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OCTOBER 17, 1902 — Several hundred United States soldiers camped near Marion last Sunday. They were members in the Eighth Regular Cavalry, and had been at Fort Riley for several weeks participating in the military maneuvers there, and were on the way back to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where they are stationed. The command consisted of the following companies: Troop A, Capt. Donaldson commanding; Troop B, Lieut. Casson; Troop C, Lieut. Kirkman; Troop D, Capt. Tasker. To Lieutenant Casson, a fine soldierly young man, by the way, we are indebted for chaperon courtesies of the camp. A great many of our citizens went out to pay their respects to the Boys in Blue. Many young people had never before seen real live soldiers, or had any idea of camp life. This occasion was a great event to them. We noticed in the throng many of Marion's pretty girls, too, and it is needless to say that the gallant soldier boys noticed them also!
Some one tested the flow at the spring in Central Park recently and found that it was about 360 gallons per hour. The old spring has never failed since it was first found thirty-five years ago.
Burglars entered Mr. H.W. Tiemeier's store in Lincolnville last Sunday night and stole the following goods: Three pairs plain toe, lace men's shoes, Edward Stanwood make; 1 pair Stronghold shoes, Noyes-Norman; 15 pairs Tootie-Wheeler shoes; 2 pairs Tootie-Wheeler ladies' shoes, marked high water; 14 pairs Noyes-Norman ladies' shoes; 5 pairs Tootie-Wheeler and Noyes-Norman ladies' shoes, marked in the lining, "District 76"; one dozen corduroy pants; one corduroy coat and vest; about one dozen suits of clothes, mostly dark and brown, marked Claymon Bane, or Happy Home; a lot of sweaters and men's underwear. Look out for these thieves and if found wire to Sheriff M.L. Mansfield, Marion, Kansas, and get $50 reward.
A Mr. Collins has been in town this week endeavoring to organize a company to bore for oil in some old land in which he has an interest out in Colorado.
Gov. W.E. Stanley spoke to a splendid audience in the court house yesterday evening. The room was full. The speech was one of the best heard in Marion for a long time It was clear, forceful, convincing. Governor Stanley speaks with ease and geniality and with a pleasing absence of personalities. The speech was an exceedingly strong one and was highly appreciated by the large audience that greeted him.
Lawyer L.F. Keller and Dwight Hodge have been fishing near Elmdale this week.
To all new subscribers who pay one year in advance the RECORD will be sent from Jan. 1, 1903, and the new year dated from that time. Old subscribers who pay arrearages and one year in advance will have an equal amount of months added to their time. Crops are fine, times are good, farmers are prosperous, money is plentiful. We want to greatly extend the circulation of the RECORD, hence this offer. Won't the friends of the paper throughout the county help to spread the news of this proposal?
The Baker brothers have moved their barber shop into the room under the Bank of Commerce.
Mr. E.J. Buckley, of Clear Creek, an estimable young man barring his politics, has learned in some way, probably through a Marion amanuensis — a lawyer — that Mr. O.C. Billings is to be our "manager" in the State Printer contest, and it worries him awfully. Not that he objects to a Marion county man getting the office, for Mr. Buckley would not allow politics to influence him against a fellow citizen in a mere business office like that of State Printer. That would be entirely too small for a gentleman like Mr. Buckley. But what troubles Mr. Buckley, and his Marion amanuensis, is the fear that Mr. Billings will devote all his time to this one matter, and therefore won't have any time to do anything else. Now, no Republican has ever gone to the Legislature from this county who wouldn't have helped a fellow citizen in any legitimate ambition, and Mr. Billings will undoubtedly be no exception to this good rule. Mr. Jolliffe would have done the same. But to relieve Mr. Buckley's fears that one man will monopolize all of Mr. Billings' time, we beg to remind him that by constitutional requirement the State Printer matter will be disposed of the second Tuesday of the session, (a week after the legislature meets) so that if Mr. Billings devoted all his time to that matter, which he won't, it would only be one week of his legislative time, and the week in which but little is done and but few session are held anyhow. We hope this information will relieve Mr. Buckley's mind and make him feel better.
The Ladies Aid Society will give a Fair, with dinner and supper, in the west room of the Y.M.C.A. building on Saturday, Oct. 25. Many useful and ornamental articles will be for sale. Chicken pie for dinner.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1902 microfilm files of the Marion Record).
