Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

The removal of C.C. Goss from Fulton to Mapleton to accept the position of cashier of the Mapleton bank created a vacancy in the trusteeship of Freedom Township, Mr. Goss having held that office. This morning the board of county commissioners listened to the claims of three applicants for the place and finally appointed Patsy Gorman, son of Pat Gorman, the big farmer of that township. The other candidates were J. Canady and John Keating, both prominent men of Freedom. None of the board held anything especial against the other candidates, but Mr. Gorman's candidacy seemed to have prior lien upon the majority of the members, hence his election.

The LeBurna Carnival Company opened its shows last night on the grounds north of the high school. The show seems to be first class in every detail.

Mrs. W.L. King has just picked a September crop of strawberries on their farm at the junction of Rock Creek and Marmaton, southwest of town. The crop was small, consisting of one stem with four berries, two of which had just ripened. September strawberries are certainly an interesting freak of nature.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomson are planning to move from 624 Clark Street to a farm near Devon.

The high school and junior college are helping students by conducting a book exchange at cost. Those having last year's books may leave them to be sold at the high school building. It is under the auspice of the HiY Club and is a benefit to all.

Howard Seaver and Albert Pease both have just harvested a fine crop of beans. They were so heavy they could not be harvested with a grain binder and a corn binder had to be used.

A farm woman, in subscribing for the daily paper for another year, said: "We do not go to the shows but stay at home and work hard and we do not feel that we should deny ourselves everything. We get more value and enjoyment out of our paper than almost anything we have and we feel that we should have it." And the subscription man felt the same way about it.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

RICHARDS (By Mrs. D. Koontz)--The school bell rang Monday morning signaling the beginning the school year 1957-58.

PLEASANTON--The Pleasanton schools opened Tuesday with the high school enrollment of 137 and grade school of 230. Open house and a mixer are planned for Sept. 19 at the National Guard Armory, sponsored by the P.T.A.

Chester Ballou, rural Redfield, said last week that his mother, who lives between Walnut and Saint Paul, has reported 1 1/2 inch rain there.

The Fort Scott school department today gave the following figures on present enrollment: Eugene Ware, 500; Winfield Scott, 574; junior high, 411; senior high, 439; junior college, 155. The total enrollment is 29 more than last year.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

Sherry Beerbower and Dawn Marie Wittenberg, both of Fort Scott, have completed a management training course at Minneapolis-based International Dairy Queen. Beerbower owns the Dairy Queen store at 1701 South National Ave., which she purchased from Larry Reed. Wittenberg is the store manager.

Eleanor Bennett, Ruth Thomas, Thelma Mason, Mary Hunter Sibby Middleton, Mildred Defebaugh, LaVonne Larson, Alice Feemster, Rachel Leist and Bernadine Shoemaker, all of Fort Scott, were part of a bus tour to the International Peace Garden on the Canadian and United States border commemorating the 50th anniversary.

Photo caption: "Twenty-one head of Texas Longhorn heifers were sold to the Yeast Ranch in Alberta, Canada, by Frank Doherty, of rural Fort Scott. According to Doherty, the shipment is possibly the largest consignment of Longhorns sent to Canada from the United States." -- Photo by Dale Wetzel