100 years ago
KANSAS
Day before yesterday was Kansas' birthday. She is forty-six years young. Born to fight her way, and to conquer. Her's is a history written in the language of struggle — the common language of all that is really worth while in human story. Her virgin soil was baptised in blood. She furnished the first battleground for the doctrine of equality and union. She was a pioneer, a patriot pioneer. And her spirit has never been subdued — her face is star-ward. Through tribulations she has come — financial, political, industrial. Mis-represented, maligned, advertised as a wild-eyed commonwealth scared up on a treeless and barren prairie, laughed at by the moss-covered dwellers in the fossiliferous east, she has gone steadily on from glory unto glory. Corn — no use trying to compute — wheat, oceans of wheat; zinc, lead, coal, salt, alfalfa, apples, gas, oil, sugar beets, school houses and churches — records all broken long ago. Money — oodles of it, pockets full, banks full, loaning it "down east,'" — oh, money, money's nothing in Kansas. Home of freaks? — no, slander miserable and foul. Produced a few, yes — just enough for practical purposes, enough to promote good political and social ventilation. But not half as many as a lot of the old granny states that sit by the fire, talk about their ancestors and poke fun at Kansas. Had hard times? Yes, years ago, almost forgotten. Grasshoppers — ancient history. Droughts — long, long ago. Say, you gullible eastern folks, don't be so easy. Can't you get over what you read in your school geography fifty years ago about the "great American Desert?" Strange sort of desert this. Home of prosperous, intelligence, morality — more of it to the square inch than any place else under the flag. Forty-six years young. Happy. Rich. Red blood. Wholehearted. Free-handed. Independent. Sunlight in her hair. Up and a comin', Kansas!
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The Junior class gave a party last Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Paddock. They invited as guests, Ella Farmer, May Brewer, Mamie Leavitt, Fred Coburn and Gladys Corby. The evening was spent playing dominoes. Miss Gladys Corby won the prize.
The whole community was touched by the news of the death of Mr. T.A. Carter — Al Carter as his many friends all knew him — last Sunday in Kansas City. The word was not altogether unexpected as it had been known for several days that his condition was very serious. He left Marion for Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 14th, was taken ill on Tuesday night with a trouble that had bothered him more or less for a number of years. He was taken to the University Hospital on Wednesday morning, and on Saturday morning an operation was performed but the disease was too far advanced.
Thomas Allen Carter was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, Jan. 6, 1843 and was therefore 59 years and 21 days old at the time of his death. He came to Kansas in 1879. On October 27th, 1880 he was married to Miss Adda Jetmore. Three sons, James M., Arthur H. and Fred A. were born to them, all of whom with the devoted wife survive the kind and faithful husband and father. The body was brought here from Kansas City on Monday, and the funeral services were held at the home at half-past two Tuesday afternoon. Rev. H.C. Wharton, of the Methodist church conducted the services, assisted by Rev. Rudolph Caughey, of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Carter has been for many years one of the most prominent men of the town. He had had a large part in its enterprise. He was a most likable man — honorable in his dealings and with a courtliness of manner that marked him among his fellows. As a husband, father and friend he was true and kind always. He has heard the call, that comes one day to every one of us, but his memory lives on. Peace be with him.
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The following persons took Teachers' examination here Friday and Saturday of last week:
For Third Grade certificate:
Grace Lawrence, Peabody; R.H. VanScoik, Aulne; Lizzie Goertz, Marion; Lettie Kline, Canada; Sadie Book, Ramona; Winnie Miller, Marion; Nellie Salzer, Marion; Alfred W. Miller, Florence; Anna Sollenberger, Ramona; Mrs. Seppie D. Healea, Marion; Mabel Swan, Ramona; Jacob Z. Wiebe, Hillsboro.
For Second Grade certificates:
J.E. Roberts, Canada; Fred C. Miller, Lehigh; Madge Bartley, Hillsboro; Lida M. Lee, Marion.
For Professional certificates:
Ethel Phillips, Elk; J.H. Franzen, Goessel.
