MEMORIES: 100 years ago years ago
March 26, 1908
The Alfalfa Mill
For some months several members of the Commercial club have considered it a good investment to establish a mill in Marion to grind alfalfa, and put the product on the market. Alfalfa meal has proven much better for cattle than bran, and can be put on the market at a good profit, for the same price as bran, which means $19 to $21 per ton, seldom as low as $15 per ton. At a recent meeting of the club Mr. John Ehrlich offered to equip a mill for this work, if, as a starter, the farmers would agree to furnish 1500 tons of alfalfa to be ground, at $3.00 per ton, in that way giving further opportunity for profit to the farmer, At the meeting Messrs Fred Williams, A.S. Quisenbery, John Powers, Josiah Good and S.K. Warrenburg were made a committee to secure this necessary pledge.
The Irma Doster Concert
The musical entertainment at the auditorium last Friday evening was very much appreciated by a large audience. Miss Doster is certainly master of her favorite instrument, the violin, making it wonderfully sweet toned. And her execution is good.
Miss Wilcox of Topeka, the accomplished pianist who has been with Miss Doster through the season, made a hit with Marion people, each effort being happily received.
As usual Miss Vella Niederhauser delighted her hearers with her sweet singing, responding graciously to each encore, Mrs. Robert Florer, accompanist. And thus is outlined briefly a program of home talent, first class in every particular, that would be a credit to a larger city.
The total receipts were $100.10 of which $50.50 will be applied on the proposed park bridge which is to span the Luta.
Class Party
The Seventh and Eighth grades of the Hill school gave a St. Patrick's party at Ogden's studio, Friday evening, that for a dandy good time will be remembered long after many other incidents of school life have been forgotten. In the first place the young people showed their wisdom in selecting Friday night instead of Tuesday night for their party as it would not interfere with their studies.
The studio was tastefully decorated in the class colors, pink and green, and the tables were decorated in the prevalent color used on St. Patrick's Day.
There were many games played, but the most popular was the old and the new game of "Hearts," and everybody had a good time.
Everything connected with the evening's entertainment was unique. The menu was an enigma and Lloyd Douglas was awarded the first prize for guessing the greatest number of good things to eat. Dainty refreshments were also served.
Aglaia and Lyceum are the class names and they have made a reputation as entertainers.
Those of the 7th present were:
Harold Hereford, Bertha Parker, Stanley Forney, Imogene Warrensburg, Lucile Burkholder, Floyd Younker, Frank Loveless, Lloyd Douglas, Irma Wolf, Dorothy Billings, Pearl Selvy, Ruth Kuhn, Wm. Scott, Mid Roberts, Henry Minton, Fay Mott, Ethel Wheeler, Grace Johnston, Beth Frazer, Cecil Freeborn.
Those of the 8th present were:
Irene Blackburn, Ed Burkholder, Homer Scott, Lena Pollitt, Irma Brooks, Laura Selvy, Fern Pollitt, Harry Selvy, Edith Hodge, Fred Bitner, Della Parker, Dot Pollitt, May Ehrhart, Verne Kuhn, Eulalia Kuhn, Clarence Kelley, Grace Ogden, Bessie Evans, Alice Wheeler, Lenore Miesse.
Court House Notes
Work about the court house is progressing in fine style. Cal Kuhn has about finished the retaining wall around the grounds and it's a good job. The work of grading the grounds is going on rapidly and soon Marion county will have the finest all around court house property in the state.
All the stairways in the building have been covered with cork carpet and the commissioners' office with linoleum in addition to the floor covering put in some weeks ago, the doors to the court room have been re-hung and now swing both ways and will be practically noiseless. These changes will do away with the greater portion of the annoying noises so noticeable at the last term of court.
County Superintendent J.A. Ray has been laid up the past week, the result of a fall on the front steps at the court house last Friday, injuring the knee which gave him trouble some years ago. He will likely be about again in a few days.
The new opera chairs are being put in place in the court room.
A 200 barrel cistern is being put in on the south side of the court house. Lon Mott and Cal Kuhn are doing the excavating and construction work.
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The race at the rink Wednesday evening, drew a good crowd, as it was for the championship of Marion and Dickinson counties. Albert Matzes, the Marion favorite, and L. Stauffer of Dickinson county made a good start, but before the end of the second lap Matzes began to gain and passed Stauffer in the sixth lap, and before the eighth lap had been made the visitor dropped out and the exhibition was short lived. Matzes is a modest young fellow and not puffed up because of his victories. After the grand march Matzes successfully made the high slide on the plank from the balcony to the floor of the rink.
The residence of Edward Hayen, near Youngtown, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The loss is fully covered by insurance.
