Peas coming in, farmers looking for hands

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Home-grown peas were brought into the market Saturday morning. A number of housewives were surprised to be able to get these, as the spring was cold and late and the extreme dry weather also made the progress of vegetation slow. Wesley Seaver, a farmer living east of the city, brought in quite a large amount which brought $2 a bushel.

Undertaker Orlando Cheney is remodeling the rear of his place of business. He expects to separate the rear of his place from the front and to keep his ambulance and carriages and horses in the rear end, so that he may be able to answer a call immediately.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

Now is the time for the indolent, idle, looking-for-work and praying-not-to-find-it fellow to take to the country.

As harvest season approaches, farmers are looking for work hands. It is a little early as yet, but on the average farm there is plenty of work to justify an extra hand at this season of the year and the farmer is on the lookout for good men to do extra work now and help him through the harvest. Inquiry for help is being made largely through newspaper ads.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Roy Hammons, owner of Hammons Implement Company, announced that he was closing the doors on his business. Hammons, who has been in business here the past 41 years, cited ill health as his reason.

In those 41 years he handled automobile and farm machinery. His son, Paul, a partner for the past 20 years, is the owner of Central Gun Shop. Said the elder Hammons, "We have enjoyed a nice business. We are grateful to the many, many customers we served all during the years."

Late and continued rains are playing havoc with farmers of The Tribune's reading area. Only about 20 percent of the corn in the Bourbon County area has been planted to date, estimates County Agent Wayne Tyler. No soya or grain sorghum at all have been put in the ground, as far as is known. More than 10 inches of rain fell in Fort Scott in the first nine days of May. Intermittent showers and rains have kept the soil too wet for any kind of planting.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

In the near future you will notice City State Bank opening their new branch in Bronson. Why? Because we want to make it as convenient as possible to bank at City State, wherever you live in Bourbon County. We can't think of a better example of our continuing commitment to the people of our area. It is a commitment which stems from our owners and officers to our tellers.

It is a commitment which is dedicated to providing a safe, secure and stable banking institution for our customers' financial needs. It is a commitment which has helped us grow 119 percent in a little over three years. It is a commitment to the future. -- City State Bank, 201 Scott Ave.