Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

As The Tribune was going to press this afternoon at 3 o'clock when the football game between the "Has Beens" and Hiattville had just started at Athletic Park. The game is being witnessed by one of the largest crowds that was ever marshaled together for a gridiron battle in Fort Scott. Hiattville special train arrived over the Katy this morning at 10:40. A large crowd came in from Redfield and Bronson. And Fulton and Hammond had a delegation chaperoned by Joe Gallagher and Arthur Stapleton. Every car leading to the park was full. It is a little whacky to prophesy as to how the game will result. Hiattville is in the best of condition, but somehow we can't believe that they can't be beaten.

Congressman C.F. Scott has been instrumental in securing a special appropriation of $1,400 from the War Department to be used in improving the walks and driveways within the National Cemetery, this city. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington last night announced the allowance of this sum for this purpose and will certainly be received jubilantly here where the deplorable condition of National's burying ground has been recognized for years. Mr. Scott also has filed with the quartermaster general the plans and specifications prepared for the city engineer of Fort Scott for the reconstruction of National Avenue, the street connecting the city with National Cemetery.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

H.M. Brainerd, Lloyd Stroud and Fred Ramsey, all of Uniontown, were visitors in the city today.

The fire department received three calls last night and this morning. Last evening at 6:31 the department made a run to the old cement mill just north of the W.A. Merker Machine Shop, 503 East Third Street. Some tramps who had built a fire in one of old frame buildings had allowed it to ignite the building. There was small damage. The property is owned by Howard Thomas. At 11:18 last night the department answered a call to the residence of Dr. H.W. Carter at 416 South Crawford Street. An automatic water heater became too hot and set fire to the wainscoting. The damage will probably amount to $5. The loss was covered by insurance. At 8:16 this morning the department made a run to the Leffler residence at 20 West Wall Street. A spark from a chimney burned a small hole in the roof. The loss placed at $5 was covered by insurance.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

The month of November thus far in Fort Scott has been somewhat warmer than some previous Novembers, The Tribune records show. The coldest night of the present eleventh month is 23 degrees recorded on the 23rd. Last year the low mark was 14 on the 29th. Nov. 28, 1955, had 11 degrees. Nov. 15, 1940, registered 5 and Nov. 16, 1962, had a low of 1 degree below zero.

Major Joseph L. Allison, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Allison, 1013 Margrave, is operations officer with the 538 Field Artillery Battalion in New Ulm, Germany. He was last assigned as an advisor with the Minnesota National Guard. A 1934 graduate of Fort Scott High School, Allison attended Fort Scott Junior College. The major is a veteran of World War II and service in Korea.

George Lager, farmer and stockman of south of Fort Scott, says there has not been a fall in many years when the outlook for winter pasture was as good as it is now.

Jim Mashek of near Richards says the late rains have been just about right, but that wet fields are holding up work of completing the harvest.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

No publication.