Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-07
Iowa Newspapers
"NEEDLED" EGGS.


Well we heard of little incident
the other day that almost knocked the
top off our Uranium. Did you ever
hear of a needed egg? One Of our
merchants had to throw away a whole
case of eggs the other day Whether
they had been needed or winter
packed, we do not know. but one
thing we do know is that man pur-
chased a setting of eggs from a GER
tain farmer and set them six weeks
without their Matching. Upon ex-
animation they were found to have
needle holes in them. Now everybody
that wants to keep certain kind OF
poultry, and doesn't want their neigh
bors to get start, just needle the
eggs. That's worse than some tricks
of "Peck's Bad Boy"
THE OLDEST HOUSE IN TAMA.
IF. v. Marsh in Belle PLANE Union.1
Until this week Irving could boast
of having the Oldest and first frame
house built in Tama county. 1t was
built In August, 1853, by Uncle Levi
Marsh who is still living in Irving
and to our knowledge is also the old
est resident of Tama county.
Uncle Levi came to Irving In June,
'53, from Plainville, ILL.,, and after Local
ting in Irving he tells us he returned
to Plainville, ILL.,, for his tools, also
bringing with him windows, doors and
some finishing lumber with which to
build his house.
The rest of his material was hauled
from Muscatine with the exception of
the frame work, which he hewed out
for himself with a hand ak from some
timbers which had been cut on Salt
Creek the year before by soldiers who
had been sent here to drive the In
dams farther west
While Mr.. Marsh was building this
house Mr.. Christian Bunner CHANGED
to be riding by one day and made the
remark chat he was making ar
rangements to build the first frame
house in the county but he was now
too late as Mr. Marsh has succeeded
in getting ahead Of him."
Mr.. Marsh lived in this house for
several years, trading and dealing with
chiefly Indians, also acting as post
master, receiving the the mail once a
month overland from Marengo.
The house as originally built was
story and half 30x30.
For several years the house has
been used for wood shed and chick
en- house by o. D. Chown, who began
tearing it down last week, hence Tama
county loses it's Oldest landmark in
the way of a frame house.
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A PART OF THE WORLD.
Huntington Hawkeye.
There are inspiring events in every
day life. One can occasionally climb
out of the dull routine and see the
great world as it wheels thru space.
The man who lives only in his own
little locality is poor substitute in
the drama of life. We want to real
ize that we are part of the world as
we'll.
One of the things that Burlington
people are proud of, is the fact that
they do live in Burlington. This is a
city to be proud of. and yet there is
certain danger Of growing provin-
cial. The close listed man Is not mere
ly close in his financial affairs but in
his opinions.
One thing which will left the eyes
to the horizon, and enable one to real
ize that they are a part of the world
as we'll as OF Des Moines county, is
the fact that the Australian mail pass
es thru this city on the Burlington
route There is always something of
romance about that distant continent.
From the days when the dreary
hearted convicts were sent there on