100 years ago

october 6, 1910

A little party of Marion people spent Sunday at Ehrlich’s mill south of town and cooked their dinner and supper over a stick fire. Among those there were Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Wilson, Mrs. J.C. McIntosh, Jerome McIntosh, Clifford Coburn, James Kyle, John Wheeler and Misses Lamoine McIntosh, Helen Belton, and Daisy Manuel.

Among the other improvements being made at the Presbyterian church is a balcony across the rear of the room. This balcony will not only give additional room for the church services but was especially desired for the added facilities it will give to the Sunday school.

Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Weimer returned from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Monday. They made their visit there at this time to be present at the marriage of Mr. Weimer’s sister, Miss Marie, to Mr. C.D. Frazier of Vinita, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier will make their home on the former’s ranch or farm near Adair, Oklahoma. Mrs. Frazier has many friends in Marion who will follow her with their well wishes.

Marriage Licenses

Clair Osman and Edith Thomason, Clements

Albert Novak, Lost Springs, and Anna Hovorka, Tampa

Chester A. Evans, Marion, and Agnes L. Bailey, Peabody

Lewis J. White and Clara E. Dietrich, Peabody

Lyle L. Dickey, Newton, Elizabeth Powers, Marion

Michael Kuretrich, Connelsville, Mo., Mary Harms, Lehigh

House Burns

A house near the southwest edge of Jex Addition belonging to Clark Chapman was destroyed by fire last Sunday night. The origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Chapman and family were out of town and knew nothing of it until Mr. Chapman returned from Cimarron on Monday. Three Mexicans were living in part of the house and an English family had been living in the rest of the house until a short time ago. As the house was a long way from the water mains, it was impossible for the fire department to render any assistance. There was five hundred dollars insurance on the property, which does not at all cover the value of the house.

The county commissioners have put in iron poles around the courthouse grounds for electric lights. Good.

“The school grounds and buildings are generally in better shape right now than they ever were before.” That is the verdict of Supt. Ray who has been out for sometime visiting the schools of the county.

Fred Martin, the young man who stole J.H. Siebert’s horse sometime ago, plead guilty in district court on Monday and was sentenced to the State Reformatory for the minimum sentence of one year for larceny.