100 years ago

september 29, 1910

High School Enrolls 100

Tuesday afternoon, student number 100 enrolled in the Marion High School. This is a fine showing and everybody concerned is highly gratified. It is the result of the excellent work done and of effective advertising. The Marion schools have a splendid reputation and that reputation has been honestly earned. Parents who can give their children a course at our high school consider themselves fortunate and they are fortunate indeed. We have a school board made up of progressive men and they cooperate in every way possible with Superintendent St. John.

A lot of Marion fellows go to Lincolnville today to attend the big annual shoot at the Lincolnville Gun Club.

Jim Corbett, an “old timer,” was visiting many old Marion friends here the latter part of last week. For many years, he ran a livery barn on the site where the auditorium now stands. He is the same warm-hearted, good-natured chap and doesn’t seem to be getting much older as the years slip by. He has been living in Harvey county for a good many years.

The connecting sewer pipe is being put in across the stone arch bridge. Instead of hanging the pipe along the south side of the bridge, as was planned at one time, it was decided to dig into the bridge down to the proper level and cut through the stone arches.

District 14 having lost their school house by tornado have replace it with a handsome new structure 24 by 40—a neat white frame, furnished nicely inside with paint and paper. They have also furnished it with new seats and placed a bell therein. The school has usually been referred to as the “Whipple” or as the “Stone” as a means of location or description. Those looking after the work thought it well to bestow upon the new building a name. They have selected the name of “Sunflower” and taken the blossom as their emblem. Could anything be more appropriate? The Sunflower signifies turning toward the sun or in other words the “light,” so it is indeed a fitting token for the student.

The following persons have filed petitions for naturalization which will be heard by Judge King the first of next week: Frank Kasitz, Abraham H. Janzen, Kasper Stenzel, Andrew Schultz, Franz Giesbrecht, Frederick E. Fredericksen, Deidrech A. Hildebrecht, Godfrey G. Socolofsky, William H. Roessel, Cornelius Plett, Henry Lewis Roberts, John Pirner.

Now for some Indian summer weather, the kind for which Kansas is justly famous.