I was born on a farm southeast of Isabel in 1904. I had a brother
     Everett born two years later. My folks moved to town a few years later.
     My dad, John Runkle, built the brick building on the east side of the
     street for a hardware. He sold furniture, implements and Ford cars from
     this place. He also built the first house across the tracks on the east
     side of the street.
          I graduated from grade school when I was twelve years old at Isabel.
     I remember two teachers Bertha Nossaman and Herman Wells. We moved to
     Meade. I was sixteen. My twon brothers James and Leonard were born there.
          Both my grandparents lived in Isabel: Susan and Daniel Runkle also
     Martha and Fred Huitt. They are buried in Isabel cemetery. Also my folks
     Ida and John Runkle are buried there along with aunts and uncles.
             
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 39
     
     Submitted by: Pearl Runkle Battin