100 years ago

april 9, 1909

A Farewell Party

Misses Bessie King, Dora Powers, Mary Chilson, Clara Frazer, Lamoine McIntosh, Clara Ainsworth and Eva Bryan gave a farewell party for Miss Marie Wharton at the home of Miss Bryan on last Thursday evening.

A pleasant evening was spent playing progressive Hearts, Lafe Bell winning the prize, a stickpin.

Light refreshments were served.

As a token of remembrance, they presented Miss Marie with a beautiful pearl-set ring.

Those present were Misses Marie Wharton, Mae Bell, Nettie Williams, Edna Greasart, Irene Greasart, Genevieve Funk and Messrs. Laird Dean, Clifford Coburn, Leroy Frazer, Willard Keller, Lafe Bell, Will Wakefield, Will Burkholder, Dick Williams, Paul Williams, Clarence Winchester and Wallace Wharton.

High School Notes

Alex Stenzel returned to school Monday. He had been absent because of sickness.

The freshmen had a Latin quiz Monday.

Marie Wharton will be greatly missed by all, for she took an active part in everything.

The boys have commenced playing catch, getting ready for the base ball season.

The track team expects to go to Emporia the 16th.

Many new students have entered the list of Normal students since the course started.

Marriage Licenses

Calvin B. Harsh, Peabody, and Daisy Neer, Marion.

Melvin L. Rowland, Peabody, and Clara Kruse, Florence.

Andrew Lutt and Lucy M. Fisher, both of Florence.

Dietrich H. Wiebe and Anna Wohlgemuth, both of Hillsboro.

Mr. Isaac Good will begin the construction of his new home on Elm Street in the next few days. It is his purpose to build a commodious ten-room home, enough to be comfortable when the family is all together. The grounds have been cleared and when the dwelling is finished, nature will be materially aided in making a beautiful place of it.

At the council meeting last Monday night a contract was signed with the firm of Burns & McDonald of Kansas City making that firm the consulting and constructing engineers on the waterworks and electric light works, the construction of which is soon to begin in Marion. The bonds are now being prepared. At this meeting $1000 more of the old Chingawassa bonds were ordered paid, leaving eight more such payments to be made. An adjourned meeting is being held tonight to consider the advisability of changing the location of the septic tank for sewer district No. 3.

Geo. Holder is back at his old position with the Badger Lumber Co. For the past two years he was employed as fireman at the electric light plant in the state house at Topeka.

Military experts have more faith in the early arrival of a practical air ship than most people. They have already perfected a gun carriage for shooting at an enemy coming through the air.

Ed Coffin returned from Wichita last Friday, where he went to consult an eye specialist and was told there was little chance of saving the eye which was struck by a splinter the previous week. He has borne up heroically under this misfortune, and it may not be necessary to remove the eyeball.

The City Bakery, Hargett & Kennedy, proprietors, is ready for business. They are located first door west of the post office and are ready to furnish all good things supplied by an up-to-date bakery—bread, cakes, pies, also pastry of every kind. A wagon will be started in about two weeks. Their phone will be installed before then, so ask central to call them up and the wagon will stop at your door.

There has been too much riding of bicycles on the streets, and notice should be taken that it is against an ordinance of the city to ride on any sidewalk and that a penalty is attached to so doing. This is a warning to any who have been indulging in this practice.