MEMORIES: 100 years ago years ago
Voted to Repair Main Street
Main street is to be repaired. This decision was the result of the meeting of Main street property owners and club members at the club last Monday night.
The meeting was well attended and after brick and concrete paving had been discussed at some length a motion prevailed with very little opposition to ask the city council to repair the street.
When the meeting was first called to order many favored brick for paving; the committee appointed at a previous meeting of the club to get information on concrete paving, had letters from more than one hundred cities that were using concrete paving and these letters were strongly in favor of concrete paving. But the parties present opposed to paving Main street with either brick or concrete stated that for nearly seventeen years the macadam street with but little repair had been kept in shape and with only a little expenditure it could be put in condition to last for another seventeen years, and that argument won. It also developed that the street would not have gotten into the present bad condition if the citizens had not interfered so persistently with plans of the council for keeping it in good condition, and in the past year and a half no effort has been made to do anything with the street — and members of the council admitted the truth of the assertion.
At the next meeting of the city council the request will be made as a result of this meeting that Main street be repaired.
Marion Celebrates
The Commercial Club at Marion arranged for and put on one of the best celebrations ever held in Marion county. It was a sane Fourth, free from booze, free from any rank form of graft, every minute of time filled with wholesome entertainment, and ended with one of the best displays of fireworks ever displayed in this part of the state. The Commercial Club was enabled to do this from the fact that Marion is organized and of one mind when it comes to promoting the best interests of their city. Marion could not have done as much advertising with the same money and harmony by expending it in any other way. We heard many comments on the good behavior of the city and her guests.
A Pleasant Surprise
On last Friday afternoon while Mrs. Hayne of Youngtown was busily sewing, about seventy-five of her lady friends and children drove into the yard. You can imagine her surprise on hearing the commotion and coming to the door. They brought forty-two yards of carpet nicely woven, and a souvenir name quilt. (It will be remembered that Mr. Hayne's house burned down last spring with all its contents.) They also brought Bessie enough rags already sewed for twenty yards of carpet, also one quilt quilted and another ready to set together. After spending a couple of hours in a pleasant social way, the ladies brought in their baskets and the large dining table was loaded down with good things to eat, as good as the writer ever tasted. After we had all done justice to the splendid supper, they took their departure leaving Mr. Hayne's folks feeling very grateful indeed, not alone for the carpet and quilt, but for the kindness and thoughtfulness of these dear friends. For they have all done what they could to help them in this time of need and have shown their sympathy by their willingness to do.
Mrs. Hayne said to the writer some time ago, with tears in her eyes, speaking of the kindness of the neighbors and friends, "We are not worthy of so much kindness. It is nice to be remembered."
I want to thank you all in behalf of Brother and Sister Hayne for all the kindness shown them and for all help rendered. It has surely been appreciated by them.
C.H. Taylor
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The boys say that the Marion restaurants run out of pie the Fourth and substituted by placing a layer of blackberries between two Belladonna porous plasters and hemstitching the edge. They claimed you couldn't tell it from the original either, which is probably true. — Florence Bulletin.
Holder Bros., barbers, will be located in their new shop in the Thomas building, ready for the Friday and Saturday trade. The plate glass front was put in Wednesday afternoon.
Bert Wright received a wound from a pitchfork in the right leg below the knee last Tuesday that will lay him up for a few days. At last reports he is getting along nicely.
Jensen Bros., poultry dealers, moved to their new quarters on Main street today.
Tuesday evening will be the lawn social at Mrs. Miesse's.
Mr. Paul Jones and H.S. Buschlin have purchased the lots west of the auditorium and will soon erect buildings.
Alex Hanson and Alva Yost are taking a vacation this week from Loveless & Sons store and have been on the Cottonwood south of the city. The boys have had great luck so far and have supplied all their friends with a fine lot of fish.
Anyone desiring to rent tents for the Free Methodist camp meeting August 6 to 16, will notify Rev. D. A Heck, pastor at this place, by July 20th.
V.E. Healea & Co. will sell a bunch of new sewing machines at auction to highest bidder, Saturday, July 25 in the afternoon. See samples at the store or at Wheeler Bros. Furniture store. These are regular $50 drop head cabinet machines and every one of them fully guaranteed.
Mrs. W. R. Coburn is recovering nicely from the burns received on her arm a few days ago while working about the gasoline stove.
Jersey Cream is all the go. A refreshing drink for 5c at the Red Cross Pharmacy.
G.H. Wight of Antelope, Kans., had in today 4 carloads of steers of his own feeding that sold for $7.75 — Drovers Journal.
Otto Reimer, son of B.B. Reimer, is quite sick of typhoid fever at Dr. R.C. Smith's hospital.
