The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-04-25
GEO. STEVENS.
A Few Facts Concerning the Little
City Of Marion, Ind.
MARION, IND, April 90, 1889.

EDITOR News. HERALD:-I venture the
prediction that your many readers are
not dead yet, and therefore, once more
attempt another murderous attack on
their patience, and not them alone, but
of the editors themselves.
Well, Marion is now city, and must
not be called the "Town OF Marion" any
more. The citizens on last Tuesday
voted in favor OF city charter, and was
carried by vote of four to one, and the
next thing is who will be the first
Mayor. Marion is still booming, and
especially the fire fiend. During this
month there has been several fires.
The Stewart Estop & Co.'S glass works
were burned. Loss about $50 900, partial.
ly insured in about fifteen companies for
$4,000; adjusted at 81 per cent. Then
the Excelsior Works. Amount of insur-
ance not known. There has been several
small fires. Damages from two to five
hundred dollars. Marion has a good
and efficient and well paid fire depart.
ment, but the water works do not
reach the large factories, which ought
to suggest the idea of supplying each
factory with the necessary pumps and
hose for the purpose of extinguishing
the fire. The city is building up rapid.
ly. There are now in course of erection
great many fine business houses, and
no end to dwelling houses. The mode
of doing business here is different from
that of the Chill City," the drays are
all four wheeled vehicles, and a number
OF them on springs, and some drawn by
two horses. Had l been sent out to
find dray to haul in load of post
holes or load OF petrifed, knot holes,
when first came here, would not have
found one, for I would have been look
ing for two wheeled concern; or had
1 been sent out to get some window
glass or glass cut, would have gone
to drug store, but would not have
found it there, as it is kept here in the
hardware stores; and queensware and
glassware are kept in the grocery stores;
grass seeds are kept by hardware men.
There is no queensware store in the city.
has no National Bank as vet,
but has three large private banking
houses-the Sweetser Bank, the Marion
Bank and the Jason Wilson Bank, all
doing thriving business. Well, the
Soldiers Home is fixed fact, located
about two and one:half miles southeast
Of town on the Panhandle railroad. 1t
is said to be a fine location, and has a |
gas we'll just finished, having flow OF |
about ten million feet of gas per day,
which will perhaps be four times as |
much as will be necessary for the use OF
the home. The city will soon have a
line OF street railway through her streets,
which will be quite convenience for
persons visiting the city and wishing to
see the points Of interest, such as the
home and the great factories. I would
like to see every body in old Highland,
and especially the most OF them.
If this letter reaches the columns of
your paper and it don't break the read
ers' back, then am at loss to know
wnat will. Well, they are "salamander"
proof.
The people marry and kill themselves
at this place the same as in any other
city. DIR. Ellis, an old man, shot and
killed himself last week. Cause, wanted
70 suicide. Yours,
GEO. STEVENS.