Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-05

to pave Main street next year and a.
a business point az we'll ~ Q summer
resort, 10 doing an increased business
every year.
Electroliers have become so COM
mon in Iowa we hardly notice them.
Towns Of $50 population installed them
several years ago. So the writer was
very much amused to notice In q re-
! cent issue of the Hartford, Conn.,,
! Courant, a big "cut" on the first page
Of Asylum street as "a broad white
| way" and new" electroliers. The
| population of Hartford Is $4,000 or so
But 1t remained for New Haven the
next big city in Connecticut. to have
a worse spasm over their new" cleo
troliers. The correspondent thus
writes it up"
| THE flood Of light extended from
State to York streets on Chapel street.
and from Chapel to George street on
Church street.
The event carried a greater slgnl-
! ficance to the city than the mere
/ flooding of the streets with light, Tor
it marked the opening OF one OF the
greatest business celebrations that the
city has ever seen. From that mo-
ment on until 10 o'clock the people OF
the city and thousands of visitors from
surrounding towns caves themselves
up to celebrating the event. ana II
was joyous occasion on every side.
Next to the blaze of light that per-
vaded the business section OF the
city the event Of Importance was the
parade that marched Immediately fol-
lowing the rendition Of the star
Spangled Banner" by the united bands
stationed on the green back OF the
town pump. which burst forth the
moment that Mayor Rice turned on
! the lights.
/ A throng gathered around the SPOT
where shone forth the slogan OF New
Haven. picked out from thousands OF
catch phrases submitted by persons IN
the city, as this was the first kno"l-
edge to be had Of the accepted phrase
1t was set up in electric lights ana
when the switch was thrown flashed
out these words, "Old Elms But New
Ideas"
The streets were thronged with
people and it is estimated that no less
than $4,000 persons turned out to
witness the event which has been
talked of for weeks back. The parade
was of mammoth proportions and took
one hour. exactly. to pass given
! point. Besides many local military and
civic societies. it included marching
/ DELEGATIONS from Bridgeport. The
business men had numerous floats and
even number of the elaborate circus
wagons of Ringing Brothers circus
were pressed into service. The CONF
| mittee distributed $4,000 in prizes for
! the best decorated floats.
! When they have some more new
things it will be mentioned in this
! column.
The hotel trade during holiday week
in Iowa was almost at standstili.
Hotels that accommodate forty to sew
enty-f!ve guests had three transients
for dinner and four over night and
many f1rstc lass hotels did not take IN
enough to pay their meat bill. This
custom of travelling men staying at
home from Christmas to New Year IL
On the increase and their houses ind
it pays better for them to stay at home.
than to try to sell anything during
holiday week. Another growing Gus
tom is for merchants to close half a
day Christmas and all day New Years.
another nOtlCeaDle tNlNS 10 the Ao"
almost obsolete custom OF New Year
calls and keeping open house on New
Years days this referring to Iowa.
However there is more real visiting es-
pecially among relatives as man told
it in the depot at Mason City. Yes. /
am in bad way. off my feed You
see we all go to the old mans on
Christmas and have big turkey din
ner That was Monday. On Tuesday
we went over to Bills. my oldest broth :
er lives across the street from dad ana
he had a fourteen pound goose. On
Wednesday I had the whole push al
my house, roast duck and chicken pie.
Thursday all of us went to Parkers-
burg to Henrys and we started IN on
turkey again. On Friday we drove out
to sister Sues married Bill Jenkins. on
farm near New Hartford. and they
had a whole roast pig and once more
made a hog Of myself Have left my
, family there for over Sunday. Had to
come home afraid that Teller isn't
tending the furnace right and water
pipes will freeze up
10 ma.1~%