110 years ago

march 4, 1915

There was certainly some debatin’ among schools in this county last Friday. Six debates on that evening all had the same question debated. The debate here was between Lost Springs and Marion, and the Marion debaters got a unanimous decision. Marion debaters were Lucy Martin and Mary Sacket. Lost Springs debaters were Lester and Faye Mowrer.

Ralph Bryan has bought an interest in the Walker Bros. establishment. Invoicing has been in progress this week.

County commissioners have allowed George Turner, superintendent of the county farm, $100 a year, payable quarterly, for help in the house. The number of people there who cannot work necessitates some additional help with housework.

Since country roads are so muddy, everyone has taken to horseback riding, which really looks nicer than running an automobile anyway.

Rural schools of the county are putting in hotbeds preparatory to putting out plants and vegetables of various sorts. One of the first, if not the first school in the county, to promote this fine work is Williams School, southeast of Marion. Nola Woods is the teacher. Vegetables raised this way were used by students for lunch this winter. Lunch is cooked at the school — another fine thing, by the way.