Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-21

sumed his work at the case. During
his work in this state Mr.. Barnhart
was the fastest compositor in the bus
mess, and later while holding cases on
the Detroit Free Press. won a speed
contest in which the printers of the
entire state We're challenged.
In the summer of 1856, Mr.. Barnhart
returned to Michigan, and while there
was induced by b. G. Phillips to come
to Lafayette, now the town of Albion,
to take charge of the Iowa Central
Journal. He found the property in bad
shape. and the paper almost ready to
suspend publication, which it did
acquainted with the late e. N. Chaplin,
who, at that time, had attained con-
siderable prominence as writer un-
der the nom de plume of John Racy,'
in controversies with Delos Arnold and
Judge Smith. Mr. Chaplin informed
Mr.. Barnhart that IL he, Barnhart,
would take an interest in the property.
he would furnish the balance of the
money necessary to buy the defunct
Journal. This was done, and during
the first year the venture was a sue
cess. Then the county seat fight be-
gan, the Marietta Express was started
in opposition to the Journal and deriv-
ed the county printing. Mr.. Chaplin,
realizing that there was not enough
for two in the business, leased his in
terest to Mr.. Rarnhart and in October,
1858, MIR. Barnhart moved the plant to
Marshalltown, which had then been
declared the county seat, and estab-
lished the Marshall County Times,
which, years afterwards, was merged
into the Republican. and is now
one of the largest evening papers in
the state. The paper at first was pur-
ported to be edited by r. Howe Taylor
and II. c. Henderson. but most of the
active work fell to Mr.. Barnhart. In
1861 Mr.. Barnhart sold the Times to
William II. Gallup, now of Boone. who,
for short time during the civil war,
conducted small daily, the first to be
published in Marshalltown.
In 1863 Mr.. Barnhart engaged in
the drug business with DIR. Taylor, and
was in the business eleven years. At
ter the prohibitory law threw big
liquor trade into the druggists hands,
Mr.. Barnhart found the business dis
tasteful. and disposed of his interest
" M. w. olUUlIiS. DlIGc uc lSll LIE
drug business Mr.. Barnhart has been
engaged in no active business, altho for
a few years he conducted a floral bus
mess on a small scale. This, however,
was more for pastime than anything
else, actuated by his love for flowers.
Mr.. Barnhart is survived, aside from
his wife, by four brothers and three
sisters. They are Mrs. M. b. Tins, Of
independence; A. ]. Barnhart, of Inde-
pendence; Mrs. II. w. Hovey, of In
dependence, the latter twin sister of
Mr.. Barnhart; G. w. Barnhart, of San
ia Clara. Cal; Mrs. r. B. Conable, of
independence; A. NJ Barnhart and A.
E. Barnhart, both Of Chicago. One
brother, Warren, is dead. This broth
er, in company with A. NJ. and A. e.
Barnhart, established the old Des
Moines Leader, now the Register and
Leader, late in the SOS.
Mr.. Barnhart's body arrived in the
city Sunday morning, at sos o'clock
over the Northwestern, and was taken
TO the family home, IL North Second
street, where the funeral was held this
afternoon Accompanying the body
We're Mrs. Barnhart, Mr.. A. NJ. Barn
hart and Mr. Barnhart's nephew, Mr..
R. B. Hovey, of Chicago. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Hovey. of independence
the latter Mr.. Barnhart's twin sister,
ire here for the funeral