Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-18
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
FRIDAY. Oct. ~.

FIVE YEARS AG(
Friday, Oct. IL.
| The retail meat firm of Huffaker &
Barber dissolved partnership. F. f.
Barber retiring, and NJ. X. Huffaker
continuing the business.
Frank III. Hurd, of Toledo, o., mem-
, Der of congress. addressed democratic
rally at the rink. A. C. DAILY presided
| at the meeting
Saturday, Oct. 13.
''Mr.~.H. j. Howe arrived this morn
ing from Vermont. Mrs. Howe stopped
in Michigan on her way home and VIII
P! remain Il few days"
The Hawthorne Club has given its
excellent library of 125 volumes to the
new Y. NJ. c. a. librray."
"A fight on Main street grew out CT
gambling fuss. Officer Force clubb5d
one of the rioters into subsection anu
Jailed him, but the mans associates
dubbed together and kept the thing
quiet by getting the man out
The Browns We're defeated at Ottum-
wa II to g.
Merritt Greene and ]. l.. Carney ad-
dressed republican Fd,IS az vi eS'i
Mountain.
Sunday, Oct. ~.
Rev. j. H. Rhea preached his first
sermon as pastor of the Methodist
church.
Mrs. P. f. Berggren, aged Al. died Of
tuberculosis at her home on East Web
ster street.
Monday, Oct. is.
John n. Garwood announced himself
as a candidate for constable.
The Marshalltown Ministerial I'm
ion adopted resolutions expressing
it's deep sense of sorrow in its loss by
the removal of it's president Rev. H. O.
Pratt. assigned to the pastorate at
Iowa City.
R. E. Bloomfield and Mrs. "A. B. Mead
We're married at ; o'clock at the l.. T..
Upson home by Rev. w. r. Scarritt.
Thieves entered Mr.. Bowmans resi-
dence on East Church and carried
away some small change and triflins
articles"
A rousing republican rally at Green
Mountain was addressed by j. F..
Meeker and J. L. Carney.
Tuesday, Oct. Is.
Maggie Mitchell, supported by
Charles Abbott, appeared in Ray"
in the production was
expressed in the criticism. as Mitchell
had been very popular in her produc-
ton of "Fanchon" in the old Woodbury.
opera house. Maggie Mitchell did not
appear in the hotel dining room, but
paid her dollar day extra for her
meals in her room. Maggie doesn't
care to have the public see how the
wrinkles are growing on her"
"The portico which Mr. o. L. Binford
has added to his new residence on
West Main street has greatly enhanced
its appearance"
Daniel Kerr. congressman, from the
Fifth district. opened his campaign in
the county at Albion.
Wednesday, Oct. ~.
"The marriage Of Will Shannon and
Miss Arie Sewers was celebrated by
Rev. w. r. Scarritt at o'clock. will
bore himself like hero and looked his
best The bride seemed very lovely"
THE lake at the soldiers home is
filing up slowly. 1t will be very
pretty place in summer and great
place to skate in winter"
Last night was the coldest Of the
autumn, and this morning reminded
the snake editor OF the time when he
picked apples in WESTERN New YORK
while the cold breezes whistled thru
his numbed fingers"
"rhe reputation of single table at
the fremont for furnishing englpie
Benedicts seems hardly to be waning.
Mr.. c. F.. Myer. who was married last
week at Boston, had an honorable cor
~ 1,FNn I'd
list of those who had left it in recent
years includes DR.. Sherwood, DR.. w. s.
Mcbride, Mr.. D. E. Smith, Mr.. ]. c..
Hisey, Mr.. A A. MporeJ Mr.. Albert
Balch. Mr.. Henry Baum. Mr.. B. a.
Morgan and others distinguished in
politics. trade. society, all of whose
names one can't recall at once. The
boys are now making wagers that Mr..
James Hall, who has helped for sew
eral years to keep the boys In the
straight and narrow path. will soon
leave the board for more comfortable
home of his own, and that Couchman
will not much longer remain the pride
of the table. Mr. Whitaker. of the old
crowd, still remains. They say he is
laying for an heiress.''
Thursday, Oct. 10.
Keep It Dark" musical comedy.
appeared at the Odeon with w. T.
Bryant supported by Lizzie Richmond
Julia Wilson, and James Bevtns.
Marriage licenses issued: A. Bowman
20, and Barbara Graf, 81; A. G. Nc
REYNOLDS, painter, 25, and Minnie >
Musselman, %: Louis Landstrom. tail
or, 81 and Frida Meyle, %; all OF Mar
shalltown.
"The little folks os the Second ward
school will have an appropriate cele-
bration tomorrow of Autumn Day
The children have been making earnes'
preparations for the day."
IA farmer in town says his potatoes
ran 200 bushels to the acre. There Is
good money in potatoes even at the
present low prices"
"Mr. Henry Pappe and Mr.. j. n
Baughnan offered to make 500 bets
even that Cleveland would be elected
Dave Evans Immediately covered the
onpers, but each of these truculen,
nocrats was backed down ant
blufred and refused to put up tht
money"
At meeting Of the board OF trus-
tees of the soldiers home the ne"
barn and quartermaster's building
! were accepted, and contractors Banz'
haf e. Atkinson. were ordered paid the
| contract price. $4,000. The board dis
cussed at length the building of new
| hospital. which was considered as PAD
,v needed. It was the opinion of the
board that the home would be caring
for 400 members within few montns'
| Friday, Oct. -.