100 years ago
march 23, 1911
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The Children’s Aid Society of New York has placed sixteen orphan children in Marion County homes. Nothing that has taken place in this good town for many months has aroused such interest.
The children arrived in Florence Friday morning and were brought here in buggies. They range in age from four to twelve.
There were thirty applicants for the children—and only half that many children.
The homes in which these children were placed are among the finest in the county.
A local committee consisting of F.J. Funk, D.W. McIntosh, Dr. R.C. Smith, Karl Ehrlich, Josiah Good, and Dr. G.E. Eye first passed on all applicants and furnished the Society representatives the approved list. And then all applicants were thoroughly questioned by the people in charge and several days taken for investigation before any child was placed.
West Main Improves
West Main Street is being greatly improved by building that is going on there. The biggest thing under construction is the feed barn, which Mr. Wilkinson is erecting. It will be one of the best additions to the town’s general equipment that has taken place in a long time. The barn will be 75x150, all under one roof and there will be very convenience for the accommodation of farmers and their wives. There will be a great number of stalls and farmers may bring their horse feed, drive in and have their vehicles and animals under shelter and at the charge of 10 cents. Alternatively, they may be furnished the feed at a small charge. There will be waiting rooms, toilet rooms, and all without any additional charge.
On the north side of the street—just east of the Marion Produce building, R.F. Pyle is putting up a fine carpenter shop. It will be similar in construction to the Freeland Veterinary Hospital and the Marion Produce building. These improvements, together with the Phillips and Allen blacksmith shop recently erected on the north side of the street, make very substantial improvements for the Main Street block between Walnut and First streets.
All of which is but another illustration of the kind of progress that is going on in Marion, Kansas.
A good town getting better every day.
Major Fred Lewis is back from Topeka where he served during the winter as Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. The Legislature appropriated $250,000 with which to complete the Memorial Hall there and as soon as the contract is let, Major Lewis expects to resume his work as Superintendent of Construction.
O.L. Hildwein has taken the local agency for a big lightning rod concern. Mr. Kinsley of Hiawatha was here the latter part of last week closing up the deal for the company.
The ladies interested in the matter are wondering how many of the ladies who promised last Fall that they would do it are fixing plant slips for setting out in the Park flower beds this spring.