100 years ago
june 22, 1905
The old cheese factory building on Dr. Rogers' farm east of town was blown down during the storm of Thursday night of last week. It was a frame building and erected in the spring of 1874. It was used but a short time for the purpose for which it was built and for years has been used as a granary. Thus one by one are the old land marks passing away, and the storm of last week obliterated another monument to blasted hope of early days when our people entertained wild fancies of a second Chicago upon the plains of Kansas.
Billiard and pool room licenses were ordered by the council last Monday night to be issued to Jack Riddle, Robert Florer and Lafe Brumbaugh.
You have heard of the "milk of human kindness." Well, the fellow who milked our old cow Sunday before four a.m., thereby relieving us of an odious duty, had a whole bucket full with which to mollify his troubled conscience and make the day one of thanksgiving and rest. Verily, we "strained the quality of mercy" that day while the other fellow strained the milk.
It looked like a circus day in town, Saturday. The streets were filled with teams and the stores were crowded with customers. There was a good many in from the country the day before also.
Noticing a man who sells milk getting his pump fixed, the other day, reminded us of the time when an old fellow by the name of Piersoll delivered milk around town. This was about twenty-five years ago. He lived on the Dr. Rogers place, east of town, and there's one of the finest springs in the county on the farm. One of his customers was Charley Frybarger, who was running a restaurant at the time. One morning Charley discovered a small minnow in the milk, and called Piersoll's attention to it. But the man was equal to the occasion and quickly replied: "Well would you believe it" My best cow goes to the spring to drink, and you know, Frybarger, that that spring is just alive with minnows."
Thirty-one Years Ago
From the Record's Files of June 21, 1874
There is a prospect of having a three story stone business house erected on Main street ere snow flies.
Work was commenced on the new Catholic church last Tuesday. It will probably be finished early this fall. — (It was never built.)
Stephen Jex is working out a pair of handsome vases, from native stone, to be placed on the premises of Frank Doster.
Kable & Martin are making quite a showing toward the completion of the new Presbyterian church.
An unusually large number of strangers have been in town this week looking for land, and several purchases have been made.
Corn is up as high as a horse's back in this vicinity, and looks very promising.
Emigrant wagons may be seen passing through here nearly every hour in the day.
Uncle George Griffith commenced harvesting on the 10th his wheat being fairly ripened. Others in the vicinity are cutting now.
Last Thursday the little son of Mrs. Perky fell from the top of Costello's hen house, breaking his collar bone and otherwise seriously injuring him.
Uncle John Bagby had his leg broken last Tuesday by being thrown from a stumbling pony. His foot became tangled in the stirrup, when the pony kicked him, causing a fracture about three inches below the right knee. Under the skillful hands of Dr. Rogers we shall expect to see him on our streets again in a short time.
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A very destructive hail storm visited a portion of Marion county Thursday night of last week, the worst being between Aulne and Fred William's place south of town. In this section the growing crops in a number of places were totally destroyed, window lights in many houses were broken, and trees riddled of their foliage. Most of the farmers however had their crops insured against hail, so their loss will not be as serious as it might otherwise have been.
It is with pleasure we learn that Brown Corby and his family are going to return to Marion. Brown has accepted the cashiership of the new National Bank to be started here, and will move to Marion as soon as his business affairs in Herington can be adjusted.
