100 years ago
MARCH 20, 1903 — The RECORD has for free distribution a lot of garden seeds — packages containing the following seeds: Spinach, lettuce, radish, watermelon. First come, first served. We have already scattered hundreds of these packages. Our only demand for this service is a watermelon next summer from those who raise some from these seeds. Remember, we expect a large, luscious melon from each one of you! Yum, yum, yum!
Hon. O.C. Billings and D.W. Wheeler were in the Rock Island wreck at Dwight last Saturday morning, in which one man was killed, and several others badly injured. They were uninjured though they received a severe jolt.
The lawyers of Marion sent Mr. N.F. Miesse a beautiful and costly gold-headed cane last Tuesday with this inscription upon it: "N.F. Miesse, with the compliments of the Marion bar, at the February term, 1903." Mr. Miesse is in Arizona for his health, and this reminder from his lawyer friends will gladden his heart, no doubt. Mr. Miesse stood very high in the esteem of the lawyers with whom he practiced, and this testimonial from them is a genuine expression of that fact.
That enterprising little town, Burns, in the southeastern part of the county, is enjoying wonderful prosperity. The town is growing rapidly. New houses are springing up as if by magic. And the Citizen says of its monetary matters: We made mention of the fact a few weeks ago that $5000 were deposited in the local bank in one day. That has become a common occurrence and last Thursday the deposits amounted to nearly $16,000 which is truly remarkable for a bank with a capital stock of only $6,000 in a town of three hundred inhabitants.
The entertainment at the Morning Star School last Saturday evening was well attended and the school house was overly crowded. The pieces were well recited and the dialogues went off fine. Mr. Pete Magathan, of Marion, brought out his graphophone and gave some fine pieces, which was a great help to the entertainment. Prof. Knowles gave a good talk and presented certificates of perfect attendance to four little folks, Bennie Anderson, Daisy Anderson, Bennie Black, and Harry Hett. School closed Friday. John Wymer taught a successful term. Forty-one scholars had to be taught and tried the patience of the teacher. He presented his scholars with a beautiful souvenir — his picture, the names of the scholars and school board. His scholars gave him a pearl handled gold pen. Success to Mr. Wymer is the wish of the community.
We are awfully sorry we were out of town when A.W. Robinson, the founder of this paper (now of Cawker City), was here last week. He says of his visit in his paper:
Last week the editor visited a day in Marion, one of the best little cities in the State. It had been something like thirty-three years since we had been in the town. To the year 1870 we published there the first paper the town ever had; and last week we found some of our friends of the long years ago. Of course the marks of years are visible on them to a greater or less degree, yet time has dealt gently with our Marion friends, and while Major Tom Bown's whiskers are not exactly the same color as when we were boys together, he is the same affable, good natured Tom, and Frank Bowers and Dr. Rogers, and A.E. Case, and Dave Lucas, though a third of a century has passed, are yet doing good business "at the same old stand" and are happy, prosperous and the same good fellows. Marion is a dandy town and the home of Ed Hoch.
Fred Lewis has just completed a small stone arch bridge in Center township, north of Marion, and has material on ground for another in Gale township.
Mrs. M.C. Donaldson writes to Auctioneer McCarty that she has decided not to return to Marion and wishes him to sell at private sale for the prices given, the following articles. See Mr. McCarty about them.
Folding bed, full size, $25
Folding bed, 3/4 size, $15
Large dresser, $20
Oak chiffonier, $10
Blue china toilet set, $8
Etching, $5 Etching, $5
Turkish chair, $10
Upholstered chair, $10
Dishes, glasses, etc.
Mr. A.A. Coons has moved his photographic car to Hillsboro, and will "make faces" there. Mr. and Mrs. Coons had their household goods moved this week
A large audience thoroughly enjoyed the delightful entertainment given by the pupils of Miss Harris' room, in Roger Hall Monday evening. "Voices of Nature" was the title of the entertainment, and it was novel and beautiful in the extreme. $55 were netted, which will be used to decorate Miss Harris' room and the hall in the valley school building.
If you've lost a letter box key you can find it at Dunham's feed store.
Miss Christine Tinling, of London, England, a friend and co-worker with Lady Henry Somerset, head of the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union, spoke in the Methodist church last Monday evening, to a good audience. Miss Tinling came here greatly fatigued and suffering from a headache, and hence did not attempt a formal address, but just talked in a conversational manner for an hour. She talked of England and the temperance situation over there, and pronounced conditions in American much better than in England. Miss Tinling is a lady of culture and refinement. Her English accent is very pronounced, which gives to her talk a quaintance to us, very pleasing.
Tuesday, you may remember, was the birthday of three great men — St. Patrick, Jack Costello and — oh well, modesty forbids the naming of the other.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1903 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
