The way it was 8/26

100 Years Ago -- August 26, 1903

The County Court was in session Wednesday and among the other business transacted was the following order: Mr. Coons, Paschal Heneshaw, J.P. Allen and S.C. Forsker and other citizens of Metz Township, representing the township board and the road improvement committee of said township and show to the satisfaction of the court that $770 has been collected for the improvement of the public road leading south from the town of Metz across the Little Osage.

The County Court agrees to construct 136 feet of trestle on said bottom and at such a point as maybe designated by the Road and Bridge Commissioner and it is ordered by the court that the Road and Bridge Commissioner to proceed at once to complete the survey of said road. Vernon County agrees to pay one third of expenses of the services in making said survey the road improvements committee to pay the remaining two-thirds and to construct all earth work on said road free of expenses to Vernon County.

75 Years Ago -- August 26, 1928

RICHARDS- Minta Matson from St. Louis, who has been visiting her father, returned to St. Louis Sunday night.

50 Years Ago -- August 26, 1953

MONTEVALLO -- Earl May decided there was more than one way to get water in the cistern.

He obtained a water tank from J.O. Smith and hauled water Friday from an apparently everlasting well located on the B.J. Coffrin place and filled his cistern.

This well has never been known to go dry and years ago it supplied water for a gristmill owned and operated by Mrs. Coffrin's grandfather, Mr. Price. Bob Nichols has begun felling four dead maple trees Monday in the lot owned by Mrs. Lola May, west of the Post Office. The trees were damaged when the May store buildings burned three years ago and later died. Nichols who is using a tree saw for the work, will make stove wood from the trees.

SPORTS -- Stan Musial, six-time National League Batting Champion hasn't given up of adding this year's title to his collection but he hears time may be running out on him.

The great St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder, after a wretched first half season, picked up speed in the second half to boost his mark by some sixty points. Today, with only 30 games remaining, he still finds himself 25 points behind teammate Red Schoedienst.