100 years ago

october 14, 1909

A great many schools of the county have installed water tanks with faucets for the drinking water. This is to comply with the order for individual cups. Some of the schools have the individual cups, but the pupils all dip their cups into the bucket. The microbes will get ‘em, sure!

The firm of Wood & Brown, retiring, request that all who are indebted to them, will please call at once and settle their accounts.

David Lucas and family left Sunday for their new home in Pasadena, California. Marion is sorry for these friends to leave as Mr. and Mrs. Lucas were among the old settlers here and hold a very warm place in many hearts and homes.

It’s a big land sale Eli Good is going to hold November 10. He is going to sell seven or eight tracts of land valued in the aggregate at $40,000 to $45,000. Besides, he is going to sell his city residence property and a lot of furniture, etc. See the bills for particulars. If you want to buy a fine farm, here is a good chance.