145 years ago

july 16, 1880

Marion County candidates will have to wrestle with 2,500 voters this year.

A whiskey exchange calls Marion Centre the “headquarters of the temperance party” in central Kansas. Quite a compliment to our prosperous, growing, substantial, and sober young city.

Peabody has let up on the coal boring business after going down more than 700 feet. We are sorry for their failure to find the precious mineral for we fear that it settles the coal question for this section of the state. We hope, however, that the salt found will prove of profit so that the enterprising citizens may not have entirely lost their labors.

That new brickyard on Jex’s farm adjoining town is a fixed fact. Thus, the industries multiply.

A grand temperance mass meeting to be held July 24 in Central Park, Marion Centre, promises to be a great success. Governor St. John will positively be present to address the people.

We wouldn’t be surprised to see as many people attend the celebration as assembled at the railroad jollification nearly a year ago.

Lyons people in Rice County have chartered six cars for the occasion, McPherson people are coming in great numbers, and from all parts of Marion County we hear of great crowds coming.