100 years ago

february 25, 1909

Coming to Marion

Mr. W.H. Phillips, secretary-treasurer of the Arctic Ice & Refrigeration company of Wichita, has through correspondence with J.R. Woolwine, concluded to establish a branch of their business in Marion. Mr. Woolwine says the house will be located conveniently near the Rock Island. The Arctic plant at Wichita has a capacity of 120 tons daily. The Company expects to be ready to serve the summer trace.

Sheldon-Saggau

Last Tuesday evening the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Saggau was the scene of a very pretty wedding when their daughter, Marguerite, was given in marriage to Mr. Carl Sheldon.

The ceremony was beautiful and impressive. Smilax, ferns and roses were used to tastefully decorate the parlors and in the front parlor was suspended the wedding bells under which the ceremony was performed.

Promptly at 8 o’clock, Mr. O.C. Billings sang “Thinking of Thee.” At the close of this sweet song, Miss Mildred Harris played the Mendelssohn wedding march and while the harmonies of the custom-honored piece were still vibrating, Rev. C.W. Safford of McPherson, uncle of the groom, spoke the words that made them one.

After the ceremony and while congratulations were being extended, small tables were brought in and a delicious lunch served. About seventy guests, schoolmates, old friends and neighbors were present and in the midst of the good time, the bride and groom suddenly disappeared.

The knowing ones said they had taken the belated local for Florence and thence to Prague, Okla., the home of the groom’s father. But the search continued and did not end until every conceivable hiding place had been looked into and the Florence trip accepted.

However, Wednesday morning the happy couple boarded the early morning southbound Rock Island train for Prague, where they will visit a couple of weeks. After eluding their friends, they stopped at the Elgin hotel.

Just after the ceremony, the cornet band of which Mr. Sheldon is a member serenaded them.

Among the many presents were several fine pieces of furniture, some cut glass and linen. The happy young couple are very popular. The bride is capable and accomplished—the groom is one of Marion’s successful businessmen and has charge of the jewelry store established by his father. E.F. Sheldon.

The Record joins their many friends in wishing them a long life and happiness.

Coming to Kansas

Four Nebraska men who bought Catlin township farms last fall arrived Sunday with their families and all the farm property which they brought, including twenty-four horses. A.B. Mollohan was busy looking after the interests of the new arrivals, who are Thos. Pierce, moving on the Wetmore place; Chas. Shearer, on the Jake Loewen place; W.E. Canfield, on I.W. Mitchell’s; and Samuel Kerwood, who has the Keller eighty. The first two are from Benedict, Neb., and the others from Bradshaw, Neb.

A.T. Remer is back from the Pecos Valley, where he booked several orders for fruit trees. He has made a good many trips there and is full of praise for the fruit possibilities of the region.

Every ward in Marion voted in favor of the $60,000 bonds for water works and electric lights, last week. The improvements will bring Marion right up to the same class to which Peabody has belonged for a long time. In reality, the system Marion is about to install is equal to that of the larger cities. The machinery is to be installed in duplicate to guard against a shutdown during a breakdown.

Beginning Monday, March 1st, the undersigned will begin a general delivery system. We have had such a project in mind for some time, and believe that we can give our customers better service by this delivery. We will have two wagons, one for the hill and one for the valley. The wagons will leave for both places at the following hours: 9:00 and 11:30 a.m., 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Our wagons will be in charge of competent men and we have made a rule that the men shall take no orders to avoid confusion. Phone or bring your orders as usual and they will be given careful attention. Your orders will be given more careful attention than heretofore, not being left to the delivery boy. There will be eight deliveries a day, four on the hill and four in the valley. The Grand Merc. Co., W. W. Loveless & Sons, Jno. Ehrlich’s Sons, Richardson & Bryan, Riggs Bros.

William Kellett entertained about fifteen of his boy friends on Tuesday afternoon it being his seventh birthday. It was given as a “George Washington” birthday celebration and was a very enjoyable occasion. The afternoon was spent in playing games. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Kellett was assisted by Miss Virginia Matlock.

Last Saturday, the mules sold by W.A. Stauffer brought a good price and sold readily. There were ten of them, all broken to work. He also offered some horses, which brought good prices.