Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-28
Friday. March I, 1859.

VTto1y, WNVVU 70 uoOSs
"Mr. and Mrs. John Atkinson wei
come q new girl to their home this
morning. John don't care much now
whether he is elected to the council or
not" (Miss Leta Atkinson. Los
Angeles.
The coolest last night was % above
zero, while at noon today the mercury
registered 4. above"
while Marshaltown people are
raking their lawns and seriously con-
tempLating early gardening, the den-
zens Of Ottumwa and adjacent towns
are floundertng in snow, two and one
half inches having fallen there last
evening""
ED Powell, who lives near the river
directly east Of the city, saw a couple
vi wolves yesterday and shot and
crippled one of them. Then he came
UP town for reinforcements. w. Fl.
Bowen took his magnificent pack OF
hounds and, accompanied by DR.. kib-
bey, l.. c. Abbott, and others. started
for the scene. The hounds captured
one wolf, started two others. but the
latter got away. The victorious pro-
cession created quite a. sensation on
Main street upon its return"
Charles Wait withdrew his candi-
dacy for the mayorality in favor of
Capt. E. c. Mcmillan, resulting in a
tempest in local politics"
Saturday, March 2, 1889.
Fire discovered at 10: rs did serious
damage to the Charles ]. Lander drug
store s East Main. The fire originated
in the basement of the DR.. George
Click building, occupied by the store.
The loss was fully covered by insur-
ance. e. Lees dry goods store. next
door, had a small loss from smoke
damage. In referring to the good work
of the Hope, Alert, and Woodbury. hose
teams in handling the fire. the follow
ing comment was made: The boys
saved the insurance companies several
thousand dollars by their cool head
due to Kinney Williams. the old guard
What would we ever do without Kin
ney?"
Sunday, March 3, 1889.
Rev. S. A. Perrine, who had recently
been graduated from the Morgan Park
Theological Seminary, Morgan Park,
ILL.,, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
church morning and evening, as a can
didate for the pastorate, to succeed
Rev. H. B. Foskett.
Because Of the absence of Col. and
Mrs. G. w. Weeks, who had been asked
to sing at the dedicatory services Of
the Congregational church at Oska-
loosa. Mrs. B. A. Morgan and Secretary
C. c. Smith, Of the Y. NJ. c. A., sang
at tn Congregational services here.
A small blaze on the Odeon stage.
during the service Of the Congrega
tional church, caused some little ex-
citement. altho the fact that Rev. w.
r. Scarritt continued his sermon, and
L. S. Kilborn hurried to the rigging lott
with pitcher Of water, prevented any
thing verging on panic. The blaze
was due to 4 border Light igniting
scene slide.
Emma Hazel, the 15-months- old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Board
man. died Of brain fever following
three weeks illness.
Monday, March 4, 1889.
At the annual city election Mayor
Nelson Ames was re- elected in the
heaviest vote polled at city election in
the history Of Marshalttown with. the
two exceptions Of 1884 and 1856. The
vote was 1,479, as against 1912 in 1884
and 1,iS0 in 1886. Despite the pre-
diction that his veto Of the salary ordi-
nance would defeat him, Mayor Ames
distanced the field with plurality Of
213 over Captain Mcmillan. Ames vote
was 654, McMillan's AL, and j. H.
Brunners 3s4. Three new members
were elected to the council. in the per-
sons Of II. " Speers. H. S. Halbert.
and George Trautmann, from the First,
Second. and Third wards, respectively.
Speers defeated by majority Of II E.
l.. Thayer and DR.. w. 3. Waters, the
latter present member Of the coun-
Gil. In the Second Halbert defeated 0.
B. Barrows by IA votes, Barrows being
a member Of the council. Mr.. Traut-
mann Won in the Third over A. A. Moore
by majority Of 200. In the Fourth
ward w. c. Haviland was elected by a
majority Of so over John F. Atkinson.
B. F. Cummings was elected city solici-
tor without opposition, and D. NJ.
Goodale was elected treasurer over S.
Lacey. In the race for assessor NJ. H.
Haviland won by a plurality OF 32o
over George E. Adams, A. NJ. Rhoades,
and D. A. Lacey. o.
"Mr. G. j. Lander has let the con-
tract for handsome new residence to
be built this spring on North Second
avenue
"The clouds cleared away yesterday
noon, and the sun shone upon as fine
d day as May ever produced. This is a
great country"