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Celebrate Kansas Day
Next Wednesday, January 29, is the 47th anniversary of the admission of Kansas into the Union and the ladies of the M.E. church have planned to celebrate with a chicken pie dinner served at the noon hour.
Kansas grown and adopted sons and daughters have many times voted her the best state in the Union and here is an occasion to come together and have a jolly good time. At the supper hour they will make a specialty of hot biscuits and honey. And doesn't that sound good!
Court House Notes
At this session, provisions were made for completing the court house furnishing. For the court room rostrum, inside the railing, on the aisles, the probate judges office and the landings on stairways, a green cork carpet has been purchased, an excellent selection as it deadens sound. For the room of the judge of the district court, a green velvet carpet. Carpet contract was let to the Grand Mercantile Co.
F.J. Funk was awarded the contract to furnish the tables, chairs and desks needed in all the offices and court room. In the main room of the district court will be placed 150 assembly chairs.
The Art Metal Co., Jamestown, N.Y., furnished the metal book and filing cases for the different offices and these are already installed.
Pollitt & Kleinhammer have the contract to install the steam heating plant in the jail, and the work is now in progress.
Briefly stated, this incorporates the more important actions of the board since the last issue, but gives no hint of the vast detail of the work of the session. It is their purpose to put the property in good shape and provisions are made to complete the lawn about the buildings. Teams have been at work for some time filling in, and as soon as the season will permit, this work will be completed, and sown in blue grass.
Monday, Dr. Entz, druggist at Hillsboro, was granted license to sell liquor for medical purposes.
On last Friday, the Board went on a tour of inspection to the poor farm, W.K. Palmer, superintendent, and found everything in good shape after a careful invoice.
A lunacy examination was given for a man before Judge Vaughn Wednesday morning by examining physicians, G.P. Marner and J.N. Rogers. As soon as commitment papers are made out, the person will be admitted to one of the state institutions.
Marriage Licenses
Carl M. Wallace, Peabody
Irene J. Snyder, Peabody
Fredrick Kline, Marion
Anna Vogel, Marion
Alec Kreiger, Lehigh
Margaret Hiser, Hillsboro
Joshua Maltbie, Florence
Annah A. Bradley, Marion
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John Burkert, rural route carrier on No. 6, had quite an up and down experience Tuesday. The horse he was driving had not been driven for a few days and began to show off when about half the distance to be covered. John pulled so hard in his efforts to hold the horse, that one foot went through the front of the cart, then bounced him through the top. The cart next landed on its side and traveled that way for a while, John making his exit through the side window. How he escaped without injury, no one can guess. Some of the mail was a little late getting to its proper destination that day.
The weather to date has not been very encouraging for the ice men, but, don't you know, we have been enjoying this Colorado climate so thoroughly, we forgot to worry about the ice man.
A special feature at the rink on Monday evening was a race between C.H. Wheelock and Alfred Matz. They circled the room twenty-three times, making the course about a mile in length. A lively interest was shown in the contest in which both boys showed great skill in swift skating, Matz coming out the victor.
Harry Tiemann, a fine young fellow about fifteen years old, desires a home where he can work for his board and continue his high school studies. If any reader of the Record in Marion can assist in this matter, leave word at this office.
Mr. R.B. Cochran, district superintendent, and Mr. Jackson, solicitor, of the Bell Telephone Co., are in the city this week. A new line is being built from here to Aulne, to accommodate the increasing toll business with that place.
A large white rabbit came to the home of Mr. G.D. Miller Wednesday morning and the owner of the pet can get it by calling at his residence.
School Report
Report of Dickerson school for month ending Jan. 17, 1908. Those neither absent nor tardy: George Carney, McLellon Sallee, Purteena Sallee, Maude Bower, Dewey Bower, Bertha Schmidt, May Bower, Esta Sallee. Tardies: Iva Harvey, Susie, Daniel, Hulda, and Bernard Penner.
HAZEL C. BRUNNER, teacher.
