7 Greeley County Republican • Tribune, Kansas • Wednesday, June 10, 2020

��������������������10 YEARS AGO—June 9, 2010Gather your family and head out to the Tribune Street Celebration Monday, June 14th. Businesses will stay open late and offer specials in celebration of the completion of the street project.The Greeley County 4-H Show Team are Josey Schmidt, Marie Maestas, Elijah Stone, Wyatt Schmidt, Sarah Jamison, Michaela Blakley, Kade Kleymann, Isaac Stone, Morgan Woelk, Paige Shafer, Kelli Holthaus, Kashli Holthaus, Gavin Kleymann, Sebastian Torres, Trevor Albers, and Keaton Lang.“2010…Let the Good Times Begin!” was announced as the fair theme this coming August. At their April meeting, the hospital board voted to sever the health services’ relationship with Todd Burch, CEO. Neil Wilson will be interim CEO. The board voted to enter into a relationship with consulting company QHR for a limited period of time.

++++20 YEARS AGO—June 7, 2000 The Rev. Keith Fink, Tribune, is a new deacon in the United Methodist Church. United Methodist Bishop Fritz Mutti, Topeka, ordained him during a service on May 26 at Wichita. A bear was sighted this past month in Greeley County. Barkley Gentry reported seeing the bear before Memorial Day in the southeast part of the county. On the Saturday before Memorial Day, Arliss Weinenger said that he was riding with Alan Wineinger when they spotted the bear. “The Edge of Adventure” will be starting soon at the Greeley County Library. Preschool children and beginning readers are invited to come to the Library on Tuesday mornings. Older readers will gather on Thursday mornings. Game nights will be each Wednesday night for all ages. Travis Peter, Tribune, has been selected to play in the 15th annual Kansas 8-Man All Star Football game in Beloit, KS. Greg Brown has been selected as an assistant coach for the west squad. Jay Gifford, baseball coach at Dodge City High School, conducted a clinic on Monday for the PeeWee and Bambino age players.

++++30 YEARS AGO—June 7, 1990• Jon Shafer is now four score and ten years old. He celebrated on Saturday morning with an open house at the Senior Center hosted by his children, and again on Sunday when his family filled three pews at the United Methodist Church for the morning worship service.

Robyn Thon was a participant in the Suicide Hill Trail run at Little River, KS held Saturday, May 26th. Little River residents were having their All-School Reunion and festivities. Robyn entered the 10K running division. She placed first in her age division (13-19 years) beating several other females. There were 76 runners in the 10K alone. Cortlandt, Dwain and Theoma Ingram attended the Cheyenne, WY, Gunslingers 5th annual fiddle contest and jamboree June 2 and 3. Cortlandt placed first in the Jr. division, winning $50 and a trophy. Meredith Johnson began her job as the new Tribune city clerk. Meredith and Kris Johnson came to Greeley County May 28 from Williamsburg, VA. Kris will work for his father, Roe Johnson. Eighteen Pack 37 Cub Scouts attended a campout at Scott State Park this past weekend. Activities included geology, crafts, games, nature, first aid, apple relays and communications. Each person attending camp received an adventure camp cap and patch.

++++40 YEARS AGO—June 5, 1980• The park equipment has arrived, and a work day is being planned. This is part of the recreation complex government grant that Greeley County has been working on for almost four years. Buford Kuttler received a crushed pelvis and two broken hipbones Wednesday, May 28, when the sweep of a flex-sweep plow fell on him. Evelyn Schneider was one of eight outstanding volunteers who received media awards from the Kansas Chapter, Arthritis Foundation. Catherine Huddleston and Lesa Graham attended a beginners’ horsemanship clinic held in Oakley May 27-29, which was sponsored by the Kester sisters. At the horse show held on the last day of the clinic, the two girls received a number of placings. John Halfman recently celebrated his 88th birthday. A birthday dinner was served in his honor. Kreg Arnold, Kevin Johnson and Scott Steele were in Mullinville this past week attending a basketball camp and clinic. A large number helped Mr. and Mrs. Walt Waldren celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon and evening at the 4-H building. Diana Elder and Deke Daniels were guests of honor at their wedding rehearsal dinner at the Feedlot Café Friday evening, May 30. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Daniels, Sr. hosted the event.

++++50 YEARS AGO—June 4, 1970• Tom Farmer of Tribune was named the “most inspirational player” of the basketball team at Dodge City Junior College, for the second straight year. Three cows were killed, and five injured, when the White tractor and trailer loaded with 50 cows overturned Wednesday, June 3, at the Greeley-Wallace county line on K-27. Memorial Day was observed Saturday in Greeley County again this year without any formal services. There were a large number at the Greeley County cemetery during the day. Graves were decorated with flowers. The Plainview senior class returned from an eight-day trip to Texas Sunday evening. They spent the first night in Lubbock, TX, and then went to Arlington and toured Six Flags Over Texas. The next stop was Galveston where they went swimming and surfing in the Gulf of Mexico. They stayed in Alvin and then went on to Houston to the Astrodome. Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Heckert and Sharon took Eddie Heckert and Chris Dixon to Coldwater Monday morning where the boys will attend Presbyterian camp.

