Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

There was a misapprehension manifest regarding the program of the Pierian Club-Federated Women's Society entertainment of today. The program published last night listed Perry Hermus for a vocal solo. Local friends of the celebrated baritone understood from this that Hermus was in the city. But the solo was a phonograph record by Hermus from the Victor talking people.

D.A. Johnston, who has been operating a grocery and meat market at the corner of Fourth and Little streets, has purchased the store building and residence adjacent thereto. Mr. Johnston has many friends in this city. By his honest and upright methods he has built up a big business. He came here from Fulton, where he served as postmaster four years and in this connection ran a drugstore. He should know pure food if any dealer does.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Coyan and Sons beautiful spring showing of lovely furniture: two piece living room suites of Cromwell Velvet and Angoria Mohair, $69, other suites as low as $39.50; dining room suites comprised of reflector top extension table, five straight chairs, guest chair and buffet, $49.50 to $89.50; genuine walnut pull-up chairs, $8.50 to $12.50; beautiful lamps (novelty, bridge and floor lamps), $1.49 and up; our exclusive Hoosier kitchen cabinets, only $22.50; exclusive line of Sunglow end tables, console tables, occasional tables, desk, gate leg tables, book cases, magazine racks and all novelty goods; Ward bedroom suites consisting of fancy dresser with French triple mirror, bench, chest of drawers and bed, $39.50 and up; the 1933 mattress of the year, non-destructible inner spring, only $19.33. See this wonderful showing at such low prices. We beat mail order prices.--Coyan and Sons, 117 Market, Phone 242.

The bus station was moving today from the Chamber of Commerce building at First and National to the Courtland Hotel. There are now 10 buses making this station every 24 hours.

The Fort Scott Whirlwinds basketball team is slated to meet the Coffeyville team here Friday. The contest will be played at the senior high gymnasium.

George Holy and family have moved from 315 West Wall Street to 523 Lowman.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

The audience at the second annual Shrine Club's "Search for Talent" to be held Saturday at Memorial Hall is in for a treat if one of the contestants can find an assistant by show time. Big Buffalo, an Ottawa Indian archer, does a William Tell act and will need a volunteer to hold an apple on his head while big Buffalo shoots the apple in two at 20 paces. Other contestants are Joyce Wray, Uniontown; Carl Smith, Pleasanton; The Carter Brothers, Linda Dikeman, Arlin Vaughn, Carol Louise Lee, Dickie Vaughn, Jo Dean Lyon, Roy Young, Patsy Luann Blair, Earl Carter, Tommy Dodson and the Frankie and Johnny Quartet, all of Fort Scott.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Mitch Hixon scored 20 points and Brent Malone added 19 Wednesday night as Four-Way II upended division-leading Madison Brothers 77-71 in an Industrial League Division II basketball game at Memorial Hall. High scorers for Madison's were Danny Brown with 23 and Dan Weston with 20. In the first of the two Division III contests, the Bandits routed Red Barn 72-52. Phil Russell scored 18 points and Roger Cavin and Lynn Barr tossed in 14 points each for the Bandits while Red Barn's Randy Holloway led all scorers with 30. The finale went to Pizza Hut over Ruddick's 53-51 in overtime. Gordie Gregory banged in 16 points and Scott Walker added 15 to pace Hut. Ruddick's Dennis Stephan and Wiggans hit for 12 tallies each.