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110 Years Ago - 1899

An Omaha piano tuner will visit Kearney again in a few days. He has made several trips to this city, and his services are in great demand.

There was some rare sport south of the river. It was jackrabbit sport, and at times it was fast and furious. Two brothers, ardent sportsmen, brought their seven hounds to chase the festive jackrabbit over the plain.

The Daily Hub enters today (Oct. 23) upon the 12th year of its existence. The Hub was founded Oct. 22, 1888.

85 Years Ago - 1924

The first grade at Bryant Elementary School will be interested during the next four weeks in a health chart for their teeth. Every day that a pupil cleans his teeth, he will receive a gold star.

Under the new traffic ordinance proposed, the parking of cars in the block on Railroad Street from Central to First avenues will be abolished. Heavy traffic moves along the block in question, to and from the depot, and frequently it requires skillful driving to wind through the maze of machines that are parked along the Union Pacific park rail and on the curb to the north.

Power was shut down in a portion of the Kearney business area for more than an hour due to a short circuit developing on one of the big leads. It appears that overhanging branches of a tree were responsible for this short.

60 Years Ago - 1949

A new fight song was introduced to Teachers College students at convocation. Music was written by the music department faculty and students, and other faculty collaborated on the words.

The oldest alumnus back for homecoming activities was an Axtell man from the class of 1908.

"Blondie in the Dough" will be the feature picture at the Fort Theatre for the Hub-sponsored good conduct show at the theater Oct. 26-27. Youngsters signed a pledge agreeing to be a "little gentleman or lady" on Halloween and received a movie ticket in exchange.

This Week in History is compiled from Hub files by News Clerk Tammy Eaton.