Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-27
MARSHALL COUNTY
NEWS Of INTEREST
Fine County Correspondents of
T.-R. Supply Large Grist
of News
TWO RHODES GOLDEN WEDDINGS
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Blink and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Daugherty Are Married
Fifty Years - Talking New School
House for Gilman - Liscomb Men
inqitis Gases Very Sad.

| The fine lot of county correspondents
| on the staff of the T.-R. have fur
nished another large grist If interest
ing happenings this week. At Rhodes
that village had the novelty of seeing
| two families enjoying the celebration
Joseph Blink and Mr. and Mrs. James
Daugherty were the participants.
Gilman taxpayers and school pat
rons are agitating the question OF
building new school house, and the
proposition will likely be voted upon
at the coming election.
The two children of Rev. and Mrs.
Frank Oviatt, of Liscomb, who have
been ill for few weeks of spinal
menis Is, are in very critical con-
dition, and the cases are extremely sad.
The little girl has gone completely
blind, and the baby boy is entirely
helpless.
| Numerous changes thruout the coun-
| ty in places of residence, farmers NOV
ing to new places and people leaving
the farms and going into the towns,
are told Of from almost every point.
Several will come to Marshalltown
The news Of the county, of interest
to all readers interested in the county,
is classified as follows:
RHODES.
Feb. 27.-Two golden weddings, with
Well-knoWn residents of this place as
participants, We're celebrated last week.
a rather unusual occurrence in a town
of this size The first celebration, on
| the 18TH was of the 1iftieth anniver-
sary Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blink. At
a solemn high mass, at the Catholic
church, conducted by Rev. Father
Flynn, as celebrant, Father John
Friedman, of LaMotte, as deacon;
and Rev. p. NJ. Loughnane, of Marion,
as sub deacon, the wedding vows We're
again taken. Rev. Father Joseph
Schlueter, of Haverhill, pronounced the
benediction.
Mrs. Blink was born at Laurens,
France, July 30. 1885. She came to
Somonauk, I11., in 1856. Mr.. Blink was
born in Bladen, Germany March 90,
1884, and came to Somonauk, ILL.,, with
his parents in 1852. In 1855 he went
to Chicago and followed his trade as
wagon maker. In 1853 he was Joined in
Wedlock to Miss Margaret Halter at
Aurora, Ill. After two years, in 1860.
they came to Iowa and settled on their
| farm, two and one-half miles south of
! Rhodes, and remained there for thirty
nine years, during which time they ac-
cumulated great deal Of this worlds
goods. At the time he retired from
| the farm they owned 1000 acres Of
| Marshall countys choicest I'D This
property has been divided among his
| children.
In 1894 Mr. and Mrs. Blink moved to
| Rhodes and built their beautiful resi-
dence with the intention of spending
the remainder of their natural life.
To their happy union were born ten
children, six sons and four daughters.
thirty-four grand children and one great
grand child, all living. The children are
George, Albert, Leopold, and Charles,
of Rhodes: Louis and Mrs. j. E. Retz,
of Melbourne Mrs. William WelD of
Haverhill Mrs. T. E. Marshall, of Hen
ryetta, Okla; Martin, Of ST. Paul,
Mimi; Mrs. A. Elliott of Mingo.
After the ceremonies at the church
the guests We're entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Blink, where a
bounteous dinner was served.
The other tiftieth anniversary cele-
l. -
and Mrs. James Daugherty, on Feb
81. AS some of the children could not
come home, it was decided that Mr..
and Mrs. Daugherty should go to Des
Moines, where they celebrated their
golden wedding at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Fisher, 1115
Nineteenth street, where all the chill
dren were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daugherty were married at Windridge.
Pa, on February 81, 1858. Mrs. Daugh-
erty's maiden name was Sarah Elinor
Nichols. To this union We're born six
children, two having died. Those living
are all residents Of Des Moines Mrs.
Frank Fisher, Mrs. Allie Bechtelheim-
er, Harry Daugherty and Miss Myrtle
Daugherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Daugherty
were among the first residents of Ed
enville, which name has since been
changed to Rhodes. Mr.. Daugherty
served his country as a soldier of the
civil war. Mr.. and Mrs. James Daugh-
erty have but three grand children.
One grand child, James Harris, makes
his home with Mr. and Mrs. Daugher-
ty. Their many friends and neighbors
wish Mr.. and Mrs. Daugherty many
more happy anniversaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reagon Of Colo.
visited over Sunday at the home of
James Stricken.
Mrs. William Armstrong, of Madrid.