Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives

100 years ago

June 17, 1926

Trial of the $10,000 damage suit of R. E. Carlton against the Sch-lapper Furniture Company for the death of Mrs. Carlton, caused when she was run over a delivery truck of the defendant company at Eighth and Locust last winter, was begun in division No. 2 of the district court under Judge George F. Beezley here this afternoon. Mrs. Carlton was run over by the truck as she was crossing the street in company with Mr. Carlton, who escaped injury. She died a few hours later from injuries suffered.

Twelve cases involving disputes between miners and operators of mines in District 14 of the United Mine Workers will be argued before the joint commission in Kansas City today and Friday by district officials, who went there last night to put the matters of dispute before the board. The cases are being presented today by Matt L. Walters, district president; C. E. Skidmore, board member, and James V. Fitzgibbon, joint board member. The cases originated at mines of the Western Coal & Mining Company, the Central Coal & Coke Company, the Clemens Coal Company, the Quality Coal Company and the Crawford Coal Company.

During their work as a board of equalization on the real estate assessment of Pittsburg the county commissioners found an error in the tax rolls on the valuation and tax on lots No. 1, 2 and 3, block 10, Rogers Coal Company's Second addition. In 1922 these lots with improvements were assessed at $33,000. In 1923 the tax rolls showed the same assessment. In 1924 an additional building was erected and the book of original entry showed the assessment had been increased to $53,000.

50 years ago

June 17, 1976

The Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department and the Gents and Janes square dance club are planning what they advertise as the "biggest square dance in the state of Kansas on July 4. Glen Hastings, master of ceremonies and organizer of the dance, says he expects square dancers from Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri to attend. Hastings also has received word that the clubs from Nevada, Mo., Fort Scott, Altamont and Joplin will attend. "It will be the biggest in Kansas we hope," he said.

PARSONS - Roland Loveless. Executive director of Mid-America, said Wednesday he would try to clear up misunderstandings between Mid-America and Southeast Kansas county commissions about a recent consensus vote that would reduce the company's advertising funds. Loveless said he would begin visiting area county commissions June 21 in an effort to explain to commissioners that a reduction in the counties' Mid-America allotment to 10 cents per capita would cut his advertising budget in half, and not in third like the commissioners believe.

The School of Education at the Kansas State College of Pittsburg has been fully reaccredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, KSCP president George Budd announced Wednesday. The NCATE reaccreditation was unconditional, covering all programs in the School of Education, and extends for ten years, the maximum endorsement period, Budd said in a press release. The reaccreditation covers Specialist's levels."

25 years ago

June 17, 2001

R J. Wilson has worn many hats. The 29-year-old rookie state representative from Pittsburg has umpired youth baseball, been a sportswriter for The Morning Sun and been the head coach for a community college softball team. But on Saturday, the hat Wilson was wearing had USSSA embroidered on it. You see, Wilson - who had umpired in the Jock's Nitch Classic well before he was wearing suits and ties and taking part in committee meetings at Topeka was urged by tournament director Lorn Burdick to return because of a shortage of umpires.

They'll be glad to sleep in their own beds again, instead of a gym floor, but local riders still say that Biking Across Kansas was a great experience. The annual ride started June 9 at the Colorado state line. "We rode the K route, and started from Elkhart," said John Meriwether, Columbus. There were more than 1,000 riders and support personnel involved. "I think the youngest rider I saw, on a tandem bike, was 9, and the oldest person I talked to was 72," Meriwether said.

A sightseeing trip to Europe became a pilgrimage and spiritual journey for two young Pittsburg women last year. Friends Libby Barber and Hayden Ward had both traveled before, but not together, when they decided on a three-month back-packing tour of Europe. Barber is the daughter of Martin and Sue Barber, and granddaughter of Jack and Jean Barber, all of Pittsburg. Ward is the daughter of Gregg and Janice Ward and granddaughter of Bruno and Marion Ward. Both are St. Mary's-Colgan High School graduates.