cago, ordained in 1932, scholarship from the University of Chicago Oriental Institute; now research worker and professor of Egyptology at the University of Chicago. |
Not horseless carriages曜ust carriages without horses This large number of carriages parked in front of the livery stables in early days must have attested to the prosperity of the town. Looking closely at the far left, you can see the East Ward School.REYNOLDS BROTHERS PROMINENT IN EARLY HISTORY OF WYMOREA contracting company that occupied a large spot in the early day history of the Wymore vicinity was known as Elisha P. Reynolds & Company. The firm was composed of brothers, Elisha P. Reynolds, Sr., John H. Reynolds, and Ben Reynolds. This firm was awarded the contract of building the Burlington railroad from Table Rock to Denver, which work they completed in 1882, and John H. and Ben Reynolds at once took up their residence in Wymore and built good homes here The brothers incorporated the Touzalin Hotel and built and furnished the hotel which later came to be known as the Vendome hotel, at cost of $62,000 for the building and $5,000 for the furniture Later they incorporated the Wymore-Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wymore Young Men of 1890様eft to right top: Charles Currie, Ben Reynolds, Edd. Thiesen. Second row: Frank Rainy, Charles Jeffery, Albert Skinner. Third row: Jay Bangs, Bill Pirie.Springs Street Railway Company, and built and equipped the street railway from the Touzalin hotel to the Black Bros mill in Blue Springs. The Reynolds brothers firm also purchased and operated the First National Bank of Wymore in a building which then stood on the corner south of the Touzalin hotel, and Elisha P. Reynolds incorporated the first electric light company, known as the Wabaska, which gave the town its first electric light service. |
The old hose cart beng used in an early day celebration parade. The same cart is being overhauled and will be used in the Jubilee parade.FIRE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED IN 1891With the publishing of an ordinance in the Wymorean April 25, 1891, a volunteer fire department was authorized and created in the City of Wymore. On May 1, 1891 a meeting was held at the office of A. D. McCandless, with C. S. Seymour elected chief of the department by a unanimous vote. In 1931, an issue of the Wymorean listed 50 members as follows: E. L. Purdy, Clayton Lasher, H. A. Fitzgerald, C. B. Edwards, J. L. Brown, Jack Fields, Clyde Casterline, Sam Youds, W. D. Tincher, Frank Russell, L. F. Hohensee, D. Morris, Fred Crawford, Lloyd Heusman, G. F. Slaughter, R. C. Wiar, Joe Chapman, E. A. Brown, E. L. Keller, L. D. Mason, Fred F. Stoll, F. R. Tincher, Glen Lefler, Asa Neuman, Win. Price, Ed Powell, George Bebout, Harry Lattimer, Guy Billings, H M. Curtis, G. A. King, A. J. Harris, Will Retchless; Earl M. Burnham, Clinton Tumblin, Earl Fulton, Charles Eliott, Henry Anderson, Lon Rutherford, Charles Overman, Roy V. Donahue, Jess Brown, Lester Kelley, L. L. Packett, Raymond Fletcher, Owen
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The new modern fire trucks and ambulance owned by the present fire department. The truck at the right was purchased for the Rural Fire organization and is also used for town fires.Rutherford; M E. Brewer, Irvin Marquardt. E B. Willis, D S. Marquardt. The issue also carried a notice by Clayton Lasher, Chief, that persons not active members of the Fire Department were strictly forbidden to ride on fire trucks, or to assist in the fighting of fire, unless expressly called upon in emergencies by authorized persons. This rule has followed down through the years. Active members of the Fire Department at the present time are George Kleager, chief; Walter Kruger, assistant chief; Arthur Weber, secretary; Herb Brannan, president; Louje Siems, custodian. Members of Truck Company No. 1 are Jim Andrews, Harold Campbell, Bob Mick, L. R. Heusman, Dale Bryson, Arnold Irvin, Dick Stewart, W. Fralin, Howard Melten, Dwight Maranville, Bill Warren, S. Rhoten and Kenneth Cripe. Members of Truck Company No. 2 are Harold Smith, Ted McPheron, Ralph Bradbury, Les Gallisath, Don Campbell, Dwaine Pyle, Chas. Darnell, Herb Trent, Raymond Hevelone, Lee Paisley and Ted Wilson. Wymore Fire Chiefs佑 S Seymour, 1891-1897; V. P. Bacon, 1 897-1 902; H L. Anderson, 1 902-1904; E. L Yost, 1904-1905; C. A Allen, 1905-1909; V. E Holmes, 1909-1912, W. L. Anderson, 1912-1922; J. J. Schock, 1922-1923; G. F. Marquardt, 1923-1924; R B Campbell, 1924-1928; W M. Chambers, 1928-1929; W. L. Anderson, 1929-1930; Clayton Lasher, 1930-1938; C. Z. Brown, 1938-1939; C H Black. 1939-1941; S. Wallace, 1941-1942; P. M Shoff, 1942-1943; L. R. Heusman. 1943-1944; R B. Campbell, 1944~1945, J. W. Christlieb, 1945-1947; P. M. Shoff, 1947-1952; V R Heusman, 1952-1954; W. Kruger, 1954-1955, G. L. Kleager, 1955-1956. |
