Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04
Enterprise Shown by Competent
T.-R. Correspondents in
Gathering News
GILMAN PLANS FOR VETERANS
Meeting Called to Arrange for Enter
tainment Of Marshall County Sol
diers-Fortieth Wedding Anniversary
at Melbourne-Wedd Near St. An
thony.


mails, and bad roads have not deferred
the competent staff of T.-R. county
correspondents from gathering the
news of their communities. A compre-
hensive grist of happenings is fur
nished this week from many different
towns.
The old soldiers and people of Gill
man are already making plans for the
entertainment of the annual reunion of
the Marshall County Veterans Associa-
ton, which meets there next summer.
The prosperity of the Gilman Opera
House Association is also told, to-
gether with other interesting events OF
lodge and social circles of the town.
Mrs. Thomas Swearingen. a we'll
known Albion woman, is very i'll due
to blood poisoning, the result of inJur-
ing one of her toes.
At Melbourne Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
celebrated the fortieth anniversary OF
their wedding, and at the John Deal
home, near st. Anthony, Miss Eula
Deal was given in marriage to Mr.. A.
r. Mcbride, of Gearing.
The news of the county, classified
by towns and neighborhoods, follows
GILMAN.
Feb. 4.-The annual meeting of the
Gilman Opera House Association was
held Tuesday afternoon and the fol-
Ia ,;,,or off nhnSpn for
suing year: b. Crandon, president: F.
r. Ensminger, secretary; T. j. Will
Jams, treasurer; F. r. Ensminger, I.
j. Williams, B. Crandon, Peter Can
non, Perry Long. directors; w. II.
Vosburg, manager. The reports Of the
treasurer and manager show the
finances of the association to be in q
very satisfactory condition. The school
board pays 5000 for the use of the
rooms except the Masonic Lodge room
for the time occupied. to the close OF
the school year. The NJ. E. church pays
only a nominal sum for use of the
opera house on Sundays, merely enough
to cover expense of fuel and lights.
Mr.. John Ramsey of Grinnell, visited
friends here Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Ward, of Grinnell, Is
here taking care of her mother Mrs.
II, J. Vosburg, who has been quite
ill with pneumonia. but is now getting
better.
Miss Ida Devick is i'll of pneumonia,
at the residence of Sven Brown, east
of town.
Notices are being sent to department
commanders and thru them. to the diff
cfo
try relative to the proposed Lincoln
centennial medal, which is to be pro-
duced at the United States mint at
Philadelphia as token of respect to
the commander-in- chief of the union
army and navy during the civil war.
and as an heirloom to be handed down
from generation to generation as
tribute to the loyalty of those who
served under his command The
medal is to be cast in bronze, and will
be about three inches in diameter and
to have represented on its front bust
of Linciln in bas-relief surrounded with
the motto with charity to all and
malice toward none," and beneath the
bust the figures 1sO9-1sO9. The reverse
will bear the inscription inside
wreath Of laurel 'srhis medal was
struck for the Grand Army Of the
Republic IN eommemoration of the
Tooth anniversary Of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln"
The issue will be confined to mem
bers of the G.. A. r. and to public Ii
braries and historical societies Posts
are requested to order as many as they
may desire at Is cents each, and to
{1a inf
must be had in advance Of sinking the
dies, there being no available funds in
the national treasury for such pur-
pose.
The officers of Gilman camp, No.
1886, w. w. A., installed are as fol-
lows: V. c, Guy GARNER: w. A, c. H.
Condit; e. B., j. E. Phillips; clerk,
A. F. Urbine; escort, e. M. Fanton;
sentry, o. H. Botnen; physician, w. r.
Suit; manager. ]. w. Clark. Also the
auxiliary Golden camp, No. 1926, r. w.
A., installed officers as follows: Oracle,
Mrs. Mary Urbine; past oracle, Mrs.
Addie Clay; vice oracle, Mrs. Mary
Vosburg; chancellor, Mrs. Sarah SLAMS
berry; recorder, Mrs. III. D. Stewart;
recorder, Mrs. Ida GARNER; marshal
Mrs. Minnie Stinenan; assistant mar
shall, Mrs. Florence Darrah; inside
sentinel, Mrs. Charlotte Sievers; OUT
side sentinel, Mrs. Alice Clement, man
ayers. Mrs. Myrtle Hulin, Mrs. Pearl
Condit, Mrs. A. F. Urbine:
C. H. Condit has accepted the posi-
ton with j. w. Doze, recently vacated
by Will Stark and has entered upon his
duties.
Colonel Mooney has issued call for
a meeting of citizens to make plans for
the reunion of Marshall County Vet
Grams Association, which was voted
here at the last reunion.
The closing number of the entertain
ment course will be given by the Col
lege Singing Girls and Walter Eccles,
on Wednesday evening,
Feb. TO-.
In the terrible storm of Friday,
farmers who lost cattle are reported N
the persons of James Lowry, two, W.
H. W7helan, one, John Nichols, two, w.
e. Chichester, two.
ST. ANTHONY.
Feb. AIRS. Thomas Jordan is ILL.,
L. C. Bryant shipped two cars Of
stock to Chicago Tuesday; Koch &
Fischer two cars. and George F. Bryant
one car. William Schafer shipped one
Wy