100 years ago
FEBRUARY 4, 1904 — One day last week we received one of the most attractive, neatly gotten up summons for self and wife to appear at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Telfer, in Ramona, Ks., on the 29th day of January, 1904. Of course, we very naturally feel like we wanted to obey a notice of this nature that we received from a friend and, harboring the thought that possibly we were the only two notified, bore the date in mind and on the day and hour appointed, we started. Arriving at the place, being invested with the pass word and regular rap, easily gained admission and to our surprise, we found assembled Bro. and Sister H. Brinkman, from Dillon, Ks., U.S.A., Bro. and Sister S.J. Banker, Bro. and Mrs. Milton House, College Hill, Bro. and Mrs. M.C, Hunnway, Bro. and Mrs. Thos. Palmer, Bro. and Mrs. J.C. Entz, Bro. and Mrs. S.B. Lucas, Bro. and Mrs. M.Pease, Hope, Ks., Bro. and Sister E.J. Peterson, Bro. and Sister A.A. Peterson, and Bro. A. Greer, Ramona. At about seven p.m. Bro. Telfer appointed the following committee Bros. A.A. Peterson and Greer to assist and to proceed at once to make the evening as pleasant as possible. Shortly after the appointment supper was announced. This was no surprise for we have often been present at these spreads and there never was a time when anything was lacking and this occasion nothing was lacking, every thing in season was there; nothing too good for anyone was left out. There were salads, turkey, pressed chicken, cold ham, roast beef, oysters, cake of every description, celery, pickles, and things too numerous to mention, to which all did justice exception Bro. S.J. Banker, who believes in expansion, not having as much surface to work on as Bro. A.A. Peterson (who is of the same opinion) did the best he could, not having any more vest buttons to loosen, and his appetite failing him, had to give up in despair. Bros. Entz and Banker did the waiting act on the second table and undertook to supply the wants of — we will not mention who. After supper Bro. Telfer presented each one with a neat souvenir, the one the Masons received consisted of a card with an emblem of a Masonic apron in one corner and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Telford, Jan. 29, 1904, written across the center, the ladies received one similar with the colors of the O.E.S. tied to one corner. After the ceremony the Masons went to the office of the Badger Lumber Co. and enjoyed a smoke, after which they returned and engaged in social games and chats until midnight when all returned home, expressing to Mr. and Mrs. Telfer their appreciation of the good time spent.
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A good rain or snow would be a fine thing on the wheat just now. While the wheat generally all over the county is looking remarkably well, yet the ground is getting dry on the surface.
Jim Baker has moved into the property recently bought from the Donaldson's and Mr. Davis, the cigar-maker, has moved into the residence recently occupied by the Barkers, just north of the Presbyterian church.
W.J. Remers has moved his harness shop back into his old location in the building just west of Kieferle's hardware store, which he had to vacate on account of the damage done to the walls by the flood last spring. The building has been thoroughly overhauled, in fact almost rebuilt, and Mr. Remers now has one of the nicest business rooms in town. By the way, Remers is a mighty fine man to do business with and we are glad to know that his business is increasing right along.
31 YEARS AGO
Items from the Record files Feb. 1st, 1873
Case & Billings used in their land office business from the 20th of December, 1872, until the 24th of January, 1873, twenty-four dollars worth of postage stamps, making an average of nearly twenty-eight letters per day during that time. That is what we would call "doing a land office business."
Mrs. Moulton is preparing to erect a residence on the corner north of Mrs. Case's.
Battey has just received a large invoice of new plows for the spring trade, and the farmers are already preparing to use them.
The Record office has been moved to the room over J.H. Costello's everything store, where we will at all times be found ready for business.
A petition is in circulation at this place addressed to the land department at Washington, praying that depositions may be taken at the place in case of land contests which may be brought before the U.S. land office from this county. This is a matter of great importance to many of our settlers, and we should like to see the plan adopted. It is fifty-five miles from here to Salina over an almost uninhabited country, a portion of the way with no road, and after a heavy storm of rain or snow it is next to impossible to make the trip.
M.E. church, Rev. Rose, pastor. Services every second Sabbath, commencing February 9th, 1873.
Union Sunday School meets every Sabbath at 9 o'clock a.m.
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J.W. Wible sold two of his fine brood mares, Tuesday, to H.C. Laribee of Butte, Mont., for $300. This is probably the highest price ever paid in Marion county for brood mares, and it also takes out of the county all of the Joe Young stock.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1904 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
