25 YEARS AGO: The annual spelling bee competition was held at Worth County R-III on Friday March 3, 2000. Pictured are Bryceson Baker who won second place and is in the 5th grade, Devan Dignan, who won first place and is in the 8th grade, and Brett Dowis who placed third and is also in the 8th grade. Devan and Bryceson will move onto the regional in St. Joseph on Saturday.
50 years ago
Times-Tribune, February 21, 1975
Local school district gets AA classification
The Worth County R-I school district has been officially classified as an AA school for the 1974-75 year by the Missouri State Department of Education in Jefferson City and were given AAA ratings in two areas.
But, along with receiving the AA and AAA, the local district received an "advisory" -- a recommendation for bettering-for, the library.
Superintendent Phil Burmeister stated that the high school and elementary libraries would be improved soon the new elementary building is constructed.
"Both the high school and elementary libraries are overcrowded and we can't do anything about it until the new building is finished. We had to cut our high school library in half and use part of it for a classroom and the elementary library is just running over with books, even though we don't have everything we need in the form of instructional materials," he explained.
The local school district has been reprimanded by the state department of education for several years because no planning had been done toward improving the elementary facilities. This year was not the case.
Burmeister said an evaluation team visited the district and looked over the plans for the new elementary building and approved them and applauded the district for approving the facility, which will be financed by the recently passed $600,000 bond issue.
100 years ago
Worth County Tribune, March 11, 1925
Seriously hurt in accident
A speed maniac, tearing into a crowd of persons watching workmen attempting to put a derailed South Park car back on the track at Eleventh and Sacramento streets in St. Joseph Saturday night, struck and seriously injured C. C. Evans, 35 years old: 2304 Lovers Lane, a train master for the street railway company.
Evans' foot was caught above the exhaust of the machine and he was carried four blocks before the car was stopped. Then the three occupants of the car leaped out, leaving Evans lying on the street.
The injured man was taken to Missouri Methodist hospital in the police ambulance, where he was treated by Dr. C. H. Wallace. His condition is serious but he is given an equal chance to recover.
Monday the occupants of the motor car appeared before the Prosecuting Attorney and told him they were drunk at the time of the accident.
Truman Hagerty, 22 years old, admitted being the driver of the Buick and talked of the accident. The other two who admitted they were in the car with Hagerty were Joy E. Whit-horn, 22 years old, and Ben Prasha, 29 years old. Warrants were issued for all of them.
After the occupants of the car had deserted the car and run, neighbors and passing motorists pried Mr. Evans loose from the car. His foot was so firmly pinned that a clothesline post had to be used to free him. Unable to release his foot, which was caught by the exhaust pipe when he was knocked to the pavement, he had held to the running board, his back dragging on the pavement, otherwise he would have been crushed by the wheels of the car.
An X-ray will be taken to determine the exact nature of his injuries.
Chris moved to St. Joseph five years ago from Allendale. He has been train master for the street railway company for the last four years.
His brother-in-law. Robert Farrell reported he was getting along fairly well.
125 years ago
Worth County Times, March 1, 1900
December and May
Groom aged 72 weds a maiden of 15
Circuit Clerk Caster last Tuesday issued marriage license to Rev. A. Norman of Allen Township, this county, and Miss Mary E. Glick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Glick, living three miles east of Denver. Rev. Norman has reached the advanced age of 72 years, while the prospective bride is a young lady of 15 summers.
This marriage furnishes an incident without parallel in the history of Worth County, and of such rare occurrence as to command attention anywhere in the civilized world.
Cupid can find no more promising playground than Worth County soil, nor does the young manhood exist that would be non-susceptible to the attractions of Worth County maidens, but when the charms of a winsome 15-year-old damsel melt the hoar frost from the heart of a saliant of 72 summers and enkindle therein the pristine fires of youthful love, we feel that we are modest when we claim that Worth County is in the lead in more ways than one, and we challenge Northwest Missouri to produce a parallel.
Rev. Norman has been a resident of Allen Township for many years and is one amongst its most substantial citizens. He is a minister of the United Brethren Church and in addition to his sacred calling has always followed the life of a farmer. We are unacquainted with the lady of his choice, but know her to be the daughter of respectable and fairly well-to-do parents, her father having accompanied Mr. Norman on his visit to Mr. Caster's office. The groom has reared a family, several members of which are older than his bride. When in the city Tuesday, he did not feel disposed to jest at his approaching marriage and when asked at the clerk's office if he did not feel too young to enter married life, he replied that he considered this a very serious matter.