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From the Past

All information which appears here is attributed to The Louisburg Herald.

100 years ago

From the February 13, 1913 Louisburg Herald
The City Meat Market has filled its ice house Friday and Saturday with 8 ice. Fifty-five tons were stored away in the house in the rear of the meat shop. Mr. Weir says This will supply our trade until sometime in July, after which we will ship from Paola another carload. (Note: The ruins of this ice house are presumably those located on the bluff on the south side of Rabbit Creek, about 1/8 th mile west of Metcalf.) The obituary of Phillip F. Latimer is published. Mr. Latimer was one of the early settlers in Louisburg, having arrived in 1864. Miss Loveday Whitaker hosted a U. T. Club meeting Friday evening. The girls were told to come dressed as they pleased and they would have the privilege of doing as they pleased. There wasnt much embroidery work done. Club members present were: Esther McDowell, Gertrude Moody, Anna Miller, Jessie Jones, Nellie Weir, Zelda Crosley, Florence McClintock, Ethel Wilson, LaVern Wilson, Frank Whitaker, and Anna Hazelton. The invited guests were the Misses Ella Marscham of Paola, Nelle Moore, Pearl Baker, and Bell Barker. Little Guy Wayman, nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wayman, was operated on last Friday for a mastoid abscess. The operation was performed by Dr. Hartzler of Kansas City and Dr. J. V. Ferrel of Louisburg at the Swedish Hospital at Kansas City, Missouri. Miss Edith Nesselrode spent the past week in Kansas City working in the millinery wholesale house. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Powell of Chicago, Illinois came Monday to attend the funeral of her father, P. F. Latimer and returned home yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Windisch announce the birth of a little daughter, Friday, Jan. 31 st, which they have christened Elanore Anabel. The house owned by W. H. Brewer, about five miles southeast of Louisburg, was destroyed by fire last Friday evening. The Crusaders met with their Sunday School teacher, Mrs. C. F. Johnson, last Saturday evening. Attendees were Dale Reed, Cyrus Aiken, Johnnie Hart, John McCarter, Winfred McElheny, and Patsy Sloan. Jamie Sloan and Wayne Starry were guests. Evelyn Boyle and Miriam Johnson assisted in entertaining. Lee Raines,

#4 of a series Charles Der, Charles Kelly, Harold Woosley and Allen Dalrymple were not present, but there was a full attendance of every pupil in the class on Sunday morning.

50 years ago
From the February 14, 1963 Louisburg Herald
Rev. John P. Dunnivan has been appointed pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church. Floyd Bill Massey received burns on his hands and abdomen in a workplace accident at the Panhandle Eastern plant. He was treated by Dr. Melvin Masterson and will return to work in about a week. Two pilots with connections to Louisburg died in crashes: Dale Abney, 31-year-old nephew of Mrs. Floyd Richardson of Louisburg, was killed in a plane crash near Winnemucca, Nevada on January 29th. Dale was born in Somerset and his family moved to Washington in 1937. U.S. Navy Lt. Robert S. Eberhart and his crew of 13 men were killed last Wednesday when the Lockheed P3 Orion anti-submarine warfare plane he was flying crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 230 miles southeast of New York. Lt. Eberhart was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greves and the grand-nephew of Mrs. B. C. Starry, Mrs. Ada White, and Mrs. Anna Aiken.

#4 of a series Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hahn of Trier, Germany announce the birth of their daughter, Rita Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lee announce the birth of a son on Feb. 8th. Rev. Rodney Stanbro will be leaving the Assembly of God Church to become the pastor of the Bethel Assembly of God Church in Wichita. Rev. Stanbro of Lamar, Mo. and Rev. Wayne Neal of Drexel conducted an evangelistic revival meeting in a ten in the city park in Louisburg in August 1956 which resulted in the formation of the Assembly of God Church in Louisburg. In The Devils Column, Editor Bob Reynolds writes: The contractor who will lay the sewer lines was in town Monday and part of the equipment is here and it looks like things will be going before long. The only sour note is that the contractor stated he will not hire local union labor unless they want to work for wages under the scale. Too bad a situation like that exists. (Note: I thought the sewer line project occurred several years prior.) Time passes very rapidly. It hardly seems possible that World War II was some 17 years ago. Even heard of an ex-GI who lets his wife serve him chipped beef on toast for breakfast. (Note: Time really does fly. Now its 67 years ago.) The obituary of 51-year-old Somerset resident Harry Morgan is published. Harry was the husband of Ruby Charlotte Little and stepfather of Patricia (Little) Schmid. Townes Market advertises Butternut or Wonder breadtwo loaves for 29 cents. Eddie Chapman, Stewart Hink and Stephen Hink are honored Feb. 6th at a banquet held at Glenwood Manor hotel in Overland Park for having attained the rank of Eagle Scout this year. From The Purple and White: Last Friday, both the A and B basketball teams were defeated by Paola on the Panthers home court. Earlier, the freshman squad also lost to Paola, 30-25. (Marvin) Dibben and (Lanny) Smith led the scoring with 9 and 8 points, respectively. Valentines Day poems appear: To Miss Hattaway: If I were a head of lettuce, Id cut myself in two; Id give the leaves to all my friends, And save the heart for you. --From Senior Girls

