100 years ago
JUNE 26, 1903 — The firm of Alex E. Case and Son desire through the medium of the press to express their appreciation for the generous patronage they have received in all of the several lines of their business during the past season, from the good people of Marion and of the whole county in general. We are not unmindful of the business given us, and we want our patrons to know that we appreciate their patronage.
The writer has been in business in Marion for 37 years this month of June. Our people will realize that this is a long time to follow the same line of business in one place. It gives me great pleasure to be able to say that the past year has been one of the pleasantest and most satisfactory of the whole thirty-seven.
Our patrons are entitled to our thanks, which we freely give, and we desire them to know that we appreciate the business given us. It has been our aim to do a straightforward and legitimate business in every respect and we believe we have succeeded in this. It will be our aim to keep this rule in the future as we have in the past. Thanking our people for past favors we solicit your business in the future and will give you the benefit of our long experience and honesty of purpose.
Alex E. Case & Son
By Alex E. Case
Rev. Poppke, of the German Baptist church, and wife were the victims of a runaway accident last Saturday afternoon. Their horse was frightened by a vicious dog and ran away, throwing them both out of the buggy and injuring them severely. Rev. Poppke was the more severely injured, his collar bone being broken. Dr. Smith attended them and informs us that while Rev. Poppke's injuries were painful they are not of a permanently serious character. Mrs. Poppke sustained only a few bruises.
NOTE. — The writer pauses long enough to inquire concerning the health of the canine that caused the accident to these good people. Keeping such dogs, especially in town, is a public benefaction — of course — care should be taken that no harm comes to them!
Base Ball
Marion base ball enthusiasts have made arrangements to enjoy the game in proper style this season. Five or six hundred dollars was raised by popular subscription and the ball grounds fitted up in regulation form — high board fence, grand stand, bleachers, etc.
The season was opened this week with a series of games, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, between the Marion and El Dorado nines. The result of the games was as follows: Tuesday, Marion 5, El Dorado 2; Wednesday, Marion 5, El Dorado 3; Thursday, Marion 17, El Dorado, 18.
Following is the regular line up of the Marion team: Tarbet c, Maltby p, Kennedy 1 b, Hoch 2 b, Corby 3 b, Zeller s s, Evans l f, Lewis r f, and Hauser c f.
Owing to the serious illness of his grandmother Maltby did not play and his place was filled by Nuse. Scott Sheets is manager of the team.
(Since there are so many interesting items in the "31 Years Ago" column in this issue, the remainder of this column will be copied from there. It is dated June 29, 1872.)
The work on the new Presbyterian church is progressing nicely. The stone work will soon be completed.
Baxter and Doster are having another coat of paint put on their land and law office. Of course, Jack swings the brush.
Aaron Peffey is fitting up in good style the room under Chandler and Reed's harness shop, where he will be found at all times, ready to give you a clean shave or cut your hair.
Mr. M.S. Bigelow has purchased Mr. Baker's interest in the grocery firm heretofore known as Bigelow & Baker and is now running the thing on his own hook.
In another place will be found a notice for sealed proposals for stone work on the new school building to be built in this place. We are pleased to see that this enterprise is to be shoved right through and expect to boast this winter of having the finest school house in this part of the state.
We had the pleasure last Sabbath of meeting with the Grant Union Sabbath school in the neat little school house just erected in Grant township. We were surprised as well as highly gratified to find so large a school, and one so well managed as this. Mr. Wadleigh, the Superintendent, seems to be the right man in the right place, and makes a good officer.
The summer term of the Marion Centre public school closed on Thursday of this week. Mrs. McClary is an energetic teacher and we feel sure the school has prospered much under her management.
Case & Billings have on exhibition in their land office a portion of a tooth weighing over five pounds and three quarters, which with other portions of the skeleton of some monster beast, was found near town the other day by some men engaged in excavating a cellar. The skeleton so far has been traced back about thirty feet.
Ladies and gents summer hats in great profusion at the Everything Store of J.J. Costello.
The Santa Fe General Agent announces that "the road is now completed and running two daily passenger trains" between Atchison and Wichita. "Close connections at Emporia with daily line of stages to and from Eureka; at Florence with daily line of stages for Wichita, Eldorado, Arkansas City, Augusta and all points in Southern and Southwestern Kansas."
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1903 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
