Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06
Has Interesting
Collection of
Old Newspapers

Relic hunters might seek afar in
quest Of something less interesting
! than a collection of old newspapers in
possession of Mr.. Nathan Ulery, a
pioneer resident of this county.
| Mr.. Ulery brought to the Times
Republican office a bundle Of these
samples Of pioneer journalism. In
cluded in the number is a copy OF the
| first issue of the Times Republican fol-
lowing the consolidation Of the Mar
shall County Times and the Weekly
Republican. This merger was effected
in August, 1880. and was brought about
by the purchase of the Marshall County
Times. an experiment in the daily
newspaper field by McQuiston & Bur
nell, on agreement with H. L. Merri-
man, editor of the Weekly Republican,
that the two plants be consolidated
Chaplin & Sewer, former owners of the
Times retired and the Times Repubii-
can came into existence, with H. l..
Merriman as editor The hyphenated
name for a time proved a source or
much discussion in the various journals
Of the state. but time has proved that
it was no handicap.
SiJICS SudfSSS'
Styles have changed in newspapers
as we'll as in milady's apparel since
August. 1880, and the newspaper of
that day resembles the modern dis
seminator of the worlds doings about
as much as our grandmrther's hoop
skirt does the clfngil.g hobble now in
vogue Scare" headlines had not come
into use. The great press associations
:, fro q
remotest portions of the civilized world
had not extended their service to the
smaller towns The Times Republican
then boasted of a circulation of four
teen hundred copies daily compared
to the present circula ton III more than
that many thousands Four pages per
day sufticed. while now ten and twelve
pages and sometimes sixteen are re-
CURED to meet the wants of the enter
prising advertisers and record the daily
events OF the world, of Iowa, and of
Marshall county,
Other Old Newspapers.
Among Mr.. Ulery's collection of
twenty or more early publications OF
Mar~halltown are:
Marshall County Times. Sept. 81,
1859: R. H. Barnhart, publisher; H c.
Henderson. editor.
Marshalltown Union. Volume 1. No. l
edited by Isaac A. Britton.
Iowa Valley News. Volume 1. No. 5,
of date Of Aug l. 1851 Chaplin & Har-
ris. editors.
Marshall County Times and News. a
merger ante dating that of the Times
and Republican; E. n. Chaplin, c. c.
Carleton and \. s Howard. publishers.
W D OF
Democrats Were Scarce.
The issue of the Marshall Republican
Of Oct. IA. 1879. gave the official vote
Of the general election held few days
previous. The figures Indicate that
democrats were not so plentiful within
the county as they were this years, as
John H. Gear. for governor on the re-
publican state ticket, carried the county
by a vote OF $3.50 against H. H.
Trimhle. democrat, whose vote was
only s72. ". Y. Calhoun. candidate for
congress on combined populist-dem-
ocrat ticket, made a somewhat better
showing. receiving a total Of 1916 votes
in the county. Delos Arnold was elect
ed state senator in that year by vote
OF 21s3, his opponent, George Wells,
being accorded vote Of 1.411.
In that same year ]. NJ. Parker was
elected representative. Bea O. Rhoades
sheriff, Byron A. Beeson treasurer
Royal Estabrook auditor, W. w. Speer
school superintendent. George A. Tur-
ner and W. II. Weath supervisors.
while William Bremner was enjoying
his sequence Of many terms as county
surveyor.
Many Changes in Professions.
Since the merger Of the Times and
Republican. thirty-two years ago. many
changes have taken place in the pro-
fessional life Of the city. Lawyers and
doctors have come and gone-many to
their final rest. The professional men
listed in this early newspaper included
among the attorneys the following: L.
A. Berry P VI. Sutton. z. ". Manville
Sears & Stone Brown & Binford. G. H
Goodrich. l. y. Kierulff ]. F. Meeker.
Lemerr & Whitaker Burritt & Snow,
w F. Smelling. Kent & Holt. c. NJ.
Norton. NJ T. Whitney. Henderson &
Carney. Mead & TAYLOR, and Myron r.
Scott
Among -he physicians Of 1880 were
l. E 3. Holt. n. 3. Waters g w.
Williams. f J B. Statler. Charles
Reiternlan. s a. McNerney James
Lang. George W. Carter, j. c. Howe. P.
D. Winship. and ]. VI. Adams.
Mr. J'lerv the possessor of This re-
rnarkahle collection of news papers. con-
tinues To read the Times Republican.
and while he doesn't profess to know
about wine he admits that the news
paper has i'm proved With age