100 years ago
DECEMBER 7, 1901 — Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark, who now live about seven miles southeast of Florence, lost two girls at once. On. Dec. 23, their two daughters were married. Both the girls were raised in Marion county, and are very well and favorably known. Miss Louella Maud is one of our best school teachers. She married Rev. Christian L. Fike, of Lost Springs, a very promising young minister. Miss Mabel D. married Mr. Clarence B. Hobart, of Florence. She is a very agreeable and diligent girl, and young Mr. Hobart is a fine young man, a very ambitious and enterprising farmer. A large table loaded with the most elegant and useful presents was a manifest token of the esteem of their many friends. The ceremony was a very impressive one, conducted by Rev. Fred Scott, of Arkansas City. About forty relatives, neighbors and friends tested the supper table, filled with too many good things to mention. The RECORD extends hearty congratulations to both couples.
Probate Judge Hoch tied the matrimonial knot for Peter W. Friesen and Susan A. Schmidt, both of Inman, Monday.
Marion's colored people had a Christmas tree and accompanying festivities of their own in the court room Christmas eve. The tree was beautifully decorated, the presents were numerous, the singing and other exercises were very creditable and the speech of Marion's colored orator, Mr. Frazier, was eloquent. This was the first exclusive entertainment of the kind our colored friends have ever attempted, and the RECORD congratulates them upon its success. We are glad to learn that they will repeat the effort next year.
Mr. Ira Sterling and family took dinner with their relatives, Mr. Palmer's family, keepers of the Poor Farm.
Marion's collegiate young people are home, most of the them, for the holidays — John Livoni and Dave Sterling and Hattie Sterling and Ethel Dean and Ralph Powers and Charley Bryan and Ed Hauser and Homer Hoch from Baker University; and Olive Elliott and Annabel Knowles and Amy Morris and John Gilbert, from the State Norman; and Alvin Maltby from the State University; and Mary and Carry Watson from St. Mary's convent; and Wade Doster from the Wentworth Military school. Perhaps there are others. We are proud of these young people who are climbing.
Peter Kasloweskie, of Florence, and Annie Reddig, of Lehigh, were made matrimonially happy this week.
A pretty and pathetic little scene occurred at the Methodist Sabbath School, last Sunday. Father Mayes, who has been a revered member of the writer's Bible class for some time, and whose ripe knowledge and rich experience have been greatly appreciated by the class, announced that he was going away to Ohio to be gone perhaps a year. He made a beautiful and pathetic little farewell talk, after which the large class arose and personally shook hands with the good man, and wished him a safe journey and a happy time. These little incidents along life's pathway smooth the road and sweeten experiences and adorn humanity.
L.F. Keller tells a good one on his baby boy Howard, who is just learning to talk. He is very fond of whipped cream, but forgot the name and asked his mother the other day for some "spanked cream."
Here is a belated item which is a little out of season, but it will keep till next spring, all right. Mr. I.E. Myers, member of the City Board of Education and Chairman of the Committee on the Hill School grounds, has "heeled in" the following valuable trees and shrubs kindly sent him for the adornment of the grounds by Hon. J.M. Miller, our popular Congressman: Four American lindens, four pin oaks, four Norway pines, and sixteen China tea plants. Mr. Miller also sent a large collection of flower seeds, of different varieties. Mr. Myers is enthusiastic in his plans for the adornment of the grounds, and next summer will see a marked improvement up there. The High School classes carefully prepared several large flower beds, this fall, which will be good and mellow in the spring ready for business. The RECORD is glad to see and encourage such efforts.
Dr. Marner shipped seven barrels of fine apples to his Iowa brother last week. If there are any other luxuries Iowa wants, Kansas can furnish them.
The High School room has been ornamented with a handsome ten dollar picture — a prize offered by Superintendent Hall and won by the Zenith Society last spring. It is a scene suggested by Tennyson, painted by Watts, entitled "Sir Galahad and his horse." It is a beautiful picture, and the whole school, as well as the Zenith Society, is proud of it.
Dr. Hannaford reports a chapter of accidents, last week. Mr. Dingman, the old soldier, who lives in the Jex addition, fell off of a roof and broke two ribs and badly hurt his already disabled arm. Mr. Chris Hauser, while working in the woods, had a hand badly slashed by a log which rolled on it. And a man named Lance, who lives at Quarry, had a hand badly lacerated by a kicking gun, while hunting.
Dave Socolofsky, the popular young man who has been for years with the Loveless people has rented a large store room in Tampa, and will embark in the mercantile business on his "own hook." Dave is a very fine young man in every way, and richly deserves the success we predict he will achieve in his new venture.
Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1901 microfilm files of the Marion Record.
