Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

E.A. Kaufman, of East Third Street, who is down with the smallpox, was reported in a much improved condition today. The health officers think that they have the disease well in hand and do not anticipate any spread from this case.

Hiattville, the thrifty little village southwest of Fort Scott, has a newspaper all of its very on. Said newspaper, known as the Hiattville News, made its debut Saturday in a very successful manner. The paper has the following gentlemen as a board of proprietors C.W. Strode, C.E. Williams, D.E. Williams and W.H. Thomas. These men are all good business getters and the first issue of their publication carried a heavy run of ads, as well as several columns of local news.

W.W. Wood, of Hammond, was in the city today.

L.M. Liepman was not able to be at the store this morning. He was somewhat indisposed.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

The sale at the Tom Givens farm, west of the city, was well attended yesterday afternoon and livestock bidding was lively.

Henry Huttanus has leased the building a 116 Scott Avenue and will open a garage. Mr. Huttanus was formerly in the automobile business on National Avenue with Clyde Gordon but recently disposed of his interest.

A large truck with trailers loaded with automobiles stalled as it attempted to pull up National Avenue from the Missouri Pacific tracks this morning and had to be pulled out.

George Lotterer is making repairs and improvements to his property at 612 Couch Street.

Mrs. Thomas Herbert has recently had her two houses at 100 and 112 North Eddy Street painted a snowy white, using the beat white lead. It is quite an improvement to this section.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Photo caption: "Bowl-Mor Women's League champions were named recently. Gathered here are all events champ Clarissa Ange; doubles champs Corine Hess and Marie Dever; singles winner Maryjo Barrett; top place for Meadowgold Bessie Fowler, Eva Byerley, Betty Baker, Bobbie Anderson and Maryjo Barrett."

A big and tough Parsons Junior College basketball team met a worthy foe at Memorial Hall last night when the Fort Scott Greyhounds battled them all the way to win 88-80 in a non-conference game. The Greyhounds' scoring was divided among six boys. Bob Titus led with 22, followed by Larry Dunham, 16; Herb Marsh, 10; Wayne Ryherd, 10; Earl Eddington, 9; and Joe Dawson 9.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Danny Brown didn't care that it wasn't particularly pretty; he was just glad the thing went in the right column. "We played flat tonight," Brown conceded after his FSHS girls' basketball team escaped with a 41-39 Southeast Kansas League victory over cellar-dewlling Iola at the high school gym. Tiger senior Joy Vann finished with a game high 15 points. Contributing to the win were Lisa McKenney, Becky Hereford, Susan Allen and Lori Sherrell.

Minnie Lou Allen, a native of Mound City, has joined Stewart Realty as a sales associate. Mrs. Allen and husband Otis reside at Lake Fort Scott. She is secretary of the Bourbon County Arts Council and is an avid antique collector.

Photo caption: "A painting of the Fort Scott Blockhouse, which has been part of the Western Insurance Companies logo since 1924, was presented to Cedric McCurley, Western president. Gary Hawk, Iola, was commissioned last fall by the Western to do the painting. The first public viewing of the painting was Tuesday evening at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet at Fort Scott Community College. The Blockhouse is located at the northeast end of Old Fort Boulevard."-- Photo by Tom Braker