Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

There was consternation in the Frisco region today when it was learned that Brakeman Breece of the southbound train No. 157 was missing. The 157 is a fast freight and runs between Kansas City and Springfield. Breece works for Conductor Clark and resides in Kansas City. He was last seen at Hammond and efforts to locate him have been futile. The searchers rode on one of the yard engines and surveyed every inch of the right-of-way between here and Hammond. If he does not show up an effort will be made to search the vicinity of the river where it is thought he might have been knocked from the train.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Rumbaugh. All members are urged to be present.

Wanted: Girl for general housework; no washing required. Enquire at 103 North Crawford.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

Let us make Kansas eggs more valuable by getting rid of every rooster. When Kansas eggs spoil because they are fertile, dealers are forced to pass the loss back to the farmers. Dealers pay attention to the percent of fertile eggs coming from various localities. Some women, especially those who have pressure cookers, find that roosters can be made tender and palatable. They are well adaptable to canning. Whatever you do, remember that from now on the rooster is a liability. Eat him, can him, sell him, or give him away.

In doing the washing recently, a farm woman was reminded that we are having a depression. The family has not acquired a stitch of new clothing, she stated, and every week she has hung out the same pieces clothing.

Remarking about the cool weather we've had this spring, George Stauffer, farmer northwest of the city, says that he came to Kansas in 1882 and this has been the second time he ever went to the field and plowed with a coat on since he has lived in the state.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Sealed bids for the sale of three former school sites owned by the Fort Scott Board of Education were opened last night. Justus Dickmann submitted the highest of the four bids for the Main Street School site with $7,000. A bid for $360 by DeMott Motor Co. was accepted for the old Bell School site. Charles Magee was the successful bidder for the Ivy School site with $110.

Photo caption: "Four Fort Scott boys have enlisted in the Marine Corps and left yesterday to take their physical at Kansas City. Pictured are Don Pargen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pargen'; Terry Barton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barton; Jerry Seaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Seaver; and George Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Price."

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

Photo caption: "Members of the Good Ol' Days Steering Committee have been burning the midnight oil in planning for the celebration this weekend. Attending a meeting at the Country Cupboard were Anne Emerson, Judy Renard, Janet Arnold, Mary Asher and Dan Pence. Other members of the steering committee are Mary Lynn Munden, Cindi Lipe, Betty Rust, Billie Jo Drake and Fred Campbell."--Photo by Tom Braker

Diana Jean Boyd of Redfield, a sophomore at Kansas Wesleyan, Salina, has been elected secretary of the student body for 1982-83. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Boyd.

Roderic Charles Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will A, Russell of Fort Scott, was graduated in commencement exercises May 22 at Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo. He received a degree in religious studies and speech.