January 14, 1949

• Dr. M. Earle Collins, president of Tarkio College, left Saturday for Philadelphia and New York City. In New York City, he attended the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and sessions of the Pan-Presbyterian College Union and National Conference of Church-Related Colleges, and was a guest Tuesday of the United Nations at Lake Success.

• William Ziegel attended the burial services of his son at the National Cemetery in Jefferson City, Missouri. Cpl. Warren W. Zeigel was killed July 24, 1944, while serving with the Marine Corps. on Tinian Island. Cpl. Zeigel, 23, had been overseas more than two years when he was killed.

• Hobart Inman, brother of three Tarkio residents, was featured in the Knoxville (Tennessee) News-Sentinel. The story beats all. After his dog repeatedly chased a big rat under a rock on his property, he decided to get a 2×4 board and pry up the big rock to kill the rat. When he did, he didn’t find the rat, but instead found a glass container full of greenback bills, some of which dated back 50 years or more. The money was close to $400.

• Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Daniel Boone McPherson, lifetime resident of Atchison County, who died at age 55 of a heart attack. Mr. McPherson, a WWI veteran, managed the extensive McPherson family farms in this area and was a Tarkio alderman from 1934 to 1936.

January 17, 1974

• The world’s greatest independent study art exhibit by Rod McGehee and Ron James was held in the Tarkio College cafeteria December 2-12. Rod is already well-known in the area for his paintings of local scenery and homes. Ron has been exploring low-relief sculpture and his display “Yesterday” includes a combination of large and small pieces of weathered wood, paint, wheels, wagon parts, burlap, and bits of metal all found in Tarkio.

• The mercury reached a welcome high of 54 degrees on the 15th after a low of 26 degrees below zero on the 12th. 

• Carl Martin was recently presented with  the Otoe District Scouter of the Year award. Mr. Martin has been active in scouting since 1963 and has been Scoutmaster since 1967.

• Tarkio’s $200,000 bond issue to build a downtown community center which would house a movie theatre failed to get the two-thirds majority voted needed. The vote was 334 for and 251 against.

January 14, 1999

• Carroll and Carolyn Jones of Tarkio will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, January 24, at the Farmers and Valley Bank Community Room. The couple was married on December 21, 1958, at Burlington Junction, Missouri.

• The Tarkio Garden Club met December 15 at the Farmers and Valley Bank in Tarkio. The guest speaker was Jerry Crawford, who has his own landscaping business and also teaches at Tarkio Academy. Jerry talked about using stone walls instead of railroad ties, brick pavers in patios and sidewalks, and tree varieties that do well in sun or shade.

• What happens when the government raises the price to mail a first class letter one cent? In Tarkio, residents swarmed the post office to purchase one-cent stamps so they could still use their 32¢ stamps. Nearly 3,600 one-cent stamps were sold at the Tarkio Post Office January 11 and the post office sold out by 2:15 p.m.

• Tarkio High School Wrestling Homecoming was held January 11. Mike Tullis was crowned king and Jayme Vaught was crowned queen.

• MaryAnn Hull has taken over the top spot of the Tarkio Chamber of Commerce as president.