Looking Back By Lora Stull

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…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 14, 1926.) Iowa contributed to the fighting strength of the civil war forty-eight regiments of infantry, nine regiments of cavalry and four batteries. Iowa’s enlisted men numbered 78,059; there were killed in battle 2,017, wounded 8,282, fatally wounded 1,199, died of disease 8,695, officers killed…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 7, 1926.) Fred Mull and Clarence  Mendenhall, of Blockton were killed Thursday afternoon about 2 o’clock by being run over by a freight train on the Great Western railroad about 3 miles east of Blockton. Facts regarding the tragedy will never be known. As…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 31, 1926.) Violet Trower has moved back to her home in the country and again has a long walk back and forth to school. Glen Warner is driving a snappy pair or mules nowadays. Horse admirers are having an inning just now. A survey of…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 31, 1926.) A declamatory contest for grade pupils was held at the high school auditorium last Thursday evening. Ten contestants were entered, seven in the humorous class and three in the dramatic. They were Grace Walker, Loraine Smith, Ruth Armstrong, Violet Heggs, Rosmary Frisby, Alberta…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 24, 1926.) The trial of the case of the State of Iowa vs Vernon Tennant under indictment charging rape, which was in progress when the Record News went to print last week, closed Wednesday afternoon and the case went to the jury at 3:25 o’clock.…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 17, 1926.) D.D.Dolecheck is now located in his new store building just north of  the Crew Hardware and F.F. Fogle has moved to the building formerly occupied  by Mr. Dolecheck. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Tedrow and son Paul returned Saturday morning from Florida, where they…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, March 10, 1926.) The extent to which a community may be agitated by the prevalence of one case of small pox was demonstraqted during the past week after A.M. Carr, who moved from Poe township to a farm near Tingley, was placed under quarantine for the…