Out of the past 10/16/07

25 years ago: Oct. 16, 1982

As expected, the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents approves a recommendation for the school's administration to impose a $50 surcharge on students at the university next semester to help make up for a $867,000 appropriation cut called for by Gov. Kit Bond.

The lagoon at Capaha Park -- home of ducks, swans, bass and bluegill -- will also accommodate three fountains, if the Cape Girardeau City Council approves a plan submitted last week by the Parks and Recreation Board; the fountains would circulate the water in the lagoon to help eliminate an algae problem.

50 years ago: Oct. 16, 1957

Influenza, the first of three waves of the disease expected before spring, is spreading over Cape Girardeau County; the Cape County Medical Society reports there is no way to prevent the spread; whether it is the Asian flu cannot be learned without exhaustive tests.

Jackson voters yesterday turned down the bond issue proposal in a special election; the proposition was to issue $65,000 in bonds to complete the public library building.

75 years ago: Oct. 16, 1932

An argument last night between Bud Cambron and Al Nenninger came to a head with a bet, with Nenninger wagering that Ty Cobb played in a World Series, and Cambron betting he was wrong; the loser was to give the winner a wheelbarrow ride over Good Hope Street; Cobb played with Detroit in a series in 1909 against Pittsburgh, and Cambron ends up pushing the wheelbarrow.

Dr. M.E. Melvin, president of Westminster College at Fulton, Mo., preaches at the evening service at the Presbyterian Church at Jackson.

100 years ago: Oct. 16, 1907

George Houck Jr., of Bloomfield, Mo., who has been visiting relatives in Cape Girardeau, is getting a reputation for himself as a fine horseman; at a recent horse show at Bloomfield, Mo., he took several premiums.

C.B. Heller, the Haarig butcher, bought 15 steers from Frank Dockins of Scopus, Mo., Monday, which weighed 960 pounds each; he also purchased 30 hogs from John Westrich of Hamburg, Scott County.

-- Sharon K. Sanders