You can get the most toothsome cuisine delicacies at the Washington market by C.A. Wagener & Co. This market always has delicious eatables on hand, but there will be a few extreme temptations during the holidays. Geese, ducks, turkeys, quail, sirloin, oysters, celery, mince meat, etc., may be found there in tempting array.

D.C. Smith is suffering from a badly diseased hand, and a physician is attending. About two weeks ago he scratched it on barbed wire and blood poison set in.

Delayed trains on account of snow. It looks like '81.

June 20, 1902

The Odd Fellows' new hall is ready for the painter and paper hanger.

The ban boys attired themselves in their new suits on last Saturday evening and favored the Parkerites with a fine band concert.

Photographer Jackson of Rockford, Ill., has engaged to open a photograph gallery in Parker.

The Baptist ladies cleared about $14 by their supper at the Harmon home last Friday evening.

The was a 10 cent show in town on Monday night, the show being a mangy puppy, a alleged octopus and a white faced monkey.

September 19, 1902

A new up-to-date hot air heating plant is being put in the basement of the Parker House.

Work has been resumed n the courthouse with renewed vigor. They will have to hurry to complete it by January 1.

Oct. 31, 1902

Postmaster Cotton moved into his new postoffice building the first of the week, and the building is a credit to both the town and the postmaster. No town in the state of Parker's size has a nicer post office.

Cigar maker O'Brien has bought out the Yaco cigar factory here, and intends to close his business at Nora Springs and consolidate it with his purchase here.

Photographer Kidder has placed a $2.08 lens in his studio. It is the finest lens made.

Dec. 5, 1902

The Parker football team went down to Hurley on Friday and were defeated by a score of 10-0.

The city gas plant was badly demolished by fire shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening.

Feb. 13, 1903

Judge Elliot has been very sick this week of heart trouble.

Sheriff Mumbey slipped on the ice a week or so ago and sprained his ankle so severely that he has to go on crutches and carry his ankle in a plaster coat.

April 10, 1903

The school district caucus was held in Hayward's Hall on Saturday evening last. It was the largest school caucus ever held in Parker.

For a short time only, the Merritt Restraurant will be for sale.

July 24, 1903

A number of Arthur Danforth's friends gave him a pleasant surprise party on last Saturday evening, the occasion being his birthday.

John Penner has accepted the management of Union Lumber Company yard at Freeman. John is a former Parkerite.

Lovell Collins returned on Saturday from Denver, Colo., where he attended the national C.E. Convention.

Dr. Kingery lent his professional skill to Gentry Bros. on Monday last and doctored and surgically treated about 30 horses for them, some of the horses being very valuable.

Feb. 12, 1904

On Monday night, last, there was a fatal fire in Marion.

Joseph Schaefer and wife, an aged couple living alone, discovered their house to be on fire about midnight. A lamp hanging on the wall became overheated and burst just as the old man entered the room to see if the fire had broken into that room. Unfortunately, the old man breathed some of the fire into his lungs and he died five hours later. Neighbors extinguished the fire before the building was extensively damaged.

Miss Vivian Thompson's School No. 43, of Swan Lake, gave an entertainment recently and realized $18.45, which amount will be used to decorate the schoolhouse. There was a grand wedding in Idylwilde on the ninth, the contracting parties being Mary Gotterz and William M. Messay. The ceremony was largely attended and occurred at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gotterz.

Aug. 26, 1904

Prof. Hemstreet, "The world's greatest mind reader and hypnotist," will appear at our Opera House Friday evening, Sept. 2.

Mrs. Mary Harding, best known in Parker by the pioneers as Miss Mary Lawrence, visited over Anniversary Days with Mrs. Hackett. Mrs. Harding taught the primary Parker School in the early 80's. Her then pupils are now grown men and women, and we all are pleased to have her remember us with the visit.

Oct. 14, 1904

J. C. Stevens has the contract for the brick work for Beck and Wendt's new store building. He intends to put on a good force of men and rush the work to completion.

John Peters' threshing separator was burned on Friday night. Henry Mudhenke, at whose place he was threshing, lost some wheat. The cause of the fire is unknown.