H.E. Lane and Brother Transfer and Feed Company located at 604 N. Monroe Street in Marion, Illinois started in a small way in August, 1902. Continue reading
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Marion Steam Marble Works was inaugurated on September, 1903, several minor establishments being absorbed and a corporation formed with $10,000 capital.
They began work in 1904 and had under contract and in preparation about $5,000 worth of work to be delivered in the spring of 1904. They employed about five hands steadily at that time. Continue reading
The New Process Laundry does not appear to be a long lived business. Very little has been found on the business other than it appears to have functioned right at the turn of the century and was still functional during the writing of the 1905 Souvenir History book when information was gathered together in 1904. Continue reading
On December 10, 1906, the “Thorne Club Place” was certified as a legally organized corporation by the State of Illinois. The club consisted of five men who created the club as a social gentlemen’s club. The Club was constructed in 1907 and used as a social club and residence by the five men. The Club was located at 601 E. Thorn St. Continue reading
Frank Ellis quit the coal mines to start the Isis Movie Theater that spanned the creek in the 700 Block of West Main Street on the southeast corner of the intersection of W. Main and S. Court Streets. Continue reading