The East Ward school house was purchased by the American Legion following WWII It has been remodeled and improved to make comfortable Legion headquarters. Two old cannon, mounted in front of the building. date back to early days in Wymore.AMERICAN LEGION ANDERSON POST NO. 25Application for a temporary charter for an American Legion post here was made on July 31, 1919 and the application approved on August 16, 1919. The temporary charter was granted by National Headquarters on August 19, 1919. Men who signed applicaton for temporary charter were Philip E. Douglas, Roland M. Bash, Raymond Tumblin, Evan Kincade, Henry Ostendorf, Albert E. Jones, John D. Spoon, Edwin Taylor, Leonard Densmore, Ernest C. Patton, Orin A. Cooper, W. H. Triggs, Herbert F. Scheideler, B. Humphrey and C. B. Ellis. The Legion Post received a big financial boost with the death of Bert Anderson on May 29, 1950. Mr. Anderson had passed away on May 1st of that year and with no survivors, he bequeathed his estate to the Legion Post. It included $3,000 in cash and the house and contents now owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Delehoy on South 6th street. This is thought to be the only time a citizen of Wymore has made such a bequeath to a local organization. Year --- Members --- Commander --- Adjutant
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Clifford Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Anderson, was the first Wymore boy to die during World Wor I. He passed away Oct. 29. 1918 at the Presidio, Son Francisco as the result of influenza. When the American Legion was granted a charter, it was named Anderson Post No. 25. | Charles M. Murdock came to Blue Springs in 1874. On May 21, 1881, he filed the plat of the city of Wymore for the Lincoln Land Company and remained as its agent for a number of years. Mr. Murdock moved the Blue Springs Reporter to Wymore and established his residence here June 22, 1881. He was a charter member of Coleman Post, No 11 5, Grand Army of the Republic, at Wymore and was elected its first commander. | Mr. and Mrs. A. D. McCandless came to Wymore in 1882. He had been admitted to the Illinois bar in 1874 and practiced law in Wymore until 1927. He was one of the compilers of the municipal code of the city of Wymore and served as City Attorney for thirteen years and as Park Commissioner many years. |
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Wymore has produced numerous people who have worked their way to the top in their profession, but only one prize-fighter. He was Fred Fulton. a 215 pound, six foot five and one-half inch giant who boasted the longest arm spread in those days of 84ス inches. Fulton began his ring career in 1912 and when he hung up his gloves in 1930 had 197 victories out of 210 bouts. He fought such notables as Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early day view of the cemetery, the cement block wall being one of the first projects of the newly formed cement block company here. Several years ago it was replaced with a wire netting. Notice the absence of trees at that time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
THE WYMORE CEMETERYEarly day records of the Wymore Cemetery are unavailable until minutes of a meeting called on May 16, 1905. Attending were 32 freeholders and lot owners in the Overlook Cemetery who asked the City Council to turn over said cemetery to a newly incorporated cemetery association to be known as the Wymore Cemetery Association. Officers of the new association were Mrs. S. M. Riley, president; Mrs. Alice Clayton, vice-president; Mrs. Martha Hanson, treasurer; Mrs. Martha Stevenson, secretary. Trustees were E. N. Kauffman, Julius Neumann and Mrs. Adam McMullen. First burial recorded at the cemetery was Aletta B. Sunderlin on August 12, 1882, and the only known foreigner was Lee Sun, a Chinaman, who was buried in 1890. One of the unusual funerals on record was for Mrs Sophia Calder, mother of Mr. C. E. Calder (deceased) of New York City, who had a spray of orchids at the time of her burial. H. A. Greenwood, early pioneer here, was born in Feb. 24, 1840 and buried in the cemetery October 19, 1908. | A present day view of the north part of the cemetery. Perpetual maintenance established a number of years ago has resulted in it being one of the best kept cemeteries in the state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PRESENT DAY BUSINESSESIn years to come, it is felt the following present-day list of Wymore business and professional people will be invaluable. Considerable time has been spent in compiling this information and a sincere effort made to make it complete. We can only hope that no one has been overlooked. McPheron Dairy佑het McPheron bought out John Loseman Aug. 1st, 1941, and maintained a dairy route here until May 21st, 1956, when he sold out to Beatrice Foods. |
coming here she had been in the nursing profession for a number of years. was torn down and a new modern building erected in its place, with addition ground added to the north, purchased from the Fulton Monument Co. Elwood "Woody" Lloyd is leasee of the station which opened for business the latter part of July. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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my and was employed as a beauty operator in Lincoln before coming to Wymore. |
and managed by Mr. Small but when talkies came in the acoustics at the Markle were too poor and the Markle closed. The Lyric was destroyed by fire in November, 1936. corner of 6th and E Jan. 1st of this year. The agency handles all known kinds of insurance, real estate, loans on city property and farms and rentals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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