100 years ago
june 8, 1911
Take a Ride
Next Tuesday evening, there will be an auto trip in the interest of good roads.
Al Nienstedt, who lives six miles northeast of town, was one of the earliest boosters in the county for good roads and largely through his example and efforts, the road east from Marion has been about the best leading into the town.
There is going to be a social Tuesday evening on the lawn at Al Nienstedt’s place, “The Sunset Stock Farm,” and a large number of Marion autos have been enlisted for the occasion. Tickets will cost 50 cents for the round trip.
The Marion Band will be there to help things along.
All proceeds, both from the auto rides and the refreshments, will be used for the betterment of the road running east from town.
New pews are being placed in the Presbyterian church this week.
Did you know that the new game law makes it unlawful to kill squirrels except between Sept. 1 and Jan. 1? It is a good thing to know. Also, ladies, did you know that under the new Kansas game law it is unlawful to wear birds on your hat or any part of the plumage of songbirds?
Half a carload of two-row cultivators just received—New Century and Moline—, which we are offering at low price to close out. Aulne Hardware Co., Aulne, Kansas.
Joseph Rees was here on Monday and Tuesday visiting old-time friends. He will be remembered as the oldest son of John Rees who was one of the early settlers in the county. The family lived in Marion in 1872 and then moved to a farm near Florence where they lived until about 1885 when they left the county. John Rees was a mason and built the Presbyterian church, he and his partner Corbet having the contract.
A five horsepower, single cylinder, four cycle, vertical type, water cooled thermo-siphon motor propelled Lilliputian Car will be given free to the most popular boy or girl in Marion or vicinity. More about this next week.
The old soldiers at Florence were justly indignant, as was every patriotic citizen, on Memorial Day, when they saw a confederate flag flaunted in their faces by a family of sympathizers with the “Lost Cause.” The war is 50 years in history. The Lost Cause is lost forever. No sane person expects its revival. Few desire it. Then why should anyone cherish the flag that represented a hopelessly lost cause? What sense is there in it? The foolish people who do this should know by this time that big as is the country, there is room in it for but one flag, the Star Spangled Banner, Old Glory.