100 years ago
OCTOBER 22, 1903 — It is so seldom that one can find anything good to say about a man, a mere man, in a domestic way. That it is a real joy when such an opportunity presents itself. A lady friend (and it wasn't his wife, either) furnished us this item. It seems that when the Club representatives were in Cottonwood Falls, last week, the husband of one of those good women donned his old clothes and proceeded to "clean house," to surprise his wife upon her return. He took up the old carpets and put down new ones, bought a handsome new stove, new book case and other things "too numerous to mention" as the sale bills say, and fixed up things generally. And his wife didn't know a thing about it till she came home. Now, wasn't that nice? And if you don't believe that this is a true story, incredible as it seems, being about a man, a mere man, ask Mrs. Nees Olsen.
Marriage licenses listed this week are those of Harry J. Heter, 23, and Lavinia Greene, 22, both of Peabody; John E. Burkert, 25, Marion, and Lillie Yost, 21, Florence; Dr. Edward H. Johnson, 29, and Lucretia A. Fost, 21, both of Peabody; Osmond A. Herbert, 33, and Mary F. Montgomery, 20, both of Peabody; Stearus W. Bloom, 29, and Mayme LaCoss, 31, both of Florence; Joseph E. Bezdek, 22, Lincolnville, and Hattie Navrat, 17, Antelope; and Carlos A. Stebbins, 55, and Mary W. Kelley, 45, both of Marion.
Mr. S. Jetmore, one of Marion's oldest and most highly respected citizens was found dead in his bed at his home in this city, Tuesday morning. His health has not been good for some years, but he was as well as usual when he retired Monday night. The deceased was born in Cadiz, Ohio, October 22, 1825, and was therefore nearly seventy-eight years of age. Mr. Jetmore was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hazleton in Henry county, Indiana, fifty -three years ago the eleventh of this month. The good wife and eight children survive him. One child preceded him to the spirit world. Mr. Jetmore was a man of strong character and much intelligence. He leaves his loved ones the rich legacy of a good name. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow, Friday, afternoon, at two o'clock.
Ogden, the photographer, is doubling the capacity of his gallery and adding greatly to the attractiveness of the establishment. A new and commodious reception room has been handsomely carpeted, papered, painted and ornamented with nice furniture, pictures, etc., and other rooms rearranged. It is now one of the finest and handsomest galleries in the State. On Saturday, Oct. 31, Mr. Ogden will have an open house at which time he will present a picture to every lady caller.
Mr. S.C. Eskeldson, of Ramona, was in Marion yesterday to take out his naturalization paper, and is now a citizen of the greatest country on earth. Mr. Eskeldson has built up a good business in the vehicle and implement line at Ramona. He has a warehouse 26x60 feet in size, and he's done about fifteen thousand dollars worth of business the past year. He leaves in a few weeks for a few months visit in his old home Denmark, where his parents still reside. Mr. Eskeldson's advertisement appears in today's RECORD. Read it and then go and see him.
Chas. Whipple is just in receipt of a shipment of real Puerto Rico tobacco. By the way, if demands for his brands of cigars increases at the present rate, they will soon be known as "the stuff that made Marion famous." The capacity of this new industry is 18,000 cigars a month, but in ten days selling, Charley booked orders for 13,000 cigars and his men are compelled to work nights to meet this demand.
At the last session of the Legislature a special act was passed authorizing and instructing the Superintendent of the Soldiers Home at Dodge City to give a permanent abiding place at the comfortable resort to Mr. A.D. Sidwell of this place. Mr. Sidwell was so badly frozen in a blizzard in western Kansas in 1873, that his legs had to be amputated. He had previously been a government scout, and on this ground was give a permanent home at Dodge by the Legislature. Last week he left here to take up his abode there. Mr. Sidwell is a splendid man. He has been a familiar figure on our streets, riding around in his roller chair, and greeting every one with a cheery smile and a pleasant word. He had made a living as best he could, and never complained. He is a good Christian man, and has been faithful in church duties. Everybody in Marion is his friend and before he left he came into the RECORD office to tell us how much he appreciated the kindness of this people, and how gratefully he would remember them.
Mrs. Will Miesse threatens to stop the RECORD, or throw it out of the window or something, and we don't blame her a bit. This paper never said a word about the brand new girl baby, and that's enough to make any mother mad.
(Copied from the 1903 microfilm files of the Marion Record.)
