Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

A financier of this city, in talking about city parks, says he has a scheme for a public park which, if carried to execution, would provide an uptown park. He would make into a park all that portion of Judson Street between the courthouse and Central School. This would mean that a whole square would be cleared off and some pretty nice residences removed, but a fine park site would be the result. A good scheme, but likely one that will not be undertaken this generation.

Probate Judge Hudson reports but three weddings so far this month. This is in marked contrast to the nuptial events of last month when there was a record breaker. The record this month will likely establish a new minimum.

Have you realized that one month and a half only will elapse before the first of September? The summer is fleeting rapidly away.

It would pay you to take a walk or drive out to South National Avenue in the cool of the morning or evening to see how rapidly work is progressing on the rebuilding of this historic old roadway. Contractor Gilfillan has the curbing in from the cemetery gates to 15th Street. Macadam is scattered on the road from the cemetery gates to Margrave, a distance of something over one block.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Ebenezer Franklin Weeman, 510 Andrick, the oldest Fort Scott resident, and Civil War veteran, passed away at the family home this morning in his 97th year. It is coincidental that "Uncle Bob" Ramsey, the oldest man in Bourbon County, died yesterday and was just 25 days older than Mr. Weeman. Mr. Weeman was the youngest and last survivor of a family of 10 children.

Fort Scott and vicinity was visited by a heavy rain today, the precipitation up to 8 o'clock this morning being 2.25 inches. It was estimated that 2.50 inches had fallen by noon.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Fort Scott's north side (Belltown) section today was the scene of continued clean-up activity as city, county and privately owned trucks returned loads of merchandise, equipment and household furnishings removed in the wake of flooding Wednesday. Boxes of grocery goods and merchandise were returned to Art's Market, 223 Humboldt,this morning by city employees Denver Pulling, Roy Miller, Ward Durban and Bill Linn. The goods were stored temporarily at Memorial Hall, Fort Scott Hydraulic Cement Company plant and a Main Street garage. Across the street from Art's Market at Hardwick's Market, 15 Humboldt, owner Oliver Hardwick, who remained in the store in an upstairs apartment during the flood, said that flood waters were 20 inches above the floor of his store, a record height during the 25 years he has been there. His grocery store was flooded three times previously, he said, but the highest the water ever got during that time was six inches above the floor.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Tom Madison, Route 3, president of the Fort Scott High School Future Farmers of America Chapter, earned the coveted State Farmer Award during the State FFA convention at Mahnattan. The award is given annually to only two percent of the state's membership. One major part in the judging, Madison said, is the individual's gain in net worth. When Madison started in FFA three years ago he started with a net financial worth of zero. But he did have an interest in raising animals. His net worth has increased to more than $3,000, working primarily with market animals.

A 1982 graduate of Uniontown High School graduate received the highest honor given by the state FFA at its state convention. David Lalman, who will be a sophomore this fall at Fort Scott Community College, is one of only two percent of the FFA members in the state to receive the award.