Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

unst.nted and well-ea-ned applause.
Mrs. ROXY Beeson Hill. ali te!t assured.
would please as she always does, but
her Germ ,ne did more than that. Her
splendid voice was 10 more applauded
than aer unaffected and sympathetic
acting winning the audience al once.
Miss Anna Abbor,'s success as Yum
Yum was in no wise dlmmed by her
Serpolette. for she sustained the latter
role 10 perfection. Archie Cox i'm
proved his fewer opportunities and MS
topical song b-ougf, down the house.
Messrs. Shaver. Baker and Auringer
We're equally successful in their roles,
and the pretty opera was given splen-
did :nterpreIatio all around
The opera vas repeated on The fol-
loving night eo- the benefit 0. the
Jamestown food sufferers, when 1900
was realized fo- the relief fund.
"Wednesday. June u, 1889.
Much excitement was caused by the
receipt by Mayor -Aules OF q Telegram!
from J. c. Manley. OF Grianeu, asking
that aeip De sent 10 assist in fighting
IRE that was threatening 10 destroy
me town. Within thirty minutes a hook
and ladder truck and one hose cart,
together with al! the available FIRE hose
we're loaded on a specia. train await
ing in the Iowa Central yards, and
with Engineer j. H. Keller al the
throttle ne run TO Grinneu, 25.4 niles,
was made in rh!rty-six minutes. MAYOR
Ares headed $50 men with Kinney Will
!iams in charge Of the fire brigade.
Alcho Marshaltowns hose would not
fl the hydrants at Grinnell, the local
volunteers liz good service with the
hook and ladder truck. The fire proved
q most disastrous one. starting shortly
before o'clock in the afternoon in the
Treat & 90. elevator. just north OF the
Rock Island tracks. Surrounding the
elevator we're several wooden buildings
and Il vas 10 tine before the II. c.
Spencer building. containing the a. a.
Foster e. Co. implement business. VAS
mass or ruins. Great quantities OF
flaming shingles we're carried over the
block bounded by Fourth avenue and
Com mercial and Broad streets. and,
leap:ng across Commercial street. the
flames wiped out building after build
ing Within an hour after il VAS dis
covered the fire mad DESTROYED forty
buildings. ana caused loss estimated
a. between $4,000 and 100000.
The heaviest losses we're those Of the
Herald printing office and binderY.
Morrison Mcintosh & COS. glove fac
tory. H. P. Proctor. a. Mcintosh, BUCK
&: Thomas. hardware: Treat q Co. city
hall. .seanans restaurant, j. g. JoAn-
son 4, co. drugs: Palmer & Bartlett.
groceries: Cass &, Works Phelps block.
and Rev. George D. Marsh. The total
insurance zas estimated at $4,000.
"1,- and Mrs. F. c. Let's started to-
dav for southern Kansas. with the chill
5-en. Mr.. Let's returns Immediately.
but the others will enjoy vacation OF
several weeks"
Itscon, correspondence: Elias
BueghIv and wife rejoice over the
birth of another daughter"
Pav Sutherland. aged Il. Of Gilman
suffered 2 fracture OF both bones OF
the forearm while sliding 20 base
during 2 Juvenile baseball game.
Thursday, June 10, 1889.
Cashier A. F. Balch, Of the Mar
shslltown Bank. and Mr.. D. T. Den
mead Of the City Bank. are attending
the bankers convention at Cedar zap
IDS"
The q P Chaplin hose team. OF I'm
ion. won the state race in the nrernen
tournament at Council Blufs IN ~
seconds. tn. prize z-ss s2oo in money
and the state belt. The Chapins also
won another race at the tournament.
making their prize money 1925 in all.
The Alyords. of Eldora took second.
in 42H. The Hopes. of this city, made
a fine race. but Mack and Dodson feh
down on the coupling. and the team
received no time. The Hopes. now
ever. took second in the sweepstakes
:42A. and second in the ~ class.
winning 1925 in prize money. me
Marshan,own band tse si'"
prize for the best band in attendance.
A s. Tiffany. of Union. was eiecteo
recording secretary Of the state asso-
. citation.