100 YEAR—JUNE 18, 1925
A storm at Delphos destroyed 4 houses and a dozen others were unroofed. The standpipe at Delphos is reported blown down and the water works plant ruined. At least 25 barns in the county were demolished… The impression of a bird of queer animal of prehistoric times has been uncovered in the sandstone hill west of Jail Hill. Many citizens are being attracted by the discovery and it is hoped that it is left unturned till someone competent to do so gives an opinion on the fossil…MARRISGES: Miss Elmina Coppock to Rev. Harry Riley… BIRTHDAYS: Mr. Z. Matson 62th. Exchanges at Glasco and Sharon Springs have been purchased by the Central Kansas Telephone Co. There are about 500 stations in each town…The Blue Store in Minneapolis will close do to lack of business and more to Chicago where Isadore Morris, owner lives now. The store was established in 1879 one of the first in this part of Kansas…
75 YEAR—JUNE 15, 1950
To move Highway 24 east of Beloit and Asherville, they will be building a new bridge over Asher creek north of Asherville. The 30 years old pavement needs to be replaced. Local folk hang their heads in shame over that pavement and the over 23 turns in the 20 mile stretch of highway between Beloit and Glasco… MARRIAGES: Imogene Steppe to Mr. Marvin E. Semler. Twyla Wright to Mr. William Trickel. BIRTHS: Mr. and Mrs. Dverett Trahan have a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Banasky, Los Angles, Ca. have a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dreea of, Hays, have a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Foster have a girl… Swimming pool to open June 15 at 1:30… Wheat $1.89… Bailey’s Food Market has paper towels 2 rolls for 25 cents, bathroom tissue 3 rolls 25 cents and ice cream a pint for 25 cents…Miltonvale Cleaners has men’s fancy dress shirts regular $2.49 on sale for $1.49 sizes 14 ½ to 17 … Eugene Powell has taken over operation of the Cities Service Station, combining it with my chemical spraying service…
50 YEAR—JUNE 12, 1975
The Miltonvale Country Club has leased 36 acres adjacent to the sanitary landfill for the future golf course… Dr. Casper A. Blocklinger D.C. of Glasco, has opened a Chiropractic office in Minneapolis, Ks… Bill Graham is putting up a building on the west edge of his property… A business transaction was completed this week making Twin Valley Telephone Inc. the owners of the vacant lots east of Gathers Hardware… MARRIAGES: Martha Ann Baker to Richard Stanley. Joanne Hoard to Michael Piatz. Mrs. Del Fry to Norman Reed… Rainfall for the week 2.34… Olson Service is carrying recycled batteries. 1 Year warranty… The class of 1965 had 9 class members at the Miltonvale Alumni Banquet…
25 YEAR—JUNE 15, 2000
Matthew Graham graduated from Manhattan Area Technical College. There were 124 graduates…ANNIVERSARIES: Melvin and Mary Blocklinger 50th. Dorothy and Vern Carver 62nd… Farmers Union Coop, Miltonvale reports that the first trucks of wheat from this year’s harvest came in Monday, June 12. There 3,000 bushels brought in Monday and 5,000 bushels Tuesday. Teat weights and moisture varies with moisture ranging from 12.7 to 15.3… A bullfrog’s croak can be heard up to a mile away… Claims can live as long as 150 years… Moisture for the week .36… Before computers, a virus was the flu, a hard drive was a long car trip, and a web was a spider’s home…
