A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON

covering week of April 20-26

25 years ago, 1972

Cape Girardeau County Collector Harold D. Kuehle received approval from County Court to proceed with lawsuits to collect delinquent merchants and manufacturers taxes; Kuehle told court there are "several businesses that are way overdue" on their taxes and, in fairness to vast majority of businesses which have paid up, every effort should be made to collect.

Cape Girardeau County Court has agreed to place bond issue or special levy on August primary election ballot to build new juvenile detention facility if requested to do so; however, court said it still favors unified approach to solve all detention problems of county; court's statement was in response to recent Missourian news story that disclosed that court has returned $30,000 in federal funds which had been available for juvenile home construction; study also brought out that $6,000 in federal funds was requested to renovate and repair present juvenile home, and no funds were being sought for study of adult detention needs of county.

New Jackson R-2 Elementary School probably won't be ready for use before December; school board members were informed of bad news that shortage has developed in brick being used on building, which will cause 60- to 90-day construction delay; architect William McLaughlin of Chester, Ill., told board that generally construction is on schedule and brick shortage will not delay completion of classrooms; but it will be impossible to roof central part of building until brick work is completed.

50 years ago, 1947

County Court, by 2 to 1 vote, has agreed to contribute $1,500 for one-year period to hire county sanitary milk inspector; Cape Girardeau City Council and county's milk producers have committed enough funds to make fund of $4,000 available for hiring of inspector; under new arrangement, inspector will be required to make reports to County Court, which will be authority in charge.

Wilson W. Ford has sold 72-acre farm known as Hill Farm, west of Jackson, to Mr. and Mrs. Alvester Hopkins; land adjoins Ford farm.

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Godwin have moved to two-family duplex completed week ago by Stella Coffman, now residing in Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schaper will occupy other apartment following their return from California.

Barney Looney has been notified that he was successful bidder for star mail route between Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Burfordville and Oak Ridge; his contract will be effective July 1; his bid was $2,904; Ralpherd Jones is at present making the run.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Werner have bought stucco house on East Main Street from Irene Grant; at present, dwelling is under lease to Presbyterian Church as a manse and terms of lease will hold.

75 years ago, 1922

Meeting of those interested in better service on Cape Girardeau Northern railroad took on different character than what was expected; it was hoped that business men of Oak Ridge, Daisy, Fruitland, Pocahontas and Hilderbrand, and farmers all along right-of-way would attend, but they didn't; instead, there were present Louis Houck, Major Giboney Houck, L.M. Morton, agent for C.G.N. at Daisy, Henry W. Putz of Pocahontas, Henry D. Bruihl of Oak Ridge, and one or two others; Houck made lengthy talk in which he explained that service given by road was in keeping with business given it; he told farm agent that he resented action of farm bureau in "advertising the railroad as of no account and no good, which is the best way to kill it, if that is the intention"; in end, meeting passed resolution, expressing its appreciation of service given by railroad, and then adjourned.

Case of State of Missouri vs. Viola Oswalt, practicing medicine without license, which had attention of court greatest part of day in Circuit Court Monday, is interesting inasmuch as it is first time that case of this kind has been tried in Cape Girardeau County; whole question is same that agitated courts in cities of country for some time: Can chiropractor be classed as one who practices medicine; all witnesses were careful to avoid word "treatment," and manipulation employed by Oswalt on her patients were designated as "adjustments."

Rush of ex-service men to fill out their bonus applications is on; in Jackson neither American Legion nor Red Cross has made any arrangements to help men fill out their applications; as result, notaries, who agree to work for nothing, are completely swamped; post office is being besieged.