The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from the Marshall News-Messenger on Sept. 8, 1922:

On Wednesday afternoon September 6th at two o clock Miss Emma Gollmer of Lynd and Mr. Philip Riemann of Redwood Falls were united in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage. Rev. E.A. Birkholz officiating. The young couple will reside on a farm near Redwood Falls.

Miss Edith Johnson has accepted a position in the dental office of Dr. L.M. Thorburn. She will fill the vacancy caused by the absence of Miss Olivine Regnier.

E.M. Jorgenson, formerly of Jorgenson Meat Market, has secured a market at Morgan, Minnesota, and with his family will leave for that place on Monday. The Jorgenson Brothers have maintained a first class meat market here and Mr. Jorgenson will no doubt meet with success at Morgan. Mr. G. Jorgenson will remain in Marshall, being employed at the Cyril Feryn shop.

The Boy Scouts of Troop Number three will hold the formal opening of their log cabin in the Lynd woods, on this Friday evening. The Lynd band will furnish the music and Mr. W.N. Brown, an executive of the Minneapolis Council of Boy Scouts will give the address.

Ira Madden, who for the past two years has been employed at the F.S. Blair grocery store, has purchased the stock of goods and business of the store of C.A. Peyton at Amiret and took possession on Saturday.

The Barrymore Theatre is again operating on its regular schedule of seven nights each week, having resumed the showing every night this week. The return to its regular program will no doubt be appreciated by many patrons.

Many attended the Labor Day celebration at Tracy last Monday. The baseball game, a feature of the program of sports, was won from the Tracy team by Walnut Grove, 7 to 4.

The photograph featured this week is the Barrymore Theatre on Main Street in Marshall. The Barrymore Theatre later became the State Theatre. Today, the building is home to Thrifty White Drug.

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