The way it was

100 Years Ago -- November 12, 1903

Subject to the call of Mayor Wight, a mass meeting of the citizens of Nevada will be held at Moore's Opera House tonight. This meeting will be one of vast importance to every citizen of Nevada.

The proposition to issue $90,000 bonds to be used in building a municipal water works plant will be discussed. Those favoring the proposition and those against it will be presented to discuss this important question. On December 1, a special election will be held to vote upon the proposition and every voter should cast his vote intelligently.

It is hoped that a large number of our citizens will attend tonight's meeting.

75 Years Ago -- November 12, 1928

MARVIN CHAPEL -- Sumner Hayes, whose home was in Walker Township, was buried at the Marvin Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hill gave a masquerade party to their many friends. Halloween was greatly enjoyed. There were about fifty present. Pie and candy were served.

The first snow fell in this vicinity Saturday.

The week of prayer program given at Marvin was very well given and enjoyed by all who braved the muddy roads to get there.

50 Years Ago -- November 12, 1953

The cornerstone of the new Bryan School was placed in position Wednesday afternoon in a colorful ceremony conducted by Col. James McBrayer Sellers, president of Wentworth Military Academy and Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge in Missouri. About 400 persons including pupils and teachers of Bryan School and members of the Board of Education of the Reorganized School District witnessed the brief 20-minute service.

Steve Gibson, representing the school board, read the list of articles, which had been placed in the cornerstone.

STATE NEWS -- It is hoped that drive education courses will ultimately cut highway wreck rate. Driver's Education isn't a required subject but many law enforcement and school authorities think it should be as well as many parents.

In Missouri about 300 high schools are offering such courses. They not only teach new drivers from scratch but also correct the faults of those who already think they know how to drive.

The State Department of Education estimates about 10,500 took the courses last school year.