100 years ago
MAY 5, 1904 — At Oswego and Chetopa, last week, we witnessed some very fine Commencement exercises. The schools in those beautiful and enterprising towns, are certainly under good management. Such results must have causes. These two schools are splendid evidence of woman's ability to superintend as well as teach. Oswego is a town of about twenty five hundred population and Chetopa a few hundred less. Of the thirteen teachers employed at Oswego twelve are ladies. About the same condition prevails at Chetopa. Miss Belle Inglish superintends the Oswego schools and Miss Nellie McGinley at Chetopa. We doubt if there are two better managed schools in Kansas than these two. By the way in addition to these two finely womaned schools, Labette has a lady superintendent, which shows that the women are very much in evidence down there. At Oswego we were handsomely entertained by Mr. and Mrs. A. Gossard at their charming suburban home, and by Judge and Mrs. Nelson Case at their elegant home "down town." At Chetopa the school board with the Superintendent honored us with their presence at dinner at the hotel. At each of these places we were shown the town and honored with a handshake from scores of their people.
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Mayor Frazer made the following appointments which the council confirmed last Monday evening: City Clerk, Thos. W. Bown; Deputy City Clerk, Morton Bown; City Attorney, D.W. Wheeler; Marshal, W.A. Scott; Street Commissioner, J.H. Adkins.
The following standing committee of the council for the ensuing year: Finance, Hoch, Freeland and Hanson. Street and Alley, Lewis, Loveless and Wolf. Sidewalks, Hodge, Wolf and Hoch. Waterworks, Rogers, Lewis and Loveless. Nuisance, Wolf, Freeland and Hodge. Fire Department, Freeland, Hanson and Hodge. Purchasing, Hanson, Hoch and Rogers. Park, Loveless, Rogers and Lewis.
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Dr. Hannaford, upon whom a successful operation for appendicitis was performed a week ago last Monday, is getting along finely, and will soon be himself again. The Doctor is up in the sixties, but a correct life "told" in this crisis and helped him through the ordeal.
We noticed in the Emporia Times, the other day, a reference to the Rest Room in the new court house in that city. As we go about the State we find many exhibitions of municipal wisdom like this. The Rest Room is a modern invention, but it has come to stay.
Ideal politics was realized in the appointment of Judge Joseph T. Dickerson to the Judgeship of one of the new Indian territory districts. Mr. Dickerson was not an applicant for the place, and knew nothing of the matter when his name was first suggested by Congressman J.M. Miller to his colleagues in Washington. The State delegation, including Senator Long, generously united in endorsement of Mr. Dickerson, and the appointment was promptly made by the President. The appointment is an excellent one. No man in Kansas is more worthy of the honor than Judge Dickerson. His legal attainments are first class, and his personal character above reproach. He will make an able, fearless and conscientious Judge. He is in the prime of vigorous physical and mental manhood. He has a lovely family, consisting of a charming wife and five beautiful children, four girls and one boy. The only objection to the appointment one can hear in Marion is that it will take this fine family away from the town.
Mr. W.A. Hannaford is going to have one of the prettiest houses in town. With his new cement walk, handsome graded lawn and nice driveway through the back yard, his premises are very beautiful indeed.
Mr. E.W. Hoch, who was at once time editor of this paper, made the commencement address at Neosho Falls last Tuesday evening.
Tomlinson-Hoch Land Co.
W.M Tomlinson Wm. F. Hoch
Sell Real Estate
Have Farm and City Property to Rent
Pay Taxes for Non-Residents
Insure against Fire, Tornado, Hail
THEIR BARGAIN LIST, WATCH IT FROM WEEK TO WEEK
MARION CITY-ON THE HILL
Four room house, best of water. Dirt cheap at $450.
Seven room house with cellar, cistern, out buildings, well all excellent and in fine shape. A great bargain at $1500.
Another good residence with fine grounds at $1500.
Another good place with large grounds, fruit, etc. at $1600.
Another, very cheap, at $700. 4 lots, good buildings, and conveniences.
Another desirable place at $650.
Another with fine, large buildings, ample grounds all in best condition. Only $2000 — worth more.
Another fine 15 acre suburban home, with large house, cellar, cistern, wells, fruit, outbuilding and a splendid ever running stream. Can't be matched at the price — $2000.
Better see us at once.
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Jimmy Hanson, the blacksmith, is making a dandelion puller that is a "sure thing" sure enough. It does the work so thoroughly that your wife can get you a mess of greens in a few minute without much labor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Forney and Alice went to Furley, last Saturday, to see W.A. Currence, who was seriously injured by a hand car jumping the track.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1904 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