#4 of a series Those who are ill: Clifford Urton has been quite ill at his home, suffering from a kidney infection. J. S. Rosner continues to improve at Providence Hospital in Kansas City. Homer Steger entered the K.U. Medical Center Sunday for major surgery Thursday. Mrs. Estella Burns was dismissed from the K.U. Medical Center and is staying at the home of Miss Vera Burns in Kansas City.

In her column Rambling On, Viola Reynolds writes: Thought garnered from a sermon was passed on to me and I give it to you: An infidel is a person who has no invisible means of support. From an exchange paper I see in the Farlinville items (a very small town in Linn County, northeast of Mound City), A wood sawing was held last Friday afternoon for all the elderly people of that community. All the brotherly love hasnt gone out of all people yet, I guess. (Note: Viola and her husband, Bob, were the owners of The Louisburg Herald at that time.) A few typical advertisements from that issue appear below: (Note: Carols Beauty shop was owned by Carol (Knecht) Grandon.)

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25 years ago
From the February 18, 1988 Louisburg Herald

Birth announcements include: Jay and Brenda Blythe announce the arrival of a son, Brandon Michael. David and Elaine Gangel of Albuquerque announce the birth of a daughter, Regan Elisabeth.

#4 of a series Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hardesty announce the engagement of their daughter, Marsha Lynn, to Jimmie Ray Adams of Baxter Springs. A June wedding is planned. Miss Hardesty teaches second grade at Louisburg Elementary Middle School. Mr. Adams is employed at Simmons Gun Co. in Olathe. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Blair announce the engagement of their daughter, Penny, to Bryan Herbert of Stanley. A June 18 wedding ceremony is planned. Becky Sirdoreus and Mendy Rinehart, both graduates of LRHS, have been chosen as candidates for the Fort Scott Community College Winter Sports Homecoming Queen. Three Louisburg students, 8th grader Alison Knox and Freshmen Amy Davidson and Cheri Gardner, competed at a piano festival held at Baker University last Saturday. All three are students of Ardith Robertson.

10 years ago
From the February 5, 2003 Louisburg Herald
Winter Homecoming takes place this Friday when the Wildcats host Anderson County. Candidates Liz Albright, Jennifer Donner, Charlty(?) Frech and Marlo Holt are pictured, along with their escorts Cooper Link, Nick Skuban, Jarrett Dunn and Brett Bowes.

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A groundbreaking ceremony is to be held Sunday, Feb. 16 for the new Louisburg Assembly of God Church, which will be located at 840 N. Metcalf. John and Marie Adams of Louisburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Jo, to Patrick Scott Vincent of Topeka. A June 21st wedding at Topeka Bible Church has been set. The obituary of Arnold W. Barnes of Spokane, Washington appears. Mr. Barnes was the son of Arnold and Stella Barnes and brother of Fred Barnes. He founded the National Furniture Company in 1960 and served as its President for over 40 years.

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Odds and Ends from 1935

The following appeared in the Phil Thomas From the Past columns that appeared in the Feb. 18, 1988 Louisburg Herald, containing news items from 1935:

May 16
Louisburgs population is now 667. Little Harvey Joe McCarter, 15 months old, was saved by his whining dog when he fell off a porch into a barrel of water. When the mother heard the dog making a racket, she looked in time to pull the little fellow out and revive him.

June 13
Carl Newland severed a toe while trimming a tree. The toe was sewn back onto the foot. The marriage of Hannah Brevick to George Lowlor is announced. The Arnold Barnes family furnished the music at Osawatomie for the VFW program. The family members are Arnold, Stella, Fred, Helen, Arnold Jr. and Jim Dauwe. R. S. Handley is to be the new high school principal.

July 11
A 9 pound boy is born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gangel. He has been named John Thomas.

August 1
The death of Clifford Kern is noted. He received the full 21 Pasteur treatments, but to no avail. (Note: Clifford Kern was the 11-year-old son of Oda and Edith Kern. He was bitten by a rabid dog.)