Old Post office

They say that the Rich Hill post office was located at 7th & Park Avenue in this building for over fifty years. Before it moved in 1960 to where it is now.

MAYOR JAMISON'S VETO.

Tonights blog I found in the City Council minutes for July 12, 1898.
It pertains to fire limits for Rich Hill.
North part of Block 85 is on Southside maple in between 7th and 6th
North part of Block 84 is on Southside maple in between 6th and 5th
South part of Block 52 is on the northside walnut in between 7th and 6th street
South part of Block 53 is on the northside Walnut in between 6th and 5th street



MAYOR JAMISON'S VETO.

Some of the Reasons Why He Is Opposed to the Extension of the Fire Limits at this particuar.
To the Honorable: Board of Alderman


Gentlemen: — I herewith return to you Ordinance No. 292. concerning
the fire department, amending Or­dinance No. 277 and extending the fire limits, without, my approval, for they following reasons :

1st. The north part of Block 85 being almost exclusively occupied by a lumber yard , any addition of frame buildings that may be erected thereon would not increase the risk in the slightest degree; besides, there is no room in said north part of the said block for any other buildings, the balance of the space not occupied by the lumber yard being occupied by brick buildings; hence the application of the ordinance to said block is without any reason or just cause to support it.

2d. The lines of business that have always been carried on in the north part of Block 84, and that it is likely to be carried on in said block, if any at all, is of such nature as not to justify the expenditure of large amounts of money in the construction of brick or stone buildings; and if this ordinance be passed, the result will be to exclude from that block all the lines of business that can profitably be carried on there, and will amount to a prac­tical confiscation of all the real es­tate situated in said part of the said block, which I am not willing to do.

3d. What is said of Block 84 can be as fully and truthfully said of the south part of Block 52. And we might as well extend the fire limits to all parts of the entire city as to Block 52.

4th. As to the south part of Block 53, the experience of those who have invested their money in brick buildings there is not such as to encourage others to invest any money in brick or stone buildings along there. Business along that block in the past, has not been such as to make it profitable to put much money in buildings. And, besides, all these blocks are so isolated from the main business blocks of the city as to render danger from them very remote.
As a summary of my objections, the extension of the fire limits to these four blocks would prevent those already burnt out, or those likely to be burnt out, from rebuilding, and would convert the ground into a weedy waste, and would amount to nothing as a protection to the business part of town sought to be benefitted by this ordinance.
Let us welcome any good frame buildings, that may be constructed on any of, these blocks,

The First Rich Hill Ministerial Alliance Meeting

On October 16, 1961 the ministers of four churches in Rich Hill met at the Methodist church at 6:30pm for the purpose of forming a Ministerial Alliance, and to make plans for the forthcoming Union Thanksgiving Dervices; the churches represented and their Ministers are: Park Avenue Methodist Church, Rev, Rundel, Assembly of God Church, Rev. R. J. Foreman, Baptist Church, Rev. Knox, and the First Christian Church, Rev. L. Clyde Hall.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Rundel; it was decided that as an Evangelistic service would be in progress at the Methodist Church that the Union Service would be at the Methodist church, with Rev. Knox bringing the message. The choir will be composed of members of all churches, and under the direction of Mrs. L. Clyde Hall. Rev. Rundel will prepare the programs.
In forming the Ministerial Alliance, Rev. R. J. Foreman was elected President, Rev. Rundel Vice President, Rev. L. Clyde Hall secretary, and Rev. Knox as Treasurer.
The date of the next meeting was set for November 4th at 8:30am to be at the Baptist church.
There being no further business at hand the meeting was closed and Rev. Hall gave the benediction.
Attested to by,
L. Clyde Hall, Secretary.

Football 1945

Tonight's blog comes from the 1945 Rich Hill Annual. Some of the Football players are Harold Heuser,Edwin Edmonds,James Heck,Doyle Darr,Billy Pfeiffer,Edwin Fisher,Grover Moore,Joe Vaughn,Lavern Harp, Johnnie Copeland, Wilbur Sivils,Forrest Wheatley,Maynard Miller,Walter Murdock,Donald Humble,Doyne White, Jack Jamet,Bob White,Paul Reed,Bob Clarkson,Bill Palmer,Warren Beatty,Joe Vaughn,

Old Advertisements of 1928

Tonight's blog comes from a 1928 Mining Review Newspaper. It is interesting to take a look back in time to see how the town and advertising have changed in the past 80-90 years. To me it is amazing that there were so many businesses and opportunity in a now small town

Old Power Plant Blueprints

How the Rich Hill Power Plant looks today

This is the blueprints for the power-plant improvements. The prints were drawn in Dec 1922 by Arthur L Mullergren 555 Gates Bldg. Kansas City Missouri.

Barber Shop

One of the first barbers in early Rich Hill was a man named "Pappy" Henry May. This story is from Ed McQuitty memoirs in 1955.

"Pappy" May stepped off one of the first passenger trains to arrive in Rich Hill. In his late seventies with snowy hair he was as chipper as a youngster of school age.

It was said of him that on his arrival here his only posses­sions were a razor, a strop, a home and a shaving mug. Within a week he had built a ten by ten shop where the Memorial library building is now located and was doing business.With nerves as steady as a youngish matron at a country quilting he was able to give a customer the "once over" before the word "next" had time to echo through the when the old gentleman would douse a badly soiled rag, previously used in cleaning his kerosene lamp, into a pail of rain water with which to wipe off the excess lather.