125 years ago

july 31, 1885

Mount McGregor, July 23, 8:08 a.m.—General Grant died at 8:08 a.m. surrounded by all his family. He passed out of life peacefully and without evident pain.

Third street, from Main street north, is sometimes almost blockaded, during the greater portion of the day, by teams which are unhitched and fed from the wagons standing in the street. While we believe in extending all possible courtesy to our country friends who come to Marion to trade, in behalf of the citizens residing in the immediate vicinity of this nuisance, we would protest against the practice. There should be some place for this other than right in the part of the city occupied as residences, and so pretty a street as Third should be kept for other use than a stable yard.

Mr. D.H. Good’s inventions which were patented April 7th and 14th, 1885, give splendid satisfaction, namely: his self-feeder, grain conveyor, and straw-carrier, to turn any direction inside of a half circle. Requires only from six to eight men, who can do as good and better threshing than eighteen to twenty men in the old way. Mr. Good will sell his attachment for a threshing machine for $400. Twenty-five percent off for cash.

The organization of the new township of Milton, out of territory formerly belonging to Doyle, left the latter “short” one Justice of the Peace, and Governor Martin has appointed Mr. L.L. Evans to fill the vacancy. Mr. Evans is an intelligent and upright citizen, and will make a splendid officer, we think.

Henry Ashenbrenner who was fined twenty-five dollars and sentenced to thirty days in jail in Justice Baxter’s court about a month ago for whipping his wife, completed his imprisonment Monday, and forked over the collateral, and is now a free and, we trust, a wiser man. This is not a first rate county in which to whip wives. Personal liberty is considerably abridged in this particular, in Kansas. Neither the women nor the law will permit it.

Mr. Fred Lewis returned from Jackson county last Saturday. Mr. Hoops preceded him home a few weeks. They have finished up two stone-arch bridges in Jackson county, and were gratified by receiving high praise from the Commissioners and others of that county for their work.