Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

Superintendent D.M. Brown, of the city schools, announces something rather unique as a "last day of school" exercise. The schools will close one week from Friday and the afternoon of that day will be given over to an outing at Fern Lake Park in which 2,000 students with their parents and teachers are to participate. Park managers Love and Hafner have guaranteed the schools absolute charge of the park for this occasion. The park managers have been prevailed upon to allow the children to hold their outing the day the schools close for the summer. The street car company has agreed to haul the children to and from the park for one round-trip fee. The schools extend an invitation to the parents of all the pupils to join in this outing. Baskets of food will be hauled to the park by the wagon load and a big dinner will be held at 5 o'clock. The pupils will put on athletic sports, including some comic feats. The high school track team will give an exhibition. Hitherto the schools' closing has witnessed a few picnic excursions conducted by certain buildings or rooms. There has never been a concerted effort of the kind now contemplated. The school authorities want the cooperation of the parents in making this big picnic a success. Next week will be given over to finals.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Ye Old Picnic Club met last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Day, 106 State Street. Mrs. Frank Hall won ladies' high and Mrs. Arthur Capps, low. In two weeks the group will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, 619 West Second.

Ben Lomaz was in the city today from Mound City. He is a pioneer resident of that vicinity. He still lives on the same farm on which he was born.

Three persons brought crow bills to the office of County Clerk George Huff and did not receive any bounty on them. The county is no longer paying bounty on anything except $1 for coyote or wolf scalps.

Yesterday was opening day of the straw hat season, but the cool weather caused a number to postpone action until the weather behaves.

Earl Bowman, of the fire department, is constructing a new boat which he intends to place with the fleet at Rock Creek Lake.

The livestock sale at the Chester Johnson farm yesterday brought good prices. The top price paid for one Jersey cow was $130.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

The Fort Scott Mercy Hospital will become a million dollar business by next year, according to Earl Vore, business manager. Last year the hospital had a gross income of $780,000 and this year it will reach $900,000, he told the Rotary Club. The members were luncheon guests at the hospital in observance of National Hospital Week. Vore said operating expenses are increasing along with increased revenue, so that breaking even is a problem. Vore said wages paid last year were $178,x950, as compared to $213,812 this year. He said wages are 50 percent of the cost of running the hospital. Mercy has plans for building a $500,000 nursing school. It will be erected on Tower Hill to the north of the old hospital building. A federal grant of $250,000 and a Ford Foundation grant of $48,000 will help finance the cost.

The iris gardens of Mrs. Ruel Day, east Hwy 54, are in full bloom. Mrs. Day invites friends to stop by and view the gardens.

A Fort Scott woman golfer placed third in the ladies SEK tournament at Pittsburg. She is Mrs. Wayne (Dorothy) Leek, who scored a 48.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

No publication.