Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
From the May 4, 1922 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Car Burned in Mud Hole.Norborne, Mo., May 1 — Dr. S. B. Aldridge, veterinarian, while making a call in the country in his roadster, struck a mud hole which… Read moreDr. Aldridge Has a Bad Day on the Road
Travel and automotive news from the Skidmore New Era, January 21, 1909: Messrs Ernest Prang and F. M. Osborn came down from Leon, Iowa, Friday in Mr. Prang’s new Jackson automobile. They made the trip in 7 1/2 hours, a… Read more105 Miles in 7.5 Hours
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), October 6, 1921, page 1: Two Cars Collide — Nobody Hurt. A Studebaker car driven by George Coler collided with a Haynes driven by Fred Diss Sunday evening between here and Maryville. Both cars… Read moreTwo Cars Collide – Nobody Hurt, 1921
From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), October 6, 1921, page 1: Rollo Howden’s Car Burned. Rollo Howden’s Haynes roadster was almost entirely destroyed by fire about 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Howden started to drive the car to… Read moreRollo Howden’s Car Burns, 1921
Be careful out there, Nodaway County drivers! From the September 15, 1921 Skidmore News of Skidmore, Missouri, page 1: Two Fords in Collision Early Sunday Evening.Both Cars Badly Damaged But None of Occupants Injured.Mud Was to Blame. Two Ford cars… Read moreFords Collide – Mud to Blame
What must it have been like in the eary days of automobiles, when a new vehicle purchase made front-page news? From the December 18, 1924 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Another Truck in TownLester Swearingen went to Omaha the… Read moreAnother Truck in Skidmore, 1924
We suppose that the purchase of a car wouldn’t make front-page news today, but it did in Skidmore, Missouri in 1908. From the May 7, 1908 Skidmore New Era, page 1: Buys Automobile. The weather man surely has it in… Read moreLinville Buys Automobile, 1908
Advice from Mayor Reynolds — some of which still applies today, we’d guess. From the May 6, 1920 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Slow Down All persons who have been in the habit of seeing how fast their motor… Read moreSlow Down
From the September 4, 1913 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Automobile Accident. John (Tyler) Linville had quite a little accident with his automobile Saturday evening, smashing two wheels, but no serious injuries to the occupants of the car…. Read moreLinville has an accident, 1913
Auto news from the September 8, 1910 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 4: Drives Auto From Omaha. J. F. Kellogg, G. F. Kellogg and J. O. Miller went to Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday evening to bring home the auto which… Read moreKellogg Drives Auto from Omaha