The Way It Was

100 years ago:

Merchant says he was swindled

LAMAR, Mo. -- G.M. Usher, a merchant of Minden, Mo., has just brought suit in the circuit court here against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover $725 lost by him last March through a swindle alleged to have been worked by Connelly, an operator at Parsons.

Usher claims that Connelly was an assistant at Parsons, unknown to the Minden agent, who did know the regular operator at Parsons, a man named Knight. And on March 26, Connelly called up the Minden agent and missent a large amount of money that the Van Camp grocery company wanted to use to buy out some failing merchant. That to save the money Connelly so missent he wanted the Minden agent to help him cash a check for $700 which he would send over with the grocery company's representative, F.N. Markham, who would appear in Minden on the way to buy out the failing merchant. That Connelly sent messages to the Minden agent, purporting to be signed by Knight, and also a message purporting to be signed by the Commercial Bank at Parsons, directing the payment of the check. Connelly also sent the OK, purporting to be signed by Knight and payable to Markham. Usher claims that all of these papers were forged.

75 years ago:

The American Legion Drum Corps to participate in the highway

celebration at Carthage

The American Legion drum corps has been invited to participate in the highway celebration at Carthage, Thursday, June 5, and has accepted the invitation. The members of the drum corps will leave Nevada late that afternoon and will be on the evening program. The Legion boys have been rehearsing and practicing lately and it is reported that they have the best drum corps ever.

50 years ago:

Party for candidates Friday evening

The Centennial Queen Contest Committee announced today that a party honoring the nominees will be held at the Centennial headquarters in the Youth Club at 8 o'clock Friday night.

Approximately 100 Vernon County young ladies have been nominated, a committee spokesman said today and all have been invited to the Friday evening party.

The candidates are requested to bring an escort with them if they so desire. They will all be introduced and pictures will be taken which will appear in The Herald on Sunday along with the names and addresses of the candidates.