100 years ago
october 5, 1905
We dropped into Findley Shanklin's carpenter shop, on West Main street, the other day, and were surprised to see the machinery in his shop running by power from a new five-horsepower gasoline engine, which he had just put in. Findley and his son, Will, were both as busy as bees, and had plenty of work ahead of them. Findley is a splendid carpenter and an honest workman, and deserves the prosperity which he is enjoying.
Dr. G.J. Goodsheller, of Chicago, has been in town several days this week, visiting his old friend, Dr. R.C. Smith.
The Street Fair Called Off
Every one seems pleased that the street fair is not coming to Marion this fall. A street fair may, with a good many degrees of allowance and tolerance, on the part of the public, be allowed to inflict itself upon a community, say once in a decade but twice in one summer would be enough to engender an epidemic, the effect of which would be lasting. The street fair is one of the things that scarcity of which constitutes its value. The general welfare of the people is always of paramount importance, but the moral welfare of the youngest is of pre-eminent importance, so we say — "good riddance to bad rubbish."
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Miss Angie Mansfield has resigned her position as bookkeeper in the Bank of Commerce, and Miss Agnes Good will take her place.
A number of boys and girls gave a party at the Dean home last Friday night, the occasion being the birthday of Eva Bryan, and was given as a surprise to her. A beautiful spoon was presented to her. Ice cream and cake were served. A variety of games afforded amusement during the evening. Those present were: Billy Scott, Laird Dean, Cecil Coburn, Glenn Lilly, Marion Lindsay, William Frazier, Johnny Wheeler, Louis Keller, Clifford Coburn, Willard King, Eva Bryan, Edna Greashart, Bessie King, Clara Frazier, Dora Powers, Clara Ainsworth, Mary Chilson, Lamoine McIntosh, Eva Scott and Naomi Simpson.
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Walter Young, a Horton boy, stretched a rope from the top of a tree to a fence post and tried to do the circus act, "A Slide for Life." When he recovers from his numerous barb wire cuts and a broken head, he will probably begin figuring on how nearly the performance came in costing his life — Topeka Capital.
Is there a Marion boy past the age of five years, who has not been performing this perilous looking feat of daring, all summer, and strange to say not a boy has been injured. It is called the "high slide" in Marion's "Boyville," and the "stunt" is performed on a wire, the boy slides down by means of a pulley. Isn't it strange that boys live to be men when you consider the fascination which danger has for them?
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The seven-year-old son of John Thies fell from a hay loft, Tuesday, and broke his left arm. Dr. Hannaford is attending him.
The Auditorium Opening
The Lockes and their company of fourteen people will open the new Auditorium theatre on the 9th of October with their new copyrighted play, "The Princess of Patches." Mr. Locke has guaranteed not to use any of the scenery belonging to the theatre as the company carries all the scenery used for their three productions, "The Princess of Patches," "Polly and I" and their featured performance of "A Kansas Sunflower." The fine scenery and stage setting carried by the Lockes has been the talk of the various theatres where this company has appeared every season for the past eight years. The opening play, "The Princess of Patches," is a most beautiful story of the south. It is owned exclusively by Jessie Mae Hall, the popular New York actress, and leased for this territory by The Lockes. It is a new play and the Lockes have spared no expense toward staging it with the finest scenery obtainable. This play had a continuous run of 118 nights by the famous Proctor Stock Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y., which is sufficient recommendation for any play on the Auditorium stage.
Seats are now on sale and they are going fast, we would advise you to hurry if you wish to see one or all of these beautiful plays.
Mr. Baker, father of Nodie Baker, is seriously ill, at the home of his son.
