Down Through The Years
100 Years Ago
Subscription papers have been left in every place of business in this city, so that any one desiring to do so, may help contribute to the expense of dedicating John Brown Park. Some of them are being signed up liberally, and some not. If the town had had a chance to get Mr. Roosevelt here at that time and had neglected to do so, there are but two persons in the town who would have not been loud in their denunciations of the commercial club and the city government for overlooking such a golden opportunity. One of these is a deaf and dumb man and the other is a business man who says that too many people come here anyhow.
And the Paola merchants are all ready advertising the fact that their stores will be closed on August 31st. They are all coming over to hear Roosevelt and enjoy the dedication ceremonies. Paola has always turned out well to all of our public meetings. We don’t have them very often, but Paola is really our sister city, we used to scrap considerable but all children quarrel and the older they get the more they realize family harmony is the only way to prosperity and success.
75 Years Ago
Archie Parks has equipped his market with a new Viking refrigerated display case. This case affords the best of display of perishable food products and perfect refrigeration, combine low temperatures with proper circulation that retains all the flavors and natural juices in meats displayed.
The meat and vegetable storage coolers have also been modernized with Frigidaire flowing cold equipment. These coolers also provide the utmost in perfect food preservation and sanitation.
Miss Deltha Chambers of the Osawatomie Fair Store, Mrs. Hilda Cockran of the Madison Fair Store, Lora Shores and Harry Shores of the Garnett Fair Store and William Coker of the Burlington Fair Store are all in St. Louis this week buying for the Coker Fair stores.
Myron Piggott and Sherman Lee Piggott will go to St. Louis this week to visit Myron’s father, George Piggott, who is in the Missouri Pacific hospital there. They will also attend some baseball games before returning.
James Fowler will return from Rochester, Minn. the latter part of the week. He has been spending the summer studying at Mayo Brothers’ clinic.
Raymond Bowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bowers, fell Tuesday afternoon and broke his left arm. The break is in the elbow.
50 Years Ago
Sale of four properties in Osawatomie was announced by Realtor Doug Hagadorn Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rhodes sold their property at 404 Brown Ave., to Mrs. June Raper.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Peck sold their property at 113 15th St., to F. O. Barrett.
Mrs. Naomia Goodwin sold her property at 617 Oscar St, to Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Klawonn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Platt sold their home at 149 14th St., to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sullivan.
Mildred Bradley and Thelma Hunsperger entertained the members of the Philathea Sunday school class at a ranch-style breakfast in the shelter house at the park last Thursday morning. Twenty-four members enjoyed the two course meal.
After breakfast, Maxine Barnett led the group in a devotional period and LaVonne Walker gave the treasurer’s report. Mildred Bradley was recreational leader for several games.
Mrs. J.T. Billam, Terry, and Tommy, Mrs. Harold Young, Herbert, and Kay returned from a four day trip to Camp Carson, Colorado, Tuesday. Mr. Billam and Mr. Young are attending camp there.
25 Years Ago
Two Osawatomie insurance firms have combined. Waggoner & French Insurance Co., Inc., and Insurance Associates, Inc., have been merged into one business. They were located in the same offices at Sixth and Main streets.
The new firm will operate under the name of Waggoner & French Insurance, Inc. John French, Route 1, is the owner.
Steve Ricketts had been with Insurance Associates since 1978. He has accepted a job with an insurance firm in Topeka. The Ricketts family move to Topeka later.
The Montgomery Ward Catalog Agency, 539 Main St., Osawatomie, eventually be closed. The action will be necessary because Montgomery Ward has announced it was ending all catalog operations.
William R. Butler, owner of the local store, said he did not know when the business would be closed. It could be as long as 14 months.
FORT SILL, Okla. – Army National Guard Pvt. Clarence G. Gillham Jr., Osawatomie, has completed the basic field artillery cannoneer course here. Gillham is the son of Donna S. and Eugene H. Kennedy, 920 Pacific Ave., Osawatomie, Kan.
15 Years Ago
A new organization, “Friends of Adair Cabin,” will be formed at the 7 p.m. Sept. 12 meeting of the Osawatomie Tourism Committee. Members took the step at their meeting Monday night in the Land Office.
As planned, a board of directors will seven members will be formed.
DR. RAYMOND POWERS, executive director and secretary of the State Historical Society, will speak at the meeting. Also appearing on the program will be Becky Davis who will give impersonations of Florilla Adair, wife of the Rev. Samuel Adair, a Presbyterian minister and first chaplain at the Osawatomie State Hospital.
The cabin, often called “John Brown’s Cabin,” actually belonged to the Adairs. Her brother, John Brown, often stayed in the cabin while living here in the 1850s. It was then located at the west edge of Osawatomie before being moved to the park, where the two Battles of Osawatomie were held.
Ray White, Parker, won first in Division A of the Miami County Fair horseshoe pitching contest held Saturday.
He finished ahead of Glenn Merrill, Garnett, who finished second, and Gordon Davey, Osawatomie, who placed third.
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on Aug 20 2010. Filed under News and Updates.
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