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august 2, 1906

Four companies of the 30th Infantry, under command of Major Abercrombie, from Fort Root, Arkansas, en route to the school of instruction at Fort Riley, arrived here Monday morning and camped over night leaving about daylight the next morning for Lincolnville, their next camping ground. They were a fine lot of well-behaved men, mostly young men, and seemed satisfied with their calling.

Jerry Troyer has moved his five and ten cent store to the room opposite the RECORD office. He found his old place too small to accommodate the increasing trade.

The Presbyterian Sunday school folks held their annual picnic at Chingawassa Tuesday, and ended the joyful day be getting a good wetting, as has happened at every one of their picnics for the past five or six years. It has been suggested that the farmers ought to chip in pretty liberally on the new church building the Presbyterians are talking of erecting, as every year just when the corn reaches its critical stage, and the rains refuse to rain, the Presbyterians have a picnic, and lo, the thunders roll, the lightning flashes and the rains descend, and the corn crop is saved again.

The first car of stone from Bedford, Indiana, for the new court house arrived yesterday.

Fred Frobenius received a car of marble and granite from Vermont, Tuesday. The freight bill on this shipment alone was nearly three hundred dollars. Fred has some handsome designs in monuments on hand and can make any special design to order. He is having about all the work he can do, and deserves it, for he is a first-class workman and conscientious in his prices. There is no need in sending out of town for this class of work when you can get just as good and probably at lower prices here at home.

There are thirty school districts in this county that have not yet employed teachers.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Wells and Mr. and Mrs. John Watson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Riggs, near Elk, making the ride in Mr. Wells' automobile. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Wells was called up by phone and informed that his little boy, not quite three years old, had met with an accident and was pretty badly hurt. Mr. Wells and party started immediately for home, making the return trip, about twenty miles, in less than an hour. Upon reaching home Mr. and Mrs. Wells found their little boy suffering from a badly fractured leg near the thigh. The little fellow was playing around the room at home and slipped and fell on the carpeted floor, breaking his leg.

The grounds at Chingawassa Springs presents the appearance of a tented city this week, with its numerous "camping out" parties.

The most interesting ball game of the season was played here Monday afternoon between the ball team of the troops camped here that day and a home nine. At the close of the eighth inning our boys had the best of the game by a score of 7 to 6. In the ninth inning the soldiers made a score and sent the home team to pasture. In the tenth inning the boys in blue (or rather red) succeeded in getting three men over the home plate and the Marion team lost its rabbit-foot. The special feature of the game was the splendid batting of the catcher for the soldiers, Mr. Dawson, who made two home runs, hit the last hit in the tenth inning, besides make a home-run which brought two base runners over the home plate. O.C. Billings umpired the game with entire satisfaction to both teams. Leslie Pierce pitched a good game, and Richard Taylor did equally well behind the bat for the home team. The attendance was good and the game free from bickering.

A general rain fell over Marion County Tuesday afternoon, and puts the corn in fine shape for the present.

Kansas City Journal — Myrtle Johnson, an 11-year-old mulatto girl, one of the brightest children ever handled by Colonel J.C. Greenman, Humane agent, left last night with Miss L.M. Wheelock for Marion, Kansas. She is to live with W.H. Wheelock, a stock raiser out there, and care for a two-year-old boy baby, Mr. Wheelock's grandson. Miss Wheelock was busy yesterday purchasing the child a complete outfit of clothing and finishing her arrangements with Colonel Greenman for the possession of the child. Myrtle came here last Saturday from Ypsilanti, Mich. Her mother died there a few days before and after the funeral expenses were paid, the child was paid $25 which remained over. She earned some more money washing dishes in a restaurant and then bought a ticket for Kansas City. . .As soon as she got to Kansas City she sought work at a home on Penn street and the woman directed Myrtle to Mrs. Moran, police matron. . . At first the child's story was doubted, but subsequent investigation proved she was telling the truth. Mrs. Moran cared for her and Myrtle became quite a favorite about police headquarters before she left and all were glad to know that she was going to a good home.

The Ekelers have abandoned the Leachman hotel, and restaurant business, and rented a house in the east part of town. They expect to still keep a few boarders.

Dr. J.N. Rogers broke the thumb on his right hand yesterday morning. He was filling a tub with water at the hydrant, and the tub turned over catching his thumb and breaking it.

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