Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

The dust this morning was something terrible. It was a cold, raw wind, just the kind to make things disagreeable. Pedestrians were inconvenienced somewhat and as a result there were not many shoppers on the street.

Mark Pinkston left his wife's umbrella in The Tribune office recently and when he thought of it again he could not find it. As this his the third umbrella belonging to his wife that he has lost this year, he would like very much to recover it.

All of the stores are fast assuming a holiday appearance, as the most of them already have their Christmas interior decorations installed. The most of the merchants have already employed their extra help in anticipation of an immense Christmas trade. The merchants are advertising big reductions.

75 YEARS AGO

(19032)

Karbe sells more groceries for less money than anybody else: No. 2 corn, 6 cents; No. 2 tomatoes, 5 cents; 3 pounds Thompson seedless raisins, 19 cents; 1 pound Oleo, 10 cents; Chase & Sanborn coffee, 34 cents per pound; pecans, 4 pounds 25 cents; potatoes, $1.15 per 100 pounds; sugar, 22 pounds $1.

Why not give Father, Mother, Wife or Sweetheart a new Philco radio for Christmas? Sold as low as $13.75 on easy terms. A small deposit will hold one for you.--Ellis Music Co., 3 North Main Street. Phone 756.

A Ford car created a flurry at Second and Main Street this morning when it ran between two big cars in a rush to get to South Main Street. The traffic marker in the center of the street failed to impede its progress.

Workmen putting up Christmas decorations on Main Street are finding it a hard job to tie up the heavy evergreen streamers to the buildings on each side of the street. In several instances they have pulled out window sashes to which the greenery had been tied.

Twenty-seven persons are now being treated for the prevention of rabies, according to Dr. F.L. Martin, city health officer. The little boy who owned the dog that recently bit 26 other persons, was himself bitten and reported for treatment yesterday.--Nevada Mail.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Ed Blair, Route 2, recalls the big snow storm of three years ago when the total here was 26 inches. Blair had some cattle in a barn on a farm across the road. When he waded snow waist deep to look after the cattle his neighbors asked him if he would feed their cats that stayed in the barn. They had been unable to get out to the barn. So Blair fed the cattle and the cats. He was unable to get out with his car until the road was opened up the next day.

A big snowstorm at Thanksgiving is unusual but a windstorm during a snow is quite out of the weather rules. Walter Campbell, who lives out on Rock Creek Lake, says a windstorm there last Friday afternoon during the snowstorm, was so severe that it blew down four telephone poles in a row. He said there was little other damage.

Give roller skates--the gift they will enjoy for years. See them at the Fort Scott Roller Rink, 102 1/2 North National Ave.--Adv.

Santa's house, just south of Citizen's National Bank, was disintegrated by a strong gust of wind about 1:30 this afternoon. City firemen and street crews were reassembling he parts of a few moments later and hope to have Santa's house rebuilt by Saturday afternoon when Santa will again hold court for all his young admirers.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

No publication.