Memories spring eternal

100 YEARS AGO

(1906)

A Halloween party was given last night by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hall, 214 North Little Street, in honor of their daughter, Miss Cora. About 40 guests were present.

W.S. Dial & Sons, Fulton, are equipping their large new store building with furnace heat. They have one of the handsomest stores in Bourbon County. The building is made of cement blocks molded right in Fulton by a workman from Kansas City. The ceiling is of steel. There are few towns the size of Fulton that are as substantial and prosperous as that place.

Ralph Richards has been compelled to give up his business on account of an affliction of the eyes. He has found it necessary to abandon all of his business. He has consulted physicians in Kansas City and Fort Scott and he has been advised to give up all work and go to the country and live on a farm. He will likely do this. Mr. Richards' case has been so complicated that nervous prostration has resulted and he has almost collapsed. His many friends are sorry, indeed, to learn of his affliction and are entertaining hopes that the fresh air of the country will restore his health.

75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

Notice: Pecans, 10 cents a pound at Pease Produce Co.

Items from Mapleton:

Miss Ruby Needham, who teaches at Harmony School, gave a masquerade party for her pupils and their parents. Quite a number were masked. The evening was spent playing games. Refreshments were sandwiches, popcorn and apples.

Johnny Goodbody had his tonsils removed Tuesday at the Burke Street Mercy Hospital.

The Fort Scott High School reserve football squad journeyed to Mound City Tuesday and were given a 26-0 beating by the Mound City High School team.

Any humane feeling that Oscar Burcham of the post office force may have had for a small mouse that appeared homeless and destitute recently when Oscar gave it a few morsels of food, vanished yesterday evening when the young rodent imposed on such generosity by climbing up a clothes rack and entering the pocket of Oscar's coat and ruined a good apple. Oscar now firmly believes that "familiarity does breed contempt."

50 YEARS AGO

(1956)

Thirty-seven persons of the Garland-Deerfield neighborhood picked and marketed the corn crop and put up hay on the farm of Mrs. Ola Hawkins one day last week. Mr. Hawkins, who had put out the crop, died Oct. 15.

Helping in he harvest and serving dinner were Mr. and Mrs. George Brannan, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bley, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bley, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crystal, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Foster, Mr. and Mrs. K.C. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. V.H. Gulliford, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pettyman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woody, Mabel Johnson, Alice Schilling Edith Brannan, Raymond Johnson, Everett Hope, Willard Wolfe, Ray Clyburn, Marvin Lewis Jr., Friz Koopman, Mark Hanna, Verlin Flagg, Ora Clary, Jim Seetz, Clyde Albright and Ezra Hamaker for Darwin Johnson.

Re-elect Amy Armstrong, Republican, for Clerk of the District Court.

--Adv.

November 4 will mark the 90th anniversary of the First Methodist Church and the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for the present church edifice.

Joan Wilcher of Garland has a lead part in "Angel Street" to be presented at Ottawa University. Miss Wilcher, a junior, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Wilcher, Route 1, Garland.

The fire department went to Third and Scott Avenue yesterday when firemen found the American Service Company's ice truck smoking. The truck was being driven with emergency brakes on. There was no damage.

25 YEARS AGO

(1981)

No publication.

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Editor's note: Memories Spring Eternal is the expanded version of Other Years, a feature appearing daily on the editorial page of The Tribune. Interaction is welcome from readers who relate in some way to the chronicled events. Comments may be directed to The Fort Scott Tribune, Box 150, Fort Scott, Ks. 66701.