Lutesville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Lutesville, MO)

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 o o The Old Lutesville and the New LUTESVILLE is situated on the west side of Crooked Creek, about a half mile from Marble Hill. It was laid out as a town in 1853 by Eli Lutes, in whose honor the place was named. In order to secure a station on the Belmont Branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, Mr. Lutes gave to the railroad company ten acres of ground for station purposes, the right-of-railway through the town, and one-third of the lots. The first passenger train passed through here August 29, 1868. Then there was only four or five houses. The first school was taught by Ex-Congressman R. Smith in a small frame build- ing. The school house was situated where the residence of Mr. Henry Lutes now stands. The first merchant in town was C. E. Rowe, who began business in a small box house, and continued until the time of his death. Eli Lutes was also one of the early merchants. The first Mayor of the town was F. S. Frautwein. In 1910 there were five general stores and the usual number of smaller business establishments. Also one stave factory, which had been in operation for years, and a flour mill. The Bollinger County Bank, with a capital of $25,000, was incorporated in 1891, and the Peoples Bank of Lutesville with a capital of $12,000 was incorporated in 1903. There are three churches in the town, namely: The Southern Methodist, which was erected in 1872, the Northern Methodist in 1894, and the Presbyterian in 1905. There are now five general stores, two garages, two hotels, Home Bakery, variety store, livery barn, flour mill, saw mill, and a clay mill, which was erected in 1918. The school grew very rapidly and four years of high-school work was approved in 1917. There are one hundred and forty residences in the town and the present popula- tion is about six hundred.

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o • o • BASKET-BALL BOYS Mr. Myers, Coach Bryan Zimmerman, center Robert Kinder. right forward Frank Phelps, left forward Emmerson Eaker. substitute Clarence Miller, right guard William Butler, left guard THE SCORE OF THE BOYS’ TEAM Team. 1916- 1917—Blodgett ...... Frederlcktown ... Hickory Grove .. Advance ........ Frederlcktown ... Jackson ........ All-Stars (town) 1917- 1918—Blodgett ,..... Fredericktown ... Morley ......... Whitewater ..... Fredericktown ... 1919— Fredericktown . I.utesville. 44 17 10 11 21 12 38 23 16 15 24 Opponents i 3 14 12 24 60 18 17 14 17 22 33 Won by forfeit The History of Our Athletics The Lutesville High School organized a basket-ball team in the year 1915 under thi supervision of Mr. Abernathy, then principal. Goals were erected and the boys, many of whom are now in France, were given the rudiments of basket-ball playing. They played no match games that year excepting with Will Mayfield College. The following year Mr. Myers assumed the prlnclpalship of the school and organized a new team. The courts were plotted, plowed and flattened by the boys, thus forming an ideal court. The team during that year played more match games than before or since. In 1917 the team rented Drum s Hall and equipped it so that they had a very nice indoor court. The first of the year the team was supervised by Mr. Masters, who. before the end of the semester, had Joined the army, and before the end of the year, had landed in France. The remainder of the year Mr. Myers was coach. This year we have played but little because of the numerous obstacles we have en- countered. as doubtless other schools have encountered, also. The team was in splendid condition and all the boys are good athletes.

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• o • Seventh and Eighth Grades Fifth and Sixth Grades