Farmers busy; students earn a book party

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

John Cole, of northeast of the city, was in town today to meet John Thompson of Farlinville, of Linn County.

Mr. Cole says farmers out in the Shiloh neighborhood are doling pretty well and that the crops look like they will be bumpers.

A number of hogs are being shipped from Hammond to Kansas City market. The farmers are pretty busy right now and everyone is hustling around anticipating a big corn crop.

Dr. A.J. Roberts has contracted for a trade that will put him in possession of the James Biles farm -- the old Polsgrove place -- two miles west of town. There are 320 acres in this tract. The trade is being consummated through the J.B. Fulton Agency. Dr. Roberts trades in his house on South Main Street and this property falls to Mr. Fulton, while Mr. Biles will take the Fulton residence property in Pecks Villa and will make his home there.

Dr. Roberts will find another home in town and continue his practice.

Painters and paper hangers say they are busier at the present time than they have been during any spring season for many years.

One contractor stated that at present he has eight houses to be painted and 40 rooms to be papered.

He is employing all the skilled workmen he can secure. There are several remodeling projects taking place in the business district.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

Miss Kathryn Newman opens her concert tonight at the Eugene Ware School for the Kiwanis benefit for underprivileged children. The program will be varied to suit all tastes.

Mrs. Dan Bates is the accompanist. Miss Newman's voice was superb when she sang at the Kiwanis luncheon today.

The club and city are proud of such an artist.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

(May 2)

The mercury dipped to the freezing point last night for the first time since April 17.

It was the coolest second day of May since 1918, when 32 degrees also was recorded.

Champion spark plugs 53 cents with a spring tonic tune up; 6 cyl. $5.95 and 8 cyl. $9.96. -- Ray Shepherd Motors, 213 Scott. Phone 65

Real Estate:

Mrs. Thelma Felt has sold the residence at 1718 S. Judson to Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul Lewelling, Paola.

Crain Realty handled the transaction.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Davis have purchased a nine-acre tract on West Second Street from Byrd Aikman. The sale was completed by Crain Realty.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Sisters of Mercy Centennial Celebration: Gloria Bennett is administrative assistant to the President of Mercy Hospitals of Kansas, William Meyer, and John Tummons, PhD., vice president and chief operating officer of Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. Bennett came to the position from a part-time job working evenings at the cashier and admissions desk when Sister Mary Trinity Jackson was administrator of the hospital. Mrs. Bennett's husband, John, is chairman of the Communications Department at Fort Scott Community College.

Photo caption: "Students from Marianna Daughtery's first grade class and Terri Leake's fourth grade class at Uniontown's West Bourbon Elementary School ate their rewards at Pizza Hut for the Book-It Program. Thirty-seven students in the two classes read at least 40 books -- four books a month--to qualify for the pizza party." -- Photo by Amy Balding.

A bicycle tour of Fort Scott streets will be offered at 1:30 p.m. Sunday by the Histolrical Preservation Association of Bourbon County and the Ralph Richards Museum. Among points of interest along Crawford Street will be the Liepman (clothier), Lotterer (jeweler) and Keene (lawyer) homes. Tour guide Michael Guilfoyle is in hopes that a street tour can be offered about once a month.