Memories spring eternal ...

100 YEARS AGO

(1908)

OYSTER BAY -- President Roosevelt will leave at 1:30 Friday afternoon on a special train for Princeton to attend the funeral of Grover Cleveland. With him will go Mrs. Roosevelt. When the president's train reaches Long Island City the Pennsylvania Railroad tug, Lancaster, will receive the party and steam to Jersey City. From that place a special train on the Pennsylvania Railroad will convey the party to Princeton where the president will arrive at 4:45.

It is understood that a movement has taken tangible form that will probably permit no more baseball to be played on the Sabbath. A delegation of citizens, who are interested in the Sunday enforcement law, has waited upon the county attorney and told him a complaint would be asked for every person who engaged in a baseball game on Sunday hereafter. The sheriff has also been asked to be in readiness any time to arrest anyone who violates the law, and he will, no doubt, arrest all violators the moment a game is started.

The public is invited to the home of Mrs. A.E. Milburn, south of town, Tuesday evening, for benefit of Boulevard Chapel; 25 cents for round trip, including cake and ice cream. Automobiles leave the Baptist church, Eighth and Judson, and Twelfth and Judson at 7:30.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

A light shower fell here yesterday evening, cooled the atmosphere and broke a drought of 28 days duration. It was just a month ago yesterday, May 28, that the last rain of consequence fell here. The precipitation yesterday totaled 1/10 of an inch in Fort Scott. About the same amount fell between 9 and 10 o'clock this morning. The maximum temperature Saturday was 104 and yesterday it was 103. Yesterday marked the fourth straight day that the thermometer went to 100 or better in this vicinity.

Relatives and friends were shocked by the unexpected death Sunday evening at the Goodlander Hotel, of the chef of the hotel, Victor C. Schellner, 54, who resides at 730 South Crawford Street. Mr. Schellner was prominent as a past commander of the Spanish American War veterans, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of the Scottish Rite and Blue Lodge Masons. He was well liked. He had been at the hotel 14 years. He served in two military units. He was cook in the Seventh United States Artillery Band from November 1898 to July 1901. The body lies in state at the Konantz Mortuary.

Small, cool, practical Rique dresses on sale tomorrow at Cole's at 88 cents. See them in the window tonight.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Carol Sinn was elected president at the girls' project meeting of the Northeast Scott 4-H Club. Mrs. Clara Pellham is the leader.

Ralph Cox of the Magee Riversides and Joe Ruhl of the Meadow Gold Dairy engaged in a pitchers' battle in the Adult Softball League at Othick Park with Riverside wining in the 10th inning 4-1. Meadow Gold held a 1-0 lead going into the seventh inning when Riverside tied the score. Keith Malone led off with a double. Bob Jackson sacrificed Malone to third and he scored on R.O. Willard's infield hit. There was no further scoring until the 10th when the Magee team pushed across three runs on a timely hit by Jack Howell in the top half. Meadow Gold was held scoreless in their half of the 10th and so ended one of the best softball games seen at Othick Park in long time. The fielding of Ron Simmons, Jake Stumfoll, R.O. Willard and Jim Allen was outstanding. The battery for the Magee team was Ralph Cox and Bob Jackson and for Meadow Gold Joe Ruhl and Art Witt.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

No publication.