100 years ago

April 28, 1910

Citizens Attention

The plans call for twenty street lights on Main street between First and Fifth streets—five for each block. Those lights are to be on the old-fashioned wooden posts.

What we should use is the hollow iron post, with underground wires. That would give a much better appearance to the street, both because the iron posts are much more ornamental than the wooden posts and because the overhead wires are unsightly.

The overhead wires are also much more dangerous and are much more expensive to keep in repair.

After awhile the telephone companies will probably put their wires under ground—in fact, one of the companies already has plans of that kind in prospect, we are told—and when that is done all the wires will be removed from the street.

We believe that if the matter were taken up by the Commercial Club, the business men of the town would be willing to contribute a part of the additional expense and that if they did so, the Commission would feel like helping out in the matter. The Record will be glad to contribute to a fund for this purpose.

Marriage Licenses

William B. Goad and Isabelle Denfelser, both of Cedar Point; Floyd W. Stratton and Ida Stephens, both of Peabody; Ernest J. Dubois and Anna B. Riggles, both of Peabody; William Maltby and Mary D. Plunkett, both of Marion; Joseph Henry Sidney of Portland, and Pelphene S. Lamb of Peabody; Archie E. Smith of Lincolnville and Mamie Hutchens of Tampa.

John Powers, J.S. Dean and C.W. Thompson are in Colorado this week on a land prospecting trip.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Loveless, Saturday, April 23, a daughter.

Remember the date, June 15. One day only. An old fashioned log rolling and picnic, conducted by the M.W.A. of Marion. An invitation will be extended to all the camps of the county.

Contract has been awarded for the building of a six-room school building at Durham to cost $15,000. The contractors are Sharp Bros. of El Dorado.