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Thanksgiving Service
The union Thanksgiving service will be held in the Methodist church next Thursday, November 28, at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Gillmore of the Christian church will preach. The usual offering for the needy will be taken and a committee comprising members of each church, appointed to dispose of the money where it is needed.
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Last Thursday after Miss Anna Bown's room at the Elgin Hotel was entered, a number of pieces of jewelry and articles of clothing taken. Among them was a valuable gold watch and chain. In order to draw suspicion to some one else the thief left several of the articles in another party's room, where they were found. The culprit has not as yet been apprehended.
Our football team went to Cottonwood Falls Saturday expecting to play the High School team of that place. Instead of that they were forced to play against a team of the best men that could be collected in both Cottonwood Falls and Strong City. Still we are proud of the way our boys held them back, for they beat us only 11 to 0.
The jail has been in process of moving to its new location this week. Work was suspended Wednesday on account of rain, but by next week it will probably be settled on the new site.
Gov. Hoch did a commendable act in pardoning Emmet Dalton. Emmet was a criminal, not from choice, but from circumstances over which he had no control. The country will be just as safe with him out of the pen as in.
The Baptist church has been rented and transformed into a school room and was used as such last week. This arrangement will continue until other arrangements can be made to take care of the crowded condition in the schools.
F.R. Williams was the victim of a peculiar accident at his place two miles south of town on last Friday. While standing near his new corn sheller which was in operation, he slipped, and in trying to regain his balance, the chain caught the thumb of his left hand, severing it from the hand.
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Report of Dickerson school for the month ending Nov. 15. Neither absent nor tardy — George Carney, Lellon Sallee, Purthena Sallee, Maude Bower, Esta Sallee, May Bower and Henry Sallee. Total enrollment 18. Average daily attendance 17.
Hazel C. Butcher, teacher
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Rosse Case started out Tuesday morning on a two week's surveying trip in the western part of the county. Willard Keller and Ritchie Taylor went along.
The ladies of the Christian church will serve a Puritan dinner and supper also oysters on Thanksgiving Day in the basement of the court house..
The first of the new equipment of presses the RECORD is installing was put in commission Monday. A 14 1/2 x 22 Chandler & Price Gordon, one of the best machines made and the boys are correspondingly happy and thankful.
A movement is on foot to start a Democratic paper in Marion. It will be called the Marion Review and among those interested in the enterprise are J.G. Johnson of Peabody, J.S. Martin, H.J. Buschlen, and C.C. Jones of Marion, and L.E. Riggs of near Elk. The paper will be started by January 1. Subscription price $1.00 per year. Mr. H.J. Buschlen, former owner of the Headlight, has been employed as business manager for the present.
On last Thursday, while doing some work about his home, Mr. C.A. McBurney fell and dislocated a rib, and while not of a serious nature, was very painful and interfered very much with his duties in caring for the Valley school. Mr. Mac was very nicely treated by those connected with the school and wishes to thank them for their kindness.
W.Z. Moore, who has been tearing down the old court house, had a narrow escape there Monday. He was on the side of the building, lowering the rocks to the ground below, when a part of the wall began to give away. He jumped to save himself, but a heavy timber struck him on the face, making a bad wound. He suffered severely for several days, but is getting along nicely, and it is thought no serious results will follow.
