The Way It Was

100 years ago:

Missouri Pacific to fit building with electric lights, gas, water and plumbing

E.A. Gould, General Superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad with headquarters at Kansas City, was here today, and closed a contract with Dr. J.F. Robinson for the second floor of the Robinson block at the corner of Cherry and Pine streets.

The building is 80 by 50 feet. The rooms will be fitted up with electric lights, gas, water and all necessary plumbing and needed repairs for use by the Missouri Pacific Railroad company for division offices and train dispatchers.

This building is admirably suited for these offices, being large, roomy, well-lighted and splendidly ventilated on all sides.

75 years ago:

Interest in the revival at First Baptist Church growing

The church revival at the First Baptist church continues to grow both in attendance and in interest. The largest congregation of the week was present Wednesday night. The singing was enthusiastic and inspiring and was climaxed by a beautiful solo sung by Mr. D.R. McGiboney.

The Rev. L.E. Lamb, the pastor, spoke on "Lame Christians in Limping Service." The sermon was a clarion call to all Christians for a life of positive allegiance and unreserved service to Christ. He emphasized the impossibility of serving both God and the world and challenged his hearers to forsake the world and serve God and him alone.

50 years ago:

Burglars make off with cash from Walker High School office

Vernon County Sheriff Les Hunt is investigating the latest in a series of local break-ins.

Last night, burglars entered the Walker High School through the coal chute and escaped with between $50 and $60 from a vault in Superintendent Roy Wert's office. The school custodian, N.C. Hubbard, discovered the crime when he opened the school at 5:30 this morning.

Taking tools from the custodian's office, the burglars attempted to enter the vault in the superintendent's office by knocking off the knot of the vault's lock. Failing, they attempted to gouge a hole in the 9-inch-thick wall.

After failing in the second attempt, the culprits blasted a 13 by 14-inch hole in the wall through which they entered the vault and took the money.