One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 9, 1924.) Arrested on bootlegging charge. Tom Clark, who resides on the Jesse Wion farm 3 one-half mile northeast of Mount Ayr, was placed under arrest by Sheriff Stephens and Deputy Sheriff S.V. Hale the evening of the fourth. One and one-half gallon of liquor…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, July 2, 1924.) Announcing the opening of our new clothing store in Mount Ayr. We are pleased to announce to the people of Ringgold County and surrounding territory that our new clothing store is now ready for business. We are located in the storeroom formerly occupied…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 18, 1924.) John Blauer of Tingley has adopted a little boy from the Children’s home in Ottumwa. Henry C. Wallace, Iowa’s representative in the President’s cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture, has representatives in Central America who have secured specimens of game birds from British Honduras and…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 11, 1924.) Dale Richards, who was jointly indicted with his brother Earl for stealing wool at the Charles Schlapia farm and who was arrested in Omaha two weeks ago, was brought by Sheriff Marion Stephens to Mount Ayr May 30 and that evening entered a…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, Jume 6, 1924.) Tingley News: The hardware firm of Carter and Heyer has been dissolved, John L. Heyer retiring from the firm. Day Carter is now the sole proprietor of the store. About noon Saturday the fine farm home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Johnston,…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 21, 1924.) The Junior-Senior banquet held last Friday evening at Hotel Mount Ayr was a most delightful affair, the decorations, the bright colored dresses of the girls, and the spirit of youth, all contributed to the joyous occasion. Franklin Spurrier, president of the junior class, presided…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 14, 1924.) Undertakers from surrounding towns visited Mount Ayr yesterday for the purpose of witnessing the disinterment of the body of Samuel Rhoades, whose burial took place in Rose Hill Cemetery two years ago. The body was taken up in order that it might be…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, May 7, 1924.) Tingley News~R.J. Frazier of Des Moines, special agent for Standard Oil, came last week to take charge of the oil and gasoline business in this territory. Mr. Grant Hayes and Miss Myrtle of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sheesley and J.H.…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, April 30, 1924.) Grant City Bank closes. By order of its directors the Farmers Trust Co. of Grant City closed its doors yesterday morning and wired the state finance department to take charge of the affairs of the institution. The last report of the trust company, made…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, April 23, 1924.) A case of malicious mischief which for downright cussedness is in a class by itself caused considerable excitement in the Hatfield, MO community Sunday. When Rev. F.E. Plum, pastor of the United Brethren church at Hatfield, went to the barn Sunday morning…