Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

The Fort Scott High School boys and girls' basketball teams came home from Nevada today nursing a pretty big cargo of injured pride. It was the first time the girls' team had lost this year and they felt it keenly. It was more like practice games, as the games will not affect the standing of the teams in the basketball league. The Nevada girls won by a score of 6 to 5 and the boys of that place triumphed over the locals 14 to 11. Nevada's playground in no wise came up to regulations and when the Fort Scott boys and girls tried for goals at such short range and disadvantages they were completely bewildered.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Bourbon County commissioners have adopted a resolution putting an absolute ban on the construction of any benefit district roads during the year 1933. As it is impossible for the county to do any considerable road surfacing except under the benefit district law, this means that the county will make no road improvements during the present year. This does not mean that there will be no road building in the county, as the state may go ahead with work on its roads. The chatting of K39 west of Hiattville will probably soon be underway.

Two boys were arrested for investigation this afternoon at Fulton by Marshal Rufe Baugh after they had tried to trade a tire at a Fulton filling station for some gasoline. The two were turned over to Sheriff Harry Hyle who lodged them in jail. It is suspected that the car in which they arrived in Fulton from the north may have been stolen. The boys were evasive when asked where they lived.

Have you ever seen a cross between a cockle burr and a sunflower? Frank Inman, near Godfrey, thinks he has. While hauling some bound sorgo from the field recently on the Cummings place north of Godfrey, Mr. Inman and his son-in-law, Vern Cummings, found a queer weed in a bundle of the grain. It has a sunflower stem, but has burrs on it. The burrs are unlike cockle burrs for they are nearly round. But they are open at the end and resemble the head of a sunflower and the seed looks like sunflower seed. Nobody has seen this apparent freak before. It is on display in The Tribune show window.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Miss Eva Krull, county superintendent of schools, announces that about a fourth of her teachers are yet to report on the amount of polio vaccine needed to inoculate their pupils. These reports should be sent in immediately so the vaccine can be ordered, Miss Krull said.

Thursday special--beef stew with fresh vegetables, hot rolls and coffee, 60 cents. Elmer's Cafe, 24 South National.

The annual membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will attract business and civic leaders of all of southeast Kansas. C.C. Otto, trustee for Mid-America, Inc., said he had been notified by other officers and directors of the industrial organization for southeast Kansas who have notified him of their intention to attend.

Photo caption: "The past president's plaque is presented to Robert T. Crain, 1957 Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce president, by Earl Vore, incoming president."--Tribune photo

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

This week's special at the Dairy Mug, 1708 S. National: 69 cent hamburgers. Try our homemade chili, beef stew and homemade pies.

Karen Colegrove will be installed worthy adviser of Fort Scott Assembly, Rainbow for Girls, Jan. 22, at Masonic Hall.

Fulton Area News (By Lucy Robinson)--The Fulton Rural Fire Department was called to the home of Pam and Larry Ham, Route 2, Fort Scott, where a flue was on fire.

Tall Paul's Wolverine boots and shoes, jct. 54-69.--Adv.