100 years ago

november 18, 1909

I.E. Myers has closed four real estate deals this week, selling William Brandt’s 80-acre farm two miles southwest of Canada to J. Metzger for $6,600 and the three following pieces belonging to Eli Good: 160 acres across from Mrs. French’s to T.G. Scott for $4,300; an 80-acre farm to Joe Dody for $2,866; and a 40-acre farm to W.J. Reed for $1,433.

Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Waterman were down from Lost Springs shopping yesterday.

One of the heaviest rains for a long time fell here the past week between Friday night and Monday night. The rain was general over the county—over the State in fact. The river came up quite a little, but not enough to scare anybody.

J.E. Harrison carried the mail on Route 5 Saturday in place of Carrier Gaunt.

Williams Meat Market has placed an order for a weighing machine that is dandy. It not only weighs, but also computes the cost, showing the exact amount of the purchase in dollars and cents without any hand or mental operation whatever. All you have to do is to place the meat on the platform and the scale does the rest. The amount is shown on the customer’s side of the scale so he can see just what he is getting. This new fixture will make a fine addition to the equipment of the shop and indicates a commendable enterprise on the part of the proprietors.

Charles Matlock, Henry Minton and Oscar Pierce went out to the 101 Ranch Saturday for a hunt.

The last of the school land in Marion county was sold this week, three quarters lying in the northeast section of Grant Township. It was sold under appraisement, the appraisers being Greeley Kyle, C.A. Stebbins, and J.C. Meehan. The buyers were as follow: nw¼, Tom J. Mott for $1,200; the se¼, James W. McRae for $1,440; and the ne¼, John E. Byram for $1,440.

Last Saturday evening Mrs. Dr. Davis entertained her granddaughters, Irene and Bonnie Davis of Aulne, and Virginia, Evelyn, Laurene, and Elizabeth Matlock and her little niece, Gertrude Kellett, the event being Evelyn’s fifth birthday.