100 years ago

june 2, 1910

Another Improvement

The long-desired bridge in Central Park is under construction It will be of re-inforced concrete construction—a bridge that will be both permanent and sightly. It will span the creek without a pier in the stream and will be built four or five feet above the normal water line. This height will permit people in boats to pass under it. It will be so built as not to obstruct the flow in case of high water and will be built strong enough to withstand tremendous pressure. It will be built a short distance below the spring and the plan is to complete a driveway in front of the spring and on north coming out just west of the Baptist church.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day was a beautiful day here and the exercises were carried out as planned. The procession to the cemetery took place in the morning. Besides the usual ceremonies, there was a reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg address by R.P. Smith. The Auditorium was crowded full at the afternoon meeting. Major Thos. W. Bown presided and made the welcoming address. There was a beautiful flag drill by a number of little girls under the direction of Mrs. Roy Sumner, and music by a male chorus with O.C. Billings as leader. Will Kieferle was stationed behind the curtain and at appropriate places in the program gave different army calls on the bugle. The address was delivered by Mr. J.S. Dean. It was a thoughtful address, was given close attention and while the writer did not have the pleasure of hearing it, he has heard many favorable comments upon it.

W. H. Gaunt’s team ran away yesterday having been scared by an engine near the Rock Island station. Mr. Gaunt was thrown out and bruised a little but not badly hurt. The tongue of the buggy was broken and the buggy otherwise damaged. The team ran east and both fell into the newly-dug sewer ditch near Zach Taylors’ residence. It was something of a job to get them out of the ditch but finally they were gotten out without any apparent injury.

Tuesday, the day after Memorial Day, work of mowing the park was begun.

Scott Searles has started his moving pictures show again and the Auditorium is well filled every night. Electric light is used and the current is furnished by the Evans Electric Co.

A destructive windstorm did considerable damage a few miles east of Elk Saturday night. Sam Campbell’s orchard was nearly all destroyed, telephone poles blown down and several out building and some farm implements in that vicinity were badly damaged. The storm did not extend west of Elk.

Riggs Bros. are building a cement-block addition in the rear of their store—more room being required to take care of their growing business.

A crayon portrait agent’s sample was found about a mile out in the country and now awaits the owner at this office. The agent can have his sample free of charge if he will promise to leave the county at once and not molest our people again for at least 99 years.

Dr. G.E. Eye received his new Lambert motor car yesterday. It was brought here from Kansas City. The Lambert is the first friction drive car used here and it is attracting a good deal of favorable attention.