Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-26
Friday. Sept. 27. 1889.

Friday. Sept. ~, 1889.
"Hon. j. G.. Brown makes some
figures of the present corn crop in this
county that are astonishing. tho not
exaggerated He estimates the entire
yield at 100000 bushels which, if put
into an ordinary crib would reach
thirty two miles. or across the county
and one third the way back. II would
fill $500 cars. making continuous
train fifty-tive miles in length. 1t would
require a train of twenty three cars to
run each day Of the year Sundays IN
cluded. to move il out. 1t will grow
10000 hogs to $50 pounds each, feed
$4,000 cattle for sin months. and leave
a surplus for all other purposes. Truly
corn is king
Saturday. Sept. IS, 1885,
Fire at ! O'Clock in the morning de-
stroyed the large barn belonging to b.
w Eurtch. one mile east of Gilman.
causing Il loss OF 81 800. with $3.50 in
surance. Spontaneous combustion was
believed to be responsible.
TIE term OF the district court just
closed viii bc notable in the history of
Marshall county for the extent and
character of the criminal business
disposed OF during its session. The net
results are: Seven sentenced TO the
penitcntiary- for robbery. two for
burglary. and one for forgery. the time
of imprisonment aegregattng forty FIVE
and one half years. In addition to these
four were heavily fined for selling
liquors contrary II law. These results
We're brough, about largely by the
promptneSs and thoroGghucss with
which officers. iuries and III" court did
thcir work"
Sunday. Sept 90. 1889
At a union meeting OF churches held
in the evening at the Odcon. Mrs. j.
Ellen Foster. president of tn. iowa W :.
G. r. t.. delivered the principal address.
The day marked the last service OF the
congregational church in the Odeon.
which had neen used by the society
during the time when il WAS without
the US. of It's old church ~ First and
Church streets.
w A. Pollock ana Miss May Dunn
Of Iowa EJls, were married al the
brides home.
Monday. Sept. 30. 1889
A tape worm. forty zee, long. was
removed yesterday from citizen by
Or Marshall
'rhe number of deaths from all
causes in the city during the year end
ing oct was io6 shown by the
statistics in the office of City Clerk
Trottcr The number OF burial permits
granted Was 100: number OF bodies
shipped away. 20: number shipped in.
IL The mortality rate is little over /
per cent wl.ici, is Z, good showing as TO
th. heaithfuIpcss Of tbs city"
Washing,o9 dispatches announced the
appointmeat of :. g. Mcfarland as
postnaste, of Marshalltown. TO succeed
w r. Hailey democratic nominee OF
former President Cleveland.
Tuesday. Oct I. 1889.
Del gates to the sixteenth annual
convention OF tic Iowa W. G. T. L. con
vened in the Methodist church. Mrs. j..
Ellen Foster presiding.
Mr. and Mrs james w. Abbott and
two children. Of Ogden. Itah. arrived
last night for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Wednesday. Oct. 2. 1889.
October has made good start
toward being Il fine month.
The presby,ery OF Waterloo opened
its annual session at state Center.
and straws indicate the direction there
of. II any one doubts that Marshall
town is filling up With new citizens. let
him look around little and make a
rev inquiries vi tiiosa -: :. position to
know the facts. Just within the past
few days one Of the many real estate
agents of the city has leased residence
property to half a dozen families from
out Of town. and has inquiries for prop
erty both to rent and purchase every
day II begins to look 80 II MARSHALL
town would soon contain $4,000 souls.
and that another new school house or
two would be needed before another
year
Frank J. PETERS was held under
$1,000 bond to the grand jury by Justice
Stotts for the. murder of John Gather.
Mrs. PETERS was released from Gust ody.
Thursday, Oct. 2. 1899.
"All MarshailtoWn society is inter-
ested in the wedding last evening OF
two of our young people who have al
ways been general fayorities. When