Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 26, 1925.) Two of the happiest boys in Mount Ayr are John Freeland and John Williams, who received by express last week three prairie dogs from Imperial, NE. The dogs were sent by John Freeland’s aunt Miss Hattie Kimberling. As a matter of record that…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 17, 1925.) Notice to Vigilantes: All members of the Ringgold Vigilance Committee are urgently requested to attend the Bankers and Vigilance committee picnic at the Howard Lesan farm four miles east of Mount Ayr on primary #3, Wednesday afternoon, June 24. Matters of special importance…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 10, 1925.) Ernest Andrew Barlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Barlow of Diagonal, will graduate June 12 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Ernest is a member of a class which at the beginning of the first, or plebe year,…

One Hundred  Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 3, 1925.) Sam Goodwin, 54 years of age, was killed by lightening on his farm 2 miles east of Denver, MO, during the electric storm Monday afternoon. Mr. Goodwin had gone to the pasture to look after a pair of newly born twin mules and…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 27, 1925.)Three thrilling aerial events have been booked as special attractions for next Wednesday’s Bargain Day in Mount Ayr. Contract has been made with Ray Shifflet, world’s champion stunt pilot, and Curly Smith, world’s campion parachute jumper, to present their spectacular flying circus. There will…

(From the Ringgold Record, Thursday,  May 13, 1875.) We have been having some pretty warm weather of late, the mercury reaching 100 degrees on last Friday afternoon. Corn planting will soon be in order. Mr. Joseph Robinson sold twenty-five head of hogs on last Thursday which were about 10 months old and averaged 240 pounds.…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 13, 1925.) The Maloy baseball team organized and bought each a new suit and played their first game Sunday at Bedford. The lineup is as follows: battery, Swede Bailey and Jason Worthington; first base, Limus Bailey; second base, Cecil Clarey’ short stop, “Peanut” Cowell; third…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 6, 1925.) Here is a new law that product of the 41st general assembly, effective April 1, 1926: Pasteurization of skimmed milk, ice cream, or buttermilk. Every owner, manager or operator of a creamery or ice cream factory shall before delivering to any person any…

One Hundred  Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 29, 1925.) John Borroush of Omaha, NE, a brother of Fred Borroush of Tingley, shot and killed his wife Tuesday afternoon and then shot himself, both dying instantly. No cause for the deed is known. On Tuesday of last week while plowing with five horses…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 22, 1925.) Robbers intent upon wholesale looting visited the towns of Tingley, Shannon City, and Knowlton Friday night and escaped without leaving a clue to their identity. Seven business houses in Tingley, two in Shannon City and one in Knowlton were entered, in most instances…