Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

Judge Dillard has never been known as a vocalist but he chirped out a song of thanksgiving this morning when he discovered street workmen laying brick on Crawford Street. The judge has been somewhat discouraged over the Crawford Street situation. He feared the job was to hang on all winter.

I prosecute all claims before all the Departments of Washington. I have been a pension attorney 13 years and had good success. If you want your pension business attended to promptly and successfully give me a call. You will find me located at No. 307 Clark Street. Yours truly, Thomas Higgins, Attorney.

John H. Duncan, who for many years has been John D. Rockefeller's Fort Scott representative, that is, he has had charge of the Standard Oil interests here, has decided to locate in Denver. He has resigned and within a couple of weeks he will go west. His successor has not yet been named.

Sidney Cohn, Frank Cunningham, Ed Webb and John Agar will leave at 3 o'clock Monday morning for Arkansas, where they will fish for a few days. They anticipate a glorious outing.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

The fire department was called today to extinguish a blaze in a combined garage and chicken house at 205 South Broadway, belonging to W.A. Wortman. The extent of the damage was about $10 before the fire department arrived. Fire Chief Durossette believes the fire may have been started by small boys playing on the premises.

Mrs. Nellie Ann Tanquary presided at the meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary. New officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Maida Gordon, Mrs. Ruth Parks, Mrs. Arthur Snyder, Mrs. Lillie Scott, Mrs. Gladine Harris, Mrs. Goldie Cleland, Mrs. Ida Richards, Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens and Mrs. Nora Robinson. Five boxes of food were collected for needy families.

Those big sacks of Caramel and Butter Popcorn come from Peggy's Shop;, first door north of Liberty Theatre. The ingredients are as pure as can be bought.

Reginald Mudd, one of the workers on the new National Avenue bridge, received painful injuries to his back yesterday when one of the stones near the top of the center pier of the old bridge fell and struck him in the back.

An X-ray examination at the Main Street Mercy Hospital determined that no bones were broken.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Ralph Robinson is a retired farmer and insurance agent. He moved to Fort Scott from the West Liberty neighborhood a few years ago. He recalls that he came to the West Liberty community in a covered wagon with his father and mother in 1905.

C.H. Barber, Hepler, reports that he has seen the old "horse" power used to operate farm machines many years ago. He remembers one that was used to run a wood saw. He said six head of horses were used on this machine, while on a threshing machine it required 12 horses. Barber says his family has Shetland ponies and Pekingese dogs on their farm just north of Hepler.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kleitz had a sale last week. Both have jobs in Fort Scott and will continue to live on the farm and drive to work.

A splash of color near the downtown business district has been added to the autumn landscape at the residence of Mrs. Lutie Van Velzer, 87, 224 South Main Street. Hundreds of petunias along the south of the front porch area blend pleasantly with the bright carmine of verbenas on the front step area.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

No publication.