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100 years ago

AUGUST 11, 1904

On Tuesday evening occurred one of the most unique musical entertainments given in Marion in a long while.

Mrs. Dr. Rowe opened the program with the vocal "For All Eternity." This was well chosen as it came within her range — high. Miss Lola Hoch accompanied.

The "Ehrlich Sisters Quartette" gave a class of music that appeals to most people — sacred. One rarely finds in a family four voices so well balanced with such good range and so singularly sweet. Mrs. Tilson accompanied.

Miss Edna Good, soprano, has a well trained voice with something unusual, much sweetness in the high tones. Her interpretation was exquisite in "Good Bye."

To Mrs. Pearce, pianoist, much credit is due for the success of the entertainment. She generously came from Wichita to assist. Mrs. Pearce has excellent command of execution and shading. She appears to fine advantage in "Presto style" with a delicate vein. Mrs. Pearce is a sister of our fellow townsman, Mr. E.M. Sheldon.

Miss Irma Doster, violinist, is an artist of note. She has a pure singing tone with a liquid quality that can be heard, even the most pianissimo passages she makes each tone individual, each fold into the other. Her style is the romantic, the fiery and the soothing, wonderful feeling. Miss Irma is also a pianoist of rare ability having won in a contest of two hundred contestants, a scholarship in the Paderewski school in New York — valued at one thousand dollars.

Miss Irma has never lost her interest in Marion and has made proof by her willingness to assist in — anything to benefit her town.

The ladies who were instrumental in arranging this entertainment succeeded in clearing seventy dollars which will be used in seating the auditorium. Thanks are also due the Baptist friends for the generous use of their church.

Some people imagine because the school house hill has been torn up for a long time, that a great expense account has therefore been incurred. As a matter of fact the stone has been taken out by people who wanted it, without expense to the district, other than the nominal sum of about $20.00 for scraping, as reference to statistics in another column in this paper will show.

At the Soldiers home near Dodge City, last week, we met some Marion county folks. Mr. Sidwell, from Marion, was looking well, and seemingly happy. George Minturn and wife, of Florence, are also there. George took us around to their rooms, which are neat and cozy and homelike, and he and his good wife are greatly pleased with the place. They wished to be remembered to their old friends here.

The young people of Marion, who had been camping at Camp Roberts for a week, returned to town Monday. The party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. John Clarkson and Mr. and Mrs. Will Farley, of Miss., and included Misses Florence Saggau, Mamie Robinson, Libbie Powers, Mary Watson, Elizabeth Lindsay, Virgie Donaldson, Mayme Caldwell, Edith Riggs, Angie Mansfield, Dorothy Graham, Edna Yost, Carrie Watson and Edith Mansfield; Messrs Harry Hess, Clarence Waring, Albin Maltby, Al Richardson, Charlie Bryan, Roy Myers, D. Lewis, Otto Erickson, Charles Wible, Hugh Hoch, Ed Hauser, Earl Rogers, Dr. Stauffer, Arthur Tarbot, Fred Wheeler, Cecil Scott.

The Republican County Central Committee met last Saturday and discussed matters of interest, especially the opening of the State campaign here September 1. It was the general opinion that the county would "turn out" in great numbers on the occasion. The various townships will come in procession with flags, banners etc. Marion will furnish banners on request.

The Civil War veterans are rapidly passing away. The pontoon of death is heavy with the tread of the old heroes marching to the eternal camping grounds. From forty thousand a year a few years ago, they are now dying at the rate of sixty thousand a year. Soon, very soon, the Grand Army of the Republic will be but a sacred memory.

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