Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Thirty-Five Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 10, 1890.) Ringgold county had no delegates at the Saloon Republican Convention of the 2nd of April. Let this fact be recorded to her credit. Since the beginning of the Civil War, our government has paid out in pensions in round numbers $1,000,000,000. Ours…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 8, 1925.) Miss Florence Ohm was the victim of a very serious accident Tuesday evening when a number of young folk gathered to shivaree Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Minnick, who were trying to evade the crowd in his car. They were all in the road.…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 1, 1925.) King of booze making sentenced by Judge Fuller. The extreme penalty provided by law was pronounced by Judge Homer A. Fuller against Walter Case, who last week in the district court of Clarke Co. was convicted of the crime of possessing instruments for…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 25, 1925.) One cent postage stamps will soon be a thing of the past. On April 15, the post offices all over the country will put in place of the old familiar on-cent stamp, a new stamp selling for 1 1/2 cents. Iowa was once…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 18, 1925.) Fixing the wage of farm hands for the coming crop season is engaging the attention of Farm Bureaus in various sections of the state. In Audubon county the directors of the Farm Bureau recommended that $45-$50 per month be paid for farm help…

One Hundred Nine Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 10, 1916.) County Coroner Hannelly was called to the home of Mrs. Barbara Jezek, of Washington township, Wednesday afternoon in response to a telephone message announcing the fact that Joseph Honzatko, a farm hand, had been found dead on the farm of Mrs. Barbara…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, March 4, 1925.) A new electric sign, advertising the Kelley Springfield tires, was installed recently at the Tingley Service station. It shows up nice only when it rains a little dampness seems to put out our lights. Last reports from the horseshoe pitching tournament at Fort…

 One Hundred Thirty-Five Years Ago (From the Ringgold Record, February 27, 1890.) Latest News~The sixteen women on trial for destroying a saloon at Spickardsville, MO., were found guilty on 22nd and fined $5.00 each. Miss Regina Rothschild, of Port Townsend, WA, will start on March 17 to race around the world against George Francic Train, in an…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 25, 1925.) After being appealed to by car owners for food, clothing, and fuel to last them during the winter, the board of supervisors of Fayette county drafted and published the following resolution, “If such persons are too poor to buy food or clothing, but…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 18, 1925.) Country School News~District #2, Grant township, Lela Vaughn teacher. Our school has a new stove which adds greatly to the appearance of the room. We had four visitors this month. They were Ruth Bailey, Harriett Bailey, Lois Whitmore and J.B Routh. With an…