100 years ago

September 17,1908

Buy your Stoves in Marion

It is reported that a stranger was working this county recently, selling a $75 steel range. The plan may be all right; and on the other hand the best range made is sold in Marion at the G.D. Scott Hardware store or Kieferle & Williams, Pollitt & Kleinhammer or J.E. McCarty’s for from $30 to $33 less money. And then if anything goes wrong about the stove it’s easy for the home man to make it right. The home merchant is a mighty good man to think about when you want to buy goods. Just remember that.

May Make Ice Cream

J.C. Watson, father of Orley Watson who has just purchased an interest in the soda factory here, voices the sentiment of a large percent of the people of this city that Cherryvale should manufacture her own ice cream. The amount of cream shipped in here is enormous and there is no reason why it should not be manufactured here. It is more than likely that the soda factory people will consider a proposition to put in a plant.

—Cherryvale Daily Journal

Since the above clipping from last week’s Journal was put in type, Mr. Watson was asked about the Cherryvale investment and he was of the opinion that it was a good opening for Orley and the enterprise ought to be a moneymaker.

Marion Zercher, an old Marion boy, was shaking hands with old friends Wednesday. Mr. Zercher is traveling auditor for the Pacific express company. He was looking for some of the boys who used to make mud pies and ride the plank down Muddy to the dam at Funk’s mill, but as he has been away from Marion for thirteen years, the old familiar faces were not so easy to locate. We are not always boys and girls, however, and time makes opportunity for development as well as changes. When Mr. Zercher returns home, he will be given charge of the Dallas office of the Pacific company. The visit to his old home is of greater importance than shaking hands with his old boy friends, however, as invitations are out for his wedding tonight at the home of the bride, Miss Eva Alspaugh, at Lincolnville.

Kansas apples will surely take the lead this year for fine flavor and uniformity in size. J.J. Dunn, who lives on the Adams farm south of town, brought in the finest lot of Jonathans and Grimes Golden apples this morning that have arrived in Marion. The supply however is limited.

F.J. Rogers’ Model Shows will be in Marion Monday, September 21st. According to their advance notices they have a collection of trained animals, dogs, goats, ponies and monkeys, that are just full of tricks. They also have a number of trained horses and the original Maud, the kicker, of comic picture fame. They also advertise a free exhibition outside the tent before each performance.

It looks like it might be push ball instead of foot ball with the colleges soon. It is being agitated. It is a new game and is finding favor. It is played with a huge ball, six feet in diameter, weighing fifty pounds and is pushed instead of kicked.

A jolly bowling crowd of young ladies took possession of McMillen’s bowling alley Tuesday evening and had a great time. There was no effort made by the contestants to break any of the national records, but just to have a good time. The bowlers were Misses Wible, Yost, Kuhn, Frazer, Harris, their contestants: Misses Fae and Clara Paddock, Powers, Sagggau and Mrs. Grace Church Smith.