Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

Surely the fates are again the successful prosecution of the city's new garbage ordinance which was passed by the council after running the gauntlet of cross-fire and amendments of numerous ladies' societies, who worked for the passage of the afore-said ordinance. The new garbage collector, J.M. Thompson, has brought tidings to the administration that certain restaurateurs are contracting, or in past times have contracted, for the hauling of slop and the like from their places, in some instances selling the refuse to hog keepers. Under the new ordinance it is a violation for any person, save the official garbage collector, to haul this garbage away for a price. Thompson will ask the city to come to his aid and see that all garbage is turned over to him and not to someone else.

William Doran and Charley Conley, of the East Side, went out hunting yesterday afternoon in a few hours returned with a game bag filled with rabbits. All total they captured 15 of the cottontails and will this evening give a rabbit supper for friends.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

William Duncan Mitchell, 15 1/2 South Judson, a resident of Fort Scott for half a century, died this morning at Burke Street Mercy Hospital. He was highly esteemed in Masonic circles. He was tyler for 30 years of the Rising Son Lodge No. 8. He joined Feb. 6, 1885, making him the oldest Mason in continuous membership. Mr. Miller played a prominent part in the fortunes of Fort Scott, both as a contractor and builder and as a superintendent on the Fort Scott Rapid Transit Railroad Company. In the Fort Scott directory of 1893, his portrait appears and a sketch of his life. The funeral will be at the First Presbyterian church Thursday, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Konantz Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Gene Colvin will assume management tomorrow at the Conoco Station at Third and National. He formerly operated Gene's Texaco at Sixth and National.

According to P.R. Rosengrants, Fort Scott, there was juvenile delinquency when he was a lad some 60 or more years ago. A farm sale in those days was quite a show for a boy who loved horses and other livestock, he says. He reports that sometimes when there was a farm sale in the community, and if it was too far to walk, he would slip around to the back side of the farm, catch a horse, and ride to the sale where he would spend the day. He did not say what happened to him afterward. The Rosengrants for many years lived in the Pawnee locality.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Letter to the Editor:

To the citizens of Fort Scott--Please park on the RIGHT side of the street! If your business or your home was burglarized or you called the police to your home Thursday, Feb. 10, approximately 11:45 p.m. and it took them 15 minutes to get to your home, "Please accept my apologies." I parked on the wrong side of the street. I left my car running to run in and pick up my son at the baby sitters. I was in the house 5 minutes at the most, came out and one of our policemen was going to have my car towed away! Now that is really on the ball for the police department, wouldn't you say? I have only been doing it for 1 1/2 years. But now that they have taken your time to tell me in person, I'll do better. Sorry to those of you who may have needed this fine group of men while they were watching out for my car.--Susan Wescoat, Fort Scott