Out of the past 7/14/10

25 years ago: July 14, 1985

Bargain Hound, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Eftink, has moved from 2228 Bloomfield Rd., into new, expanded quarters at 851 S. Kingshighway.

A 1946 steam locomotive, tender car and two 1920s-style passenger cars will make their first appearance in Jackson tomorrow afternoon, but the soon-to-be operating tourist train won't be operating under its own steam; the engine and cars, which are now sitting on the track in Delta, will make the 18-mile trip to Jackson with the aid of a diesel engine provided by the Jackson Southern Railroad.

50 years ago: July 14, 1960

Feeding the meter in Cape Girardeau business sections during the past fiscal year contributed $40,072.51 to the city's coffers; the income, for the second consecutive year, showed a decline over the previous year's parking meter business.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kellett announce the sale of the Hobbs Cafe, 417 Broadway, to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Palmer of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; the new owners will take immediate possession of the restaurant.

75 years ago: July 14, 1935

The Rev. Roland Reichmann is installed as pastor of the First English Lutheran Church during special evening services; the young minister came to Cape Girardeau about a month ago from Chicago, succeeding the Rev. Walter E. Koepf, now pastor at Macomb, Ill.

The Rev. C.H. Morton, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, speaks during the evening union service at Courthouse Park; the summer series is sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance.

100 years ago: July 14, 1910

The steamer Cape Girardeau can't be saved; slowly, the boat is breaking into pieces before anything can be done in the way of getting it to the surface and to docks, where it could be repaired; it is said the Eagle Packet Co. will acquire another boat to take the place of the sunken vessel, one with a compartment hull of steel construction, puncture proof and unsinkable.

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan P. Peironnet, accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. H.L. Albert, and two children, leave in the afternoon on the Frisco for a trip which will take them up the North Pacific coast, and which will last for the rest of the summer season.

-- Sharon K. Sanders