100 years ago
november 2, 1905
Last Saturday's snow storm was an unusual sight at this early date. Six years ago, during Governor Stanley's first campaign, we had just such a snow, only, a little less in quantity. The trees yet radiant in gorgeous autumn foliage, and then covered with a lace-work of snow made a rare and beautiful sight. The snow carried such a weight of moisture that the lower limbs of the trees were bended to the ground. The snow was a fine thing for the wheat, and as the weather was mild, stock did not suffer much.
Safe on Plymouth Rock
C.W. Kline brought to Loveless', last Friday, a lot of spring chickens, averaging in weight, nearly five pounds, netting him something over twelve dollars. A pretty good showing for an old settin' hen's labors for one season. Had she hatched inferior stock, the financial result would not have been more than half as much, while the attention required and the food consumed would have been quite as great. The Plymouth Rock is the best all around chicken to raise; it is the variety we prefer to have our neighbors raise for they are of a sociable, friendly, turn of mind and like to go visiting, and for frying we think they go ahead of any other kind.
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Less mischief was done on Halloween this year in Marion than for many years past. It is with a feeling of gratitude that we note this fact, for of all the senseless foolishness perpetrated in the name of a "good time" Halloween destruction is the limit, and should not be tolerated by any civilized community.
The furniture for the new bank has been put in, in the past week, and is something fine.
We have taken the pains to inquire of a number of traveling men, who make the town regularly, how the New Elgin under the management of the Wheelocks, compares with the past, and every one of them expresses the same opinion — that the hotel is being run better now than at any time since they have been on the road.
The young boys and girls had a Halloween party at the L.F. Keller home Tuesday night.
The Hiawatha entertainment at the Auditorium Tuesday night, was the best exhibition of moving pictures ever given here. The machine worked perfectly and the pictures were realistic, and combined with the telling of the beautiful story in Longfellow's incomparable language, gave a clear idea of the highest type of the fast vanishing red man.
Antelope — Walter Reed is spending several weeks at his father's house. Walter is an architect and while here is building his parents a new cottage.
The high school football team went over to Peabody last Friday to play the Peabody high school. Result: Another boy with a sprained ankle, Fred Coburn this time.
Miss Lillian Mason and her company of select players, who are booked for the Auditorium for Nov. 6, 7, and 8th are just returning from the west where they have had a wonderful success, having just played nine return dates, which speaks for itself. The press is loud in its praises for the capable manner Miss Mason produces her plays, every detail and piece of stage business being perfected to make the plays a success. The wardrobe worn by Miss Mason and her company are of the finest; expensive and are extensive in quantity as well as quality.
George Rhodes writes us from Pasadena, California, that they are located in that city at 334 Park street, having bought a five room cottage in a splendid neighborhood. He says they all like it very much out there and that Mrs. Rhodes' health is much better, and that Charley is doing well, and the other Marion folks whom he has seen are doing nicely.
