. Memoirs and recollections of C. W. Goodlander of the early days of Fort Scott, from April 29, 1858, to January 1, 1870, covering the time prior to the advent of the railroad and during the days of the ox-team and stage transportation. And biographies of Col. H. T. Wilson and Geo. A. Crawford, the fathers of Fort Scott . ck walnutlumber to make the rail out of. He went to workcutting and fitting and drafting for a week, andmade a rail, but it would no more fit the stairsthan it would a worm fence, and looked more likea distorted snake than it did a hand rail for astairway. He made a second at
. Memoirs and recollections of C. W. Goodlander of the early days of Fort Scott, from April 29, 1858, to January 1, 1870, covering the time prior to the advent of the railroad and during the days of the ox-team and stage transportation. And biographies of Col. H. T. Wilson and Geo. A. Crawford, the fathers of Fort Scott . ck walnutlumber to make the rail out of. He went to workcutting and fitting and drafting for a week, andmade a rail, but it would no more fit the stairsthan it would a worm fence, and looked more likea distorted snake than it did a hand rail for astairway. He made a second attempt with nobetter success, and threw all his work under thebench and it lay there for years as a sample ofhis stair rail building. The city was lenient andaccepted the building with the understanding thatsome day I was to put a rail on the stairway, butit was only a couple of years until the buildingwas given to the county, so I was released fromputting up a rail, and to the day the building wastorn down it got along without a rail. In the early spring of 1865, just before the closeof the war, one of the greatest shows on earthwas held in this hall. Like all towns, the churchpeople were hard up, and were giving entertain-ments to raise money. The Episcopal and Catho-lic churches would have dances to raise money;. Presbyterian Church, built 1803. The firstchurch built in Fort Scott. Now occupied by amanufacturer of tomb stones. EA RL Y DA YS OF FORT SCOTT 81 the Methodists, socials and parties : so about thistime the Presbyterian people decided they mustraise some money, but they did not want a danc-ing party and hardly knew what they did R. Morley in those days, was the leader ofamusements, and had prior to this time put on theboards some very fair amateur performances withthe material there was on hand at that time; sosome of the ladies, Mrs. Aunt Jane Smith, , Mrs. Jewell and Barney Eberhardt,talked to Mr. Morley on the question. Well,he said : What do y
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