Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-07
IN THE DAYS OF OLD.
Old Iowa Paper Tells of Trip to Mar
shaItoWn in War Times.

|
| The Nevada Representative, which
conducts u pioneer department, is pub
| fishing a series of articles dealing with
| the times of years ago. A trip to Mar.
! shailtoWn from Nevada, is told of in
| terestingiy and Marshalltown, in 1861
| was declared to be prospecting. ma
| tiona bank, now the First National
had just been completed and throw
open for business. The Representative
in quoting the Aegis says:
THE Aegis for May IS, 1864, reports
| a some length an editorial excursion to
several suggestions as to the conditions
of travel and the development of com
| munlties. The editor says in part: we
made a dying trip to Marshalltown
partly Oh business and partly for fun
The Western Stage companys coaches
make the time to Colo. by the over
ground passage" with trio Of drivers
who don't upset. We had a few mo-
ments only TO look around. On the
train we showed Conductor Wescott
cur 'deadhead,' and he smiled approv-
ingly. Arrived in Marshalltown, Mr..
f.. Childs cared for us in sumptuous
manner at the Marshall House. Mar
u
live town. improvements are going on
in every department. The public square,
instead of being free common for
hogs and other brutes, is inclosed with
substantial fence; good stone and
brick payements are being laid down;
business in all branches is prosperous.
and in all things Marshalltown is STAY,
ing ahead. The organization OF a ma
tional bank. now completed and thrown
open for business. will furnish a SAFE
basis for the business of the communi.
ty. We called on friend Gallup, of the
Times, whom we found running that
institution up to the handle. He In
formed US that the hundred days call
is being promptly filled in the county,
and that much enthusiasm is manifest
ed. At p. m. we again placed our
selves under the care of the return con-
ductor, Mr.. O. Smith, who duly deliv-
cred us into the hands Of the Western
Stage company's Alex and as the
shades of evening gathered round us we
duly rejoiced the hearts Of Mrs. Aegis
and the little Aegises by our safe re-
turn from the perils OF inland nayiga-
ton
IoIi tlle foregoing IL appears tFaC
trip to Marshalltown and return was
a days journey. The time table of the
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska found in
another column of the same issue
shows that the running time between
Colo and Marshalltown was an hour
and a half. The stage schedule be-
tween Nevada and Colo is not given
Friend Gallup above is Hon. w. H.
Gallup, for many years editor of this
paper and Brother Brainard's prede-
cessor and successor on the Boone
Standard. The Marshall Times. as we
believe, was his first paper. in this
section at least The editor of that
day appears to have been rather proud
of his railroad pass treating the same
as q badge Of distinction rather than
as the consideration In a business ar
rangement for advertising, but when
he travelled he was a distinguished
guest of the railroad company, and
when he got home he was properly
moved to tell his readers all about it.
Another Item states that the track on
the railroad was now laid for two
miles west of Colo. leaving only five
miles to Nevada"