100 years ago
June 15, 1905
Sam T. Howe Jr., of Topeka, a Marion born boy, has proven himself a worthy son of a noble sire, being a son of Sam T. Howe, one of Marion's early settlers, and a man of whom all Marion county is proud. Sam Jr. has just graduated with highest honors from Topeka High School, the class numbering 87. This honor entitles him to a free scholarship in Chicago University.
The following marriage licenses were issued the past week: David H. Westfield and Henrietta A. Wilbur, both of Peabody; J.R. Woodhull, of Topeka, and Anna P. Noll of Tampa; and George O. Thomas, of Peabody, and Mabel M. Perry, of Marion.
Twins — a boy and a girl — recently arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dodd, at Antelope, and are all reported to be doing well.
The Big Show A Big Success
Probably nothing in the annals of home entertainment talent in any town or any city, has ever surpassed the circus given in this city, yesterday, under the direction of Mrs. John Clarkson. All the youngsters in town were in it from the wee tot that toddle, through all the evolutionary stages of kiddom up to the big kid that "butts in." Each one did his part and did it the best that it could be done.
The parade was a marvel, in point of magnitude, originality, artistic conception and unique features. A traveling man from St. Joe said, while viewing it, "Well I wish some of the people from the large cities could come down to this town and see how to do things."
The show in the big tent exceeded the most sanguine expectations, while the side attractions were all that was claimed for them, and all they were advertised to be. The "man-killer" for instance — who doubts its claim to being the most insatiate on earth — (a package of cigarettes). Did you see the "red bats," and did you learn how to get rich on a penny?
The Indian show was great, the little fellows looked like "sure enough" savages. The animals were all so realistic even more so than real ones could possibly have been, and the little girls, bless them, they all looked so sweet-the little Japs and the little Dutch girls. Tom Thumb and his wife were so cute, too, and so were the brownies and the clowns were as usual, irrepressible.
The little band beat the big band all hollow, and were we not proud of those wee ones, so many of them too.
Mrs. Clarkson deserves the unstilted praise of the community for her boundless energy and skill in carrying out single-handed, this successful enterprise, while we cannot say enough in praise of the children and their parents who were the power behind the throne. The auditorium fund will be increased about 50% as the net financial result.
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The show windows of W.W. Loveless and Sons and the Thompson Dry Goods Co. have been decorated the past week with contributions to the Auditorium fund sent by different firms throughout the country.
E.H. Kendall, a traveling man who makes Marion regularly, was in the other day. He is an expert ventriloquist, and has no difficulty in deceiving the most wary listener by the manipulation of his voice. He tells of the following incident, it being an actual occurrence of recent date. On a railroad train a short time ago he imitated the cry of a baby in distress which seemed to come from under the car seats, whereupon every passenger in the car began looking under the seats. Finally one old fellow from back east somewhere exclaimed, "Oh, I'll bet there's one of them there tarantellas on this train.
To the home of Adam Schlotthauer on Monday last, a little girl came to become one of the family.
