Days of yore
10 years ago
june 13-27, 1996
Mayor Porter commented the city park looks good right now and he praised city workers and Bob Kyle, in particular, for the park's appearance.
Indian Guide residents had a pizza super Saturday evening. A birthday cake was served for the June birthdays of Francis Roberts and Dorothy Whisler.
Several Peabody Boy Scouts spent the week of June 16-21 at Quivera Scout Ranch near Sedan. Those from Peabody who attended were Greg McLeod, Jacob Brown, Duane Jones, and their leader, Larry Reagan.
Ethan Schmidt, student at Emporia State University, has been awarded a Claude and Eileen Arnett Scholarship at Emporia State University. Schmidt, a graduate of Peabody-Burns High School, is a junior at ESU. His parents are Tom and Susie Schmidt.
Jeanetta Farr fell at the S&J Laundry Sunday evening and broke her hip.
June and John Waggy of San Mateo, Calif., were Wednesday guests of Joan Berns. June will be remembered as the daughter of the late Scott and Frances Carothers.
25 years ago
june 18-25, 1981
The third afternoon of special library programs for Peabody youngsters was conducted Friday afternoon by several volunteers at the Peabody Township Library. Mrs. Jess Stucky read the story. Mrs. Leroy Wetta provided the crafts work. Mrs. David Oursler offered cake as the treat of the day.
Mrs. Oliver Wanger of Ephrata, Penn., who came to be with her mother, Edna Schill during surgery, has gone to Enid, Okla., to visit friends and relatives for a few days.
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Albright Sunday were Lizzie Mohn of the Bethesda Home, Goessel, Rachael Mohn of Mid-America, Marion, Lydia Jacobson, Hope, and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Weems and their family. Birthdays of Lizzie Mohn, Noreen Weems, and Teresa Weems were celebrated on this occasion.
Two men from the Peabody area are mentioned in the Southwesterner, news quarterly from the campus of Southwestern College, Winfield. Dennis Franchione is pictured as head coach at Southwestern College, signing up a linebacker who also is a Centennial Scholarship winner. Franchione was a coach in Peabody a number of years ago. Also mentioned is John Craft, creator of the first two wind generator companies in Kansas in modern times. Craft, who lives near Hillsboro, designed and sold rights to a wind machine now manufactured in Kanopolis.
Nellie Bentz and Mrs. Lawrence Bentz called on Hazel Green Sunday afternoon at Axtell Hospital.
50 years ago
june 14-21, 1956
Bob Watts, long time resident of Peabody, died late Tuesday afternoon after being hospitalized briefly.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Potter were hosts Sunday evening at a dessert party. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Baker, Mr. and Mrs. John Berns, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wood, Dr. and Mrs. Royal Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Krause.
Fredrick Berns celebrated his sixth birthday Friday morning by taking a group of his friends to Marion swimming.
A big bumper wheat harvest is flooding into elevators. Yields are far above what would have been estimated only a few weeks ago. There are almost unbelievable yields reported — as high as 50 bushels per acre.
Lucille Schroeder left Saturday afternoon to spend two weeks visiting in the home of her sister and family, Mrs. Ted Schaffer and family at Springfield, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hicks and family purchased the H.D. Embree residence and have moved in.
100 years ago
june 14-21, 1906
A pretty home wedding was that of Hon. Thomas M. Potter and Mrs. Anna Heath, which took place at high noon yesterday. Rev. R.A. Bartlett officiated using the fine ceremony as laid down by the book of forms of the Presbyterian church. The bride's gown was a lavender French voile over chiffon taffeta with a yoke of red rose point Brussels lace which was brought from Brussels last summer by the bride, who as the most handsomely gowned bride ever seen in Peabody. An elegant five course wedding breakfast was served in the dining room to 40 relatives and a few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Potter left on #5 in the midst of a shower of rice for a three-month trip to the Rocky Mountains.
Mrs. E.S. Crisfield entertained a few friends last Friday with an excellent three-course 12 o'clock dinner. The guests were Mrs. G.W. Campbell, Mrs. E.L. Hoyt, Mrs. J.W. Walton, Mrs. I. Duval, Mrs. T.M. Huffman, and Mrs. Harry Baker.
Mrs. J.W. Tavener will entertain with a five o'clock tea tomorrow afternoon in honor of Mrs. Job Fost of Oakland, Calif. Tea will be served in three courses. The guests are to be Mrs. Fost, Dr. Johnson and wife, Mrs. Ody Skinner and Misses Jesssie Johnson, Myrtle Litton and Sadie Litton.
The Peabody Baseball Club has had a strenuous time during the past week. Last Thursday at Marion, they played the "Institute" club and our boys say the outside players the "Institute" had were too much for them, 14-9 in favor of Marion. The Marion diamond was full of weeds!
Fred Potter and wife drove over to the ranch in Chase County last week.
Bernie Calbeck has sold his residence to Alfaretta Westbrook for $1,750. Possession will be given next March.
125 years ago
june 17-24, 1881
Mr. Calbeck reported a profit of $1,300 from 400 sheep. That business, properly conducted, pays best of anything in the line of farming.
About the nicest hedge fence in the city is at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
A herd of Texas ponies created quite a good deal of excitement in the town last Saturday.
Mrs. Amborn has the thanks of the Gazette family for a fine lot of gooseberries. They were very large and
Within the past week several large parties of Mennonites have arrived in this city from the east and have gone to Hillsboro, Halstead, Great Bend, and to other points along the Arkansas Valley. In all, perhaps four or five hundred men, women, and children have arrived in Kansas within the period named.
The glorious Fourth of July celebration will include fireworks — the grandest display ever exhibited in central Kansas. Three monster balloons, discharging continuous streams of meteors, bombs, variegated showers, gold rain, etc. Also mines, rockets, parachute rockets, meteor rockets, meteor candles, silver showers, flower pots, double radiators, exhibition pieces, etc. An arbor dance will be held on the grounds for the pleasure of those who "enjoy tripping the light fantastic." A grand ball will be given in the evening, at Bragunier's Hall, for the benefit of the Mechanic's Band.
Watercresses, before breakfast, have been prescribed for bilious people.
