06 Jan "Play 'Gyp the Heiress' by the Brubaker dramatic club at high school
auditorium."
"The Pomona Womens club will meet at the home of Mrs. Jessie
Maxey."
13 Jan "Fred Tomberlin, Perry Wilson and Leslie Albright, injured in auto
accident on road east of town while racing their cars."
Odd Fellows installed officers.
20 Jan The newly organized Women's Club.....
Basketball, American Legion Teams;
Pomona 60 - Quenemo 32
Methodist minister and church times;
preaching 10:45 am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Epworth League 6:30 pm
Evening Sermon 7:30 pm
H. E. Hostetter, Pastor.
27 Jan Pomona Encampment IOOF #73 organized.
03 Feb "The Farmers Union Cooperative Co. have sold their elevator here tot
he Pomona Livestock and Grain co. who took possession Monday. the new
company is composed of Emmett King, E. E. Vickers, Ben Heidner and
Charles Eichenberger, each of whom will be actively engaged in the business.
The elevator has a capacity of 10,000 bushels."
"Mrs. Albright is in Kansas City this week purchasing goods for the
Pomona Merchantile Store."
"It is reported that Raymond Dyer of Ottawa has been hired to manage
the Farmers Union store here. Raymond is no stranger to the trading public
of Pomona."
For sale; home corner West B & 5th Streets, lot 133 X 165, 5 room house,
cellar 10 X 20, barn 20 x 39; F. G. Campbell.
10 Feb "Raymond Dyer began work in the Farmers Union Store here
Monday."
High School Basketball;
boys: Pomona 15 - Melvern 22
girls: Pomona 23 - Melvern 19
boys: Pomona 41 - Williamsburg 14
girls Pomona 10 - Williamsburg 19
17 Feb
24 Feb
03 Mar City election to be April 4th, Ross W. Bower present mayor.
Basketball: Pomona vs. Baldwin, both teams lost.
10 Mar "J. A. Bushnell and Son are making arrangements to handle the ice
business for Pomona this season."
17 Mar "The city ordinance in regard to leaving teams untied on the street and
turning horses loose to go home alone ought to be ridgedly enforced at all
times. The runaway and accident Tuesday evening would not have happened
if a school boy had not violated an ordinance by turning his horse loose to go
home alone while he rode in the car with his father."
Fay Hoopes hurt in runaway.
"H. P. Nelson who bought the Phillips store moved his family here
from Ottawa Tuesday."
"Someone tried to break into the rural high school building Saturday
night. They twisted the lock off from the gym door and then threw a brick bat
throug a window."
"The new minister at the Methodist church here is Rev. J. A. Davis,
for the past three years pastor at Strawn. Rev. H. E. Hostetter goes to
Elmont, northwest of Topeka and Rev. H. A. cook returns to Tonganoxie."
"The Phillip Mercantile Co. of this city has traded its store and
property here to N. P. Nelson of Ottawa for a 160 acre farm in Coffey co."
"Movie, 'Back to God's Country' shown at Electric Theater Monday
and Tuesday nights, March 21 and 22."
24 Mar To hold 6:30 am Sunrise Easter service at M.E. Church.
31 Mar Women's Club to plant tree in honor of Miss Ruth Vigor, a teacher for many
years in Pomona Schools.
Election at Chrisman barber shop.
Transformer blew at Ottawa and Pomona was without electricity for three
days.
07 Apr City election largest vote ever cast here, 188 ballots cast.
Mayor: J. E. Likes 88, J. S. Largent 94.
Police Judge: C. H. Chrisman 95, S. V. Rice 72, E. S. Hale 1.
Councilmen: Fred Baer 75, R. H. Montgomery 79, Mace Bethell 126, J. H.
Neely 118, Lewis Cain 100, Lovel O'Brien 68, Alva Cole 70, John Puckett
77, Charles Figgins 114, Edgar Rice 81.
Fire at Charles Hendrix home northeast of town extinguished.
14 Apr "Frank Crow is having a concrete floor put in his store building."
J. W. Kuebler elected clerk of school board.
"Bushnell and Son have bought another truck which they will fix up
with an oil tank for teir oil and gas business."
[21 Apr] Not published; name changed from 'Pomona Weekly Republican' to 'Pomona
Republican.'
28 Apr Meat Market and newspaper office destroyed by fire. Guy warner, owner of
the meat market and who lived above it burned to death.
05 May Home of Julia Kissinger damaged by fire.
"R. L. Bailey went to work yesterday morning towards rebuilding the
rooms that were occupied by the Republican office, recently destroyed by
fire."
"Vern Clark moved to town from Centropolis Saturday. He will be
associated with Ed Hale in the meat market."
12 May Railroad man fell from train two miles east of here on Santa Fe; dead
breakman.
Lightning causes fire in W. O. Sutherland carpenter shop.
Grade School teachers for next year:
Primary Wilma Hutchinson
3 & 4 Helen Bushnell
5 & 6 Nannie Meeder
7 & 8 Amanda King
Boys causing commotion.
"We are glad to hear that the rural school board has reemployed Prof.
S. G. Cox for the next school year."
"John Cole soon got sick of the city Marshall job. W. H. Mitchell is
now both street commissioner and the man with the star."
19 May Pomona commencement.
Womens Club.
"School closed Friday last."
Home of Louis Loper on Main street damaged by fire.
26 May
02 Jun Windstorm.
09 Jun Lucille Hammer killed with a hammer by her mother at Ottawa.
Leo Coyle drowned in well near Richmond, KS.
"The drilling rig for putting down the prospect well east of town is on
the ground and work will begin at once. The first well will be put down ont
he Wash Reed farm three miles southeast of town just east of the south end
of the Miller bridge."
