Fellowship lodge #89 of the Masonic order chartered at Marion October 8, 1850 is credited with being the oldest and established fraternal society in the county. Continue reading
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A spectacular early morning fire Monday left the Morrison Brothers Oil Company main building just off the square a gutted ruin and caused an estimated $350,000 damage. Continue reading
About 7:30 P.M. police saw smoke coming from the Moore Jewelry Store window on the North Side of the Square. Before that fire was extinguished, Marion had suffered a loss of more than $125,000 that night. Continue reading
Fire discovered at 6:20 am Monday morning did damage estimated at over $5000 to the Masonic building at the corner of S. Market and Public Square. Continue reading