100 years ago

may 4, 1911

Commencement notes

Commencement exercises will be held on May 18 in the auditorium. Judge F.L. Martin of Hutchinson will deliver the address to the class. Admission will be free, but a charge of ten cents will be made for reserved seats.

The class is composed of 14 members, 8 boys and 6 girls. This is one of the largest graduating classes in history of the high school. The following young people comprise the class: Anna Ehrlich, Mabel Carter, Irene Greasart, Ruth Clark, Grace Danskin, Edna Loveless, Henry Minton, Edwin Haller, Willard King, Walter Allen, Robert Minton, Byron McGinness, Glenn Lilley, and Alex Stenzel.

One hundred and forty-nine teams were counted on the streets last Saturday afternoon. Probably the total number for the afternoon would reach at least two hundred. One barn took care of sixty teams. And, this was just an ordinary Saturday in Marion.

Out of the large number who took the recent county diploma examination, the highest average was secured by Martin Tiemeier of Lincolnville. Second place won by Grace Book of Ramona, and third place was a tie between Martin Brechbel, Ethlyn Bettis and Edith Sollenger of Ramona and Emmit Oursler of Lincolnville.

A number of ladies have indicated that they had plants, which they would be glad to donate for the beautifying of Central Park. The Committee of ladies having this matter in charge will be at the Park on Saturday afternoon of this week at 4 o’clock to receive and take care of any plants that may be brought.

Another of the county’s pioneers and the town’s most prominent citizens passed away when E.A. Hodge answered the final call on Friday morning of last week, May 5, 1911. He had been in failing health for two or three years and while his friends knew this, they little expected the end so soon.

Isn’t it easy? Lay your shirtwaist on the porch and the laundry gets them and brings them back for 15c.—Adv.

Mayor C.C. Jones turned down a fellow yesterday who wanted to get a license to give a Jesse James show here. The town can manage to get along without it.

There were probably fifty people, at least, who went to Wichita last week to the aviation meet, but we have been unable to get very many of the names.

Jas. Schilling, who will be remembered as editor of the Lincolnville Lance, sent a copy of his paper, the Sylvan Grove News, in which was the announcement of his appointment as Postmaster of that place. Jim’s many friends are glad to read of his success.