Out of the past 2/18/06

25 years ago: Feb. 18, 1981

Cape Girardeau County and Jackson city officials say they are opposed to moving the county seat from Jackson to Cape Girardeau; city officials say moving the county seat would have a severe economic impact on Jackson; County Court Judge Leonard F. Sanders of Jackson notes the move would require acquisition of land and construction of a new courthouse at a cost of millions of dollars.

Once again the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport advisory board has suggested the city adopt an ordinance restricting commercial activities at the airport, and once again the Cape Girardeau City Council has backed off the subject.

50 years ago: Feb. 18, 1956

Bids were taken yesterday by the building committee of Trinity Lutheran School for the construction of two new additions to the present Lutheran school building; separate bids were received for the general construction work, plumbing and sewers, heating and ventilation, and the electrical wiring; the committee will make a report to the congregation on the bids, and the congregation will make the final decision.

Cape Girardeau has had almost as much rain in the past 30 days as it had in all of the five preceding months; another 1.62 inches fell yesterday, bringing the February total to 6.93 inches.

75 years ago: Feb. 18, 1931

A delegation of 159 people, aboard a special Frisco train, leaves Cape Girardeau for Jefferson City, Mo., to present before the Senate Ways and Means Committee an appeal for passage of proposed legislation aimed at carrying out tax recommendations of the State Survey Commission; included in this group are 10 people from Cape Girardeau, including Mayor Edward L. Drum.

Work of installing street signs on corners where there are none and repairing those already erected is started by Harry Hamilton, a Cape Girardeau city employee; he will first take all streets north of Independence Street; there are about 200 signs to be erected.

100 years ago: Feb. 18, 1906

Judge J.F. Gordon, who has been in Jefferson City, Mo., on business, stops off in Cape Girardeau to visit his wife and son, who are spending the winter at B. Bremermann's; he leaves for his home in New Madrid, Mo., at noon.

Harry Lambert, a well-known black man, plans to open a skating rink in the Union Aid hall, on North Frederick Street.

-- Sharon K. Sanders