Memories spring eternal

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

100 YEARS AGO

(1906)

Miss Dottie Warn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Warn, formerly of this city, but now of Washington, D.C. will be married soon to a very well-to-do business man of Washington. She will be well remembered by many Fort Scott friends.

Perhaps the most expensive corn ever sold in Bourbon County was some that the Fort Scott Grain & Implement Co. paid $1,000 for a car load at Shenandoah, Iowa. It was sold here for seed at $1.25 a bushel and the farmers who bought it hardly got nubbins from it.

The old two-story house at 1202 South Ransom Street is the house in which Mayor C.W. Goodlander was born sixteen years ago--or longer, and doubtless longer. Originally, the house was built and stood for many years on the corner now occupied by the Goodlander Hotel and Mr. Goodlander's parents lived there for many years in the early days. It later became known as the Dr. Foster house.

75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

Yesterday afternoon, a fire of unknown origin destroyed a Durant car belonging to Bill Einhelling, son of Patrolman Charles Einhelling, at the latter's farm four miles southwest of town on the Walkertown Road. Bill was cutting wood north of the house and had left the car parked in the yard. Albert Cheney and Raymond Sawyer, on their way to Hiattville on an ambulance call, saw the flames and with the assistance of an emergency fire extinguisher in the ambulance, partially subdued the flames. Later Fire Chief M.W. Smith appeared on the scene and the fire was extinguished, but not until the car was almost destroyed. The loss is estimated at $250. It is believed that the fire started from defective wiring.

50 YEARS AGO

(1956)

Building Notes:

Clarence Wright is decorating his building on Scott Avenue.

Ralph Richards is repairing a property at 515 Osbun.

G.W. Marble is redecorating a property at 1002 Heylman.

Hubert Stanley is remodeling the interior of his home at 510 North Judson.

The Fort Scott High School football squad opened the 1956 season in a blaze of glory with a score of 32-1 in a non-conference game with Girard. Approximately 25 carloads of Fort Scott people saw the game at Girard.

25 YEARS AGO

(1981)

Mrs. Maybelle Mertz of Fort Scott, Second District president of Kansas Federation Women's Clubs, will preside at the formal opening of the 80th annual district convention in the Blue Room, Fort Scott Community College. The host group is Fort Scott City Federation which is composed of three federated clubs: OES Study Club, Pierian Club and Self Culture Club.

Photo caption: "Larry Shead points out the features of the Apple II mini-computer to Bob Hill and Tim Bloomfield, members of the Board of Trustees of Fort Scott Community College, as night students operate the machines. Shead, who is a computer programmer for the Western Insurance Companies, teaches evening computer classes at the college."--Photo by Tony Fitts

Photo caption: "The great fire of March 13, 1910, destroyed two blocks of the Bronson business district and wiped out 20 businesses. It was the second major fire to strike the town and was responsible for the enactment of an ordinance which required downtown buildings to be fireproof."-- Submitted photo

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Editor's note: Memories Spring Eternal is the expanded version of Other Years, a feature appearing daily on the editorial page of The Tribune. Interaction is welcome from readers who relate in some way to the chronicled events. Comments may be directed to The Fort Scott Tribune, Box 150, Fort Scott, Ks. 66701.