Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
WHAT MARsHALLrowN PEOPLE
WE'RE DOING HERE TWEEN.
T.sEvEN YEARS AGO.
FORMER GRINNELL MAN
FINDS COPY OLD T..R.
Column Rules wsr. Turned for Gar.
fields Death, and Editors Had Meth.
Or Heart Nor inclination to Work.
Mcfarland Then City Extraordinary
81 the "oId.Timsrs" Still Hero


DR.. w. H. Newman, resident many
years ago OF Grinnell, but now living
ut Long Beach, Cal, has sent to this
office q paper which he prizes highly.
It IS q copy OF the Marshalltown
Times Republican Of Sept 20, 1881, in
mourning for the tragic death of Pres
tdent Garfield, and containing an ex-
tended account OF his demise, his life
and career.
The Times-Republican was issued as
four page, seven column paper in
those days, and the contrast with tho
paper OF four times the size today Is
marked. H. L. Merriman g.
Co. were the publishers and the
papers Geographic and Iowa news was
conspicuous. particularly by its abb
sence, altho even then the T.-R. print
ed more news of both classes than 9TH
er Iowa dailies. S. C. Mcfarland was
then city editor. The paper enjoyed a
good advertising patronage, however,
and in the copy mentioned the names
OF qu., !, a number OF business men ar,
found who advertise regularly in The
Times Republican at the present time.
some of the pioneer merchants have
A Ted away, however, and several
5 nave Joined the great majority"
Who Were Then in Business.
II. w. Clifford was then in the drug
business, but went to Chicago years
ago.
John Worley called attention to his
stock Of hardware, stoves and tinware.
NJ. K Huffaker was conducting a
meat market ON South Third avenue.
q. Willigrod, established in 1854, was
still doing business at the "old stand"
Forney, Gilman & Sherman were
wholesaling fancy groceries and fruits
at 10 West Main.
Frost & Membership advertised as
1.-THE New Druggists
People were admonished to go to
the new cash dry goods store of w. A.
Burnside, as 1t was mo trouble to
show Goods
Cooper, speers & Co., had a small
ad regarding lamps, glassware, china
and cutlery and groceries.
Mrs.. H. Ii Frame was conducting
the Chicago laundry, 8 East Church.
Gold, Baum4s& Co., -s;..'the New York
firm,had a large display on the first
SArneld .os., undertakers, had an ad
On first page, with a cut Of a hearse.
Jordan & Ballou made speciality of
Fosters kid gloves, according to their
ad.
'sThe Fair" Nathan & Friedman,
proprietors, was running a general
stock and a scent counter
Palmer & Sloan advertised school
books and supplies.
Thomas Danskin was selling hard
and soft coal on South Third ave-
nue..
AL Shorthill & Co. were running a
dray, sbus and ice line
p. 4. Barnum's greatest show on
earth" was coming to town, as told in
a double half column display ad, con-
tanning pictures Of the Barnum. Bail
ey and Hutchinson. Barnum, OF
course was then living.
Some Of the "Oid- Timers" Left.
The advertising columns, despite the
fact that many of the business men
OF those days are gone, show some of
the "0ld-timers" to be in Marshalltown
at the present time.
Pappe Bros. announced the arrival of
their fall and winter clothing, fur
! nishing goods, etc.
"The Old Reliable" drug house OF
Birchard & Lander occupied front
Sage" space, as the ads in those days
were run on the first as we'll as other
pages, as was the general style OF
makeup" at that time
David Lennox was advertising as "a
nj fVnfe h1,3 ~
engines, steam pumps, printing presses
and all kinds Of agricultural ma
chinery."
r. and G. Trautmann's fine shoes
first dpor west Of the fremont (Board-
many House, had front page ad.
Weigel Bros. were then running their
laundry at the southwest corner OF
'the park"
Abbott & Knisely styled themselves
as the leading hardware dealers.
q. W. Beasley was CLOSING out at
great sacrifice" his entire stock OF
boots and shoes.
George Wilton was a "cash dealer
IN dry goods, boots. shoes and notions
The First National Bank was Off
cered by George Click, president; J. r
Woodbury., vice president, and Thomas
Fletcher, cashier.
Andrews & Buell. were offering fine
stock of dry goods from which to make
selections.
q any one ever wondered why today
4. I. WATSON Is always in demand In
! the Kitchen when the Baptist nie1
give church suppers, the ad Of Was
son = York, 9 West Main, would ex-
plain everything. "Oysters served in
all styles, at all hours-raw, fried
& fswAd, steamed, broiled, and roasted
Was the way that the restaurant firm
advertised.
Doolittle & Utz were in the whole