Memories spring eternal

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

Mr. and Mrs. John Gillies will tonight give an entertainment in honor of the birth of Robert Burns, the Scot, whose fame in literature will live forever. Burns' birth anniversary is by rights tomorrow but local conditions make it necessary for the celebration to be given tonight. All the Scotch of the city have been invited.

Clarence Myers, the postman, was bitten by a dog while near the corner of National Avenue and First Street this morning. The dog belonged to a man named Killion and Clarence has asked the police to kill it. As Myers passed along with his mail pouch the dog ran out and nipped him on the calf of the right leg. It was only a scratch but Clarence does not fancy to having a dog bite him and wants it slaughtered.

The Goodlander Supply Company today received its big funeral car which has been completely remodeled by the Fort Scott Carriage Works. Mayor Goodlander says he always believes in patronizing home institutions and had the car rebuilt here instead of sending it back to the factory.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

One Fort Scott industry which has been growing in the past few years, in spite of business conditions that have seemed unfavorable to most industries, is the Fort Scott Individual Mausoleum Company which has been operating here for about three years, and promises to grow into a major local industry as its product becomes better known. The plant is located at 501 East Third Street and the office building is next to it, both attractive structures that have done much to improve the appearance of what was formerly an eyesore near the Frisco viaduct. The plant is strictly a local investment owned and directed by Fort Scott businessmen. The president is Charles Gardiner and vice president, Howard Thomas. Frank Stone is one of the directors and the secretary and manager is W.M Welch.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Photo caption: "In front of the nursing students' home on Burke Street, the students erected an 8-foot snowman complete with ears, teeth and derby hat. Julia Thomson is taking his temperature to see if he is OK. Janice Link and Joan Boatright are helpers."--Tribune photo

Ralph Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott of 606 Osbun, is home between semesters from Kansas State College, Manhattan.

Continued bad weather and hazardous highways limited receipts of livestock at the regular auction of the Southeastern Kansas Sales Company here yesterday.

A number of Missouri Pacific employees attended funeral services for Tom Campbell, retired engineer, held at the Konantz Funeral Home.

The Fort Scott Junior High basketball teams broke even with Nevada. The Fort Scott eighth grade squad coached by Bill Watkins whipped Nevada 48-29. Boyd was high for Fort Scott with 16 points. The ninth graders lost 53-40. High scorer for Fort Scott was Graham with 17 points.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

Photo caption: "The Fort Scott High School victory bell was hung In its new position on the northwest corner of the Fort Scott High School parking lot by Harry Peterson, John Clayton and other U -234 maintenance employees. The bell originally hung in the bell tower of the old Normal School that stood where the high school now stands. When the Normal was razed the bell went into storage until 1941 when it was hung on the west lawn of the high school. It remained there until it again went into storage during the recent construction at the high school."--Photo by Tom Braker

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Morrison will mark their 51st wedding anniversary at an open house on Jan. 31 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. (Janet) Gregory, 1214 South Main Street. The honorees' daughters, Janet Gregory of Fort Scott and Elaine Ira of Prairie Village, and the couple's grandchildren will be hosts. Florence Reynolds and Ernest Morrison were married Dec. 28, 1930. Mr. Morrison is a retired executive of the Western Insurance Companies. The Morrisons have lived their entire married life in Fort Scott excepting for three years during World War II.

Post Script:

This to correct the name used in an item in the 50 YEARS AGO category published Jan. 23:

"Thieves took a drawbar hitch, battery and wrenches from a tractor belonging to Tony Hoggatt of Garland last weekend. Sheriff Ray Cummings said the tractor was sitting in the barn of an unoccupied farm. The sheriff is carrying out an investigation."

Tony Hoggatt is the late father of Fort Scott native Shirley Palmer, now our Fourth District State Representative.