100 years ago
april 20, 1905
This is the time of the year when the town fellow wishes he had more ground to put in a garden. In about a month or six weeks, when the weeds are getting in their best licks, and growing like Jack's bean stalk, he begins to get sorry that he has so much land, and when the season is over he tries to figure out that he has raised (aside from the blisters and calluses on his hand) pretty near enough to pay for the seed he bought.
Roy Wendell, a boy about fourteen years old, met with a serious accident near the Rock Island depot Sunday resulting in the loss of a foot. He, with a lot of other boys, had been down to the wreck of the freight train south of town and was riding back on the wrecking train. Just as the 5:16 passenger train was pulling out he jumped off the work train and was struck by the cowcatcher of the passenger engine which knocked him down. As he fell, he turned over throwing his leg on the track and the wheels of the engine caught him severing the foot just above the ankle. The boy was taken to the home of Charley Lighter, near the depot, and Dr. R.C. Smith was summoned to attend him. He is an orphan boy, a son of John Wendell, one of the early settlers of this city, and is being looked after by Pollock Post of which his father was a member.
George Loveless has sold his residence property on north Lincoln avenue to the Misses Wood, consideration, $900. He has commenced work on a handsome new residence on the north half of the old Doster property. We understand the house will be built something on the order of Joe Lilley's fine home.
The Santa Fe sold seventy-five tickets for Lindsborg Sunday. This is the largest attendance that this place has ever furnished to the "Messiah." There were over 500 people on the excursion train that passed through here that morning.
Marion Lodge No. 104, IOOF, will celebrate the 86th anniversary of the order in America at their hall next Wednesday evening. All members of the order and their families are invited to be present.
Miss Angie Mansfield has is
