshopper year of 1874 brought changes and it then passed into the hands of the Toppings. The mill did not prove a paying proposition as a burr mill. It was then leased to Fremont Curry who replaced it with the roller process. It soon gave up business as a fanning mill but opened now and then as a feed mill. In the winter of 1890 a fire burned all but the rock walls. In 1900 E.G. Swayze bought the property belonging to Wm. Bower & Son.

Some thirty-five or forty years ago there was a stone building erected north of town. It was first used as a sorghum factory, then as an apple drier, silk factory, sugar factory and last as a cider press. J.H. Whetstone began extract business in their house in 1879. In 1901 they bought the building on West Fourth street, where it stands today. In 1904 a wareroom was added to the main building, where toilet preparations, extracts, liquid blueing etc. are made. A jobbing trade of bottles, corks and drugs was carried on.

The Bank was started in 1901 by E.A. May and F. Bodley, where Mr Peebles has his shoe shop. It was then moved to where Dr. Johnson has his drug store.

April 21, 1903 a building was erected where the bank is today. The first Methodist church was organized by William Wilkins with thirty five members in 1871. In 1869 a frame building, which is now used as a theater, was erected on what is now the Ankeny property. In 1894 the present building was erected. The Presbyterian church was organized with nineteen members in 1873.

The lodge of Odd Fellows was organized twenty-five years ago, and the Masons organized a few years earlier. In 1872 the Santa Fe Railroad was surveyed and four years later in 1876 the Missouri Pacific was surveyed. The Santa Fe was first to be built in 1884, and again in 1905 a second track was laid beside the first, forming a double track. The railroads do not pass directly through town. The Missouri Pacific is a half mile and the Santa Fe a mile south of town.

The street running east and west through town is an old emigrant trail over which many an emigrant train with wagons and oxen traveled. This trail is known as a branch of the 'Old Santa Fe Trail.' There were no buggys at that time. The first buggy was called a 'buck board', which was something similar to a spring wagon having no top.

A remnant of the Sac and Fox tribe of indians wandered up and down the Marais des Cygnes river as late as 1871. Many of them gratified their curiosity on seeing Pomona grow on the unbroken soil of their old haunts. The habits of the indians were peculiar. The government built them fine homes along the river but they would put their horses in them and live in their wig wams. They traded quite extensively with the old settlers of Pomona. They would always ride single file and were never known to ride two abreast; but they soon disappeared to the indian reservation.

The cornerstone of Pomona is buried between the Hanks and the Mercantile stores in the center of Franklin and Main streets. It was taken up some time ago and buried again at the level of the ground.

29 Nov 1917

Pomona Red Cross chapter.

06 Dec 1917

Man's arm torn off in shredder at Centropolis.

13 Dec 1917

20 Dec 1917

27 Dec 1917

United States government takes over control of the railroads.

Jan 18 1917 accident; boy burnt

Apr 26 1917 accident; Hudelson's mule killed by train

Jan 25 1917 accident; ice skating on river

Aug 23 1917 accident; many crushed in thresher

Dec 6 1917 accident; man's arm torn off in shredder at Centropolis

Aug 30 1917 accident; railroad engineer killed by bridge

Nov 22 1917 Acker, Mr.; first miller in Pomona Mill

May 31 1917 agriculture; Farmers Union buys creamery and feed business

Jun 7 1917 Albright, A.L.; property damaged by tornado

Apr 19 1917 Allen neighborhood; circus monkey loose in

Jun 7 1917 Anderson, A.J.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Ankeny property

Nov 22 1917 Ankeny, T.F.; postmaster in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Annett, Mr.; hauled rocks for first school building

Jun 28 1917 automobile; J.A. Hudelson buys new Buick six touring car

May 31 1917 automobile; Ottawa to park cars in center of street

Oct 4 1917 automobile; speeding in town

Jun 7 1917 Balyard, John; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 bank; started in 1901

Jun 7 1917 Bateson place; property damaged by tornado

Jan 25 1917 Bean, John

Nov 22 1917 Benton, A.S.; postmaster in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Bodley, F.; started Pomona bank

Jun 7 1917 Bottorff, C.R.; property damaged by tornado

Apr 5 1917 Bower, Ross W.

Nov 22 1917 Bower, Wm. & Son; sold property

Feb 22 1917 Bowman, Valentine, house burns

May 17 1917 Boyd Ladies Aid

Jun 7 1917 Burtner, R.: property damaged by tornado

May 31 1917 Button, S.; to manage Farmers Union business

Aug 9 1917 canning club

Apr 12 1917 Canning Club; organized at Pomona & Greenwood

Oct 11 1917 Capper, Gov. Arthur; to speak at Pomona

Oct 11 1917 Capper, Gov. Arthur; to speak in Pomona

Oct 25 1917 Capper, Gov.; spoke at Pomona

Dec 6 1917 Centropolis, KS; man's arm torn off in shredder

May 17 1917 Centropolis, KS; oil drilling near

May 17 1917 Childress, Mrs.; Boyd ladies aid meets with

Mar 15 1917 Chrisman, C.H.

