Memories spring eternal ...

(1908)

Ever peep into that well conducted store on North National Avenue, just as the Marmaton bridge is crossed? Well, you want to. It is well worth your while, for you will see lots of things that you never thought of before. The proprietor is A. Schafer, who came to Fort Scott some 25 years ago, a poor German boy. He is still German, but he is not poor, as his fine store building and most excellent stock of goods surely denote. That genuine German thrift, pluck and energy, combined with good business judgment and honest measure and honest weights, have made him a man most prominent in the community. One who has built up a good trade and keeps it, and also one who can furnish you just as good a Christmas dinner without calling upon anyone else. Just go over to Mr. Schafer's place.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

Photo caption: "Here is an architect's drawing of the new east side school building for which a $116,000 bond issue was voted by the city. The building will be erected on Third Street, between Margrave and Little streets. The new structure will be one of the most distinctive elementary school buildings in the state. The school will have numerous classrooms, a large auditorium and numerous facilities making it a community center as well as a school building."

Crowell Mikesell, Civil War veteran who had reached the ripe age of 91 years, died this morning at his home, 832 Marion Avenue. He served with Co. I, Ohio Infantry. He was a carpenter by trade and did much constructive building here. He built the steeple on the Christian church. The funeral will be Wednesday at the Konantz Chapel.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Captain Jack Ahrens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ahrens of 411 Circle Drive, recently was assigned to the 4th Armored Division in Germany. Captain Ahrens, an Army aviator in the division's 50th Aviation Company in Nuremberg, was last stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala. He is a graduate of Fort Scott High School and attended the University of Kansas. He was employed by the Fort Scott Drug Co. in civilian life.

(FSHS) Teen Talk (By Connie Campbell) -- Last week Billye Dowdy turned up as the Y-Teen Santa when she wasn't it at all -- Jerry Witt was!

The Trinity Lutheran Church, Ninth Street and National Avenue, and Mrs. Zack Hart, 311 East Sixth Street, today were named winners of the $25 cash awards offered in the Fort Scot Kiwanis Club home lighting contest.

A population of 27,291 persons in Bourbon County in 1978 was predicted by the city commission as it made application to the state Water Resource Board for use of 1,430,520,000 gallons of water annually that will be stored in Fort Scott's new reservoir.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

(Dec. 19) Bourbon County 's below zero weekend temperatures, while bringing with it hard-to-start autos and trucks, some frozen plumbing and general annoyance, did carry one "blessing" -- snow frozen too dry to be as hazardous as it otherwise would be. The weekend snowfall here was officially counted as 2 1/2 inches. The mercury dipped to six degrees below zero this morning. Long distance service to Uniontown was unavailable this morning. "If you want to talk to someone at Uniontown, you'd better have a car or a dog sled," said Don Vaughn, promotional man for Southwestern Bell. The problem had been corrected by this afternoon.

(Dec. 20) Today's overnight low temperature of 9 degrees below zero established a record for today's date, according to Tribune weather records, with forecasters predicting the mercury will stay close to that for the rest of the week. The 9 below reading was also the coldest Fort Scott December temperature recorded, according to Tribune records.