100 years ago
august 23, 1906
Seventy-five or a hundred friends of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Myers gathered at the home of Mr. I.E. Myers last Thursday evening to welcome and congratulate them. As announced in last week's paper, their marriage occurred at Hutchinson on Thursday morning. In behalf of their assembled friends, Mr. Albert Richardson, in a characteristically witty and appropriate speech presented them with a handsome chair, as a token of regard and good wishes. The groom responded with well-worded remarks of appreciation. The orchestra was present and played during the evening. Watermelons, served on the lawn, contributed to the occasion. It was an enjoyable event and a fitting expression of the esteem in which Mr. and Mrs. Myers are held.
Mr. George Kline came in last Saturday from New Mexico. He brought a box of fruit — peaches, apples and plums — that were raised on a farm adjoining his, and they were certainly very fine. Some of the peaches measured over eleven inches in circumference. The apples were as perfect as any we have ever seen. He is greatly pleased with the country.
The front of the Jex block received a new coat of paint this week.
Tuesday a crowd of young people spent the day at Rainbow Lake. They were Edna Greashart, Eva Scott, Cara Ainsworth, Clara Frazer, Eva Bryan, Jennie Crist, Edna Crist of Lost Springs, Marie Wharton, Dora Powers, Mary Chilson, Cecil Coburn, Clifford Coburn, Roy Frazer, Wm. Scott, Wm. Frazer, Glenn Lilly and Louis Keller.
Mr. and Mrs. D.D. McIntosh are the parents of a girl, born last Sunday.
Considerable feeling has been aroused over the effort to move the school house in District. 97 one mile north. This school house is now located just three miles north of Canton. Some of the patrons desired to move the school house one mile north and in compliance with the law a petition was circulated, and an election held at which election the proposition to move the school house carried. Mr. E.H. Skibbe has brought an injunction to prevent such action, basing his contention, as we understand, upon the claim that the petition was not signed by "ten resident tax-payers" as the law requires. The case is set for trial by the District Court. We are informed, however, that the matter will probably be adjusted out of court and will not come to trial.
Miss Elizabeth Lindsay will re-open the Keister Dress Cutting school in the Thompson Dry Goods Co. building Monday, Sept. 10th.
Uncle Sam has granted the rural carriers here fifteen days vacation, "on pay," to be taken when the desire it.
Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Freeland leave today for Chicago, on a business and pleasure trip of several weeks. Mr. Freeland expects to purchase while there a large part of the equipment for the Freeland Bros. Veterinary Hospital, which is now under construction here.
Mr. E. B. Clark and family, of Aulne, are moving to Emporia, going there specially for the school advantages. The farm near Aulne has been rented. Mr. Clark started Tuesday with a load of goods, overland, and while crossing the railroad track in Marion, the wagon "reach" broke and the whole load of goods was let down squarely on the track. By considerable hustling, the goods were removed before a train came along.
The Edmunds-Griffith barber shop has been moved into the street, awaiting the completion of the Healea building. It will occupy the same location, as formerly, in the new building.
Mr. A.A. Garrison's team, hitched to a wagon, broke loose from a hitching post on Main street last Monday and ran, considerable damage resulting. They ran east and when somewhere east of town the wagon collided with a telephone post and the horses brook loose from the wagon. They ran into Mr. Chris Seibel's buggy and Mr. and Mrs. Seibel were thrown out and Mrs. Seibel considerably bruised. Both the wagon and the buggy were pretty badly damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Smith took a party of young people to Chingawasa Springs Monday evening in compliment to their two nieces, Misses Corrine and Marion Pierce, of Topeka, who are visiting here.
Avery Dickerson brought in a car load of watermelons last Thursday. They were raised on his farm near Rush Springs, Indian Territory. He returned to Rush Springs Saturday.
