100 years ago

january 21, 1909

Professionals in Town

Sometime Saturday night, the dental offices of Dr. W.R. Coburn, in the Case block, and Drs. L.E. West and J.G. Forney, with offices in the Dean block, were entered and robbed of about all the gold on hand used for fillings.

At Dr. Coburn’s office, the case containing instruments and supplies was pried open and about $12 in gold was taken. Fortunately for the Doctor a box of gold used for fillings was overlooked. The office door was unlocked to admit them and locked when they left. The same respect for locks was shown at the other offices.

At Dr. West’s office, a small amount only was secured, his new supply being a little late in arriving. About $12 worth was taken here.

Dr. Forney’s instrument case was not locked which was fortunate for the way the work was done indicates the work of professionals and the Doctor would have a broken case in addition to the gold taken. He had just received a supply and had used very little of it. About $25 worth was taken.

Nothing else in the offices was disturbed although other things of value were set aside to get the gold.

This same kind of raid was made on Hutchinson dentists recently.

Dr. C.C. Jones was not visited and he is ahead all the way from $10 to $20 because of the oversight.

From Over the County

The board of county commissioners undergoes a change the first of the year. J.K. Williams and G.H. Rood retire. They have given the county a very efficient administration, and have built a courthouse that is a credit to the county and never squandered a dollar on it. This paper has stated in times now past that Mr. Rood had erred, but that was only a very human trait and one that we are all guilty of. He is honest and with the balance of the board has seen to it that the business of the county was attended to in a strictly business manner. New members to the board can be no more honest in this management of the county business nor does anyone ask more of them.—Florence Bulletin

Jointists Pulled and Convicted

Last Saturday night Peabody had more booze on tap than had been in the town in weeks. The wholesale inebriacy resulting was easy to trace to its source and as a result on Tuesday Charley Marsh brought over to Marion and turned over to Sheriff Mansfield two men who plead guilty to the charge of unlawfully selling liquor.

The cases came up before Justice I.W. Hitchcock and he gave them $100 and thirty days in jail.

The guilty parties are C.C. Zaro and “Eddie Stock” whose right name is Pollock, who formerly lived in Marion. Pollock had disposed of fifty pints and eight quarts. Zaro dealt in gallons and had disposed of three.

High School Notes

M.H.S. will play Chase county high school Friday night Jan. 22 A swift clean game is expected.

Twenty-seven went to Florence in the hayrack last Friday night to attend the game. M.H.S. vs. Burns H.S. It was a close game from the time the ball was first tossed up at center until the time whistle sounded at the close. At the end of the first half Burns was in the lead but the Marion team went into the second half to win. The time whistle was blown but the score stood even so they kept playing and at last M.H.S. scored three points the score being twenty-seven to twenty-four.

Leroy Frazer started in Marion morning to finish high school work.

The senior class will receive subscriptions for any magazine or newspaper. Persons desiring to subscribe for magazines whether in clubs or singly should do so through the class. They can give as good rates as anyone and will be pleased to do so. All profit will be spent on the reading room of the high school.

There was a special meeting of the Anti Horse Thief Association held in the Circuit Court Chamber last Friday night to give the bumper degree to ten of the bravest and most determined criminal chasers in the west; that is, they felt brave before the initiation. The organization is rapidly gaining number and influence. It has a membership of responsible men and at the regular meeting next Monday night twenty-five members will be initiated. It is for mutual protection and of course all the country is interested. Men living in the country are invited to join.

The necktie party at the skating rink last Friday night was well attended and because of the prize given for the largest necktie, some of them were about as large as Darius Green’s flying machine. The prize was given to Willard Noce, not for the largest quite, but because it was the largest creation really looking like a necktie.

During the past few days of cold weather S.B. Winchester put up 900 tons of ice, hardly enough to supply the demand for next summer, but enough to make ice the old time price most of the season. There may be a few days of real winter left but it doesn’t look like it now.