Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

Old Ben, the giant white horse used on the chemical engine at the fire department, is soon to be retired. Ben has been dragging fire apparatus around the streets here for 17 years and is getting ready for retirement. He is a mountain of strength yet, but hasn't the speed or grace he once had. He lopes off to a fire nowadays something after the fashion of a cow's gait. Chief Ausman and all the boys are very much attached to Ben, for he has been a faithful old fellow and they hope when the time comes for him to leave the quarters that he will go to pastures green, green grass, and plenty of shade. The chief thinks that if new equipment is added to the department Ben can be released. He is he only surviving horse that was used on Fort Scott's first paid fire department. Ben would make a splendid carriage animal if he could be broken of his clumsy gait. He is the prettiest big horse in town, considered so by many.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

The mercury ascended to the 99 mark yesterday to mark the hottest day of summer here thus far.

A Fort Scott man who was over at Osceola, Mo., yesterday said this morning there appeared to be as much interest in fishing as there was a month or so ago when the 3.2 beer season opened in Missouri.

Tonight is the time for swimming for ladies and a girls a the YMCA. The warm weather has increased attendance. Anyone may enroll.

Mrs. A.T. Hartman and Mrs. George Konantz entertained a few guests after church Sunday with a chicken dinner a the Russell Inn, south of town.

Mrs. George Piotrowski will be hostess Thursday to the Progressive Club

Miss Thiel Hepler has taken a position in the ready-to-wear department at Cole Brother's.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Photo caption: "Joseph Bailey and Eldon Crane, Fort Scott, are pictured with other students and their instructor, Dr. Joe Walker, as they survey their handiwork, an electronic analog computer, which will require about 500 man hours to complete. The computer is used to solve problems in higher mathematics."

Town and Country (By H.V. Cowan, Tribune Farm Editor):

Raymond Pellett, Route 5, his daughter Lynn, 12, and his son Stephen, 16, attended the stock sales here last week. Mr. Pellett and his son have been making a hobby of collecting postmarks of various post offices and say they now have 1,200 postmarks.

Sam Holt, postmaster at Uniontown, lives on a farm and farms some on the side. He has just finished haying a crop of brome and alfalfa and says he got a good yield.

Roy Rourke, of near Garland d, says he does not have any chinchbugs or grasshoppers on his farm. He says he is not farming on a very big scale, as part of his land is in the soil bank.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

For 30 years Albert Hill, 1306 East Wall Street, operated elevators for the U.S. Post Office in Fort Scott without getting heavily involved in civic activities. But when he retired from running the elevator nearly 18 years ago, it was time for another role -- a role that involved him in developing the community where he has lived almost 81 years. The desire to be involved with children drew Hill to serve on boards of the first YMCA and then the Buck Run Community Center. His work spanned 11 years and ended with his retirement from Buck Run's advisory board last month. Hill has watched Buck Run grow, as a father does his child. In appreciation of Hill's dedication, he was presented a plaque by the board. In expressing is appreciation Hill said, "I have a place for this and when I die I will pass it on to my grandchildren."