Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-26
4 GAU|FORN|A letter
Something II the nsrshalltown PEG.
pie In Califsrnta and What
They Are Doing.
Pasadsna People All Came From
Marshalltown and Iowa-Mike
Hsalton's New Job.
Harshalltown NswspapsrM Man Finds
Many Friends In the Southern
Part Of Golden State.
Especial Correspondence OF Times.
Republican,


Republican,
Pasadena. Cal, June 2O-A Temporal
:ry sojourner in southern California
was sitting in front of a store. In Pasa-
ldena, talking TO former eastern man
now in business here. and who at the
moment was about az busy as the av-.
Ierage Pasadena merchant always is
busy largely in watching the electric
cars, load and unload numerous resi-
dents en- route to and from Los An-
geles on their daily or weekly shopping
trips to the big stores OF the metropo-
lis.
.see that man. said the Pasadena
merchant as a prosperous appearing
Individual went by, well, he's from
Iowa.
After a dozen or fifteen men, from
mechanics and laborlng men to retired
capitalists, had passed, and the visi-
tors attention had been called to the
fact that each and every one was from
Iowa, the latter was moved to exclaim:
Everybody here must be from
Iowa.
Well" said the merchant, every
body in Pasadena is from either Iowa
or Marshalltown."
That is a story I have been RECALLED
with, with variations, during my stay
in southern California. 1t is not true.
of course but nevertheless it aptly IL
illustrates that Iowa and Marshall-
town have done more to populate and
build up this section than any other
state and city, and Marshalltown is
better known here than any other city
In the Hawkeye state. Here the Iowan
will meet people whose very existence
he had forgotten-people who accepted
LOT Horace Greeley's advice and jour
neyed as far west as they could with-
out taking long sea voyage too a-
waii. the Philippines or the land of the
Boxers" The Marshalltown people
who have settled in this land are, for
the most part satisfied with their lot.
altho some OF them would return had
they the price and the opportunity open
THAT was left behind.
4 The first Marshalltowner met after
starting westward was Ed Burnell
swho was the Pullman conductor on our
|strain from Kansas City to Los An
geles. Ed has one of the seven big runs
Ion the Santa Fe system, and makes the
4 round trip from Chicago every ten
1 days His wife and little girl are at
present in Chicago.
4 George Gish, once a popular lowe
Central train dispatcher, is employed III
a similar capacity on the Santa Fe
with headquarters at San Bernardino
happy since departing from bachelor.
l.hood.
The many friends of Judge H. C.
Henderson and family will be surprised
to learn that they have recently taker
Iup their residence in Los Angeles
where the Judge has opened law of.
4 fee and hopes to establish lucrative
\ practice. His daughters and his sol
Frank are with him. Henry Hender-
son has been living in Los Angeles fol
several years. has q good position a!
4 court report and pleasant home
y Junius Henderson remained in Boulder
4 Col, where he is practicing law Yer,
4 successfully.
4 There is but one Mike Healio,
i from Marshalltown, and he Is LOCATED
at San Diego. where he is the presiden
and manager of big water company
The report that Mr. Healion had sew
cred his business relations with jim
Hill, of the Great Northern railway
was erroneous, az Hill has genera
control of this water company and Sc
llected Mike as the. proper man t
manage 1t for him. Mr.. Healion is
power in San Diego commercial circles
"A. "A. Caswell. who used to conduct
"ten-cent store" in Marshalltown, re
sides in Pasadena, where he is engage,
in carpentering.
George Garfield. who laid the found
alton stones for many Marshalltowl
Z houses and business blocks. is working
at his trade In Pasadena despite hi
advancing years. His son julius is ais
here. engaged in painting. The latte
is married.
. Calvin Hartwell is a prominent citi
zen of Pasadena. but is at presen
J, spending much time in Arizona. wher
he has promising gold mine. H
J hopes soon to have enough glitterin
quartz to entitle him to seat in tn
], senate. ala Clark, but says he has bet
ter uses for his wealth than that.
John Hartwell Is a mountain range
in the employ of the government an
knews nearly every foot of the famou
and picturesque Sierra Madre range
which has been appropriately terme
the Alps OF America. Mr.. Hartwell I
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