(1908)

The plans for the Collegiate Institute meeting at Convention Hall on May 8 assure much interest in drawing a large crowd. The meeting will be open to the public and owing to the great desire on the part of everyone to aid in this institutions' growth, as well as assisting the lately blossomed poet, Rev. Newlin, the hall will likely be crowded.

Police Judge Winkleman has filed his report as the poor commissioner for the past two months. For the month just ending the city paid out the sum of $318 to care for its poor. The preceding month the expense account reached $342.

A.C. Penniman and Son Hardware, 109 Market, (1868-1908): We have been with you 40 years offering kitchen furnishings, lawn mowers, garden tools, guns, fishing tackle, gas ranges, cutlery, sporting goods, roller skates, screens, wire fencing.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Thousands of dollars in damage resulted and many lives were placed in danger when a tornado dropped from the sky last Saturday evening east of Fort Scott devastating a three-mile area before it finally lifted from the earth. Left behind was a trail of demolished farm buildings, ruined trees, dead livestock and scores of frightened persons who escaped injury and death by taking refuge in storm cellars until the twister had spent its fury. Estimate of the damage, compiled by reports of farmers whose places were in the path of the tornado, was placed at approximately $50,000. North of the Center schoolhouse the storm lifted as quickly as it had dropped, but not before it had thrown into turmoil and wreckage the same sector that was visited by a cyclone in September 1930.

During the wind storm Saturday morning a chicken house and several pear trees were demolished at the George Connor home, 1301 South Magrave. A barn on the premises was twisted and pulled out of shape.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

The passing of a era was observed in Fort Scott today as Missouri, Kansas and Texas (Katy) railroad passenger train No. 6 made its final arrival and departure here. As engineer Clyde Maupin, New Franklin, Mo., sounded the horn approaching the depot, the signal lights blinked and barriers dropped as usual across North National Avenue. The silent gathering of approximately 20 mailmen, expressmen, spectators and last-time passengers presented an unusual scene, however. Memories of busier passenger activity passed through not a few minds. Mr. and Mrs. N.C. Porter, 108 North Judson, were on hand. He recalled the 1915 high water which flooded the area--"up to the depot windows," in which he lost most of a $600 freight shipment stored temporarily at the Katy freight house. Lucas Johnson, 323 South Eddy, was there, too. He suggested the government should help prolong the life of the Katy passenger service here. An interview with engineer Maupin revealed that he is an uncle of Glenn R. Maupin, Fort Scott merchant. Employed with the Katy for 48 years, engineer Maupin said he was an emergency engineer on the Frisco during the flood of 1915. He pulled passenger trains between Fort Scott and Eve, Mo., at that time.

Eight residents from Hiattville rode the Katy passenger train No. 6 to Fort Scott last night on its final trip over the lines. This morning six youngsters from Eve, Mo., debarked from the train at Fort Scott. They were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Butterfield. Those riding the train were Mr. and Mrs. Don Salmon, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Cole, Mrs. L.B. Armstrong, Miss Dean Taylor, Mrs. Melvin Bosworth, W.W. O'Bryan and Shirley Dalton; also, Ivor Davis, a 13 year old boy of Hepler.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

No publication.