100 years ago
MAY 26, 1904 — When Memorial Day was inaugurated thirty-six years ago by our illustrious Commander in Chief John A. Logan, the design was to set apart one day in the year to be observed by survivors of the war in strewing flowers and other decorations over the graves of their fallen comrades. More than half of those then living have since died. Like a swift running river they are passing away, like decaying stars in the morning twilight, they are faded and gone, but the holy light of memory keeps them visible in our hearts, and in Heaven their faces grow brighter as with curious interest they watch our proceedings here.
All departed comrades receive their tribute of flowers from loving hands, whether in the soil reddened by their blood more than a third of a century ago or in the peaceful church yards of their northern homes.
We call upon and advise all our Comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic and kindred societies, all citizens to lay aside their usual avocation and in no way to give countenance to political meetings, horse racing, or festivals, or in any other unseemly conduct that would detract from the solemn ceremony of the day.
Respectfully, J. TERRY
Post Commander Pollock Post No. 42
Department of Kansas
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Sheldon's is the first building in town to have a steel ceiling. It gives a handsome finish to his elegant store room.
The social in the Wren school house last Thursday night was a great success, both financially and socially. A large number of town folks drove out. All report a good time.
We noticed in a Kansas City paper, the other day, that Mills Ebright, a Baker University student, formerly a Marion boy, son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Ebright, has secured a great honor of one of the Cecil Rhode's scholarship in Oxford University, England, and would soon cross the waters to enter upon his studies. This is a great thing for a bright boy.
31 Years Ago
From the Record files, May 31, 1873
A large number of emigrants pass through this place daily.
Reub Lecrone has broke ground in the east part of town for his new house.
Transfers of real estate in the shape of town lots at this place are quite numerous.
There are nine new buildings under contract in this place, all of which are being finished up as rapidly as possible.
The streams were never known to be higher than they were the first of the week, the rise of which was caused by the heavy rains of Sunday and Sunday night.
Outsiders say our brass band is learning to play quite rapidly. No wonder — A.D. Battey, one of the best cornet players in the west, is the instructor.
Mr. Feagun will open his ice house and commence selling ice next week, if the weather continues to be as warm as it has for the last few days.
Having lost so much time in moving our office and enlarging our paper, we skip the date but not the number of May 24th, so you will get your full number (52) of papers, but miss one week's issue. We shall try to be right on hand after this.
The Florence Pioneer has been revived, this time under the management of E.W. Hoch, and is as much improvement on its last previous efforts as could well be imagined. We like the stand our new neighbor takes on county matters, as it is just exactly what we have been working for all the time. Its columns will no more be filled with such vulgar flings as have heretofore given it a rather unenviable reputation, but with matter that will interest and please the most refined. We wish friend Hoch abundant success.
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Hannaford & Trenner have moved their office into the rooms recently vacated by Judge Dickerson, and County Attorney D.W. Wheeler will occupy the rooms formerly used by Hannaford & Trenner. A.S. Quisenberry will also have his real estate office in the same room with the County Attorney.
Miss Margaret Martin entertained a few friends, Thursday evening of last week, at the country home of her brother-in-law, W.S. Tipton. The rooms were handsomely decorated with viburnum and spectabilis. Dancing and card playing furnished the amusement and dainty refreshments were served. Sheldon's orchestra furnished the music.
John Watson thinks he has his hands full, just now. Besides building a four room stone addition to his residence in the southeast part of town, he is running a gang of men with sixteen teams building a roadway at Concordia from that town to the new river bridges.
Mr. R.W. Crain, a bright young man, an ex-soldier from the Philippines, has been here this week representing the Remington type-writer. He has sold one to Jesse Thrasher. The machine and agent are all right.
The first ball game of the season was played here, Monday, between Peabody and a picked nine from this place, resulting in a score of 4 to 3 in favor of the home team. It was a very interesting game throughout.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1904 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
