Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 16, 1926.) Ray Shifflett and his famous flying circus have been booked to appear at Mount Ayr’s Fourth of July celebration to be held Monday, July 5, and will be here with something altogether different than has  been seen anywhere in this part of the…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 9, 1926.) At the special election held on the day of the primary election, Monday, the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $150,000 for the purpose of building and equiping a court house for Ringgold C ounty carried by a majority of 592…

By Lora Stull One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 2, 1926.) It may be of interest to some to know that the first grave dug in the Tingley Cemetery was January 5, 1887, an infant of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Berry, being buried on that day. The West Side Service Station,…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 26, 1926.) The jury which heard the evidence in the trial of “Big George” Gibson at Creston returned a verdict of “guilty” this morning at 8:30 o’clock and recommended life imprisonment. Fredrick Newton Olliver, highly respected resident of Redding vicinity, dies suddenly. Redding Herald: “The…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 19, 1926.) The trial of man charged with murder of union county sheriff opened Monday. The trial of “Big George” Gibson, of Thayer, charged with the murder of Sheriff Fred Collins of Union County March 8, was begun in the district court at Creston Monday…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 12, 1926.) Word was received this morning that the offices at Fort Dodge had picked up M. A. Schnepf and Ray Twombley who escaped from the Ringgold County jail on the morning of May 5. Schnepf was awaiting the action of the grand jury and…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 5, 1926.* Note there were two May 5, 1926 in this volume.) The homecoming under the auspices of the P.T.A. organization was held at Lone Star school in Benton township Saturday,  April 24. About 80 people were present. Former teachers present were Monroe Newton, Oscel Brown,…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 5, 1926.) The high wind which prevailed early last week played havoc with Emlin Smith’s chicken house and shook up his entire flock to such an extent that he thought best to sell most of his fine Rhode Island Reds on the market. The…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 28, 1926.) The Mount Ayr high school mile team composed of Johnston, Morse, Davis and Keating placed third in their section of the Class B high school event in the Drake relays at Des Moines Friday afternoon. The commencement exercises of the Kellerton high…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 21, 1926.) Taking note of the statement recently made by the farm agent that Clayton County is the only one in Iowa that has had no bank failures, Howard H. Tedford, of Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, raises the remark “This statement leaves the impression that…