Night-Blooming Cereus

While searching eBay for items related to the various families I’m researching, I came across this lovely watercolor by John Eldridge Rorick (1939-1994), who would have been my mother’s first cousin although I doubt that they ever met. The painting was submitted to an art show at Hawaii Loa College, which merged with another school in 1992 (it came with the entry slip, and the seller had other artworks from the show), but beyond that I have no idea how old it is is. I’m glad to have rescued it and brought it back into the family. Many thanks to Total Framing in Fairfax for a beautiful job.

Admitted To Practice

Upon motion of local attorneys, Herbert H. Chase of Massachusetts, John F. Groene of Missouri, David Rorick of Iowa, Herbert S. Crane of Nebraska and Robert H. Smith and Henry K. Stahl of Iowa were admitted to practice yesterday by the District Court of Appeal.

Source: Los Angeles Times, February 27, 1906.

WED ON CHRISTMAS DAY

MORENCI, Mich., Dec. 26.—A pretty wedding occurred on Christmas day at the home of Miss Anna Cawley on Cawley road when her cousin, M. Helen Cawley, the daughter of the late P.F. Cawley of Fayette, became the bride of Ralph [sic] Patridge of Detroit. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. H.W. Moody at 2 o’clock at the close of the annual Christmas dinner of the Cawley family. Besides the dinner guests those present were the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Amelia Rorick, the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Partridge and Guy and Marie Acker of Fayette. The bride was a graduate of Morenci high school and had been a student at Oberlin college. The groom is a student at Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Partridge left soon after the ceremony for Detroit, where they will reside at 163 West Alexandrian avenue.

Source: Adrian Daily Telegram, December 26, 1919.

Flight of Grouse Like a Cannon Ball.

The rapid flight of a grouse was given a practical illustration in a peculiar and convincing way in Ashland Sunday morning.

When Fred Neil visited the store of the Ashland Hardware Company, now owned by his father, he found a hole about ten inches in diameter bored through the large quarter inch plate which incloses [sic] the front of the building and twenty-three feet inside a grouse lying dead on the floor. The body was yet warm and the poor bird’s mishap probably occurred between 4 and 9 o’clock in the morning. The hole through the glass was as clean cut, perhaps, as would have been made by a cannon ball.

Dogs Injure Sheep

MEDINA, Mich., Oct. 24.—The large flock of sheep belonging to Carl Guss was attacked by dogs Tuesday night. Twenty sheep were badly bitten.

Source: Adrian Daily Telegram, October 24, 1919.

John O. Wallling, Proprietor of Lodi Furniture Store

Source: The Valley Review, May 16, 1889. It was published in Lodi, CA.

Four Croix De Guerre Will Be Given Thursday

Wife of Corporal Who Gave His Life Will Present His Mother With Token of Son’s Valor.

TWO MEDAL WINNERS DEAD

Ceremony Will Attend Presentation in South Park Block; Honor Guard Will Be Present.

Four French croix de guerre Oregonians Thursday afternoon will be awarded when the military ceremony is staged at the South Park blocks grandstand. A parade will begin at Third and Oak streets at 2:30.

Lenawee Cows to Feed The Babies of France

HUDSON, June 19.—Lenawee cows will sail overseas to do their bit in feeding French babies if a certain Buffalo stock firm is successful in making contemplated purchases. W.R. Rorick, a Buffalo stock buyer has been here buying dairy cows for the French government. These cows will be shipped to France as soon as possible.

Source: Adrian Daily Telegram, June 19, 1919.

Entertains Dinner Party

Mrs. Curtis Rorick entertained at dinner at their farm home Friday evening in honor of the birthday of her husband. The guests were Miss Veda Morris, Miss Eva Wilson, Miss Virginia Wilson, Miss Madelyn Wilson, Lloyd Morris, Page Stockwell, Gerald Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Howell Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Rorick and Albert Yoke of Adrian.

Source: Adrian Daily Telegram, February 17, 1919.

Died in France

Relatives of Roy Rorick Murphy, formerly of Fayette, O., have received notice of his death somewhere in France. He was ill for days of pneumonia previous to his death. His remains have been buried in a government cemetery in France and cannot be removed until after the war.

Source: Adrian Daily Telegram, June 18, 1918.

Roy Walling Mentioned in “Officer Crust”

“Officer Crust” was a comic strip drawn by Robert E. Brook that ran in American newspapers from 1911 to 1918, when Brook passed away in Baltimore, MD. Roy Walling was affiliated with the Colonial Players, at the Colonial Theatre, in Baltimore for part of his career.. Evidently, Walling was so well known that he could be mentioned in the strip when Officer Crust decided to leave the police force to attempt a career on the stage. This strip appeared in the Glen Falls (New York) Post-Star on November 8, 1915.