My comments are in ( ): July 7, 1910 Greenfield Items C. C. Dunning and John Coldiron are among the first to finish harvesting. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russ spent Monday evening with Mrs. Wm. Hall and family. Joe Fealey and wife, Grandma Farrier (Harriett Ann Applegate Reeder), and Mrs. Myrtle Barnes and son spent Sunday at Scott Reeder's. July 14, 1910 Dr. Callender was called out to Ira Hazen's yesterday to see one of Irs's children who was quite sick. The following deputy assessors bills were claimed: B. F. Shiveley sr. assessing Logan Township $109.00 Greenfield Items Vanhorn and Shick began threshing Monday. H. M. Russ and wife spent Sunday at Hazen's. Sleepy Hollow Wm. Hall is somewhat indisposed but we trust he will be himself again in a few days. Fred Farrier was over from Plainville Monday. Mrs. C. W. Drew of Cawker City returned to her home Tuesday evening after a visit here with the family of W. H. Coldiron July 21, 1910 Farmers to Town Many of the farmers are making purchases of city property and it will not be long till the population of Stockton will be increased by the addition of many farmer's families. The latest deal we hear of inn property here is the purchase of the Roloson rsidence by S. W. Reeder of Greenfield township. Ham to Alaska Warren Barnes, who is taking care of Mr. Ham's stock and farming interests while he is gone, recieved a letter recently from him in which he stated that he was then at St. Paul, Minn., and that he was going to start at once for Alaska. He said he would wait there till he could hear from Barnes, but that he need write no more till he gave him his Alaska address. Greenfield Items Bertha Johnson is staying with Mrs. Vanhorn. Maud Coldiron is staying in Stockton this week. Dr. Viers was out to E. N. Stevens' Monday to treat a sick horse. Henry Schindler is helping his brother in Law, Flyde Faris, near Alcona. July 28, 1910 Winnie Reeder visited over Sunday with Mrs. E. E. Dancer. Mrs. Shick and daughter, Miss Rose, spent Sunday evening at Vanhorn's. Ben Gager and Henry Russ each shipped a car of cattle the first of last week. Messers. Howard Johnson, Ralph Reeder and Carl Shick spent Sunday with Orville Russ. H. B. Vanhorn is enjoying a visit from his daughter, Miss Blanch Vanhorn from South Dakota, and a niece, Miss Alta Jones of Nebraska. August 14, 1910 Greenfield Items Miss Myrtle Reeder, of Stockton, visited over Sunday with her mother Mrs. Vanhorn. Miss Blanch Vanhorn and Mis Alta Jones, who hav ebeen visiting the former's father, H. B. Vanhorn, left for their homes Sunday evening. J. C. Schindler, brother of A. Schindler, of Greenfield townshop, who had been visiting here for some time past, left for his home at Leonardsville, Wisconsin, Saturday evening. August 18, 1910 There will be a meeting of the W. C. T. U. Thursday, August 25, in the basement of the Main St. Christian church. It is desired that all members be present and especially those named on the following committees: Com. on general arangment, Mrs. A. C. Feleay, Mrs. C. W. Smith, Mrs. C. E. Rarick, Mr. C. E. Rarick. Com. on entertainment, Mrs. Fannie Ruby, Mrs. Etta Dryden, Mrs. Carrie McNitt. Finance Com. Mrs. E. E. Ruy, Mrs. Elizabeth Yoxall, Mrs. Mary Parks, J. L. Stevens. Let us get busy planning for our district convention. Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, Stat Prsident, will be with us, September 13, to 15. Greenfield Items Master Kenneth Reeder is quite sick at this writing. Wren Hall spent the latter part of last week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Russ. August 21, 1910 Sleepy Hollow Lee Hall has returned from his trip to Ness and Trego counties, where he has been inspecting the land. W. H. Coldiron went to Beloit Monday evening where his son Jesse and family live, and will make a brief visit with them. Greenfield Items Fannie Schindler spent Sunday with Hattie Reeder Dunning and Coldiron are threshing for Abe Schindler. Mrs. Reeder spent Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Manly Smith. Mrs. Jay Feleay entertained the "Loyal Daughters' Monday evening. On account of the rain only a