110 years ago

sept. 21, 1916

Dr. Branch’s pacing mare, Lucy Hurst, took the first three heats in a race in which she was entered last week at the Hutchinson fair. This makes three big winnings for her in three weeks — at Lincoln, Wichita, and Hutchinson.

Jerry Forney bought the Palace Livery Barn several weeks ago and is planning to fix it up for use as a skating rink, for basketball, and other such purposes.

He will remove interior supports of the roof, cover the wall with plaster board, put down a fine maple floor, and otherwise improve the place. Such a place will serve various public needs.

Colored voters of Marion met Wednesday evening and formed the Afro-American Republican Fidelity Club.

The object of the club is to promote the general welfare of Afro-Americans politically and to be able to do more effective work for the Republican Party.

These officers were elected: Albert Holder, president; M. King, vice president; W.L. Harris, secretary; Fred McGee, assistant secretary; and Lem Pinchem, treasurer.

A new bank at Pilsen was opened a short time ago and is getting fairly started. Jos. Vinduska is president; V.J. Bosh, vice president; and T.W. Spachek, cashier. Other directors are John M. Sklenar and John Krotz. The bank is in a splendid new building.

A special election to vote on a new school building proposition will be Dec. 1. Tentative plans of the proposed building will be secured and put on display before the election.