St. Mary's School marks birthday

100 YEARS AGO

(1912)

Up to date not a marriage license has been issued during the month of February. Judge Russell had expected a rush of business all during Leap Year but it has been duller than during any other year.

George Lotterer was able to be at the store today for the first time in the past week. He has been confined to his home with a severe attack of the grippe.

In police court this morning there were two offenders before Judge Johnson. Both were charged with having stolen overcoats from a dance at WOW Hall last night. Both prisoners pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined $20. The offenders were uable to pay and were committed.

Our specialty is rubber stamps. Made in short order and guaranteed satisfaction. -- Wm. Kowefoed, 412 S. Little St.

Judge Fisher, of the West Liberty neighborhood, spent today in the city.

Will Smith is in Kansas City on business for the W.C. Gunn Company.

Dr. W.S. Miller, of Uniontown, was among those in today from Uniontown. Dr. Miller was one of those summoned as a witness in the Jones murder trial.

75 YEARS AGO

(1937)

Victor G. Kreyer, a former Fort Scott resident and widely known in music circles, died Thursday at the Freman Hospital at Joplin, Mo. Mr. Kreyer is well remembered by many Fort Scott residents. For many years he was director of the Kreyer Band and orchestra here, one of the best in this part of the country. The Kreyer Band was known all over southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. His orchestra that played for many years at the old Davidson Theater was an excellent one. Mr. Kreyer also had charge of the music at the Scottish Rite Temple and some of his original compositions are still in use there. He left Fort Scott about 25 years ago.

50 YEARS AGO

(1962)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- You may be doing a little extra arithmetic when you make out your income tax return for 1963 -- and the Treasury may be $600 million richer without having hit the honest taxpayer any harder. This is the prospect held out by the Treasury and the House Ways and Means Committee, which ordered drafted a new tax code provision for withholding of income tax on dividends and interest.

The principle is the same as withholding on wages, now an old story.

Competition is going to be keen among some 27 aspirants to the title of Kansas' Outstanding Young Man, according to John Baker, state chairman of the Jaycee committee to select three outstanding young men of the state and an outstanding teacher. Baker said he expected the judges, made up of Fort Scott business executives, would have served long hours deciding which three of the 27 would qualify as the most outstanding. The awards will be based on achievement, leadership; and service to the community.

25 YEARS AGO

(1987)

St. Mary's Catholic School marked its 95th birthday this week. The school is located on Eddy Street adjacent to Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Ninety-one students in grades one through six now attend. Jim Leek is principal.

Photo caption: "Candidates for 1987 Fort Scott Commumity College Winter Homecoming Queen are Theresa Covey, Mary Jane Proctor, Jeannie Kolb, Sheila Criner, Annette Durbin, Debora Mabee, Sherri Vanderford, Candice Farmer, Kristi Suddock, Mendi Rinehart and Tracy Lape."

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