100 years ago
RAVELINGS
BY MAC
The meeting of the council for next Monday evening is one of great importance to the city, in that matters will be considered and disposed of, one way or the other, which mean much for the city's progress. We have reference to waterworks and municipal lighting. The bond issue of $33,000 voted by the people some months ago having been declared illegal by Attorney General Jackson on account of a technicality in the preparation of the papers, the council will next Monday night make it possible for the citizens of Marion to vote to issue bonds by the sale of which they may "purchase or construct a waterworks system AND electric lighting plant."
The city needs both of them. It has done without the lighting system for many years and to its detriment. Even those opposed to the installation of an electric light plant concede that fact. And having done without municipal light so many years, when one is installed, why not install the best? Other systems of lighting have been under consideration and have met with much favor because of the indefinite period of time that was likely to elapse before the electric light plant could be installed.
The subject of waterworks, however, has had more general approval and more easily settled, because we are dealing with something we have and are using every day.
Establishing a new pumping station in a section of territory where pure water can be found does away with a great drawback to the ole system. This can be done in addition to purchasing the old plant and still have enough left from the sale of the $33,000 bonds to install an electric light plant.
What the city wants and needs is water and light
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There will be a special meeting on Alfalfa Day, Dec. 14th, of the Marion County Farmers' and Stockmen's' Association in the districts presided over by the following: Vice Pres., viz: Messers Wm. Schlehuber, J.B. Shields, Henry Wight, Jacob Unruh, J.C. Meehan and W.H. Stewart. Subject to be discussed, alfalfa.
Jas. A. Ray, secretary
School Reports
Pupils neither absent nor tardy for month ending Nov. 29, 1907.
District. No. 14
Asa Amick
Jewel Amick
Marie Carney
Claude Carney
Evangeline Harrison
Wayne Harrison
Orlan Carroll
Bessie Suffield
Clarence Roe
Edwin Roe
M.N. Rice, teacher
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Report of the Pleasant View School, third month; enrollment 26, average daily attendance 23, cases of tardiness, 3. Those neither absent nor tardy were: Roger Kyle, Susie Kyle, Iona Ford, Angie Razor, America Razor, Willie Razor, Minnie Seibel, Marie Seibel, Howard Adkins, Roy Heart , Wayne Leavitt.
Mrs. Jessie D. Sumner
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S. Amann has sold his farm, known as the Gus. Faust place, two and one-half west of Marion, and on Wednesday, December 18, will sell at the farm all his horses, cattle, hogs, poultry, implements and harness, hay, and his household goods. Gen. John E. McCarty, auctioneer, and Herbert M. Thorp, clerk.
The season just closing has been one of remarkable activity on all building lines, enlarging, repairing and painting of dwellings and new buildings and soon after the first of the year there will be some changes in locations by Main Street business firms. The building next to the post office will be occupied by Sumner's grocery and several other changes that may be a little uncertain how to give as a settled fact. However, all business in the city is going forward in a progressive solid manner and all business conditions looking good.
Have you noticed how nicely the Marion stores are putting on their holiday dress? The interiors of the stores are taking on a metropolitan air and the stock of goods is without fault. In some lines the Christmas buying has been lively for several days and a number of the boys have just about decided on the purchase that will please "her." And the stores about town are making it easy to make a pleasing selection.
Little girls, ask Santa to bring you a doll and cradle like those at the LEADER, 5 and 10c store.
