100 years ago
APRIL 28, 1904 — The plans and specifications for the new Town Hall have been received, and are ready for bids. The plans were prepared by Ed Runyan, of Boston, one of Marion's best contributions to the east, now a noted architectural draughtsman. The building will be 55x92 feet in dimensions, and will be a handsome and commodious structure.
Material is on the ground for an addition to Grandma Utting's residence on the hill. Her son-in-law, Dr. Hereford and family will move in with Mrs. Utting.
A Marion young man was calling on his best girl Sunday night, and although a storm was coming up and it was after eleven o'clock the young man lingered. Finally it commence to sprinkle and the old man of the house went into the parlor carrying a gum coat which he handed to the young fellow with the remark that he would ask him to stay all night but he knew the young man had to do chores at home the next morning The young man accepted the coat.
Fred Spicer wishes us to say that he has discontinued the phonographic entertainments which he has been giving at the different school houses in the county until next fall, when he will commence again with one of the largest and most complete phonographs sent out by the Victor Company.
Little Joe, son of Judge J.T. Dickerson, is very sick with pneumonia.
One of the handsomest improvements in town, this year, is the residence Mr. Lyons recently purchased and remodeled, north of the Presbyterian church. He has made a beautiful home.
Dr. J.N. Hannaford was taken suddenly ill, last Friday, and it was soon decided that he had appendicitis. Monday evening Dr. Bowen, of Topeka, assisted by Drs. Marner and Smith performed the operation, since which time the patient has been improving right along. The town was in great suspense for awhile, because Dr. Hannaford is one of our oldest and best physicians and a mighty fine citizen and a good man besides.
A Sunday School will be organized at the Dickerson School House next Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all residents of the neighborhood to attend.
31 Years Ago
Items from the Record files
May 3rd, 1873
Mrs. Hoops is preparing to re-open her millinery shop on main street.
In this part of drouthy Kansas it rains now about seven days in the week.
We are in receipt of the initial number of the Atchison Daily Globe, one of the neatest and best dailies we have ever seen in the State. They promise good things for the future and we doubt not they will come to pass.
Maj. McLean, of Florence, called one day this week and asked leave to tell the readers of the RECORD what he was doing. He is one of the most reliable men in Florence, and does a heavy business. Read the special notice and see what he has to say.
We are in receipt of No. 1 Vol. 1, of the Peabody Gazette, born in Peabody on the first day of May A.D. 1873, and fathered by J.P. Church. It is a neat eight column paper, filled with interesting reading matter, and if kept up to its present standard — and we believe it will be — is worthy of more than ordinary patronage. We honestly wish for the success of the Gazette.
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The beautiful foundation for the new M.C. church at Durham, was finished Tuesday afternoon when a large crowd of people gathered and witnessed the laying of the corner stone. The short, but impressive ceremony was conducted by Rev. F.G. Severance, of Hillsboro, who has endeared himself in the hearts of many by his faithful and never tiring efforts to help the work along. School was dismissed and the children with their teachers came and helped with the singing. Quite a neat little sum was subscribed to help the work along. Mr. Thos. Parry of Durham, has the contract for erecting the building and we feel confident it will soon be finished in a fine and perfect manner under his management.
Jim Baker is almost making a new home out of the old Donaldson residence, so extensive are the repairs and additions he is putting on the place.
The following marriage licenses are noted: Alexander W. Frick, Durham, 26, and Lulu Schlehuber, Durham, 20; Robert Penner, Hillsboro, 25, and Emma Janzen, Marion, 20; Edward M. Jenkins, Herington, 31, and Mollie Stephans, Herington, 20; Herman W. Erfurth, Armourdale, 27, and Adel Penner, Canada, 21.
The W.R.C. will have a dinner at the G.A.R. Hall on Wednesday, May 4th. All members of the G.A.R. and all old soldiers and their families are cordially invited to be present with well filled baskets.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1904 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
