100 years ago

march 16, 1922

Three vacancies on the board of directors of the Country Club were filled by the election Tuesday night. The meeting which was to have been held at the club house was held in R.B. Harris’s office. Byron Stout, C.F. Pantle, and John Gardner were elected to the three places. There is talk of putting in a swimming pool if it is found by survey that that can be done satisfactorily.

Little Joe Claney had a narrow escape from at least serious injury Wednesday. He was playing around the yard and pulled the covering off the pit where the water meter is. He fell in head first and the hole was almost full of water. Mrs. Earl Norris saw him fall and pulled him out. His head was quite badly bruised by striking a rock at the bottom of the hole. Had no one seen him, he would undoubtedly have drowned.

On Halloween night someone left a porch settee at the Homer Hoch place and it has been there ever since, on the porch. If the owner wants it, he should call and get it.

Adv. — A bowl of goldfish FREE. Just to make you acquainted with Nyal Quality Products, we shall give, free of charge with a purchase of one tube of Ny-Denta Tooth Paste, Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25, a glass globe containing two live gold fish with sea weed, pebbles, and plants. K. and S. Drug Company.

The county spelling contest and school exhibit were held at the Tabernacle at Marion on March 14.

The program began with a concert by the Marion Boys Band, led by Ross Sheets and followed by community singing, then spelling contests between four groups of pupils.

Group 1. Pupils of rural 7th, 8th, and 9th grades, rural schools.

Group 2. Pupils in all grades below seventh, rural schools.

Group 3. Pupils in 7th and 8th grades, all schools of more than two rooms.

Group 4. Pupils below 7th grade, all schools of more than two rooms.

First place in each spelling group — Ten dollar gold piece.

First place in the exhibit group — full set of Crane Classics or a set of encyclopedia.