Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 29, 1919.) An accident which the wonder is did not result in a funeral in addition to property damage happened Sunday night about ten o’clock when a Buick car driven by Truman Dulany and an Overland driven by a young man by the name…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 22, 1919.) The new automobile law. Fees must be paid by January 1, the fee is based on the list price and weight of the car, being 1 percent of list price and 40 cents per hundred pounds of weight. The fee for trucks…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 15, 1919.) Announcement is made that Hon. F.E. Sheldon, Clyde Lesan and Harry Laird of this city and Grant McPherrin of Des Moines, have purchased from M.D. Welsh a controlling interest in the stock of the Kellerton State Bank. A warning has been issued…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 1, 1919.) Grading begun on 12 miles of road. Six car loads of machinery, horses and mules were unloaded in Mount Ayr this week for use in placing to grade the twelve miles of road on the Waubonsie Trail and Mount Ayr line, three…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 24, 1919.) Notice to milk users. Owing to the increasing cost of feed, we are compelled to announce an increase in the price of milk. After October 1, 1919, we will sell milk at 12.5 cents a quart, 6.25  cents a pint. As a…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 17, 1919.) President Wilson’s first address concerning peace treaty with League of Nations, in Columbus, Ohio: “This treaty was not intended merely to end this single war. It is meant as a notice to every government who in the future will attempt this thing…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 10, 1919.) Coal dealers have received notice that Iowa coal raised at the mines fifty cents per ton on September 1. If you can store coal we believe it will pay you to do so this month, as there is no guarantee that coal…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 3, 1919.) It is gratifying to the farmers to know that the Daylight Saving Law has been repealed. After October first there will be no more monkeying with the clock. Congress passed the agricultural bill early last spring, President Wilson promptly vetoing this bill…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, August 27, 1919.) Last Friday afternoon the people of Mount Ayr were all in the streets to see the aeroplane which was flying over the city on its way to Ellston where it went to take people for a pleasure ride at the Ellston annual…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, August 20, 1919) Monday morning about 9 o’clock a big fire occurred in the city of Ellston, when the Ellston Elevator burned to the ground. It is a complete loss and the elevator was filled to capacity. The fire was caused by back firing of…