The way it was 9/12

100 Years Ago -- September 12, 1903

C.F. Strom, of the Dempsey Candy Company, is in receipt of information by letter that the citizens of Lockwood have received the assurance of the Rock Island Railway Company they would render financial aid in building a road from the Lockwood Station to Jerico Springs. This move is understood to mean an effort to get the freight business now being transacted by the Missouri Pacific via Sheldon. This is of importance not only to the Missouri Pacific but also to the trade of Nevada. AD- Biggest line of Studebaker and other high-grade wagons and buggies in Nevada. Come- they are going fast- Harper Supply Company, Nevada's Big Buggy House.

75 Years Ago -- September 12, 1928

BELLAMY ITEMS -- Next Sunday ends the year's church work here. Brother Baker has had a very good year. He intends to have the quarterly meeting Sunday and a basket dinner. The presiding elder from Joplin will be here. John Bollinger and wife of Moundville visited his mother, Mrs. Mariah Newland, here Sunday. Mrs. Newland's daughters, Vina Jennings of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Mrs. Pearl Olds of Buhl, Idaho, returned home Sunday.

50 Years Ago -- September 12, 1953

A recipe for romance is the prime factor in the success story of Keats Petree, low voiced Tennessean and creator of the Daily Mail's newest adventure strip. Nick Haliday, which will make its first appearance on Monday, Sept.14. The recipe? Pretty girls, a handsome charter boat skipper and a dash of intrigue, well mixed with the private island of the Caribbean and the long swells of the Gulf Stream, of course. Blue seas and palm islands with adventure, too! Nick Haliday, a fast paced new adventure strip for the readers of the Daily Mail will start with Monday's edition. WALKER WISDOM -- The Walker Parent-Teacher Association met Thursday evening, September 3, with Mrs. Floyd Perkins, president, in charge of the meeting. Mrs. Stoddard acted as secretary in the absence of Mrs. Glenn Seever. Only about thirty persons were present, due to the heavy rain that afternoon and evening. Walker Schools enrolled 260 students for the 1953-54 term. Every teacher gave an interesting report on the classes and the number of students in each class.