Variety of items to be had around area

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Take notice: I have purchased the entire crop of melons from Mick Ruthrauff, the best melon raiser in Bourbon County. If you want a good, sweet melon, call up Phone 77. -- A Schafer.

The Wallace Restaurant, a good place to eat: Short orders a specialty; fish and game in season; ice cream and cold drinks; cigars and good tobacco. -- H.S. Wallace, No. 5 Market St.

Want a farm in town? Here is an ideal home, on Fifth Street, known as Matkin's Crown Hill residence. One lot of three acres; orchard of 75 trees; seven rooms, bath, cellar and barn. All new. Supplied with gas. City and cistern water. Come and pick out your own location and let me build you a home. -- W.J. Matkin, 501 Andrick St.

The longest photograph ever seen in Fort Scott is now being shown in the window at Everhart's Art Shop.

The picture is over 66 inches in length and 14 inches wide and shows the face of every person in the big crowd with unusual distinctness. It was taken of the head camp convention at Buffalo, N.Y., for the Modern Woodmen of America and was given to the local lodge by Delegate Alex Livingston.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

Caldwell Davis, of north of Bronson, 66 years old, former member of the state legislature from this county and former master of the state grange, died last night at the office of Dr. J.R. Newman of heart disease, only a few minutes after he had been brought in from his home. He was a brother of Jonathan M. Davis, former Kansas governor. He had always been a loyal Democrat. Mr. Davis was among the most prominent farmers and stockmen of Eastern Kansas. He fattened stock for the Kansas City market, and despite the Depression and the drought, he had continued to succeed.

U.S Commissioner C.M. Armour, 1436 S. Ransom St., denies the report that he called the fire department out because he "became excited." In fact, he denied calling the department at all.

He says that because he deemed a trash fire in the neighborhood a menace to nearby property, especially in view of the extremely hot weather, he phoned the fire department headquarters only for the purpose of making a complaint to Fire Chief Charles Durossette.

The chief did not happen to be at headquarters at the time, Mr. Armour says, and his complaint was misinterpreted as a fire alarm.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Superintendent of Schools, E.E. Hicks, announced that two vacancies in the high school and junior college faculty have been filled. Jack Wilhite has been hired to teach high school and junior college speech and debate. Wilhite was a member of the college debate team and coached it for two years. Kern Brown will teach high school French and English.

Lloyd's Meat Market, 12 N. Main, located in the A&P. Owned and operated by Lloyd Biles Jr. We have the freshest meat in town. -- whole fryers, lb. 29 cents; skinless franks, lb. 29 cents; Swift sliced bacon, lb. 49 cents; round steak (tenderized free) lb. 79 cents.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Despite rumors to the contrary, there are no plans to sell Fort Scott Mercy Hospital.

A press conference was held this morning to squelch the rumor, Andrew Lorimer, hospital administrator, said the hospital is currently serving 50 to 60 patients a day out of 142 total. This time of year is normally slower, he said.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Three major banks lowered their prime lending rate effective today from 8 percent to 7.5 percent, the lowest in nearly nine years.