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OCTOBER 24, 1902 — The Santa Fe railroad company has earned the gratitude of Marion in the handsome new depot recently completed here, and in the up-to-date environments. The building is a great improvement over the old one which was burned last winter. It is much larger, the two handsome waiting rooms, connected with hallway, are neat and tasty, its office room is modern and airy, the freight rooms are commodious and convenient, the brick platform all around the building is a great improvement over the old wooden platforms, the macadam surroundings are in happy contrast to the old mudholes, and everything about the place is pleasing. The new agent, Mr. Kendrick, is making friends for himself and the company rapidly. He is patient, cheery, and courteous, and is just the man for the place. He has a fine assistant in the person of Paul Rouse, a boy who has grown up in the town.
Major Fred Lewis and Mr. Dave Lucas returned yesterday from Washington. They report a delightful trip. Major Lewis says that Arkansas had by far the finest exhibit of any State and that Marion county put the other counties of the State in the shade. What's the matter with Marion county!
We wish some civic club of some sort would get the right to ornament that pretty plot of ground west of the Santa Fe depot. It should be filled up a little, some trees set out, blue grass sown, and some nice flower beds made. These beauty spots are getting quite common about depots in Kansas. They make a favorable impression upon travelers and do the town substantial good. Who will undertake this task?
Miss Imogene Dean entertained at a delightful party at her home last Saturday evening.
We meet Marion people everywhere. Away down in Kiowa county, last Saturday, we met Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Bradley. Mr. Bradley is in the hardware business. They seemed to be doing well. We were surprised to meet Mr. and Mrs. Forney. Mr. Forney was once a Peabody boy, and Mrs. Forney, when a girl, was our neighbor in Marion — Miss Olive Asher, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Asher, so well known here in former years. They met at the State University and were school lovers. They have a handsome house in Greensburg, and a fine drug store, but are proudest of their eight months old boy. We also met Mr. Frank Mowrer, formerly of Lost Springs, who is Rock Island agent at Greensburg, and is popular. We are always glad to meet Marion county people abroad.
Clyde Loveless has sold his former residence to Mr. Schlingloff who will move to town in the spring.
Frank Heter, of Sterling, drove his fine roadster horse Ethan K (2:22 1/2) through Marion this week, expecting to remain here two or three weeks. Mr. Heter but recently purchased the horse from B.H. Burr, of Emporia, at the largest price paid for a roadster horse in Kansas for a long time, and is the proud possessor of one of the handsomest, speediest and most perfect horses of the kind in the State.
Dr. Marner returned from his outing trip to Colorado yesterday. He had a delightful time, and bagged a little game — as much as the law allows.
Mrs. Bishop, of Wichita, of the State Home-finding Society, paid Marion a visit this week and secured about $40 for the excellent cause she represents. This together with money obtained from the small banks kept at different public places in town makes about $50 received this year from Marion. This is enough to take some homeless child and look after it until it is twenty-one years of age.
Harry Huge, of the Hackler mercantile house, Tampa, a mighty enterprise house by the way, was a pleasant caller, Wednesday.
Report of school district No. 41 for the month ending Oct. 10, 1902: Number enrolled, 33; average daily attendance, 28; cases tardiness, 0; neither absent nor tardy were: Catherine Hansen, Lizzie Goertz, Ella Wait, Harry Hett, Charlie Hett, Benny Anderson, Lydia Hett, Ruby Richardson, Gertie Hett, Catherine Hett, Daisy Anderson. Parents are urged to call and consult with teacher. Jno. Wymer, teacher.
Next Sunday will be Harvest Home day in the Methodist Sabbath school. The classes will decorate the interior of the building in an attractive and appropriate manner, and the exercises, aside from the regular class recitals, will be interesting. Everybody cordially invited.
A very sad accident occurred Saturday at the home of Peter Krell, who lives in the west part of town, near the German church. The little seven-year-old daughter became entangled in a rope dragged by a loose cow and received injuries from which she died. These people have the sincere sympathy of the community in their sad affliction.
E.F. Sheldon and son Carl, Walter Corby, and Clarence and Horace Waring went to Newton Thursday to play with the Peabody Band at the Newton Street Fair.
The ladies of the Altruistic Club and W.C.T.U. will serve refreshments in the Rest Room the night of election, proceeds to go to the support of the library and of the Rest Room. Take your supper there, and then when you get hungry waiting for returns, go down and take lunch, or oysters, or whatever you can get. Help these worthy workers.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1902 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
