Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
Friday. March 2s.1see.

Friday, March 2o,1see.
THE last days Of March seem to be
rousing the Hon, whose absence has
hitherto been q marked characteristic
Of the month"
"a strip Of barb wire was put UP to-
day on the northeast corner Of the
square to keep the crowds that occa-
sionally assemble OF tho grass"
Saturday, March 80, 1859.
There are seven state cases on
docket for the term Of court which
convenes Monday"
"MisO Susie Sower - It homo from
Cornell for z week1 vacation. She
was accompanied home by her friend,
Miss stocker."
"Mr. Henry Arson starts toniS1,t for
New York. where he goes to NEST the
baseball boys. on theft return trip from
around the wor3d.s
1.-THE residence Of Charles MCGOWAN,
60 West Boone street. was badly dam
aged by fire, supposed to have orisi-
mated either from SPARKS from the
chimney or q defective due. The roof
and upper part Of the house wsre de-
stroyed. causing . los Of 500. The
loss was covered BY insurance"
Andrew Holden, aged IS, died at his
home on West Nevada street after an
illness Of six months.
Sunday, March 81, 1889.
Al G. Everist and Miss Nora Can.
field were married In the afternoon at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs Fairohtld Canneld, SOC East
Nevada street, Rev. J. II. Rhea Off
ciating. "Mr. Everist ts the .all-around
hustler Of the Marshall band, and has
been in the employ Of the Central Iowa
Railway Company for a number Of
years, and his bride is a young lady
well connected and highly esteemed"
Monday. April I. 1889.
The city council adopted an ordi-
nance granting the Iowa Gas and
Manufacturing Company the right to
build, maintain, and operate plant for
the manufacture Of fuel gas The rate
specified at which the commodity was
to be sold was 81 per thousand feet,
with per cent rebate II the bills
were paid before the 18th Of the month.
r. E. Sears, Merritt Greene, and John
Worley were the tncorporators Of the
company. According to the ordinance
the work Of building and laying mains
was to begin by July 1, 1890.
Articles Of Incorporation of the
Zion Congregational church OF Timber
Creek township. and the Gilman
Veterans Association were filed with
the county recorder. The purpose Of
the latter organization. Incorporated
for $1,000, was to build a hall in GIL
man. The directors Of the association
were J. W. Negly. H. H. Benedict,
E. Cunningham, ]. L. Johnson, and
w. d. Forbush
Tuesday, April 2, 1889.
"The cistern and brethren would be
filled with Joy by a good, soaking rain"
Mr.. Ham Miller was April fooled
in a rather unexpected way yesterday
While walking down Main street a gust
Of wind lifted OF his silk tile, carried
It into tho middle Of the street. and
drove It directly under the street
sprinkler; where It stopped. and the
driver. seeing his team ana wagon
were about to pass over the hat, also
stopped. in consequence of which the
tile was filled about half full Of dirty
water before its owner could rescue it
1t is needless to say that the crowd
of spectators enjoyed Mr.. Millers dis
comfiture."
the nominal possession OF the Mar
it at sherifrs SALE"
Charles flanagan, aged 40. Of Le-
Grand, a former resident of Marshall
town. died at LeGrand Of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
The school board met to discuss the
the new building in the First ward.
The sentiment favored building simf-
lar to the Arnold which cost nearly
$4,000.
While fishing about half mile be-
low the Third avenue bridge the young
son Of Deputy Marshal Speers poked
from the water small pine box that
was floating near Shore intending to
use 1t as seat. He found the box to
contain something. and upon pry1ng
on the cover was frightened to find
the dead body of a girl baby. Young
Speers fastened to town, notified the
authorities, and DR.. Reiterman, Of Le-
Grand, the coroner. empaneled a jury
composed Of George R. Norris, w. H.
Beasley, and A. W. Wass. The child
had been placed in the box presumably
shortly after birth, and had been in
the water only a short time. The
jury was unable to solve the mystery,
and 1t was not determined whether the
child had been born dead or had been
killed.
Wednesday, April 3, 1889.
Mrs. Margaret Hammond, mother Of
Hiram Hammond, Of LeGrand, and a
resident OF the county for thirty years
died Of paralysis of the brain at her
home in LeGrand. Mrs. HAMMOND was
81 years old.
"Mr. P. C. Jones, formerly hard
ware merchant Of Toledo, and we'll
known in Marshalltown. has removed
from Norfolk, Neb., to Ida Grove, this
state, where he will establish himself
in business"
Thursday, April q, 1850.
John Murray, an actor and dramatist
OF national reputation, died at the
home OF Mrs. Rachel Baum, Third and
State streets, Of pulmonary tubercu-
losis. Murray had been in the city
since Feb. II, when he was acting as
stage manager for Maude Banks. here
Tor a three nights engagement, and
was taken Ill here. When he recovered
sufficiently to do something Murray
woe oy,on1oyed nv Manager 7. c.. HiSey.