Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-18
Friday, April 10, 1889.

FIVE YEARS AGI
Friday, April 10, 1889.
"Mr. Horace Arson has cut down
Church street, fronting his residence,
and greatly improved its appearance.
"Treasurer Treadwell yesterday paid
to the school treasurer s1S,e16.6+, and
today turned over to City Treasurer
Goodale s11,69O. 40-the amounts IN
each instance being about one-half OF
the tota, assessments. and received IN
the first tax payment
Governor William Larrabee spent the
day in the city visiting at the SOL
diers home.
!, Rev. o. A. Holmes. former pastor
of the Baptist church Of this city, died
at Oakdale. Neb.. of cancer"
Saturday, April 20. 1889.
"Mr. viii McLeland discovered
regular wolf mine while blowing in his
field in Taylor township yesterday. AS
he approached an old. deserted house
near Asher creek, neighbor who was
passing espied an old shewof sneak
ing from the premises on the other
| side. and said to McLeland: There
the varmit was beyond reach. He
then explored the old, deserted house,
under the floor Of which he found lit
ter Of nine wolf whelps, their eyes not
yet opened. He brought them in yes
tar Of his county at $3.50 per capita IL
was good half days work"
Iowa Central mixed train NO. went
Abingdon, ILL.,. at 9 p. M, resulting in
Jury to five others. Those killed were
Conductor Gown and the young SON OF
q section man. The injured were two
express messengers, two mail clerks,
| and ono brakeman.
Local fishermen are bringing In
some fine strings"
| At an election OF, the recognized
Company D, I. y. G., B. r. Cummings
was elected captain, E. G. Bseson. first
lieutenant; H q. Henderson, second
lieutenant: and Rudolph Henry, order
ly sergeant. "Mr. Cummings was first
lieutenant of the old company, and has
served from the ranks up. He is q
good organizer, and a good command
ing officer and popular with the boys.
Messrs. Henry and Beeson are also
veterans"
Sunday, April Fl, 1889.
| Easter was observed in the different
churches, by sermons appropriate to
the day, and by specia! exercises by
the Sunday school. The most preten-
tious gathering was at the Odeon in
the evening when pupils Of the Con-
gregational Sunday school gave an
Easter program. Mrs. G. w. Weeks was
musical director, and an orchestra,
consisting of Mrs. w. w. Waldo, piano:
Miss Jessie Woodruff, first violin; J.
Smith, second violin; A. Bolman. cor
net; T. r. Deering, clarinet; and A.
York, bass, furnished several numbers
The program included the following:
Solo, Bring Offerings" Libbie Hall;
recitation. Easter Day Offerings,
Maude Drum: recitation. Gods Love
and Care" Misses Palmer Newton
4 Staat, Peterson and Shockney; duet
Christ Is Reigning," Tesa Jones and
Jessie Hall; duet, "Song Of Love,
Bessie and Edna Parker, Ida. anc
Emma Woodruff, Libbie and Jessie
Hall; recitation, Whispers Of Love-
Jessie Peterson; duet. Song Of Glory
Ida and Emma Woodruff; solo, "Hai
to Dawn" Minnie Heath; duet. THE
Grand Evangel," Bessie and Edna Par
, ker; recitation, HE Liveth," Jude
Cornell; solo, in the Hush of Early
Morn" Herbert Wright: recitation
Faith, Hope and Love- Amanda
Rodgers, Lottie Forney, Maud Kellogg
Monday, April 22, 1889.
Between o'clock and daylight
5 Sunday morning the city fire depart
ment got little sleep and put in SOM
mighty hard work. First an alarm
came from barn between Souti
Third and Fourth and Nevada ant
Railroad streets. The NOW was full o
hay and the structure was ablaze be-
fore the boys got there. The Hopes
, Woodburys and Alerts reported
. promptly, however.
AT 2:45, before the Hopes had lef
. the scene of the fire, blaze was re
y ported on South Fifth street, acros
!. the tracks, in a small one story franz
|. house said to belong to Thomas Had
dock, Of Marietta. The Hopes didn'
have enough hose to reach 1t. and be
fore the Woodburys and Alerts coul
get back, the house was gone up ant
no water was thrown. At the secon'
alarm the Rivers came up, in obedienc
to standing orders to take care Of tn
a business section.
= "a little after 4 a. m. the nigh
:, Waterman at Britain, Reed & Bell
: packing house detected smell OF fir
n in the small buildings along the sid
tracks, north Of the main building
/. Chief Johnston had just got into be
r from his previous labors when tn
word reached him. and he turned In q
!. alarm from box Z. The Woodbury.
J: and Hopes made q good run. as did tn
: Rivers, the first two taking water.
\ this time, however, the fertilizer she'd
railroad platforms, and hog sheds wer
ablaze and the fire also got foothOl
in The coal house attached to the mai
building. Short work was made Of
a after the companies got water. IN
loss will approximate $1,000, hat the'
l. will be no Interference with the res
l. ular operations.
.s II these ehrss fires rs. the II last one !. !
.ssiss. al sA.i $500 s.sl1g