Nov 22 1917 Chrisman, C.H.; postmaster in Pomona

Jun 7 1917 Clarke, A.E.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Curry, Fremont; leased Pomona Mill

Jun 7 1917 Dick, O.E.; property damaged by tornado

Oct 11 1917 draft; another draft call

Aug 9 1917 draft; boys drafted

Sep 13 1917 draft; editorial

Jul 19 1917 draft; Pomona men register

Jul 26 1917 draft; Pomona men register (names)

May 3 1917 draft; to be in effect soon

Aug 30 1917 draft; trying to get out of the draft

May 31 1917 Dyer Bros.; sell creamery business to Farmers Union

Nov 22 1917 economy; money panic of 1873

Mar 15 1917 election, city; to be April 2nd

Apr 5 1917 election; city; Ross Bower elected mayor

Apr 19 1917 entertainment; circus monkey loose in Allen neighborhood

Oct 11 1917 entertainment; Gov. Arthur to speak at Pomona

Oct 25 1917 entertainment; Gov. Capper spoke at Pomona

Sep 20 1917 entertainment; horse races at Forest Park

Aug 2 1917 entertaiment; Presbyterian ladies serve homemade ice cream

Jan 25 1917 entertainment; skating on river

Jan 25 1917 entertainment; wolf hunt

Feb 1 1917 entertainment; wolf hunt

Nov 22 1917 evolution; from monkey

Mar 22 1917 farmers meeting; 300-400 people attend

May 31 1917 Farmers Union; buys creamery, produce and feed business

May 31 1917 Farmers Union; buys creamery, produce and feed business

Jun 7 1917 Figgins, C. L.; property damaged by wind storm

Jun 7 1917 Finley farms property damaged by wind storm

Jan 18 1917 fire; A. D. Hutchings house

Jun 28 1917 fire; Charles Thornbrughs house burns

May 17 1917 fire; city needs fire protection

Nov 22 1917 fire; Pomona MIll burned

May 17 1917 fire; Price property

Feb 22 1917 fire; Valentine Bowman's house

Feb 15 1917 fire; W. A. Robinson house

Aug 2 1917 fire; Warner Fence Compnay at Ottawa

Nov 22 1917 Flora, J. D.; postmaster in Pomona

Sep 20 1917 Forest Park; horse races held at

Jun 7 1917 Garrison, H.N.; Property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Glenn, B.G.; postmaster in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 grasshoppers; scare of 1874

Nov 22 1917 Gray, Mr.; first teacher in subscription school

Apr 12 1917 Greenwood; canning club organized

Aug 2 1917 Gypsies; in town

Jun 7 1917 Hale, F.C.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Hanks

Nov 22 1917 Harrah, H.A.; stone building owned by

Nov 22 1917 Hays, Mr.; proprietor of first store in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 history; of Pomona composed by Freshmen class of Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Holmes, Miss; first teacher in school

Jun 7 1917 Hoopes, G.W.; injured in tornado

Jun 7 1917 Hoopes, G.W.; property damaged by tornado

Jun 7 1917 Hoopes, Ray; son injured by tornado

Apr 26 1917 Hudelson brothers

Mar 22 1917 Hudelson,

Jun 28 1917 Hudelson, J.A.; bought new Buick six touring car

Jun 7 1917 Hudelson, J.A.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Hutchings, A.D.

Jan 18 1917 Hutchings, A.D.; house burns

Jun 7 1917 Hutchings, A.D.;property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Indians; Sac & Fox

Nov 22 1917 Johnson, Dr.; drug store

Nov 22 1917 Jones, Alfred; built first house in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Kelsey, Mr.; erected a mill

Nov 22 1917 Kelsey, S.T.; co-founder of Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Kraus, Electa; school held in her home

Jun 7 1917 Lawrence, Anna; propety damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 lodge; Odd /Fellows organized twnety five years ago

Jun 7 1917 Lutton, C.P.; property damaged by tornado

Jun 7 1917 Lutton, C.P.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Lutton, Clark; home was originally built for town hall

Nov 22 1917 Mackey, J.W.; psotmaster in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Mackey, Mrs.; postmaster in Pomona

Nov 22 1917 Masons; organized years ago

Nov 22 1917 May, E. A.; started Pomona bank

Jun 7 1917 McLellan, F. H.; property damaged by tornado

Jun 7 1917 McLellan, F. H.; injured in tornado

Jun 7 1917 McLellan, Mrs. F. H.; injured in tornado

Sep 20 1917 Melluisch Jewelry; Ottawa, KS, 50th anniversary

Nov 8 1917 Melluish; of Ottawa to quit jewelry business

Oct 11 1917 Methodist; Gov. Arthur Capper to speak at church

Aug 2 1917 Methodist; new furnace in church

Nov 22 1917 Methodist; organized 1871

Nov 8 1917 Mindlin, Morris; files citizenship papers

Jun 7 1917 Missouri Pacific depot; damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Missouri Pacific; surveyed through here in 1876

