Memories spring eternal

100 YEARS AGO

(1906)

S.F. Hall, 77, who has lived down around Garland for a long term of years, died Friday. Mr. Hall came to this county in its early day and grew up with the country. He was a man respected by all who knew him. He will be buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Dan Higgins, of Bridal Veil Park, says skating will be good at the park lake tomorrow if tonight is just a few degrees colder than last night and provided it doesn't warm up too much.

Doc Little, the colored hauler, who has been driving a dray here for a long time, found a mighty cheap speciman of humanity this afternoon. The man had Doc haul him to the depot and then only gave him a dime for the trouble. Doc didn't say anything, but he thought the fellow was a pretty low sort of a man.

75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

The five-room dwelling of J.C. Clark at 521 North National Avenue was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. When the department reached the scene they found the roof a mass of flames. Mr. Clark has recently purchased some new furniture and this was also destroyed. The loss on the house is estimated at $800 and on the furniture, $500. The blaze is believed to have started from a spark on the roof. It was not learned whether there is insurance.

Some kind person in Fort Scott or Bourbon County can provide a very happy Christmas this year for a 12-year-old orphan boy,who is without a home. Be has been placed in the keeping of Mrs. Elizabeth Carney of the welfare society. The boy is bright. He is the victim of unfortunate circumstances. He has been in the country the past year and a half and is a good hand at milking and chores about a farm. He is a good worker. Mrs. Carney asks anyone who can give a home to the lad to call her at 44.

50 YEARS AGO

(1956)

Mrs. Martha Clausen, who learned the hotel business in Fort Scott as manager of the Goodlander, continues to gain recognition in Florida hotel circles. She became the only woman in Florida to serve as a director of the Florida Hotel Association. Now she has been elected president of the Sarasota Hotel Association. Her husband Stanley, was news editor of the Fort Scott Tribune before going to Florida, where he is on the staff of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

The Goodlander Home on the Fort Scott Plaza, which has been providing a home for otherwise homeless boys and girls since 1898, is largely supported by the Community Chest. Right now the "family" of 11 living there are getting into the spirit of Christmas. Mrs. Norine Clark is the matron. Mr. and Mrs. Clark, who have no children of their own, live at the Goodlander Home. The other member of the staff if Mr. Dorothy Price, who spends her days at the home preparing balanced meals.

25 YEARS AGO

(1981)

The Secretary of the Kansas Department of Economic Development was impressed in his first visit to Fort Scott. Charles J. "James" Schwartz said that Fort Scott had "some plus points" even before he arrived because the secretary is a history buff, particularly a military history buff. Earlier Schwartz had told about 150 people that Fort Scott had sold him and his staff on its potential. He said, "I landed on a new airport runway. I was taken to a new industrial park. And I visited a tourist information center that is better than anything the state has."