Advertising in The Sutton Register January 11, 1890

This collection of the advertising in The Sutton Register newspaper on January 11, 1890 give a snapshot of the business picture of Sutton at that time.

Advertising in The Sutton Register March 24, 1881

Newspaper ads are a fine source of information about businesses in town. There were two Sutton newspapers at this time, so advertising was split, though prudent businesses tried to appear in both papers. The division in the nature of each papers, and likely in the readership, was that each paper was associated with a political party.

One source of revenue for local newspapers was to run ads from way beyond the local geography. These ads often offered miracle medical cures and treatments, and make for interesting (fun?) reading. Others are national ads that apparently targeted small town papers, and there were thousands of those.

It would be interesting to learn the economics of these ads. How much did Deere & Co. and the snake oil salesmen pay for their ads in The Sutton Register. And did these ads actually generate business responses to support this advertising. It must have, or they wouldn't have continued over the decades.

The First Sutton News after the World War Ended - 11/15/1918

This issue of The Sutton News came four days after the armistice on November 11, 1918. The editor of the paper could not pass up the opportunity to take a jab at his cross-town rival in the story's first paragraph.

Advertising in The Sutton Times, September 13, 1976

These ads were in columns 1, 2, 7, and 8 of the only issue of The Sutton Times posted at newspapers.com, Sep. 13, 1876. Frank E. Wellman is listed as the publisher. He was the brother of Walter Wellman, Sutton's balloon experimenter, Arctic explorer, and major celebrity of the day.

A.W. Clark Retires as Manager of the Sutton Opera House 1922

The Sutton Opera House was the social and entertainment center of the community for decades. The July 21, 1922 issue of The Sutton News disclosed the Albert W. Clark was stepping down as manager of the Opera House after more than 30 years of bringing countless programs to Sutton as well as providing a venue for local events.

Albert Clark was the son of Isaac Newton Clark and the nephew of Dr. Martin Van Buren Clark, among the earliest pioneers in Sutton.

Sutton Odd Fellows Lodge Celebrated 75th Anniversary in 1949

Among the many lodges in Sutton, the Odd Fellows lasted much longer than most. 

Research is underway to determine the date the lodge closed down.

From The Sutton News on December 1, 1949.

The Second Sutton High School Building - 1886-1911

The second Sutton High School building was built in 1886 after the first building burned.

The school cost $20,000 in 1886 and served for 26 years. It was located at the same site as its successor, where the Nolde Center is now located. 

The school district chose to replace this building in 1911 after a study determined repairs would exceed the cost of a new structure. The next school building was the three-story brick building in use from 1912 until 1979.

The Sutton High School Alumni Directory opens with details of about this and the other buildings in use since District #2 was formed in 1872.

Sutton High's First Homecoming - 1949

The first Sutton High Homecoming was held with the Armistice Day football game with Harvard on November 11, 1949.

This article appeared in The Clay County News on November 10, 1949.

 

City and County Officers - 1899

 These were the Clay County and Sutton city officers at the beginning of 1899.

Yost Motors Introduces the 1950 Ford

The Yost Motor Co. ad in the November 17, 1949 issue of The Clay County News introduced the new 1950 Ford car.

Arnold Ochsner, Sutton Cobbler - 1945-1974...

This article about Sutton cobbler, Arnold Ochsner appeared in The Clay County News on July 11, 1974.

Sutton's Early Cottage School

 

The Cottage School was located north of School Creek and west of Saunders Avenue. The school served elementary pupils who lived in the north portion of town.

Emil Ochsner's Incubators and Brooders, 1914

 

Sutton in Review - 1898

This brief snapshop of Sutton appeared in this 1898 newspaper.

J.M. Gray added a second story to his residence in 1892?

This excerpt from the Sutton newspapaer The Advertiser-News in 1892 indicates that J.W. Gray added a second story to his residence. Gray owned the house on North Way Avenue that houses part of the Sutton Historical Society. This is evidence that the house began as a one-story building. A surprise to us.