Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

stable Charles Cole j. w. Smalley.
John Wright, James Edgar. Newt"
Garwool; members Of the police force.
Officers Mcclure and Force. j. NJ.
Adams, ANDY" Abbott, Frank Beck
with. John Winebrenner. Dad" Durell,
Thomas Reed, Ira Cummings. After
the above states" had been published
John Wright and j. w. Edgar denied
that they were candidates for marshal,
and would not consider appointment.
At the reorganization meeting Of the
school board DR.. w. B. ktbbey was
elected president. A committee was
named to rent the Odeon for the grad
uation exercises. and it was decided
to charge an admission fee of 10 cents
for the benefit Of the high school
library.
Tuesday, March 10, 1889.
"A few farmers of the county have
begun sowing small grain-oats and
wheat-and many others are getting
ready to do So
Wednesday, March 20, 1889.
About forty Of the G. A. r. boys
and relief corps ladies dropped in upon
Mr.. ]. E. Wildman rather unexpected
ly last evening. 1t was in honor OF his
47th birthday
Ladies Of the B. Of L. f. gave a
calico BALI at the I. o. O. F. hall that
proved an enjoyable affair. The COM
mittees in charge of the affair were:
Arrangements: Mesdames ]. L. Tip
ton, r. F. Holt, D. j. Collins: invita-
! ton. Mesdames Frank Snyder Charles
Anderson. ]. NJ speer: floor, Mes
danes S. T. Barnhill, Joe Burk, Charles
| Meredith.
The residence of Amos Grips. near
Albion, was totally destroyed by fire,
due to an adjoining smoke house The
| dwelling was in flames before the fire
| was discovered. An organ and a small
table We're the only things saved from
the building. The loss was estimated
at $1,000, with no insurance.
Thursday, March 81, 1889.
Frank F.. Wheeler and Miss Anna R.
| Williams were married at the Congre-
gational church by Rev. w. r. Scar
rift.
James c. Raiy. of Linn township,
and Miss Hattie D. Bellus, of Timber
Creek. were married by Rev. William
Bryant.
a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Loree. Miss Ruth Loree.
Omaha.)
| Lincoln King. once a citizen here.
who attracted considerable attention
at one time in connection with the
Belle PLANE spouting we'll. is creating
a furore as an evangelist in Jersey
City, n. j."
! Daniel B. Elliott and Emma E.
Early, of Liscomb township. and AL
fred Burger and Cora f. Smith, Of
Timber Creek township. were granted
licenses to wed.
John Dillon appeared at the Odeon
in his new comedy. "A Sky Scraper." a
satire on the baseball craze. The audi
ence was only Of fair size. While Dill
Ion was pronounced a splendid coined
ian. his support was declared poor.
Marietta correspondence: wv. H. C.
Woodward sold five fat steers last
| week at the low price of $3.12h per
cwt."
| Strange as 1t may seem. from the
Ferguson correspondence: "A wedding
tool, PLACE last evening at Mr.. d. E.
! Cooper's: d e. Loring and his young
est daughter" a,..
/ LiscomD correspondence: '.D.. whit
acre received the sad, tho not unex-
pected intelligence last Thursday OF
the death OF his father In Washing
ton county.
Vienna correspondence: ct. P. Low
closed very successful school at dis.
trict No. 6 last Friday. In the even
Ing the school gave very creditable
exhibition. The white brothers gave
also some. good instrumental music.
Mrs Eugene Hill and Mrs. James
Rrs ckney very kindly assisted in help
Ing carry out the program and dec
crate the rooD- During Mr.. Lows
term he has won the confidence Of tho
spupils and patrons."