Longtime farm editor passes

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

Workmen this morning started to excavate on North Main Street in looking for a number of gas leaks that exist in the mains along that part of the street. Gas can be seen bubbling through the brick pavement in many places following a rain.

Saturday proved to be one of the quietest days experienced on Market Street for a number of months past, only three loads having been on the market -- one of coal, another of corn and a third of cane hay.

The coal sold readily at 14 cents a bushel and the corn found a ready sale at 70 cents. Business has been good on the Square during the week, 50 loads of farm produce having been weighed there on Wednesday and all sold from the Square. Many loads have been weighed on all other days of the week.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

A driver was knocked unconscious when two taxis of the Deluxe Taxicab Company, 207 E. First St., collided at the corner of Crawford and Second streets shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. Both taxis were damaged and the wrecker from Interstate Garage was called to tow one of the cars to a garage.

According to officials of the cab company, one taxi had gone to the West Side to pick up a relief driver and the other was returning from a call when the accident happened.

Once more the boys and girls turned out by the hundreds for the second of the three free picture shows sponsored on successive Saturdays by the Chamber of Commerce and the city's businessmen to fill every seat at the Empress Theatre. The last picture to be given as a holiday treat will be next Saturday.

For the first time in the last 10 or 12 years, a railroad yesterday paid its taxes in Bourbon County without protest. The railroad was the Missouri Pacific and it paid the full amount of its taxes for the year, $21,483.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

(Dec. 12) -- H.V. (Harry) Cowan, 81, 123 W. Eighth St., lifetime Bourbon County resident and longtime farm editor for The Tribune, died today at Mercy Hospital. He was born at Uniontown. Funeral arrangements are pending at Earl's Memorial Home.

Cold weather did not keep members of the Bourbon County Beef Association away from their annual dinner at the 4-H Building last night. Lewis Robinson, president, said 103 persons showed up for the event. "We were so surprised. We only expected about 35 to attend," Robinson said. "We are hoping for another good year," he added.

Photo caption: "This scene of Charles Edmiston and George Ashford trying to start Edmiston's car was repeated many times today throughout the city as Old Man Winter's grip tightened on Fort Scott. The icy blast of wintry air has increased the demand for ice scrapers and deicing vapors." -- Tribune photo

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Saturday Special: Buy 1 dozen donuts at $1.39 and receive for free 1 dozen donut holes. Come in and meet the gang and enjoy our coffee, hot chocolate and fresh hot donuts. -- Daylight Donuts, 1545 S. National and 101 S. National.

The Fort Scott Civic Symphony, Steve Harry director, presents a Christmas concert Dec. 14 at the Fort Scott High School auditorium. Also featured, special performance with the Fort Scott High School Honors Choir directed by Pat Harry.

Photo caption: "Uniontown sophomore Kristen Perry attempted to work her way around Madison freshman Casey Cookson in the girls' seventh place game of the Iola Lions Club Invitational basketball tournament." -- Photo by Dave Wagner