Memories spring eternal ...

Monday, May 14, 2007

100 YEARS AGO (1907)

D.P. Thomas was today notified that his cement plant here had been given the contract for furnishing cement for 50 blocks of paving to be laid at Muskogee. The cement will be used as forming a base for the pavement. This means a great number of carloads of cement for the Territory city.

The rainstorm last night was one of the heaviest precipitations of water that has fallen here at one time in a long while-- 2 3/4 inches.

Grant Hornaday's 1/3 grain rent from one of his tenants netted him $8 per acre on a 19 1/4 acre plot. Louis Albright at Godfrey received $6 an acre, etc.

We have inquiries for farm land for cane growing. List your land with us for a profitable crop, giving profitable returns.--Sugar Works.

75 YEARS AGO (1932)

You can get more groceries a Karbe than any other place: bulk oats, 10 lbs. 23 cents; sugar, 23 lbs. $1; milk, large size 6 cents; potted meat, 8 cans 25 cents; rice, 5 lbs. 19 cents; sardines, large oval size, 3 cans 25 cents; peanut butter, pint jar 10 cents; salted peanuts, 2 lbs. 15 cents; pinto bean, 6 lbs, 19 cents; cornmeal, 10 lbs. 15 cents.

The Northeast Scott 4-H Club Rhythm Band met at the Maple Grove School to practice numbers to be played at the Mother's Day meeting. The following make up the band: Sara Belle Fitzpatrick, Mary Cox, Dorothy Jean Malone, Marguerite Knapp, Mae Ellen Large, Geraldine Manlove, Jessie Mae Renecke, Leo Lager, Kenneth Cochran, Rosie Knapp, Howard Dikeman and Sam Cole. Directors are Miss Lucile Bell and Mrs. Mildred Mathena. The band presents natty appearance in their new uniforms.

A local farmer stood in front of a clothing store yesterday looking at a suit of clothes in the window priced $17.50. He remarked, "I just marketed 243 pounds of wool and have a check for the proceeds and if I had just 30 cents more I could buy that suit of clothes."

50 YEARS AGO (1957)

Central Gun Shop and Sporting Goods firm, which has grown from a one-man operation four years ago to a nationally known company employing a staff of five, will hold open house Saturday at its new location, 10 North National Avenue.

In addition to displays of 14-foot runabouts and general purpose boats, there are hundreds of guns and all manner of sporting equipment. The gun shop in the rear of the store is considered the most complete shop in the West.

When Paul Hammons, owner, founded the firm April 1, 1953, gunsmith-sportsman Myron Feemster was manager and sole member of the staff. The removal of the firm from Wall and Market streets to the new quarters has quadrupled the space.

BLUE MOUND -- Dick Hedges, a student at Baker University, and a college friend spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hedges and family.

25 YEARS AGO (1982)

Awards in eight areas of business practices were made to area high school students in the Pittsburg State University's Business Contest Day. Winners from the area included the following: Mound City --Pam Peterson, typewriting II, second; Diane Francis, business mathematics, fifth. Uniontown--Shelly Dare, typewriting I, first; Lori Nelson, shorthand I, third; Christy Damewood, spelling and vocabulary; second; and Jetta Dorsey, spelling and vocabulary, fourth.

Tammy Estes, senior from Fort Scott, succeeds Nancy Parker, graduate student from Pittsburg, as president of Kappa Delta Pi national honor society in education at Pittsburg State University. Dr. George Hudiburg of the PSU faculty is counselor.

New members from this area include Steven Comstock of Redfield.

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