Good Old Days

8 years ago

March 25, 1887

With the sunshine and flowers of the season come thoughts of a city park, a much needed place of resort for our citizens. We need a park and now is the time to secure necessary ground.

Sid Benton has erected a windmill on his Island Street residence property which supplies water for various purposes about the premises. The outfit will render gardening a pastime.

C.B. Hopkins is engaged in organizing an electric light company in which the business men of the city manifest an interest that insures putting in of a plant at an early day.

Crowds of spectators gather dai...