The Way it Was

100 years ago

Decision affects Vernon County

The decision of the State Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the law giving county courts authority to levy a 15 cent road tax effects Vernon County very materially.

The county recently had $1,100 road taxes against the Missouri Pacific railway company. The company refused to pay and the case went to the supreme court, where it will meet a fatal blow because this case rests upon the same law involved as the case decided by the court will leave Vernon County $1,100 poorer.

50 years ago

FFA boys to Springfield judging meet

The Nevada High School FFA will represent this area in the district livestock and dairy judging competition to be held in Springfield, April 12, 13, and 14.

The Nevada livestock judging team will Ray Gose, G.A. Lindenman, Duane Kennedy and Dean Brown; and judging daily cattle will be Tommy Holcomb, G.A. Lindenman, Robert Quackenbush and Larry Emery. Gose, Brown, Holcomb, Quackenbush, Brown and Emery are juniors at the high school and the other contestants are in their senior year.