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THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1903 — What we wanted to say, last week, in reference to the Ohio reunion, but couldn't say for want of space, was to offer a suggestion for future reunions. Four or five hundred Ohioans are registered with the Clerk of the Reunion Association, but less than one hundred attended the last reunion. Something should be done to secure a larger attendance. Now, why not enlarge upon the idea, and have a reunion next year, of all the States, and offer a prize for the state showing the largest attendance? Marion ought to get up, at least, one big attraction for the people, every year, and why not the one we here suggest? We reckon the Ohio folks wouldn't object. A great many more Ohioans would attend a big thing such as we suggest than have as yet come out to the smaller affair of their own. But this is only a suggestion. If our Ohio friends wish to maintain their day, alone, the RECORD will be glad to help them make it a greater success.
A fine cement sidewalk has been put down the full length of Mr. H.M. Thorp's residence premises, and also inside walks of the same kind have been laid.
Francis Fischer Powers, of New York, has decided to give a concert for one of his pupils, Miss Edna Holler, at the Opera House, Peabody, September 8th. Some of the best artists will appear that have ever been in the west. Mr. Powers, the baritone, gets $1200 a night in New York. Seats $5.00 and 50 cents, at Slaymaker's Pharmacy, Sept. 1. Get your seats early.
The Opening of School
The Marion schools will open on the 14th of September, at nine o'clock. In the Hill building, the room taught last year by Miss Morris will be in charge of Miss Marguerite Wood. In the valley building, Mr. John Weimer will be Principal and the room taught last year by Miss Harris will be in charge of Miss Annabel Knowles. Miss Harris will take the entire Music teaching of the schools, devoting her forenoons to this work. The first four books of the Educational Music Course, published by Ginn & Co., will be used, and an attempt will be made, by thoroughly grading and simplifying it, to make this very valuable department as pleasant and profitable as possible for the pupils.
Beginning Monday, the 7th, I will be in the office at the Hill building each morning of the week, from nine to ten o'clock, and it is desired that all pupils wishing to take examinations to remove conditions or to determine their classification in the school shall meet me, if possible, one of those days that there may be no confusion of classes on the opening day of school.
The excellent policy of my worthy predecessor will be followed in the work of this year, as far as possible, and it is to be hoped that the cooperation and good feeling of the past year may be undisturbed and the Marion schools may do a more profitable work than ever before.
Wm. R. Rice, Superintendent
The tragic death of Farmer Foote's wife, briefly mentioned in last week's RECORD was one of the saddest accidents this paper has ever had to chronicle. A broken wagon tongue frightened the horses and caused them to run. Fearing the dragging piece of tongue would strike a stone and overturn the wagon, Mr. Foote advised his wife to jump out which she attempted to do evidently falling on her head and breaking her neck. It is a sad memory to this good man that advice thought to be wise was fatal in its effects to his loved one. He managed to stop the horses after they had gone a quarter of a mile at breakneck speed, and returning found his wife dead in the road. Mrs. Foot was well known in Marion and was an excellent lady, and everybody speaks well of Mr. Foote.
Mayor Frazer and his sister, Mrs. S.T. Howe, visited several days this week with their old friends, Capt. Brooker and family in East Branch township.
Mr. Fred Frobenius is building up a good marble business in Marion. He has put up two thousand dollars worth of monuments already this year and has hundreds of dollars worth of orders on hands. Mr. Frobenius is a conscientious dealer as well as a good workman and people who want work in his line can trust him to do a good job at reasonable prices.
The Ladies of the Altruistic Club will give a social in the Park next Tuesday evening to raise funds to help carry on their town improvement plans. They need money to pay their Reading Room expense, to adorn their little Santa Fe Parks, and to do some permanent work they wish to do in Central Park. They are doing splendid work and have an ambition to do a whole lot more of it. Help them.
John H. Smith and Rosse Case will act as a committee, at the educational meeting, tomorrow, to award the prize to the district showing the largest mileage. The basis of the contest will be the number of people of school age and over (over five years of age) multiplied by the number of miles from their school house to Roger's corner. Contestants will hand the number and names in attendance with the location of their school house, to the committee, upon arrival in town.
Married, at the home of the groom's brother, Mr. W.O. See, in Marion, Tuesday evening, Aug. 25, by Eld. R.W. Woodside, Mr. Irvin See to Miss Nettie Hutchens, both of this place. The RECORD extends congratulations.
Bent Murdock, of the El Dorado Republican, who was recently in the penitentiary (as a visitor, of course) has this to say of an old pioneer friend of ours: "Capt. J.A. Pike, who was mustered into "A" company, 9th Kansas Cavalry in September 1861, his residence since then being in Lawrence, who lived with his family in Florence for many years where they ran the principal hotel, who were well known by all the people in this region around about as most estimable people — well, the captain and wife live in Lansing. Our old comrade in arms I a "boss" in one of the departments of the penitentiary, looks well and sends his regards to all his old friends.
Work has commenced on the new roof John Powers is having put on his big brick residence. Bob Pyle has the contract, which insures a fine job. It is to be a modern roof, with fine cornice and will cost a dozen hundred of dollars.
Mrs. George Donaldson and Miss Virgie drove up to Tampa Saturday, to spend Sunday with the family of Harry Donaldson. On the way up there, when near Canada, the horse became frightened and ran into a fence, turning the buggy over and throwing the occupants out, but fortunately without injury to either. Mrs. Donaldson borrowed a horse from a farmer and drove back to Marion, hitched up another horse and resumed her journey.
(Copied by Joan Meyer from the 1903 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
