Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO (1907)

Miss Louise Keene, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Keene, expects to go to Europe to spend the summer in company with Miss Maud Montgomery, formerly a high school teacher here. Miss Keene will join a party of American tourists that will sail from New York May 17 for the old country. Miss Montgomery will spend most of her time in France where she will study French.

A 15-year-old boy has been giving the Frisco company considerable trouble by his persistency in trying to wreck trains. A day or two ago, at Hammond, he placed some obstacles on the rails and Agent Smith who heard of the action rode north on the engine of the afternoon passenger train. The boy was seen around a curve piling some iron on the rails and when the engineer got near enough he reversed and Smith leaped off and grabbed the boy. The sheriff was summoned. Judge Hudson has decided to send the boy to the reform school. The boy declares he has no parents.

75 YEARS AGO (1932)

Members of the Northeast Scott 4-H Club which took county champion in the model meeting included Arthur Bell, Dale Braden, Waneta Tewell, Ula Cox, Lillian Brennan, Lewis Madison, Robert Pease, Earle Shackelford, Clair Blubaugh, Robert Blubaugh, Louise Cole, Anna McCartney, Verne Banwart and community leader Mrs. Arthur Thiebaut. An outstanding feature of the club was demon-stration, "Sanitation in Chick Brooding" given by Earle Shackelford and Clair Blubaugh. A miniature brooder house with wire floors, removable roosts and sanitary sun porch was a striking exhibit. The brooder house is an exact reproduction of the Kansas Portable Brooder House recommended by the college at Manhattan and was made especially for this demonstration though the courtesy of the O.E. Woods Lumber Company. In addition to recreation, Robert Blubaugh's harmonica number was pleasing The Northeast Scott Club will represent Bourbon County in district competition to be held at Pittsburg.

50 YEARS AGO (1957)

Rotarians toured the plant of Bruce Marble and Granite Co. following their luncheon meeting at the YMCA. Charles Bruce, owner of the plant, and members of the staff guided the men through the plant and explained the process. The Bruce company has achieved a national reputation for designing and manufacturing monuments, many of the large feature settings for memorial parks containing scenes done in color.

Annual Frisco watch inspection, now through May 31.-- O.L. Newberry, local inspector.

Adv.

PRESCOTT--All of the seniors of Prescott High School will spend their annual "sneak day" at Kirkwood Lodge, Osage Beach, Mo., located on the Lake of the Ozarks. Carolyn Shankel and Bill Goodwin will be the class sponsors.

Photo caption: "Eugene Ware School students prepare to participate in the annual Bike Rodeo sponsored by the Citizens Safety Council. Pictured are Jimmie Conner, Juetta Ford, Gary Wilson and Pam Wagner."--Tribune photo

25 YEARS AGO (1982)

The pupils of Schofield School have planned to continue their club meetings during the summer. The officers are Linda Harris, president; and Virginia Elbrader, secretary. Mrs. Opal Ricketts is the sponsor. Visitors at the last meeting were Mrs. Leon Peel and Margie and Mrs. Jay Fry and Steven. Recreation included Bingo and soft ball.

Kay Reeves, program chairman, was assisted by Linda Harris.

Leon Fry and Joyce Peel had charge of refreshments.

John Lewis Armstrong has returned to Macon, Ga., after a visit here with his wife and children and his mother, Mrs. Amy Armstrong. He will complete his training period as a postal inspector before his final training in Washington, D.C.