100 years ago
september 4, 1909
Church Dedication
Several years ago, the colored people united in an effort to found a church for themselves. The little organization, thus started, has grown and thrived in the midst of innumerable adversities, and the last dollar of the mortgage, which was on the church, is now paid.
Church officers entertained Aug. 27 with an interesting program, after which refreshments were served.
The dedicatory sermon and address were given Sunday afternoon. It was attended by a large congregation of both colored and white.
At 6:30, the congregation gathered on the riverbank where Benj. Simpson was baptized into the church by the pastor, Rev. Armstrong. A service in the evening was attended by visitors from El Dorado, Newton, Peabody, Florence, Alvin and Topeka.
Last Friday evening, O.C. Billings entertained the fellows who were in the party that went to Fort Riley on horseback with him a year ago. Supper was served in a tent and the military idea carried out in other features. On the trip, which this event commemorated, the boys had a great many apples—ask no questions—and one of the principal dishes served the other evening was fried apples. It was a happy coincidence. The following were guests: Leland Thompson, Randolph Carpenter, Laird Dean, Cecil Coburn, and Harry Rogers.
Will Constant, Bob Woolwine, W.S. Warrenburg and Mr. Matthews leave today on a trip to the Pacific coast and expect to be gone six weeks. They will stop enroute at Reno, Nevada, and from there go overland two hundred miles to Lakeview to a land opening. They will visit Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles and take an ocean trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Marriage Licenses
Almerin W. Baer, Chicago, Rose Berns, Peabody
Daniel W. Harsh, Edith M. Ballard, both of Peabody
Guy E. Watts, Lulu Nusbaum, both of Peabody
Charles I. Waggoner, Lillian M. Slover, both of Peabody
Wm. I. Turner, Cuba, Viola Hackler, Tampa
Bertrude Al Wilson, Marion, Bertha A. Piper, Florence.
Messers Hines and Selfridge of Aulne have sold their stock of confectionary to John Liteman and the building to Dave Cornelson. Mr. Liteman will continue the business at the same old stand.
The city marshal asks us to announce that he will have to put a stop to the boys riding down the schoolhouse hill in their wagons.
Corn cutting is nearly completed in this section of the county. While the dry weather has dried the corn up fast, the drouth came too late to affect the yield seriously. The yield will be much greater than that of last year. There will be a bouncing big crop of kaffir corn as most all fields will be ripe long before the frost strikes.