"Garretts and Baer have fixed up a shower bath room in their garage
and anyone can now take a dandy bath at 25 cents a wash."
16 Jun Change in time card on the Mo. Pac.
"John A. Little is mkaing arrangments to open a new meat market in
the Hensley building next door east of the post office. He has bought the E.
S. Hale meat business and tools and expects to be ready for business by the
last of the week. Mr. Little is an old hand at the meat business and the people
of Pomona and vicinity may feel assured of good service."
"I wish to announce to the people of Pomona that I have disposed of
my ice business in this city to Mr. E. M. Lawrence. I thank you for your
patronage and hope you will continue with my successor."
23 Jun Albert Raley of rural Pomona kills his wife and then himself, in quarrel ***
[on Oden Thompson's place]
"N. P. Nelson of the Nelson Mercantile co., Monday traded the store
building, stock, and his residence property to G. Z. Price of Richmond for a
160 acres of land in Neosho County. Mr. Price took immediate possession
and Mr. F. S. Worster of Richmond is in charge at present."
Lyndon light plant destroyed by fire.
"R. L. Bailey of Imes has just finished rebuilding his store building
on East Franklin Street which was burned on the morning of april 19. the
building is now a one story stone building with cement floor and is practically
fire proof. The Republican will move back into the room and will be at home
again next week."
30 Jun Former prominent Ottawa woman found insane (Martha B. Deford).
"After July 1st ice delevered in town will be 80 cents per hundred. we
deliver every other day. You can get ice at any time at the meat market,
Sundays from 8 to 10 am. Pomona Ice Co."
G. Z. Price to close out his store here.
07 Jul Poisoning.
High School begins 1st Monday in September.
Teachers for this year:
Principal Prof. S. G. Cox
English & Music Mrs. Cyx
Domestic Science & Art Miss Bold
History and 2 classes in latin Miss Inez Jacobs
Odd Fellows installed officers.
"The Island school district between here and Ottawa has een ordered
disorganized and the territory will be added to Ottawa school district. The
school house and acre of land will be for sale."
Cameras stock changing stores.
14 Jul Drug case found to be insane.
G. Z. Price sells his store to J. H. Foley of Centropolis.
Pomona camp #73 IOOF install officers.
21 Jul Henry C. Swayze, formerly a lumberman of this city now of Kansas City
died.
City asked to furnish an airplane landing strip.
New time schedule on Mo Pac.
County fair to be September 5,7,8,9.
Ordinance #137; providing a tax levy.
28 Jul "Someone broke into the meat market Sunday and carried off four big
watermelons. Entrance was made through the back door."
04 Aug Farmers Union robbed.
11 Aug
18 Aug John Strauss, Pomona's City Electrician electrocuted.
Santa Fe wreck three miles west of Ottawa.
'Lucky Bills' big show will be in Pomona Tuesday August 32.
Ordinance #137 repealled and ordinance #138 be enacted in its place.
Ordinance #138; providing for a tax levy.
25 Aug "The Leish Oil Co. are going to establish a tank station here, at the
Mo Pac track for handling coal oil and gasoline. J. A. Bushnell and Son will
have the management of the plant. R. E. Gilliland has been awarded the
contract of putting up the building."
"The Pomona this year will be held on September 4,5,6,7 & 8. The
price of the season tickets this year will be the same as last. Adults, $2.20,
Children $1.25."
01 Sep "Maywood Hougland has sold his restaurant to his brother Lou
hougland of Edgerton, who took possession Sunday."
"Robert Montgomery who bought the city meat market, and wife
arrived here from Kansas City Sunday evening."
"W. B. have just finished the construction of a sidewalk and other
cement work at the rural high school building."
06 Sep Cleo Melene Brown, of northeast of town struck by lightning and killed.
Burglars go throug three Pomona stores.
15 Sep A picture of Pomona's first school
Schools opened.
"Maywood Hougland has bought back the restaurant."
22 Sep Road from Ottawa to county line west through Pomona.
Appanoose high school begins 3rd year.
29 Sep "Monday the Garretts began the erection of a show house on their lots
west of the garage. The building will be 28 X 80 in the clear and as near fire
proof as possible."
[06 Oct] ISSUE MISSING.
13 Oct
20 Oct E. M. Hougland sells his restaurant to Harry Kenton of Olathe who took
immediate possession."
"Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Ankeny who moved to Beaumont, California four
years ago here on a visit."
"John Garrett and Fred Baer went to Parsons Tuesday evening to look
after operating chairs for the next picture show house."
"Dont forget to see 'The Silver Horde' by Rex Beach, at the Electric
Theater Saturday night."
27 Oct "William Bower and son have put a new roof on their office
building."
03 Nov High School football; Pomona 0 - Ottawa 18.
"Maywood Hougland is buidling a new six room bungalow on his lots
on South Main St. It will be built of hollow tile and stuccoed."
10 Nov High School football; Pomona 13 - Waverly 38, played at Waverly.
17 Nov High School football; Pomona vs. Ottawa, Rolly Nichols had collar bone
broken, Chester Bushnell hurt his leg.
24 Nov "The new Star Theater is finished and will open for business tonight,
Pomona can now boast of one of the nicest little show houses in the county."
01 Dec Franklin county has a liquor raid near Princeton.
Odd Fellows elect officers.
Pomona Encampment #73 IOOF.
08 Dec State Highways planned.
To drill wells here. 3,000 acres leased.
15 Dec Womens Club library to open.
22 Dec Big fire at Richmond, KS.
Masons elect officers.
29 Dec "Frank Dyer moved his produce business from here to Wellsville last
Friday."
"Beginning Saturday night December 31st the admission at the
Electric theater will be 5 and 10 cents."