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JUNE 13, 1902 — About two weeks ago, Johnnie Schoneman, the 14 year old son of Mr. William Schoneman, of Marion, left home and has not been heard of since. He is about 5 feet 1 inch tall, of medium build. He is fair complexioned, light hair and blue eyes. Weight about 120 pounds. He wore a gray suit of clothes and a black hat. The parents will deeply appreciate any information with reference to his whereabouts. Notify William Schoneman, Marion, Kansas.
Wheat harvest has commenced in this vicinity. At least one field is being cut — that of Alex Griffith, south of town.
Miss Grace Saxe has been conducting her second Bible Institute in Marion for the past several weeks. Miss Saxe is finely equipped with charts and pictorial helps to Bible study, but best of all she is equipped with consecrated talents of a high order, with a wonderful knowledge of the Book, and with the evident favor of Him without whom all human efforts must fail. Her large classes in Marion have greatly enjoyed and been greatly enriched by her labors here, and heartily commend her to the lovers of truth wherever she may go as a "workman who needeth not be ashamed" and as a lady, withal, of many personal graces.
Mr. D.W. Wheeler is having a well drilled at his new home on the hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Loveless' little girl, Mildred, fell from a hammock one day last week, and broke an arm. She is getting along nicely, we are glad to say. Dr. Hannaford attended her.
Fred Rouse, station agent of the Santa Fe, has sent in his resignation, to take effect at once. Fred is an old timer with the Santa Fe, having been connected with the company here for about twenty years.
Mrs. Dr. Rogers and daughter, Mrs. Mowry, attended the Musical Jubilee in Hutchinson, last week, and also spent several days with friends in Wichita.
United States District Attorney J.S. Dean left Monday for Washington, to look after some official matters. Miss Imogen accompanied him as far as their old Oberlin, Ohio, home.
From Mr. I.E. Myers we learn that the government gauge registered 10.15 inches of rainfall during the month of May. We doubt if so great a precipitation ever before occurred here in one month. The highest temperature occurred on the 12th and was 92 degrees. The lowest was on the 7th, and was 42. There were only six clear days during the month, though sixteen days were partly clear. The heaviest rain occurred on the 13th of the month when 4.10 inches fell.
There was a delightful family gathering last Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Runyan. Mother Runyan prepared dinner for the fourteen relatives who were present, and hence it would be unnecessary to say that the dinner was sumptuous. The picture of such a gathering of such good people does one's heart good. The out-of-town folks were Mr. C.B. Orcutt of New York, Mr. Geo. Tomlinson and bride, of Wheaton, Illinois, and Rev. Will Runyan and little son Alfred, of Burns. Mr. Orcutt is a brother of Mrs. Runyan, and an old soldier with a great war record. He came near to losing his life at the battle of Gettysburg.
The editor was mistaken in the number of the route that Paul Billings was on last week. It was Route 2 instead of No. 1.
There will be an ice cream supper at the residence of Mr. T.J. Wise, given by the Lincolnville Orchestra, Saturday evening, June 14. A short programme will be rendered, and a good time predicted. All are cordially invited to attend.
Clear Creek has given the farmers considerable trouble the past week or two. Mr. Henry Wight informs us that his alfalfa, which he had just mown, had washed away, and that a large amount of his fence was destroyed by the high waters.
Mr. Will Carter died last Friday, in Topeka, at the home of his brother, Mr. John F. Carter, and was buried Saturday at Florence. He had just returned from Arizona, where he had been for about a month seeking to recover his health. He lived in Marion and in Florence some years ago, working with Loveless and Sacket while here. He leaves two little girls, one of whom will make her home with Mr. and Mrs. John Downes in Topeka, and the other with an aunt in St. Paul.
One meets "formerly of Marion" people nearly everywhere. At Lawrence, last Saturday, we met George Kumler and Frank Kingsbury. George left here fifteen years ago, but cherishes many pleasant memories of Marion and its people, as they do him. He is a prosperous and prominent business man in Lawrence. Frank was long a mail agent on the railroad, but is now in the Postoffice at Lawrence, and is doing well. A fine man is he. We also met Mr. D.W. Featherkile, of Doyle township, a fine young man, who graduates this week from the University Law School.
Let the debris of the recent overflow be removed as rapidly as possible. Health and looks alike demand it. Why not replace the washed-out walks with brick and cement ones? It would be economy in "the long run."
Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1902 microfilm files of the Marion Record.