few were present, but those who atended spent a delightful evening. Mr. and Mrs. Feleay are royal entertainers and those who failed to attend missed a good time. August 25, 1910 Greenfield Items Vanhorn and Shick are threshing for Rand this week. S. W. Reeder, wife and two sons visited over Sunday in Damar. Little Kenneth Reeder, who has been quite sick for the past few weeks, is improving. September 1, 1910 Among the Farmers Again ...His neighbor, J. S. Coldiron, is also a product of Rooks County. He runs 820 acres of land belonging to his father, of whic 190 acres was in wheat and 40 acres in corn. He doesn't keep a great deal of stock, but what he has is good. He and Mr. Dunning bought a threshing outfit some time ago and are doing good work and lots of it. ...One of the most congenial couples we met on the way was Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Stevens, who kindly took us in for the night. They came from Minnesota in 1898, bringing with them but a little personal property and $2.50 in cash. He bought his present farm nine years ago for $800 but wouldn't take $30 per acre for it now. They have a good house and comfortable outbuildings. He doesn't keep a great deal of stock, but what he does keep is of good quality. J. G. Coldiron came from Missouri to Kansas in 1877. He has lived in Rooks County continuously since 1906. He runs a farm of 640 acres, of which 340 acres was in wheat, 17 in oats and 70 is in corn. He has a nice bunch of cattle, is well supplied with hogs, and has 21 head of good horses and mules. ...S. W. Reeder came with his mother from Misouri in 1878 with nothing but his hands, but by industry and economy he now owns 960 acres of good land with comfortable improvements. He rents part of his land, but of his own raising he has 150 acres of wheat in the stack, 45 acres of corn and 30 acres of alfalfa. He has 45 head of cattle, 18 head of horses and mules, and 40 head of hogs. Surely he has been well paid for ticking the soil of Rooks County. H. G. Reder, his brother, came to this county at the same time. He owns 640 acres of fine land with good improvements He also rents part of his land. He own crop this year consists of 20 acres of alfalfa, 20 of oats, 200 of wheat and 40 of corn. He shipped 26 head of fat cattle the day we were there and had 40 head of mixed stock left. He has 9 head of good horses, and 50 head of hogs. Everythig was made in Rooks County. His son, Guy Reeder, rents 250 acres of his land. He is a stirring young fellow. He has 20 acres of oats, 70 acres of wheat in te stack, 20 acres of alfalfa and 50 acres of well tended corn. He doesn't keep a great deal of stock, but what he has is of good quality. ...W. H. Maddy shook the dust of Minnsouri from his feet about 38 years ago when a boy, and has been collecting Rooks county dust since that time, and now owns a well improved farm of 260 acres. he has 15 acres of alfalfa, 80 acres of wheat in th stack and a field of well tended corn. He keeps quite a herd of cattle and has plenty of horse power to run the farm. We found a mighty nice class of people on route 5, and enjoyed the trip very much. Mrs. Wm. Hall has been stayig over in Greenfield township, helping to take car of her father, Mrs. Russ, who is seriously ill. Greenfield Items George Reeder made his usual trip Sunday. Mrs. E. N. Stevens is staying with the S. W. Reeder children while Mr. and Mrs. Reeder are in Kansas City. The lightning struck Ben Gager's barn Sunday night tearing it up considerably and killing on of his best cows. We are glad to learn that little Melvin Reeder, who was taken to Kansas City last Friday to be operated on for appendicitis, was successfully operated upon, and is getting along nicley. We all hope for his speedy recovery. (He is the son of Scott Winfield and Louisa Reeder.) S. W. Reeder and wife, of Greenfield township, took their seven-year-old son to Kansas City Friday evening, where they will have an operation performed on him for appendicitis. They were accompanied by Dr. Oechsli, who went along to witness and assist in the operation. Dr. Oechsli was accompanied by his wife. Enough for tonight. Brenda