100 years ago
october 26, 1905
It will be with a feeling of deepest regret that our people learn of the decision of Dr. J.N. Hannaford to move, at an early date, to the State of Washington. His grown children all live there, at Mount Vernon, and his daughter, Mrs. Bowron, on account of whose serious illness the doctor made a recent visit to that state, is still lying very low and he expects a summons at any time to go again to her bedside. Dr. Hannaford has lived and practiced medicine in Marion for the past thirty years. No doctor has ever been more devoted to his profession than Dr. Hannaford, often sacrificing his own health in the interest of others. The other doctors of the county have always regarded his opinions with the greatest respect in difficult cases, and he is held in high esteem by all of our people.
Mansfield-Hauser
A quiet home wedding was solemnized last Thursday evening when Miss Angie Mansfield was married to Mr. Ed. Hauser, at her home by Rev. Caughey, of the Presbyterian church. No one but relatives witnessed the ceremony. The groom had a cozy home prepared, and the young couple immediately went to house-keeping. Miss Angie has been the efficient bookkeeper in the Bank of Commerce for the past two years. Ed is one of Marion's substantial young business men, being associated with his brothers in the cattle business.
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Rosse Case wants us to make a kick for him on the subject of ladies wearing hats during performances at entertainments. He says he sat behind a large hat last Friday night at the Auditorium, and almost the entire stage was hidden from view. But the RECORD is willing to let Rosse do his own "kicking" when it come to a "mix-up" with the ladies, as we are everlastingly for them, hats off or on.
John Livoni is feeding a thousand head of cattle for a Kansas City firm, on his place south of town. This means a daily consumption of about five hundred bushels of corn besides a big lot of alfalfa. It also means that Mr. Livonia won't have much idle time on his hands this winter.
A young woman, who once lived in Marion, had been cured of rheumatism by being struck by lightning, and the lightning didn't kill, in affecting a cure either. Rheumatism sufferer, how would you like to try the remedy?
Dr. Barrows met with a painful accident, Tuesday night. In some manner he slipped and fell, badly spraining one of his hips. Dr. Hannaford was called in and soon had the patient resting easy.
Mr. Elijah Lee Killed
One of the most distressing casualties in the annals of railroad accidents in Marion county, occurred last Saturday, on the Rock Island at Lincolnville, as the passenger train passed through that town. This train does not stop at the station, and was running at about sixty miles an hour to make up for lost time. Mr. Lee and Rufus Wise, a boy about eleven years of age, were driving in a buggy on the road which parallels the track part of the way, and a line of freight cars on the side track is supposed to have hidden the coming train from their view. As the buggy with its occupants attempted to cross the track the locomotive struck them, throwing Mr. Lee and the boy a considerable distance, instantly killing Mr. Lee, whose head was crushed, and the boy was badly hurt, but at this writing not supposed to be fatally injured.
Mr. Lee has been a resident of this county for a good many years, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves a wife, three daughters and a son, together with a host of friends to mourn his untimely death. He carried a $500 policy in the Knights of Honor.
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All report having a good time at the dance Saturday evening at L.E. Richmond's. The dance was given in honor of Bert, whose marriage to Miss Alice Winkley took place last Wednesday.
