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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
8
A local store advertises a large discount event featuring a wide range of suits. All 4.50 and 5.00 price points drop to 3.48. 3.00 and 4.00 suits reduced further to two dollars, and 2.50 suits also discounted, signaling a major clearance across all stock.
Regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of Epworth M B church in the church lecture room on Thursday at 2 30 pm. Program includes devotionals business music and readings. Mrs Elson Helwig leads Line Upon Line. Mrs Longbow presents The Deaconess At Work. Mrs Justice Huffman reads The Traveler's Aid. Emme Baldinger of Norfolk Virginia talks on the youth and the negro. Ice cream and cake served in the basement from 6 to 8 pm. All invited.
A city board shortens meeting time to complete business swiftly. They authorize bids for sandstone sidewalks on Scranton avenue Edwards street and Darius street, set bid opening for August 1, review furnace repairs, and report park and market revenues. Bills totaling 9,727.99 are approved including sewer and paving estimates.
An 100 dollar reward is offered by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo for any catarrh cure failure. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and restore strength.
The Frances Willard Women’s Christian Temperance Union invites all members to a picnic at the fairground on Tuesday August 4 after the afternoon service. Bring friends and lunch baskets. The event will be held at the tent with gate and glasses provided.
City officials announce new refunding bonds to meet registration expenses for fall elections. With no general fund surplus, auditors discuss using certificates of indebtedness and possible levy changes to cover about 2200 this year and 3300 next year. City aims to retrench and avoid bankruptcy within eight months.
A morning blaze at the Colonial building owned by Wiant and Reber on West Center gutted tar roofing after a plumber's tar repair sparked flames. Fire crews from Central Fire Department halted the blaze within hours with only minor damage expected, not exceeding twenty five dollars to the block.
Mim Nicholson, former pupil of Professor Wheling and student of Lescheusy, completes four years of study and returns home to James Nicholson at 140 Loeffler Avenue. She will soon visit the Marsh home on Vine Street and deliver concert instructions and perform locally.
Owen Sifritt of the near end fire department was briefly distracted while his haircut was interrupted by a fire alarm on West Center Street. He left the chair to help extinguish a blaze, then returned to finish the shave and barber duties after the fire was out.
Raymond Schultz of Sugar Street is sick. Paul Jones visited Green Camp to aid his father in work. Roy McAllister traveled to Mansfield on business. Mrs. W F Whiteman visited Gallon with friends. Silvia Hemmerly visited Forest friends. L A Bradley of Bucyrus visited locals Tuesday. Clara Soburney of Toledo guests of Mrs Welser in John Street. M Fisher of Lincoln Avenue moving near Owens. Mrs W H Geiger of Seffner Avenue visits friends in Columbus. Mr and Mrs J T Tombs returned from Cleveland. Mrs John Orians of Upper Sandusky visits local. G W Hastie hosts son in Huntington Indiana. Helen Krause returned home from Upper Sandusky visit. Mrs Carl Tott and daughter Mary head to Flint Michigan. W S Denman family leave for Lakeside cottage for six weeks. Mrs Charles Maxwell and Dean return from Nepe. Mrs W S Proet and Ruth visit at Peter Frank’s in Upper Sandusky. Ollie Porter of Green Camp becomes bookkeeper at Marlop Department Company.
In Squire Gompte court Mrs Stephen Joting said her husband Stephen Johns, a well to do farmer near the Lucas road, has not bathed or worn socks for two years and abused her since their child was born. She left with their two weeks old baby and sought $2.50 weekly until the final hearing. Johns was arrested in Bucyrus on a $500 bond. The wife rented a nearby house and plans to remain away.
Mrs HM Rubin hosts friends Tuesday evening in Duluth Avenue. Court house officials plan a Lincoln park picnic Thursday night. Mrs James Smith from Scranton Avenue underwent surgery by Dr F M Baldwin this morning. Portsmouth and Lancaster baseball team passed through, en route home. Universalist church of Caledonia hosts ice cream social on the Kimble lawn Thursday evening. public invited.
Judge Zoster presided as Jene Sipes appeared for a probate hearing. He was declared feeble minded and an application will be made to admit him to a state institution for the feeble minded. The filing was by his mother Mrs Laura Plotair who lives near Adelaide.
Shoppers chase bargains as customers buy now for next year, with small neat figures in fine fabrics offered at half price today. The ad emphasizes enduring value and immediate savings on clothing materials.
Partha Nicholson, a renowned pianist, has returned to New York after studies in Vienna and is heading home to Co. An influential figure in music circles, she completed a season of advanced piano work abroad and resumes her concert schedule locally.
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