(1908)

Major G.W Combs has returned from near McCune. He states that the Frisco track there is in a very unsafe condition and that with a party of other gentlemen he walked down the road and found spikes in the rails so loose that they could be pulled out by hand.

The statement in the Law-Burkholder wedding last evening that Miss Burkholder had been employed as manager of a Hobert, Okla., establishment was an error. It was the groom who held the managership and Miss Burkholder was employed there as a saleslady.

Yesterday afternoon at the family home, 502 Ransom Street, occurred the death of Wm. S. Green, colored. The deceased has been working at the different hotels in the city the past 10 years. He was 47 years old. No definite arrangements have been made. The deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn their loss.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Something to look forward to--Post Toasties, formerly called Elijah's Mannah, and cream! Notice: This food will be packaged in both Elijah's Mannah and Post Toasties cartons while the people are becoming accustomed to the change of name. It is the same food in each carton. Made by Postum Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Mich.

The Japanese baseball team, which plays the Fort Scott Athletics a week from next Sunday in this city at Athletic Park, played at Dodge City, Kas., yesterday and was successful in winning both of the games there. This team is composed strictly of Japanese and they are said to be very fast. They win nearly all of the games they have played thus far in this country.

JOHN T. ELSE, undertaking and funeral director; licensed embalmer, located at Wall and Market streets. This is in connection with a fine hack line. Special attention to theatre parties, balls and other social functions.--Phone 1400.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Solon Geiger, rural Hepler, recalls that many years ago when the March and April winds blew there were dust storms day after day so heavy that one could not see across the valley to the north, across Hinton Creek, for the atmosphere was so heavily laden with dust. There is little dust in the air now, even when the wind is blowing hard. Geiger accounts for this being the case because much of the soil there has been seeded for hay and pasture and this soil does not blow.

Prescott (By Marjorie Walrod)--A large crowd attended the PTA open house at the grade school. All four rooms displayed work that had been accomplished in writing arithmetic, English, science and health. Donald Epps was retained as president for another year. Betty King is vice president and Edna Gorman and Opal Higgins, secretary and treasurer.

Marmaton (By Oriole Mulanax)--School vacation is now being enjoyed by the youngsters as school was over Wednesday. There are three eighth grade graduates: George Hall, Russell Headley and Ray Arnold.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Eight top Fort Scott Community College scholars were installed as charter members of Alpha Theta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national scholastic honor fraternity for community and junior colleges. New members recognized for their scholastic accomplishments were Marianne Colegrove, Jeff Doerfler and Brenda Patterson, Fort Scott; Doug Durbin, Fulton; Sally Linaweaver, Lansing; Monta Kay Coffman, Prescott; and Jeannie Carol Widner and Kelly Mathews, Pleasanton.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karleskint, Route 3, will observe their 62nd wedding anniversary May 3. Caroline Reiter and Fred Karleskint were married May 3, 1921, at St. John's Catholic Church in Beloit. They farmed in the Fort Scott area where they have resided all their married life.