110 YEARS AGO

Oct. 12, 1916

Several months ago, a swarm of bees gathered on J.C. Watson’s front porch and found a hole at the top of one of the big pillars. A few days ago, the pillar was opened, and several gallons of fine honey were taken out.

Jack Adkins has installed a fine new steam pressing machine in his cleaning and pressing establishment.

J.L. Wilkin, who was here from Aulne last Friday, says Aulne school bonds have been registered, and work on the building will proceed as fast as possible. The building will be built two blocks east of the railroad on the south side of the road. It will be of brick and will have a basement under the whole building.

“Boss horseshoer” Al Christ will be back at his old place in the J.H. Hoch shop next Monday morning, his friends here will be glad to know. He will have charge of horseshoeing, managing that end of the business entirely and on his own responsibility.

Al Richardson attended the big good roads meeting last Thursday at Wichita, going especially in the interest of the proposed Southwest Trail that is to run through Marion.

Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Utting were down Wednesday from Antelope. Mrs. Utting is getting along nicely with a broken arm she recently suffered while cranking their car.