I spent the day reading the Stockton Review for 1909. Gas was 3 cents a gallon, cig's were 5 cents a pack, and a new car was $500, men's suits were $20, men's shirts 25 cents, brown leghorn eggs were 75 cents per 15, things I found on the family, at the end I explain who everyone is so you should be able to figure out how they are related to you: March 4, 1909 W. H. Colditon informs us he will soon move to Stockton to make his permanent home. Miss Myrtle Reeder went to Plainville last thursday to visit her grandmother, Mrs. C. D. Farrison (Farrier) who is quite ill. She returned on Friday. March 11, 1909 H. G. Reeder of Greenfield township, spent Sunday in town the guest of his son Claud and family. John M. Reeder and son, of Jefferson, Iowa, arrived last Tuesday for a visit with the Reeder families of Greenfield Township. Mrs. C. D. Farrier, of Plainville, mother of Mrs. Joe Feleay, who has been quite sick for some weeks is improving and prospects for her recovery are good. Joe Feleay received his first car of lumber last week for W. R. Griffins new house on East Main street. Miss Myrtle Reeder spent Sunday at her home in Greenfield townshop, returning to Stockton Monday morning. March 18, 1909 John M. Reeder and son, who have been visiting here with relatives for the past two weeks left for their home at Jefferson, Iowa, Monday evening. The infant child of Mrs. and Mrs. Claude Reeder, of this city, died last Friday and was buried Saturday in the Stockton Cemetery. This is a blow to the young parents, and they have the sympathy of all their many friends here. April 1, 1909 Claude Reeder moved out to a house on the H. G. Reeder place in Greenfield township last friday. Jay Feleay and wife went to Netawaka Sunday where Jan will work with Contractor Johns who is building a new school house there. April 8, 1909 Miss Mrytle Reeder visited over Sunday with her parents in Greenfield township. April 15, 1909 J. C. Coldiron and wife of Beloit are visiting W. H. Coldiron and family in this city. April 29, 1909 Miss Crystal Reeder assisted in the W. C. Reed grocery last saturday. This establishment has gotten to the place where it finds it difficult to get sufficient help on saturday to handle its large volume of business. May 6, 1909 Miss Reeder entertained the Social T's at the home of Mrs. S. N. Hawkes last Monday evening. Council Meeting: The following bills were audited and allowed: Ira Hazen, drayage $2.50 Mrs. J. P. Feleay entertained the Aid Society of the Christian Church at her home last Wednesday. May 27, 1909 Miss Crystal Reeder is clerking in the W. C Reed grocery this week. June 17, 1909 W. H. Coldiron and wife returned last friday from a visit to Beloit. July 8, 1909 Mrs. H. G. Reeder of Greenfield township is suffering severely from rheumatism this week. July 15, 1909 Teacher's Examination, There were 100 applicants for teacher' certificates at the recent teachers' examination. There were issued three Professional, three first grades, 22 seconds, 51 thirds, and three were issued grades for a Professional only. There were 27 applicants rejected. The following is a list of the sussful applicants: Third Grades: Crystal Reeder Council Proceedings: The following bills were allowed: W. F. Hall, mowing $12.00; Feleay & Son, material-labor $11.50 John W. Young, of Comanche County, Kansas, was in te city last Wednesday, looking for a fellow named John Webb, who is wanted in his county for statutory rape. He phoned out to John Coldiron's and found the fellow was there. He started out, but before he could get there the fellow had become wise, and had drawn all the money due him, $5, and had apparently, fallen off the earth. Up to going to press Webb has not been located. July 29, 1909 W. H. Coldiron and wife are visiting in Beloit. August 5, 1909 W. H. Coldiron is enlarging the east wing of his home this week, making much more roon in it. August 12, 1909 Commissioner's Proceedings: The following deputy assessors' bills were allowed: B. F. Shively, Logan township, claimed $96.95; allowed. Mrs. J. E. Barnes is quite sick this week. Miss Myrtle Reeder went to Glen Elder Friday evening for a visit