Taken from county newspaper files, courtesy of Platte County Historical Society 

May 25th, 1921

Will district no. 9 have school next year? Voters must decide.

According to the latest statement by the school board there will be no grade or rural school in Platte County until Jan. 1922 because of financial shortfalls and the result of the latest school bond election which was defeated. However, many parents and citizens are appalled by this situation and are calling for a special school meeting by petition to try and get together to correct this grave error on the part of the voters and to make another effort to provide means to finance the district.

The G.A.R. and the American Legion will fittingly observe Memorial Day with a march from the State Bank downtown to the cemetery where an appropriate program will be presented.

The largest class so far, graduated from the Wheatland High School this past week. They are: Lura Bibbey, Nellie Bibbey, Ernest Baker, Irene Barnes, Helen Morris, Grace Moulton, Hubert Grant, Ruth Simonson, Clifford Beach, Robert Burritt, Marie MacCallum, Myrna Adams, Helene McGinley, Marvin Jackson, Eldon Meglemre, Georgia Carroll, Madia Kerns,  Juanita Longwith, Florence Graham, Fay Graham, Fritz Merback, Arlo Good, Adeline Whinery, Viola Nylander, Edyth Curtis, Leo Wickam, Emma Mitchell, Dora Phelps, Gertrude Anderson, Willie Gallagher, Frances Agnew, Calvin Darst, Howard Bougher, Albert Bougher, Dale Nelson, William Coe, and Annette Elliott.

Firsts:  The first annual Alumni Banquet was a great success. The first annual Farm Bureau picnic is being planned. The Wheatland American Legion band will give their first concert at the Iris Theater in celebration of Memorial Day.

Mr. Goostree of Western Union has received his apparatus and will be offering classes in telegraphy for free. Certification will take several months with instruction given 6 to 8 hours, 5 days a week.

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Outhouse of Flattop are proud parents of a new son.

On Memorial Day, a clean-up of the Dwyer Cemetery is scheduled for the morning, followed by a basket dinner. Afterward, the children will present a program with the graves being decorated. This is a custom which has been observed for many years.

Not so many years ago you could ride across Goshen Hole and never see a fence and only a house or two. Now a railroad is being built into that garden spot and the upcoming towns of Yoder, Veteran, Lone Tree, Hawk Springs, and Lakeview are growing daily.

A lamb barbecue will be served at the Farm Bureau picnic in Guernsey followed by an elaborate program of sports, speaking and music.

A reduction of 20% in transcontinental freight rates has been announced because of lagging shipping, but that also means wages will be drastically cut also. Strikes are being discussed including by the trainmen responsible for hauling iron ore from Sunrise.

Heavy rains caused considerable damage in Hartville ruining nearly every basement in town. The Lasamme boy, who was returning from the mines received a severe shock from a bolt of lightning, but it is thought he will survive with no lasting effects. C&W tracks at the Stoneking place were badly damaged and a bridge at this point was washed out. The wagon road was covered by large boulders rolled there by flood waters. It reminded longtime residents of the flood of 1916 when five people, including a baby and a young boy, were washed away after a Sunday outing.