Six firemen were injured Sunday while fighting a fire on the Public Square in Marion that hit two buildings and resulted in damage to ten businesses. Continue reading
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A Christmas night fire destroyed Jake’s Tire & Recap in Marion. Damage was estimated at $150,000. Continue reading
A chemical-electric fire was put out before Marion firemen arrived at the scene at O.W. Irwin’s Typewriter Exchange at about 5:30 pm Wednesday. Continue reading
Fire discovered at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday by a filling station attendant across the street damaged the Martin Jones grocery and meat market and the adjacent West Side Shoe Repair Shop operated by Joe LoBurgio on West Main Street. Continue reading
The last spike on the Illinois Central line from Chicago to Cairo was completed in 1854. The I.C. line passed thru Carbondale, but the 18 mile gap to Marion, Illinois left our town with the problem of having to use oxen and horses to transport goods to the rail lines. Continue reading