Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

Wednesday afternoon the people of the Hammond community gathered at the church and planted the church yard full of shade trees. There were present George Currier, H.B. Gordon, John Manning, Fred Alford, P.M. Orr, W.W. Wood, Chester Hodges and Wesley Johnson.

John Marshall, attorney general for the State Temperance Union and well known in this city because of his efforts here to aid in closing the saloons, has of late received numerous letters from saloon people threatening his life if he did not discontinue this effort in this work. The letters received are much the same as those sent to General Codding and others instrumental in closing the joints.

Gene Cross brought home from Kentucky a grip full of tobacco such as is raised in the tobacco fields down there. Last evening he brought a twist of the plant to The Tribune. Gene says it comes from the plantations where the night riders are now making so much war.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

The Busy Bee Club met with Myrtle Malone, Hammond. Mrs. Malone displayed the Sunbonnet Girl and Postage Stamp quilts. The Postage Stamp quilt is made of tiny pieces of print the size of a two-cent postage stamp. It was pieced and quilted by Grandma Malone.

Extraordinary values you expect from Calhoun's--frocks for street, dress, afternoon, Sunday--in all sizes, 14 to 50. All selections cash for the two-color frocks, jacket frocks and clever Guimpe dresses.

The Fire Department was a called out yesterday morning to the Shyrock Cafe at 7 North National. They found some potato peelings burning on the stove. There was no damage. Saturday evening an alarm came from the Goodlander Home at 107 Blair Avenue. Chief Durossette investigated and Matron Mrs. Eva Gardner said she knew of no fire. It proved to be a false alarm.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Memories of gas rationing: Raymond L. Hinderlter, 102 South Eddy, investigated a noise in his garage last night and discovered tell-tale signs indicating someone had siphoned gas from this car. City police were notified.

Russell Hammons, of Mapleton, was elected president of the Bourbon County Beef Association at the annual dinner meeting. Hammons succeeds Bob Johnson, Garland. Other officers elected were Wes Coonrod and Ancel Perry.

Approximately 1,000 canning jars are available to persons willing to remove them from the Bourbon County Farm at Uniontown, William I. West, county welfare director, announced. The jars are no longer used at the farm. Contact person is Bill Likely, manager.

The month of March thus far has been far from spring-like, The Tribune's weather records show. Although the days have been comparatively warm, the mercury has dropped to freezing or below the past 13 straight nights, the lowest being 25. The total precipitation for the first 20 days was 3.78 inches.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

The seventh grade "Select Singers" of the Fort Scott Junior High School, under the direction of Mark Warren, has performed for the Kiwanis Club, Fort Scott PRIDE, Pacemaker Banquet and Progressive Mothers Club. Members of the group include Lisa Boyd, Karen Sherrell, Lisa Barr, Raquel Mayfield, Amie Fine, Angie Madison, Heather Foster, Paul Walrod, Joey Beaman, Joe Lyons, Dusty Drake, David Renard, Brent Lowry and Bill Davis.

The Mercy Hospital Auxiliary held its annual tea March 8 marking the beginning of the 28th year of the organization. Officers elected were Mary Hewett, Maxine Smith, Jo Johnmeyer, Lucile Jones and Maida Gench. Accordionist Tricia Hart provided the entertainment.

Photo caption: Brent Cosens and Brian Wood, Fort Scott, seniors at Pittsburg State University, have been selected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."