Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

There are signs that fall is here -- such as the little green bugs which appear under the street lights or swarm by the thousands upon lighted windows. They never come till cool weather makes its appearance. Then, too, there are autumn fires being set off. The excessively dry weather parched leaves on many trees and as a result the leaves fell earlier this year than ever before.

Mrs. Mills, daughter of the late S.T. Shankland, has made a most excellent donation to the Goodlander Home, for which the matron and the board of directors wish to return their sincere thanks. The donation was 400 pounds of flour, 200 pounds being from the Goodlander Milling Company. This is one of the best donations that has been made for some time.

PAINT CREEK:

Watermelons smiling on the vines. That's the way they are at Mike Ruthrauf's.

For a while, It looked like Sam Russell and George Naugle were going to trade girls.

Several attended the funeral of Urchiel Kistler at Dunked. Jake Hosier, of Fort Scott, painted some of the seats over at Dunkard.

There is a new preacher at Mount Orum.

Grandma Payne is packing up to move.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Delos W. Pitcher, former Fort Scott resident who has been in the secondhand business at Kansas City, Kas., for several years, had his license revoked as a merchant in that town. The action was taken at the instigation of William Stine, chief of police, to whom Pitcher admitted he had sold bulletproof vests to kidnapers. The Kansas City Journal-Post had the following to say about Pitcher: "City Commissioners of Kansas City, Kas., at the request of William Stine, chief of police, revoked the merchants license which had been issued to D.W. Pitcher, secondhand dealer, 424 Minnesota Avenue. This action was taken, it was said, because Pitcher admitted he had sold bulletproof vests to Walter McGee, George McGee and Clarence Stevens, three of the McElroy kidnaping gang. Pitcher was being questioned concerning his alleged failure to report to the police the sale of firearms at his store, when he told of selling the bulletproof vests to the three kidnapers. According to Jack B. Jenkins, acting chief of detectives, Pitcher identified the pictures of the McGee brothers and Stevens as those of the men to whom he sold the vests. He said he obtained the vests from Chicago."

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Photo caption: "Five hundred hours as a junior member of the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary was recognized as Meredithe McCrum was given the pin she displays here. An awards ceremony was held during a 'Coke' party.'"--Tribune Photo caption: "Registration day at Winfield Scott elementary school this morning found these youngsters at the kindergarten water fountain. First-grader Janice Gordon holds the water fountain button while her sister, Diana, takes a drink. Their mother, Mrs. Mark Gordon of 18 South Jersey, was busy enrolling Diana in the kindergarten when the picture was taken." -- Tribune photo

Ralph Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, 608 Osbun, will be a senior in mechanical engineering at Kansas State College this fall.

Cedric McCurley, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. McCurley, 702 Lowman, will be a senior this fall at Pittsburg State College, having transferred from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Martha Atkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Atkins, will be a junior at Kansas State College.

The following Fort Scott Lumber yards will be closed all day Saturday and Monday in order to give their employees an extra long Labor Day holiday: Herrman Lumber Co., Woods Lumber Co., and Hill Bros. Lumber Co.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

No publication.