100 years ago

march 30, 1911

Many interesting and touching incidents took place in connection with the placing of the orphan children of which extended mention was made in the Record last week. One of the fine things was the decision of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Frobenius to take three of the children in order to keep from separating those of a family. There were two brothers and a sister and they had decided to take the older boy and the girl, but the little fellow cried so when he found that he was to be separated from the others, that they decided to take him instead of the other brother, who was the oldest of the three. But, after Mr. and Mrs. Frobenius got home and got to thinking about it, they decided that they couldn’t stand it to have the children separated and so they phoned that if such and arrangement was agreeable to those in charge, they would take all three of the children. And, so, the three children were kept together. And there is no doubt that they will have a good home with folks that are built the way the incident show Mr. and Mrs. Frobenius to be.

Great interest was aroused by the little four-year-old orphan twins and if an attempt had been made to separate them it would have been and easy matter to organize a mob to prevent its being done. But, there was no intention of doing it, and the little tots found a fine home with Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Nusbaum.

Patrick Doyle, one of the earliest settlers of Marion County, passed away March 23 at his fine home on Doyle Creek—a creek that was named for him as was also Doyle Township—near Florence. He was 94 years of age.

John Holder has opened a barber shop at Aulne and will spend two or three days in each week down there.

The old balcony in front of the Elgin has been torn down and a new one will take its place.

Editor Buschlen is getting ready to erect a residence on his lots between the Watson and Siebert places north of the Presbyterian church. The old stone house has been torn down and the excavation of the basement has been begun.

Dr. Goodsheller of Lincoln, Nebraska, will arrive Monday and at once enter into partnership with Dr. R.C. Smith and together they will operate a hospital that will be a credit to the city and to their profession.