100 years ago
september 7, 1905
The following marriage licenses have been issued by the Probate Judge since our last issue: Albert A. El, Herington, 22, and Myrtle V. Cooks, Herington, 18; Chas. W. Bryan, Marion, 24, and Edith Mansfield, Marion, 20; Alvin B. Herschel, Lehigh, 27, and Atelier Heinz, Lehigh, 20; Geo. K. Davidson, Iola, 40, and Jennie L. Craw, Peabody, 32; Frank Kasper, Marion, 28, and Elsie Cosmetic, Marion, 20; Geo. Augusta Whistle, Canan, Mx., 30, and Dorothy Hodson, Florence, 25; John H. Mohn, Tampa, 35, and Mary Fritzler, Marion, 28.
None of the business houses of this city observed Labor Day.
T.W. and J.W. Butcher, jewelers and news agents, are now located in the room formerly occupied by Ekeler's restaurant, and will greatly enlarge their stock in all lines. They will also put in a cigar case and keep the best brands to be had. T.W. Butcher, who is a splendid workman, will devoted his time to the jewelry and repair department, while J.W. will look after the news and periodical part of the business, which they propose to run on metropolitan lines, keeping the best papers and magazines published. These gentlemen are in every way worthy of your patronage.
Ed Phillips is now the chauffeur on Dockstader's dray and transfer wagon.
Charles Wells returned from Kansas City Tuesday, where he bought a fine "Reo" touring car 16 horsepower automobile. He made the trip from Kansas City without an accident, or any inconvenience whatever and thinks he has a machine that will be a great help to him in his business. He has promised to take us out for an airing some of these days, and if he keeps his promise he will do more than the other fellows who have automobiles.
A six quart ice cream freezer was lost the night of the home talent circus. If anyone has a stray freezer of this capacity, please let us know and we will tell you to whom it belongs.
The following members of the band left Sunday for Denver over the Santa Fe: E.F. Sheldon, Carl Sheldon, Ross Sheets, Will Kieferle, Will Wright, Lawrence Kelley, Roy Williams, Charley Vaughn, Scott Sheets, Nodie Baker, A.A. Coons, Charley Brooker and Fred Carter. It was impossible for several of the boys to get off from their work, much to the regret of the leader of the band, Mr. Ed Sheldon, who was in hopes of being able to take the full band. Mrs. Sheldon accompanied her husband.
The Obnoxious Charivari
"Is it not a time to halt a halt on this score? Is "back to the practices of the dark days of semi-civilization" to be the slogan of the youth of our time?"
At a recent wedding in this city, before the ceremony was scarcely begun, an army of youngsters met on the lawn with pans, cow bells and horns made a hideous medley of sound that would put Bedlam itself, to shame, and kept the assembled company, indoors, from hearing anything that was being said. During the solemnity of the prayer a coarse oath was heard above the din, and to cap the climax one of the parlor windows was broken. Who is to blame for this? Do you think the boys are? No, the boys are not fundamentally to blame. It is all begun in a spirit of hilarity, and we believe that if the parents of all the boys would present the subject to them, in all of its hideousness, there would be a summary abatement of this demoralizing custom. If something is not done, and the charivari is allowed to go on, growing in lawlessness, at every recurring, disgraceful demonstration, "something's gin' to drape one o' these times."
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Clyde Loveless' little girl was knocked down and run over the other day by the donkey and buggy which the Loveless children were driving. Both wheels of the buggy passed over her chest, and although there were several children in the buggy, giving it additional weight, she escaped without even so much as a scratch.
