Opinion

St. Patrick's Day celebrated at Goodlander Hotel

Friday, March 18, 2011

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

T. Woodard, 81, a resident of Bourbon County for almost 45 years, died at his home Saturday in Garland. Burial was made in the Clarksburg Cemetery. "Squire" Woodard, as he was familiarly known, was a native of New York. He came to Fort Scott and worked at the Goodlander Mill and in 1868 he purchased 140 acres, the present home farm, and in 1872 located on that place. When the town of Memphis, now Garland, was platted out he was one of the Town Company, owning a third interest. He established a large mercantile store and built tenement houses and donated ground for public buildings and has been one of the most influential citizens of Garland.

He served as justice of the peace, was postmaster and also was a notary public. He was a member of the Masonic and I.O.O.F. lodges. He leaves his wife and several children.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

St. Patrick's Day was properly celebrated by the Kiwanis Club yesterday at the Goodlander Hotel. The men wore green neckties or socks, while green candles, table runners, lime sherbet and shamrock favors emphasized the green of the emerald isle. Guests welcomed were Truman Ingalsbe, manager of the new Crown Drug Store, and Paul M . Brown, manager of the Kress Store.

An interesting fossil was picked up along the road near West Liberty recently by Ralph Fairbanks, where workmen had been grading the road. It is a mussel shell which had opened and which was filled with a deposit appearing to be limestone forming a rock several inches in length.

Earl Michael is planning to build a new house on the farm northwest of Fulton this summer and the family are planning to be located in their new home by winter.

Earl bought the old church building at Glendale, wrecked it and stored the lumber which will be used in the new house.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

Fort Scott residents and others in the area will be able to drive at least part way around Lake Fort Scott this summer and get glimpses of areas they have never seen before. So far, about 1.6 miles of road have been constructed on the east side and about one mile on the west side of the lake. Work on these routes is being done under the direction of A.W. Dickerson, streets and utilities commissioner.

Money, which was left over from the original lake project, has been used on the roads. Some of the funds for the lake development will come from water and sewage department funds. However, these funds must be reimbursed as soon as revenue begins coming in from boating fees and land which the city plans to lease for cabin sites. "We have no intention of charging for fishing. Fishermen will be able to take boats into the area without charge," Dickerson said.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

Photo caption: "Bill Lewis, of MCM Restoration Co., does some touch-up painting on a canopy at the Smoker Billiard Parlor, 109 S. Main." -- Photo by Michael Beck

Photo caption: "Several Bourbon County youngsters have made the trip to Topeka recently to serve as pages in the Kansas Senate: Dustin Miller, Janet Gilliland and Heather Miller, all of Uniontown High School; Rachelle Wilson, Brenda Sinn, Sherri Robinson, Jared Witt and Tom Dobbins, Fort Scott High School. Appearing with the groups were Senate President Robert Talkington and Gov. John Carlin."

Sherri Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Robinson of Fort Scott, has been awarded a $3,000 renewable scholarship at Baker University, Baldwin City. The Department of Music Scholarship is the only one awarded at the college.