A.T. & S. F. Railroad Company gave the land that would become Spearville to the Town Company. The town was named after the president of the Town Company, A. Speare.
The town of Windhorst is founded
First school in District 3 opens: a one-room schoolhouse four miles north of town
Dr Samuel Crumbine discovers that disease is spread by flies and the communal drinking cup.
The country experiences an economic panic; in Spearville, the Soule Canal is deemed a failure.
The Doolin Gang robs the Spearville Bank.
The town elects an all-women town council, presumably as a joke by H. W. Dorsett. The joke backfired, and under the leadership of Mayor Carrie Nichols Dorsett, his wife, the council served the community for a year.
Cars are introduced to the community.
Sidewalks on Main Street are replaced with permanent pavement.
W.C. Bean wins the city council election by a coin toss.
A devastating fire destroys 5 businesses on Main Street.
The City Park behind the News building opens, along with a shorthand and typing school.
The New Santa Fe Trail Guidebook terms Spearville, "The Town with many Windmills", for the first time.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish church in Windhorst finishes construction and is officially dedicated
The St. Elizabeth Honor Society of St. John's Church work together on a quilt
The first water system is installed.
The First World War begins, and 188 men from Spearville enlist. Back home, the influenza epidemic rages through the community. The community organized and contributed much to support both the troops overseas and their fellow community members affected by the flu, the beginning of a continuing spirit of giving and community that survives today.
Radio is introduced.
The Spearville City Library opens.
A.L. "Slim" Langley was fatally wounded by a farm hand, Cecil Campbell. This was one of the few murders in the community's history.
The Great Depression began, and with it, 3 burglaries in a period of 6 weeks on Main Street.
The general superintendent of Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita meets with a group in town to establish a glider club in Spearville. The Dust Bowl begins.
The community starts to feel the effects of the Depression when wheat prices went up. The lowest recorded price was 26 cents per bushel. These increased prices resulted in an increase in burglaries. To combat this, a night marshal was hired. At the national level, driver's licenses become mandatory, requiring applicants to be at least 13 years old and demonstrate the ability to read and write.
For the first time in many years, almost every man in town was employed.
The Dust Bowl is in full swing. To raise spirits and eliminate competition for what plant life was still there, Leonard Komarek and Bert Durler organized a jackrabbit rodeo. The event also provided the participants with a source of free meat.
The United States fully entered the Second World War, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Many young men in Spearville enlist in the military.
The year begins with 97 Spearville High School alumni enlisting in the Armed Forces. Back in town, the community makes 111% of their quota in the Fourth War Bond Drive, continuing the streak of generosity synonymous with Spearville.
World War II ends. Eleven community members were killed in action: Anthony Duesing, Gregory Scheve, Kenneth Buckles, Arthur M Barrett, Carl Heskamp, Ole Rosproy, Edward Ackerman, Ralph Rankin, Billy Kisner, LeRoy Schmidt, and Warren Perkins.
The old hose cart pulled behind a pickup truck is replaced by a real fire truck.
Locals report many flying saucer sightings.
Victor Claussen and Michael Hornung invented what would become the E-Z Fold, an electric basketball hoop, for the high school gym. Harold Key welded the first ones.
Spearville gets its 5-digit zip code, 67876. Businesses closed in November during the hour of services following JFK's assassination.
Mrs B L McMillan Jr and Mrs Horace L Fry became the first women elected to the Federated Church's Board of Elders.
Unification of school districts begins
Nearly everyone takes the day off to watch the broadcast of Neil Armstrong's moon walk.
The final unification of the school districts occurs.
Windhorst is forced by the state to consolidate schools with Spearville
Spearville resident Kim Stegman won a world title at the World International Youth on Parade Twirling Competition in Honolulu, Hawaii. She also won Miss Majorette for Kansas during a pageant in Wichita.
The high school gym is open 3 nights a week for all district patrons to participate in a physical education program over the summer.
The mascot of the Spearville Lancers is named Lionel
Big Bend Championship has many Steins on the team.
The Merc on Main Street closes after years of operation
