100 years ago

july 29, 1909

A Breakfast

Mrs. Brown Corby entertained Les Gitanos Club Wednesday morning at breakfast. Mrs. Corby received the guests on the porch which was artistically decorated with palms, ferns, and cut flowers. At eight o’clock, the guests were invited into the dining room where a delicious breakfast was served. On the table was a cut glass bowl filled with sweet peas.

After the last course was served, a motion song was given in which all took part. Little Lucile and Eugenia Corby did the singing, at the same time presenting each guest with a souvenir of the occasion.

After returning to the porch, the guests were given various kinds of materials with which to make dust caps.

The guests were taken to and from the Corby residence in an automobile, which was provided by the hostess.

Beside the members of the club, those present were Mrs. J. S. Dean, Mrs. Ferd J. Funk, Mrs. C.W. Thompson, Mrs. Ed Hauser, Mrs. Shearer, Mrs. W.O. Hannaford, and Miss Nanie Hannaford.

Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Gilbert are building onto their house south of the Rooming House, putting in all modern conveniences, and putting down cement walks.

Our Band, eighteen strong, went to Peabody last Thursday to assist in the opening of the Peabody Chautauqua. They had a fine day there and are much pleased with the reception given them, and enjoyed the exercises. Marion sent a good delegation, 62 tickets being sold over the Rock Island that day and several autos went with full loads. Quite a crowd has been over every day to enjoy the various lectures and entertainment.

A paper published at Nelson, British Columbia, where J.E. Dunham is visiting his daughter, says that he is enjoying himself so much that he is thinking of selling his return ticket and remaining there. Of course that is a joke, for he couldn’t stay away from Marion if he tried. But it is the raspberry season there and while the berries last he will probably “stay around.”

Pat Meehan, Dr. Welsh and Eddie Assman of Tampa went to Topeka in Pat’s car Friday, returning on the train Saturday night, leaving the car in Topeka on account of the heavy rain that fell Saturday and Sunday.

Last Friday evening residents in the southwest part of town were startled by vociferous calls for help that came from the direction of the river. They thought someone was drowning. However, when hatless, and breathless, men arrived on the river brink, they saw Dr. T.T. Davis hanging onto a fish pole and frantically struggling to land a big channel cat. The doctor’s usual calm and self-possessed demeanor had taken wings and in whispers that shook the trees, he was calling for assistance. To paraphrase an old story—it is hard to tell whether the doctor was a fishing’ or the fish was a doctorin’. But Materia Medica triumphed. The fish weighed ten pounds, dressed. Confidentially—he used a mouse for bait. This will make the girls enthusiastic to catch bait and go a fishin’.