Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

Today for the first time the oil burner engines were used through to Springfield. They worked so satisfactorily on the north end of the division that the other engines have been equipped with the burners. No. 101 was pulled out this afternoon by an oil burner.

Those Frisco oil burners which have been given a test for the past few days will be added to the equipment of passenger engines Nos. 631 and 632 on flyer runs. The 629 is the only locomotive so far that has these burners attached. The new method of heating the water is proving satisfactory in almost every feature. The trouble yesterday morning when the flyer was laid out a short time is the only difficulty the company has had so far in pulling its trains with oil force instead of coal.

Rev. A.H. Orchard, of the First Christian church, who so successfully managed last summer's Chautauqua, is again making plans for this year's course of entertainments. He will feature the engagements of Bryan and La Follette and thinks these statesmen will draw greater crowds than any other men in the country, now that Sam Jones is dead and gone to heaven.

The bar that was formerly conducted in the Goodlander Hotel as today dismantled and hauled to the Frisco station where it was placed in a car and will be shipped out. The saloon men seem under a pall of gloom and fear they will never be able to open their places again. Some of the bars were attached by search and seizure warrants and are still in the custody of the officers.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

Sixteen students, members of the junior and senior classes, have been elected to membership in the National Honor Society, according to Principal W.S. Davison. Senior students elected are Marie Atkinson, Robert Young, John Hopkins, Windsor Hopkins, J.B. Gould, Ruth Hammons, Mary Coleman and Nanna Lillian Calhoun. Juniors are Rosamond Barr, Helen Purkey, Lorene Liston, Douglas Hudson, Robert Baxter, Hazel Lewis, Mary Faye Cooper and Martha Hessong.

Mrs. Gilbert Blatchley, 725 South Eddy Street, and Mrs. William Prager, 747 South National Avenue, who have won local recognition for their work in genealogical and historical research, have been honored by "Who's Who In Genealogy." Sketches of their work are included in the list of leading active genealogical researchers in the United States--the Hank Book of American Genealogy. Both Mrs. Blatchley and Mrs. Prager are members of Molly Foster Berry Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

There is a new family on the Marion Reeder farm on Dry Ridge, north of Uniontown. It is Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reeder, just married. They were married April 6 at Nevada, Mo., and the next evening were given a big charivari. They will be at home on his father's farm this year. Mrs. Reeder was Miss Iva Tackett.

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Plans are nearly completed for "Hughes Day" May 8, an event honoring Dr. Rees H. Hughes, president of Pittsburg State College. He will retire, effective July 1. Dr. Hughes has been president of the college since 1941, succeeding Dr. William A. Brandenburg. Dr. Hughes has had a long and fruitful career as a teacher and administrator in Kansas public schools. He ha served as a rural teacher, high school teacher, junior college principal, school superintendent, college teacher and college president. He was principal of the high school in Fort Scott and helped organize the junior college. He is a native of Fort Scott and was brought up in the public schools here.

Mapleton News (By Etta Cheneweth)--Since Carl Malone has been employed to teach the Harding school this winter and Mrs. Malone will teach in the Mapleton school again, they can make the morning and evening trip together.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

No publication.