++++80 YEARS AGO—June 6, 1940• The home talent play cast is all set to give “Abigail Goes Haywire,” a three-act comedy farce, in the high school auditorium this week Friday evening. Many laughs are promised the audience. Miss Leona Younger and Mr. Walter Waldren were married Monday morning in the Catholic Church at Marienthal. A number from Greeley County attended the wedding ceremony. The following delegates are attending the 4-H club Round-Up this week on the campus of the Kansas State college at Manhattan: Marian Pearson from the Tribune Go-Getters 4-H Club, Ruhe Rudd from the Livewire Club, Dale Woods from the Best Yet Club, and Vaughn Young from the OK Club. Seven carloads of gypsies were in Greeley County Wednesday evening of the past week. After a conversation with Sheriff C.V. Walin, they gave him $25 which he presented to J.W. Miller. Mr. Miller lost $25 some weeks ago when a band of gypsies was in town. Paul Moser has dug a new cellar these past few months. The cellar is close to the house where it will be handy for the storage of canned food. Mr. Moser has cemented this up and it is a fine addition to the Moser home. The Moser family is also going to cement up the outside of their sod house. This will improve the appearance of the house and will make it much more livable.

++++110 YEARS AGO—June 1900• James Hurt is the owner of twin mules about a week old. That is the way prosperity strikes Greeley County citizens. He says they are fine ones and will be worth $300 two years from now. At the recent examination for teacher’s certificates there were three applicants, but two of them gave it up early in the day, and Mrs. Gerett, county superintendent, was the only one who finished the examination. Master Edwin Tucker went to Salina Sunday night to visit his aunt, Lizzie VanNoy, a week or two.

Gleanings from 1933 Greeley County Republican

Official City and County Paper

Maurice T. Emmons, Business Manager, Chas. H. Emmons, Editor

Compiled by Nadine Cheney

05-Jan., 1933- J.L. Miller hunted buffalo in Greeley County sixty-one years ago. Our real estate dealer and townsman, J.L. Miller, can probably claim to be the first man to contact Greeley County who is a resident at the present time. When a boy of 16 his parents lived in Jewell County. Three men decided to go west and hunt buffalo. Mr. Miller was engaged to go along as camp boy and cook. The party went west to Wallace where they stayed over night with Peter Roubidoux. They were advised that large herds of buffalo were camping around water holes on a creek since named the Whitewoman. The party went into camp at what is now known as Wildhorse Corral on the Whitewoman in the northwest part of Greeley County. This was in 1871. The party remained in the camp for about a month. At this time buffalo hides were the only part of the animal killed that could be marketed. Two loads of dry hides were secured and marketed in Garden City, the price received being $1.50 each.

12-Jan., 1933- Kansas people did not forget the Christmas Seal sale but purchased seals in smaller amounts. Goes for working against tuberculosis.

26-Jan., 1933- The first issue of “Jackrabbit Tracks” appeared last week by the Junior class under the sponsorship of Miss Hunter.

Sheriff raided Andy Dinkel. Still, mash and brew found in Andy’s cellar.

Wages paid for those

working on the Whitewoman bridge: for unskilled labor 35 cents per hour; for skilled labor 50 cents per hour. Only 30 hours work in one week.

23-Feb., 1933-A contract for the first bridge in Greeley County was let by the state highway commission to the Hardman Construction Company for $8,363.00. The bridge will be across the Whitewoman creek on K-27 north of Tribune.

02-Mar., 1933- Leg bone of prehistoric animal found by boys last Saturday afternoon. Harvey Bennett, Clair Garrison and Lloyd Graves.

16-Mar., 1933-W.M. Mallory has large herd of horses that are now in demand.

30-Mar., 1933- A mother and two little boys taken from refrigerator car. Funds from Red Cross were provided for them as far as Kansas City.

13-Apr., 1933-Lynn Hoopes charged in breaking into Kauffman Pharmacy. One to five years in the Hutchinson reformatory.

War to End Bootlegging--Eight S.W. Kansas towns designated as ‘Ports’, Tribune to be one. Entry and exit of trucks carrying gasoline and other motor fuels to prevent the bootlegging of motor fuels and the consequent evasion of the state tax of three cents a gallon on gasoline.

20-Apr., 1933-Bennett boys dig out more bones of big animal many years old.

Horace Grade School violin choir gives program. Principal Baty, Director.

04-May, 1933- State Clamps on Border Patrol—Greeley County quota will be four men between ages 18 and 26. A definite number of young people are being enlisted into service similar to enlistment for Army service.

Gano opens station of gas bulk at the Gano elevator at

Whitelaw.11-May., 1933-High

School Alumni banquet, May 29.

25-May, 1933- Monday’s wind demolished the log cabin garage at the Dickhut Garage south of the track on Highway 96.

22-June, 1933-George Thyfault has purchased a Studebaker 23-passenger bus that in the future will be available for hire to any group of Greeley County folks who wish to take trips and go in a bunch. The Pioneer Band will use it.

29-June, 1933-Cash Benefits to Kansas Farmers.--Two-thirds to be paid about Sept. 15th; third in spring. Participants must cut acreage 20 per cent to receive benefits of law.

29-June, 1933-Ice cold milk delivered to your door in time for breakfast. Plenty of thick cream at top of bottle. A.R. Shedd.

27-July, 1933-J.G. Ridlen purchased flags for all dead soldiers’ graves and placed them on graves last Decoration Day.

03-Aug., 1933- Beer on Tap in Tribune--Officers made arrest; trial will be held Friday. Sold by O.K. Cafe.

Has Old Relics—John Rothrock was in the Republican office the fore part of the week showing us some old paper money. He had one bill dated 1776, at that time worth one-sixth of a dollar; a paper bill dated 1775 marked half a crown; and a paper bill on the “Cleveland Bank” for five dollars dated 1892. He also had a one-half cent coin dated 1834.

Still a Class “A” School--At a recent meeting of the state board of education during the year 1932-33 was reviewed and the school was again placed in Class A. There is no higher classification in the state.

10-Aug., 1933- 3.2 not intoxicating, says Tribune

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