100 years ago
september 28, 1905
Judge Dickerson, while he was in town this week, appointed T.J. Smith crier for his court in the Indian Territory for the coming year. Judge Dickerson and Tom Smith have been good friends for a long time, and when Tom was in the Sheriff's office and the Judge a young attorney, struggling for a living, Tom favored him in numerous ways. The Judge is one of the few fellows who remembers the friends of the past, and when opportunity comes, repays with interest the kindness with which they have been treated, hence this appointment.
Local patrons and the traveling public, who stop at the Elgin Hotel, pronounce the cuisine better than ever before. The Wheelocks set a fine table, and know how to treat their guests.
The T. Jensen Bros. Monday and Tuesday shipped 5,140 pounds of dressed poultry. Four pickers in their establishment picked 950 chickens in five hours the other day. The firm received in one day this week 3,500 pounds of live poultry. This firm succeeded the Armour Packing Co. at this place, and we are pleased to note this evidence of the business they are doing.
Among the surprises handed out to the Marion folks this week is the marriage of William A. Kellett, of Ft. Worth, Texas, to Mrs. Alberta Bennet, of this city, on Wednesday at noon at the Christian parsonage The contracting parties have many friends here who wish them much joy and prosperity.
In mentioning the improvements that have been made to the Loveless & Sons store, we seemed to have unintentionally conveyed the impression that the building belonged to the Loveless people and that they were making the improvements. This is a mistake. The building belongs to Rosse Case, and it is in his enterprise and liberality that the town in indebted for the elegant front that now adorns the Case block.
Dr. Hannaford was in a wreck on his journey to Washington state, where he was called by the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Bowron. The doctors at Mount Vernon operated on Mrs. Bowron before her father arrived and at last account her condition seemed improved.
Notice
The ordinance relating to the building of sidewalks in the city of Marion, Kansas, requires that the top boards be two inches thick, and the ordinance must be complied with.
J.H. Adkins, St. Com.
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Miss Clara Harrison as been compelled to give up her school, temporarily, on accident of sickness. She was brought to town, yesterday, and is at home with her mother, on the hill. This morning she was quite sick and typhoid is feared.
The International Harvesting Co. had on exhibition at Scott's hardware store, several days last week, two of the gasoline engines, for the purpose of demonstrating their usefulness to those who require power of some kind to run machinery, and especially to farmers to take the place of windmills for pumping water, grinding feed, etc. We confess that we have heretofore had some prejudice against the gasoline engine, but after seeing this make operated and having its merits explained, we are more than impressed with its worth. The simplicity of the International's engine is one of its strongest features, for the simpler a machine is, the more easily it is controlled, and any one of ordinary intelligence can soon learn to operate this engine. Mr. W.A. Paddock, of this city, who is the traveling representative of the International Harvester Co, has sold a number of these engines and in every case he says they have given complete satisfaction. Geo. D. Scott will handle these engines and one of them will be kept on hand at his hardware store, where parties interested can see a practical demonstration of the working ability.