with Miss Lillian Winn. Miss Winn has been re-employed in the Stockton schools for the coming year. August 19, 1909 continued from lasw week's commissioner's report August 4, 1909: The following bills were allowed: W. F. Hall, mowing weeds in courthouse yard, 75 cents allowed. Charles Hilgers Sr. Dead Word was received here Wednesday morning that Charles Hilgers Sr. of this county, had died at the home of his son Charles in Colorado, on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. This will be sad news to his many friends here. He was a man universally esteemed by a large circle of friends here. He was once sheriff of Rooks County in which position he was very popular. As a friend and neighbor he stood above reproach, and the death of such a man is always untimely. We understand the remains will be shipped to Plainville for interment. August 26, 1909 Monday Morning Fire: Just at 6:30 a.m. Monday the alarm of fire was sounded both by the fire bell and the Missouri Pacific freight engine at the depot. The fire was in the upstairs of the old Ralph Wood property near the depot. The house was occupied by Will Hall and family. The fire caught from a defective flue and before it was discovered had made considerable headway. The fire department was soon there, and, although the fire was hard to get at, being in the garret whre there were no openings to it, they succeeded in putting it out before the flames got to the surface of the building. the damage was probably $150. The place was owned by Ira Hazen, and we are glad to find that the loss is well covered by insurance. Most of Mr. Hall's household goods were gotten out, but were, of course, damaged somewhat. Hall had no insurance. Mrs. Ollie Jones and four children left for their home in Columbus, Kansas, Monday evening, after an extended visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Coldiron. Sept. 2, 1909 The will of the late Chas. Hilgers was filed for probation August 23, 1909. Jay Feleay has finished up his work on the new school house at Netawaka and was in Stockton a couple days this week. He left Tuesday for Kinslay, Kansas, where Contractor Johns, for whom he is working, has another contract for a big school house. This is an explaination of people listed in the newspaper: W. H. Coldiron is William Henry Coldiron and is a brother to John Gilbert Coldiron and Sarah Susan Coldiron Hall. W. H.'s wife is Beatrice Potter. Miss Myrtle Reder is the daughter of Sherman Demitt Reeder and Lula Paine Hall. Mrs. C. D. Farrison is really Mrs. C. D. Farrier - Harriett Ann Applegate Reeder married Isaac Farrier after Jacob William Reeder died. H. G. Reeder is Hudson Guy Reeder son of Jacob William Reeder and Harriett Ann Applegate. John M. Reeder is John Morris Reeder and the first cousin of Jacob William Reeder. Mrs. Joe Feleay is Addie Cynthia Reeder daughter of Jacob William Reeder and Harriett Ann Applegate. (Addie wrote the journal from MO to KY) Claude Reeder is the son of Hudson Guy Reeder and Anna Bell Sears. J. C. Coldiron is Jesse C. Coldiron son of William Henry Coldiron and Beatrice Potter, Jesse's wife is Rose. Miss Crystal Reeder is Rosa Crystal Abbie Reeder daughter of Scott Winfield Reeder and Louisa Maria Pulley, Crystal married Benjamin Franklin Shively and Manley Smith. Ira Hazen was the husband of Minnie Reeder daughter of Sherman Demitt Reeder and Lula Paine Hall. Mrs. H. G. Reeder is Anna Bell Sears. W. F. Hall is William Flemmington Hall brother to Lula Paine Hall. John Coldiron is John Gilbert Coldiron, father to Edna Grace Coldiron Reeder, wife of Clarence Thomas "Ray" Reeder. Mrs. J. E. Barnes (James Edward Barnes) is Myrtle Evelyn Feleay daughter of Joseph Feleay and Addie Cynthia Reeder Charles Hilgers Sr. and his son Charles I haven't figured how they are related but I have pictures of Charles and Ferle Hilgers that belonged to Edna Grace Coldiron Reeder. Jay Feleay is the son of Joseph Feleay and Addie Cynthia Reeder. I will be back at the public library tomorrow where I had them order the newspaper from the Kansas State Historical Society. I still have the rest of 1909 to read and 1910 to 1911. Brenda