Looking Back By Lora Stull

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 3, 2024.) The trial of Carl Hough, charged with murder of Miss Lillian McKinney whose dead body was found under a bridge west of Bedford in August, is still in progress in the district court of Taylor county and will probably continue until the later part…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 26, 1924.) While enroute from Blanchard Friday evening Lyndel Thompson struck a wolf in the road a short distance this side of Taylor-Ringgold county line on primary road #3. Blinded by the headlights of the car, the animal ran directly in front of the machine, was…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 19, 1924.) Will improve mail service~In response to petitions numerously signed by patrons of the Mount Ayr, Benton, and Diagonal post offices, an inspector visited the three offices about 10 days ago and Sunday there was received at the Mount Ayr and also at the Diagonal…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 12, 1924.) At special election held Monday in Diagonal to vote on the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of $34,000 to provide a water works system, 287 votes were cast. 186 for the proposition and 101 against. Sunday after church William Eckerman started…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 5, 1924.) A veritable Republican landslide at yesterday’s election was indicated by early returns received by wireless during the night and confirmed by messages received today. Messages received in the early hours of the morning brought the information that New York newspapers were predicting Coolidge…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 29, 1924.) Sheriff Marion Stephens went Saturday morning to Omaha, NE, to get Cleo McMichaels of Havelock, NE and Howard Baker of Grant City, MO, who were wanted on the charge of having stolen a radiator and tools from Hugh Hartley’s garage a week ago…

One Hundred Thirty-Six Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Ringgold Record ,Thursday,  October 15, 1888.) Wanted to trade a new $50 sewing machine for a cow. Come at once, as we will give some man a big bargain. George Swain’s house near Tingley burned down last Saturday night. It caught from a falling can of…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 15, 1924.) Kellerton News~Ralph Dorn recently purchased the old hotel site of FD Burns and Artie Allen and soon as the building is torn down will erect a new filling station that will be up to date in every way. Three barns have recently been…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 8, 1924.) The Sunday Des Moines Register of September 28 contained a picture of Kellerton’s Jackson family of horseshoe-pitching stars, that is Frank Jackson and his three sons. And had the following to say of them. “Like father, like son” is an old saying…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 1, 1924.) Voters of Ringgold County who have been anticipating an opportunity at the general election Tuesday, November 4, to vote for or against the proposal to issue bonds for the purpose of building a court house must wait until some future date to decide the…