100 years ago: Well-known metro-east car dealer hunts big game in Wyoming

100 years ago, Oct. 8, 1925

Oliver C. Joseph, of this city, accompanied by State’s Attorney H.C. Lindauer and Dr. C.P. Renner, of Belleville, departed last Friday on a hunt for big game in the vicinity of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

They expect to be in the wilderness for about one month during which they will hunt for deer and bear. The sportsmen are well equipped with a complete camping outfit and high-powered rifles.

Mr. Joseph also acquired a moving picture camera and expects to record the vastness of the wilderness and their experiences while in the cold and mountainous country. On a similar hunt last year he was successful in bagging a deer and has the head of the animal in his home as a trophy.

75 years ago, Oct. 5, 1950

The O’Fallon Athletic Club, a group of local men banded together to promise sports among children and teen-agers, is celebrating its first birthday this month and is looking forward to a bigger program in the future.

Principal accomplishment so far has been the sponsorship of the O’Fallon A. C. Baseball team that enjoyed success as a Sunday team, playing at Community Park. The members did a great deal of work on maintaining the park’s baseball diamond. They also furnished equipment for a girls’ softball team. The club hopes to be able to sponsor a basketball league this winter.

Membership to the club is open to anyone who wants to help with the town’s athletic program.

Charter members and officers of the organization are: Floyd Rogers, president; Dewey Padfield, vice-president; Cletus Schau, secretary; Don Donato, treasurer; Eugene Brown, William Gribler and Leroy Schmidt, board members; Rober Million, August Neff, Robert Schachner, William Barth, Clifford Corbier and Joseph Bertot.

50 years ago, Oct. 9, 1975

The new sewage treatment plant for the city of O’Fallon will begin operation Nov. 15 according to an announcement made by City Engineer Dave Davis at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

Davis told the council that one tank would be put into operation with the tank capacity of 1-1/2 million gallons. Davis feels the old treatment plant can be shut down when the new tank is put into operation. Davis said that completion of electrical wiring and circuits is the only major item to complete before the plant can become operational.

The new lift station for the plant has been put into place. Davis said the hook-up of the lift station should be completed sometime this week.

When the second tank is completed and put into operation, sometime in February, the plant will have a capacity of 3 million gallons of treatment at a time.

The new plant was built off of Rieder Road. The old one was located just northwest of O’Fallon City Cemetery.