Mar 29 1917 Modern Woodman; convention to be at Pomona

Jun 7 1917 Montague, Jess; property damaged by tornado

Mar 22 1917 natural resources; gas well tapped

May 17 1917 natural resources; oil drilling near Centropolis

Nov 22 1917 Newcomb, Rev. Luther; preached first sermon in Pomona

Mar 22 1917 oddity; Hudelson's have extra large heifer

May 17 1917 oil drilling; near Centropolis abandoned at 1677 feet

Aug 9 1917 ordinance, #130; providing tax levy for city

May 17 1917 organizations; Boyd Ladies Aid

Aug 9 1917 organizations; canning club

Aug 12 1917 organizations; Canning club organized

Mar 29 1917 organizations; Modern Woodman

Nov 29 1917 organizations; Pomona Red Cross chapter

Nov 8 1917 Ottawa, KS; Melluish jewelry to quit business

May 31 1917 Ottawa, KS; to park cars in the center of the street

Nov 22 1917 Parkinson, J. H.; postmaster in Pomona

Jun 21 1917 Parks, G.B. Santa Fe agent resigns to join army

Jan 11 1917 Parks, O.W.

Jun 7 1917 Parris, J.L.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Peebles, Mr.; shoe shop

Nov 22 1917 Pomona Mill

Nov 22 1917 Post Office; postmasters listed

Jun 7 1917 Presbyterian Church; Rev. George Scarr called to pastor

Nov 22 1917 Presbyterian; church organized 1873

Aug 2 1917 Presbyterian; ladies serve homemade ice cream

May 17 1917 Price property; burns

Nov 22 1917 railroad, Santa Fe; surveyed through here in 1872

Aug 30 1917 railroad; engineer killed by bridge west of town

Nov 22 1917 railroad; Missouri Pacific; surveyed through here in 1872

Dec 27 1917 railroad; U.S. Government takes over control of

Jun 7 1917 Rantoul, KS; boy injured during wind storm

Nov 29 1917 Red Cross; Pomona chapter

Nov 22 1917 Reynolds, Nelson; blacksmith shop

Nov 22 1917 Rice, Clyde; restaurant

Nov 22 1917 Ricksecker, Levi; first postmaster in Pomona

Feb 22 1917 roads; ditch improved across lost creek

May 17 1917 roads; new cement culver across Main Street

Mar 29 1917 roads; road work north and west of town

Apr 19 1917 roads; Santa Fe Trail meeting

Oct 4 1917 roads; speeding in town

Aug 9 1917 roads; talk of oiling

May 24 1917 roads; why not oil Main and Franklin streets?

Jun 7 1917 Roberts, I.H.; property damaged by tornado

Feb 15 1917 Robinson, W. A.; house caught fire

Jun 7 1917 Rodgers, C.E.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Sac and Fox; indians

Jun 7 1917 Sand Creek neighborhood; wind storm in

Apr 19 1917 Santa Fe Trail committee; meets

Jan 11 1917 Santa Fe; change of agents

Mar 22 1917 Santa Fe; farmers meeting at depot

Jun 28 1917 Santa Fe; Harry Steele check in as new agent

Jun 21 1917 Santa Fe; Harry Steel, new agent

Apr 26 1917 Santa Fe; kills Hudelson's mule

Nov 22 1917 Santa Fe; second track layed in 1905

Nov 22 1917 Santa Fe; surveyed through here in 1872

Jun 7 1917 Scarr, Rev. George; new Presbyterian pastor here

Nov 22 1917 school; history

Nov 22 1917 Scranton, Mr. built the old Pomona House

Nov 22 1917 Sorghum factory

May 17 1917 sorghum factory, old; culvert in front of

Nov 22 1917 Starkey, Mr.; first professor in school

Jun 21 1917 Steele, Harry

Jun 28 1917 Steele, Harry; and family arrived here from Peterton

Nov 22 1917 Swayze, E.G.; purchased mill property

Jun 28 1917 Thornbrughs, Charles; house burns

Jun 7 1917 Throne, Pete; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Toppings; purchased Pomona Mill

Feb 22 1917 Traphagan, Mr. & Mrs.

Jun 7 1917 Ullom, G.S.; property damaged by tornado

Jan 25 1917 Walburn, Russel

Aug 2 1917 Warner Fence Company; burns

May 31 1917 weather; storm southwest of town

Jun 7 1917 weather; tornado hits Pomona

Jun 7 1917 Wheeler, Louis; property damaged by tornado

Jun 7 1917 Whetstone's, Mrs.; property damaged by tornado

Nov 22 1917 Whetstone, J.H.

Nov 22 1917 Whetstone, J.H.; co-founder of Pomona

Jan 11 1917 Whitney, E.K.

Nov 22 1917 Wiggins store

Nov 22 1917 Wilkins, William; helped organize Methodist church

Jan 25 1917 wolf hunt

Feb 1 1917 wolf hunt

Aug 9 1917 World War I; boys drafted

Sep 13 1917 World War I; editorial on draft

Dec 27 1917 World War I; government takes over control of railroads

Jul 19 1917 World War I; Pomona men registered for draft

Nov 29 1917 World War I; Pomona Red Cross chapter

Jun 21 1917 World War I; Santa Fe agent joins the army

May 3 1917 World War I; selective draft law to be in effect soon

Aug 30 1917 World War I; trying to get out of the draft