Opinion

Memories Spring Eternal, June 25, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

100 YEARS AGO

(1907)

Main Street was almost deserted for a time last night, the people all going out to the carnival at the south end of the street on the site known as the old circus grounds. The multitude that was in attendance was permitted to see some good shows as the company carries some very fine attractions. A street fair without a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round is like a newspaper man without a notebook. And the company has seen to it that these to features are with the show.

The person who is not a musical critic would not note the fact, but there have been some mighty good pieces sung into the records of those trapophones that furnish the music for the picture shows. There is a piece played by the Vaudette instrument which reproduces the tones of a baritone who has a phenomenal voice.

Horace Coyan and C.C. Myers cast off business worries yesterday and went fishing.

Major C.I. Martin sent a telegram to his father to say that he and Mrs. Martin passed the examination before the state bar association which qualifies them to full-fledged lawyers. They graduated this year from the law department of the Kansas University.

75 YEARS AGO

(1932)

It was announced today by Superintendent of Schools V.M. Liston that the Fort Scott school band of 70 pieces will participate in the band contest being conducted for school bands on the occasion of the Kansas City Boosters' trip through here on July 2. Professor Earl McCray, who is attending school at Pittsburg this summer, will be here Friday night to start rehearsals.

Dr. E.S. Ball, formerly of Mapleton, operator of sanitariums in Excelsior Springs, Mo., and Colifax, Iowa, bought from Wallace Steele a suburban residence in the Overland Park district. Dr. and Mrs. Ball will occupy the residence at 79th Street and Conser Avenue as their country home. It is a two-story cut stone house with tile roof. -- Kansas City Star

50 YEARS AGO

(1957)

Yesterday, last day before late payment penalties went into effect, was the biggest day in tax collection at the office of County Treasurer Ethelyn Milburn since real estate and personal property taxes for the last half of 1956 became payable. A total of $20,000 was paid yesterday. The previous day high was $10,000.

Mrs. Rex Walls of the Vogue is on a buying trip to New York.

Mrs. Garland Atkins and daughter Martha, who sailed June 12 for Europe on a conducted tour, have been seeing sights in England.

The fire department went to the John Coonrod farm at 23rd and Main streets yesterday to extinguish a grass fire.

Army Pvt. Charles M. Cress, son of Col. and Mrs. H.R. Cress, 1012 South National, is receiving eight weeks of basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas. Cress attended the University of Kansas.

25 YEARS AGO

(1982)

Beginning today the Fort Scott High School gymnasium and weight-lifting equipment will be available for summer public use seven days a week, according to Dick Hedges, building principal.

The wheat harvest has begun. Fay LaFarge took the first load to the Hammond Seed Company this morning. Don Reasoner, Redfield, dumped the first load at Fort Scott Grain and Feed this morning. Jim Braden gave the Farmers Cooperative Association its first of the season this morning. At the Co-op Elevator in Uniontown George Holt dumped the first load this morning.

A day of games, softball, fireworks and hog roast is being planned in Hammond for the community's third annual July 4 celebration.