Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
Friday. Dec. 20. 1889.

Friday, Dec. 20, 1889.
Mrs. A. c. Abbott entertains this
evening in honor Of her son Ted and
his wife, who will terminate their visit
here and return to their home In
Ogden. Utah, the first Of the month"
| "A ladies' auxiliary to the railroad
branch OF the Y. NJ. c. A. viii meet at
Mrs. c. J. Elwell. 400 South Center
street, to organize. Every railroad
mans wife is earnestly requested to be
present"
! Saturday, Dec. 81, 1889.
| 1.-THE. advantages Marshalltown Of
| fers as great central trading point
are we'll illustrated as the holidays
approach. People are flocking in from
all directions and from great distances
to avail themselves of the big COM
plete stocks carried by our merchants,
and the low prices that obtain as re-
suit Of close competition. MARSHALL
town Is, in fact. a purveyor to the peo-
pie Of all central Iowa, and her bust
ness, like her population, is steadily
increasing
Mr.. Theo. Bradford. who returned
| last night from a trip thru northwest
ern Iowa, says that up in Palo Alto
county he saw a rather curious thing
even for this phenomenal section. The
ground was covered with two or three
inches Of beautiful snow, and he saw
q farmer starting out for the plow field
with his plow and outfit, snugly aboard
of bobsled, all gliding along to the
merry jingle of the bells. Such things
can be seen only In Iowa."
Henry Rooster, who ten weeks be-
fore had broken both legs by fall
from an Iowa Central pile driver neal
Oskaloosa, suffered another bad acct
| dent He was recovering nicely from
/ his accident when he broke the left
leg again at point just above the
former fracture. Rooster had been
taken by friends to neighbours home
to visit during the afternoon. Charles
Bach placed Rooster on his back, to
take him home, and slipped, falling on
!! top Of Koester's leg, and breaking It.
Sunday, Dec. 20, 1889.
| Fifteen young women sang for the
4 first time as members of the vested
choir Of st. Paul's Episcopal church
! They were clad in white robes, with
| black silk scarfs, and mortar board
caps. Their appearance was very
pleasing, and their voices We're most
valuable addition to the music"
Monday, Dec. %, 1889.
1.-The small boy is getting discour-
aged about that Christmas sled"
| The ice men are on the anxious
seat. Houses all ready to receive the
summer supply, Christmas nearly here,
with sunshine and green grass grow
ing all around. They certainly have
cause to look down in the mouth"
| Jim Allen, the veteran stock buyer
of Ferguson, advises the farmers to
sell their hogs; that they are bound to
go lower, and that before February
| they will be selling here for $3.50 per
hundred. The present low price of pork
in Chicago. and the tendency toward
further decline. indicate sure slump
in prices, according to Aliens theory"
| Monday. Dec. %. at 3 p. M, occurred
the marriage Of Mr.. Arthur n. Parrett
to Miss Maggie Trotter at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Trotter, No 412 North First
street, Rev. William Bryant officiating.
About thirty relatives and intimate
friends of the two families were pres
ent The happy couple took the 5
o'clock train for st. Louis, and will
visit Chicago before their return. The
parties to this contract are SO we'll and
favorably known here that extended