100 years ago

june 3, 1909

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoch and baby Wharton came down from Topeka last Saturday to make their home “in the old town.” They have moved into the house just vacated by Mr. and Mrs. McShane. Mr. Hoch returned to Topeka today to attend the Commencement exercises of the Washburn Law School from which he graduates tomorrow—having taken the first two years of the three year course at George Washington University during his residence in Washington, D.C., and the third year at Washburn. After the twenty-fourth of this month he will be again actively “in the harness” in the management of the paper, and in the meantime will be “helping some,” as far as other immediate demands will permit. For two or three weeks, therefore, the guilty man may be rather hard to locate, but by the first of July you will know definitely whom to go after when you start out to lick the editor.

Marriage licenses

Asahel B. Jenkins, Herington, Jennie B. Meadows, Oklahoma

Henry M. Penner, Hillsboro, Anna Warkentin, Lehigh

Jacob D. Abrahams, Hillsboro, Renata J. Loeffler, Inman

Henry Ellwood, Marion, Effie L. Noland, Hazleton, Ind.

Gotfried Vogel, Marion, Eva Wyand, Okeene, Okla.

John Dyck, Whitewater, Anna Bartel, Hillsboro

Frank V. Wiebe and Agnes Ebel, both of Lehigh

Joseph Pashek, Cromwell, Iowa, Agnes Ptaschek, Marion

William E. Fitch, Hattie B. Cannon, both of Florence

William B. Keller, Peabody, Edna P. Nonken, Burns

Andrew P. Fost, Ethel Odell Zirkel, both of Peabody

The city officers take the position that peddlers who come in to sell merchandise should be made to pay a high license fee. That is certainly right. They do nothing to help the town and it is not right to let them in for a small fee to compete with the home merchants who spend their money here and work for the betterment of the town. Besides in a majority of cases these transient peddlers sell goods that do not prove to be what they are represented—but when the deception is discovered the peddler is far away some place working his game on other suckers.

Mr. W.B. Sill, formerly a resident of Marion, was here several days this week introducing a patent horse-collar of which he is the inventor. Mr. Sill left Marion about fifteen years ago and is now living in Savannah, Illinois, where the factory that manufactures the collar is located. He is well remembered here and many friends were glad to see him again. He lived just east of the Santa Fe station while a resident here.

Prof. Geo. W. Summey, practical magnetic healer, successfully treats all chronic and incurable diseases without medicine, surgery or drugs. Consultation and advice free. Can be seen at Cottage House, Marion, Kansas.

Mr. Josiah Good came in on Tuesday from Abilene with his new automobile. It is a Ford, Model T., of the roadster type. His young son, Ronald, accompanied him on the trip.

Gov. Hoch went to Lincoln, Nebraska, on Monday to deliver the Commencement address at the University there.

Randolph Carpenter is working at Red Cross Pharmacy.

Mr. Wolf is making quite extensive improvements upon his residence on Lincoln Street.

The following young people from District 39 went fishing on Clear Creek last Wednesday: Lela and Fay Selvy, Clara Linnens, Ruth Arnold, Grace Selvy, Irvin Allen, Ernest Selvy, Ira and Harley Linnens, Jim Allen, and Ray and Harry Selvy.

Dr. Marner’s big, new automobile arrived this week and the doctor is running it like an old hand at the business. It is an International autobuggy.

For sale privately at our rooms: Roll top desk, dresser, commodes, iron bed, extension and drop leaf tables, springs, sideboard, couch, window shades, hanging lamps, bench.

— Wm. F. Hoc