110 years ago

dec. 3, 1914

Marion High School finished the greatest athletic season in its history when it played and won the last football game on this year’s schedule Thursday afternoon at Eureka, making the team undefeated.

Two freight trains on the Rock Island met in a head-on collision Thursday morning at the north end of the railroad yards at Aulne. Heavy fog was blamed. Trainmen jumped in time to avoid being injured.

Will the person who found a nickel-plated auto crank cap please leave it at Santa Fe Trail Garage. It was lost someplace between Marion and Elk.

Mrs. Lemke (formerly Mrs. May) has moved back to Marion and is ready to do laundry work, house cleaning, etc.

The county clerk’s office has finished computing the cost of the recent election. A total of 5,510 votes were cast in the county, and expenses of the election were $2,592.75, making each vote cost 47 cents.

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Martin and daughter Sybil are expected to arrive here the last of the week. Marion friends will be mighty glad to see them.

Steve Winchester is fitting up a suite of three rooms over City Bakery including office rooms for Drs. Smith and Goodsheller. New floors, new paper, paint etc.

Little Ford Watson, who has been quite sick with typhoid fever, is now getting along nicely.