Choir receives high praise

100 YEARS AGO

(1912)

The Droughon Business College team returned yesterday morning from Arcadia where they had participated in a game of basketball on the evening previous with the high school team of that city, and told of their defeat by the score of 14 to 7. This was the second defeat suffered recently by the business college team at the hands of the Arcadia boys, but they are not discouraged and will play a number of games during the remainder of the season. They plan to play the YMCA team Tuesday night at the gymnasium at the association building. This is the first year that the business college has gone in actively for basketball.

A number of Fort Scott attorneys plan to leave tomorrow morning for Topeka, where they will attend the 29th annual meeting of the Kansas State Bar Association. Hon. A.M. Keene, of this city, has been given a place on the program.

One of the most daring robberies perpetrated in Fort Scott in recent years was committed last night at the MK&T freight depot. Robbers stole probably 10-dozen pairs of new shoes and other property, the full extent of which cannot be determine even by an invoice of the boxes. The work was evidently by that of professionals.

75 YEARS AGO

(1937)

Noah Benjamin Wise, of Garland, father of W.W. Wise, Elmer Wise and Mrs. Mamie Hunsicker, of this city, died Saturday. Mr. Wise was a well-known citizen of the Cherry Grove and Garland communities. He was highly respected for his sterling quality and square dealing. Mr. Wise came here from Indiana. He was well acquainted with pioneer days of this part of the state and recalled particularly the plentiful game. His chief occupation was farming, but his hobby was hunting and his expertness enabled him to furnish game to dealers in Fort Scott, who shipped it to eastern markets. The funeral will be tomorrow at the Cherry Grove church. Interment will take place in the Pleasant View Cemetery. The body will be at the Konantz Chapel.

The WPA-NYA choir, under the direction of Clemmie Parks, was praised highly by the station officials at WMBH-Joplin, following yesterday's broadcast.

Today is pay day for the county and W.N. Cormany, county clerk, is signing his name as many times as a movie star in an evening at the Brown Derby.

50 YEARS AGO

(1962)

Progress of the county road department for the past year was outlined by County Engineer Gerald Scott in a summary of work which included surfacing, repairs and new installations. Scott reported installation of seven new all-concrete bridges; maintenance of gravel road surfacing with 48,000 tons of crushed rock; and repair of 139 washouts with rough rock.

The department repaired 41 masonry culverts; 61 wooden culverts; 12 concrete bridges; 12 entrance culverts; one concrete pipe culvert; 2 wooden bridge floors; 14 stop signs; three concrete entrance culverts; seven corrugated metal culverts.

Also, installed 27 corrugated metal culverts; constructed one concrete causeway; repaired two causeways, installed low water warning signs in three locations; installed guard rails at seven locations; refolded two steel bridges; rebuilt three wooden bridges; removed four steel bridges; patched 48 miles of blacktop; resealed 42 miles of blacktop.

Fort Scott Jaycees are anticipating 350 registrations for the state quarterly meeting here this weekend. In addition, 100 delegates' wives are expected to hold a conclave here at the same time, according to Ken Pearson, president of the host chapter. The activities will begin Friday evening with a Gay '90s party at the Downtowner Hotel, headquarters for the convention.

25 YEARS AGO

(1987)

No publication.