100 years ago
NOVEMBER 14, 1902 — A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Commercial Club was held Tuesday evening, and many town interests discussed. Reports from the grain business were very encouraging. The Santa Fe company, accepting the suggestion of the RECORD for the adornment of the grounds adjacent to their depot, kindly offered to co-operate in a substantial manner, and a committee from the Altruistic Club was appointed to manage the matter. The Club decided to have a banquet at the Elgin hotel in a few weeks, when it is hoped citizens generally will be present to enjoy an evening together and listen to suggestions for city improvement.
An oyster supper will be given on Friday evening, Nov. 14, in the west Y.M.C.A. room, by Miss Idella Harris' Sunday school class. The proceeds will be used for charitable purposes right here in Marion. We trust the people will turn out, and encourage the young in their efforts to do good.
Marion is getting to be quite a grain market. Marion grain buyers, encouraged by the Commercial club, have bought fifty thousand bushels of grain since the first of October.
Park Commissioner D.S. Lindsay is the happy and grateful recipient of the following highly appreciated letter, (and also the bulbs):
Mr. Miller has turned over his allotment of twenty boxes of bulbs to me for distribution and I take great pleasure in having two of the boxes sent to you for your beautiful park. I know the deep interest you take in the park and how much of its beauty is due to you and I believe you will be pleased to give still further pleasure to the people of Marion by seeing that the bulbs are properly planted. There will be about two dozen bulbs in the two boxes, consisting of tulips, hyacinths, and narcissus.
Hoping that they will be satisfactory and that they will indeed help to brighten some lives, I remain,
Very truly,
Mrs. J.M. Miller
Marion has had no boom, this year, and wanted none. But it has made substantial growth in the things that make a town attractive, and a desirable place to live. Many residences have been enlarged and modernized; a great amount of persistent brick and cement sidewalk has been laid; the painter has been busy; more lawn mowers have been in use than ever before, and some new houses have been erected, some very handsome ones. Altogether the old town has done well this year. Empty houses are a thing of the past, and every prospect pleases.
Two men who are supposed to be the ones who broke into the Tampa bank last week and stole nearly $4,000 were arrested last Monday and are in the jail at Abilene.
Mr. A.T. Remer, of Wilson township brought us a fine mess of new potatoes, Tuesday. Now, you think it sounds strange, don't you, to talk about "new" potatoes at this time of the year. Well, it is unusual, but it is a fact, all the same. Mr. Remer harvested his first crop of potatoes in July, and replanted the smallest ones. From these he is now gathering a second crop, and they are fine large potatoes, too! Kansas against the world!
Mr. Wm. Maltby has moved his feed store into the stone mill building and will handle grain for Ebel, the Hillsboro miller.
Mr. William Jenkins has made a neat and commodious addition to his son-in-law's residence (Charley Whipple's) and will make his permanent home there. By the way, the RECORD, which believes in scattering a few flowers along the pathway of the living, you know, takes this occasion to say that William is a splendid mechanic, and an intelligent, industrious, conscientious, useful citizen. Long may he live!
Mr. Fred Williams complains about sportsmen trespassing upon his premises, and he wants us to warn all sportsmen that they must keep off of his place, as he is determined to enforce the law against them.
E.W. Hoch spoke before the Knife and Fork Club of Kansas City, Mo., yesterday evening.
The Supreme Court has granted a new trial to Robert Burton, who killed Fred Hoffman with a shotgun in Drake's restaurant a year or two ago. This will be his third trial. He was given a first degree sentence the first time and a second degree the second. Keller and Dean are his attorneys.
The Commercial Club is planning to give a big banquet on the 17th of December. Admission will be by ticket. Tickets are on sale and enough have already been sold to ensure success. Let the citizens generally attend, not only for the pleasure of the occasion itself but for the purpose of helping along the spirit of good-fellowship and of unified action which is necessary for the accomplishment of some projects which are on foot for the town's betterment.
Adv. — The delight of a boy's heart is a beautiful watch. The Journal has them and the name of this watch is the Eclipse! Any energetic boy who will get out and secure for us ten subscriptions for The Weekly Journal, at 25 cents each, making a total of $2.50, and send the names to us, together with the amount, we will mail to him, as a present, this beautiful watch. Rustle, boys, rustle, while you have the chance, as this offer will only last a short time. By using a little energy you can earn this beautiful watch and never miss the time. Send money by post office order or draft to The Weekly Journal, Kansas City, Mo. Send for samples to be used in canvassing.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1902 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
