Thursday, March 5, 1885
Syracuse news: Perhaps some of our readers would like to know that Syracuse, Mo., was settled in the fall of 1858. The first house was built on John street between Crowe’s and the City Restaurant by a German named H. Melvis which he opened as a hotel and named it Syracuse from which the town derived its name. Mr. James M. Albin of our town assisted in placing in position its cornerstone. Ere the following spring had opened the spot had swelled to a large town having four commission houses, nine hotels, thirty-four stores and fourteen saloons. Through war and fire the town was nearly destroyed. A number of old settlers are still residents. Among them are: Charles Prenger, Thos. Griffin, J. Shauklin, S. Lynch, J. Thomson, W.E. Thomson. We have at present four flourishing stores: L.M. Cordry & Co., H.M. Keevil, T.J. Hasseft and D. Crowe. E.W. Albert is the proprietor of our city restaurant, C.H. Fisher & Co. owners of the machine and blacksmith shop; one church, one public schoolhouse and one saloon. On the route of the Mo. Pacific R.R. there can be found no finer location than the site of this once thriving town. At the present lots can be purchased cheap, we learned that a number of buyers will be here. We welcome them one and all.
Thursday, March 7, 1895
Hon. D.W. Draffen, the veteran lawyer of Boonville, was in the city Tuesday on his way to California. He left Boonville Monday afternoon about 2:30 and arrived here at 9 o’clock. He found an east bound freight on the track and as it was imperative that he be in California next morning attempted to get down on the freight but was refused the privilege of riding. We shall not attempt to repeat what he said, but he was made all over.
Friday, March 5, 1915
At the regular monthly meeting of the city council Monday night in addition to the regular routine business, a petition, bearing the signatures of one hundred and sixty-three citizens and taxpayers, two thirds of whom are property owners, together with an ordinance praying that body to reduce the present salary of the city Marshal to one hundred dollars per year was presented….
Since the closing of the saloons in this city November 13, 1913, it has been apparent to those whose signatures appear on the petition, that only for the fact that the law requires that the city have a city Marshal, it is an unnecessary expense.
Friday, March 6, 1925
A.N. Pedego, of near town, sold 21 head of 80-pound hogs Thursday to Joe Hartman for 12 cents per pound.
Friday, March 1, 1935
Through the efforts of Charles W. Green, secretary of the state fair association and such other noted horsemen as Charley Tieman, jeweler of California, a new feature is to be added to the fair attractions this year to be known as saddle horse futurity. At this time the receipts from the nomination of saddle horses amounts at $1,150, which money will be divided between weanlings and yearlings of the 1935 show.
Friday, March 2, 1945
Paul Gabert who has moved his garage to a building just south of his residence-property on West Morgan street announces in an advertisement in this issue that he is now open for business at his new location since his former building was purchased by Alex Lauf who will move his equipment there, just east of Emmett Snorgrass’ Pantatorium. Paul also announces that work will be started within 30 days on a new garage building he is having built on West Main street on which is known as the Karl Kiesling lots which he purchased.
Friday, March 4, 1955
Doctor’s orders will not permit J.J. Brant, district manager of the United Telephone Company, to be a candidate to succeed himself as mayor at the forthcoming city election in April.
Friday, March 5, 1965
The Board of Education met Tuesday night, Feb. 23, and set the school levies for the April election. The levies will remain the same as last year. There has not been an increase in school levies since 1961. The Board of Education has made plans to expand the school program by expansion of the curriculum to include mechanical drawing, woodworking, metal working, electricity, and a new course in business education which will all be done without increased levies. The Board of Education is engaged at the present time in adding two rooms to the industrial arts building which will be used for mechanical drawing and the other for kindergarten classes and music.
Thursday, March 6, 1975
Bill Duckworth has purchased from May Richardson a drive-in, including building, equipment and land, located in the west part of Syracuse on Highway 50.
The cafe will be operated by Duckworth’s brother, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Duckworth.
Thursday, March 7, 1985
An open house is being planned for March 24 at Active Learning Center for Children, a new business Barbara Troy and Becky Gerke are opening this spring in Tipton at the old McDaniel Realty Building.
Thursday, March 2, 1995
“We’re down to a point where we need your input,” said Rick Worrel, Route 50 project manager with Larkin Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc., the prime consultant for the project to upgrade Highway 50. The improvement is in the Missouri Department of Transportation Department’s 15-year plan and the preliminary surveys are underway.
Worrel opened the meeting last Tuesday night of the Highway 50 Eastern Corridor Advisory Council. The meeting was the first held in Tipton, taking place in the cafeteria at Tipton High School. Only a handful of local citizens not serving on the council attended and viewed five large maps.
Thursday, March 3, 2005
A meeting between an architect and a MoDot area supervisor opened up several options for placement of Tipton High School’s new Vo-Ag building, pending voter approval in April.
Architect Sam Winn met with MoDot area supervisor Harold Wolf, Superintendent Paul Wootten and school board members Jerry Garber and Bob Koerkenmeier Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, about options for placing the Vo-Ag building east of the high school.
One of the options being looked at now by Winn is putting the new building adjoining the FACS room on the furthest east side of the high school. The Vo-Ag building could be built on top of a concrete box culvert allowing water to flow under the building and continuing out under Highway 50.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
The Tipton City Council voted Monday night to place new street lights as requested by the Tipton Correctional Center near the point in the highway where employees and visitors walk between the parking lot on the east side of Highway B and the prison on the west side.
