Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-30
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

Norton and Smelling, center field;
Stone and Holt. right field.
1T was q great game" the comment
Of the following day ran. Even the
grand stand is twisted out o, shape
this morning, while .hs spectators to-
day are all wearing porous plasters
across their ribs. Treadwell and Kill
born played with their colleagues when
in wind, and whenever more runs were
necessary for the lawyers Meeker.
Kent, and Bradford woiili take n land.
Secretary Smith, of the Y. NJ. G. A.,
umpired. and an association coon kept
score-scored everything tnat crossed
the plate-so the rats say. Once ball
struck a lawyer on the cheek. 1t
split the leather and disemhowe!ed the
yarn. Every decision of the umpire
caused the lawyers to quit playing and
advance upon him in body. while the
grand stand stood up and howlcd.
Coachers ran bases with the players.
and at the end Of seven innings the
coon had thirty-six runs scored for
the lawyers, and only twenty nine for
the rats. The game stopped and then
the rats wanted to run foot races and
fight. The police kept order. l: was
q great game"
funds for the relief work of the Johns
town food sufferers. On the day pre-
cedinS Governor Larrabec issued
procla callin:; uIor the people
of Iowa to respond to :he arpcal for
assistance The banks were dcsiS-
mated as custodians.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs II. A. Church.
SON."
Wednesday, June s. 1889.
THE Burnell Commercial Agency
has secured two Edison monographs
and uses them in facilitating it's i'm
mense correspondence. The uncanny
machines work like n charm. lnclud-
ing these there are but twelve now in
the state but they are being intro
duced as rapidly as they can be man
ufactured."
Mr. Charles Lesgc. of Pasadena.
who is renewing acquaintance in our
city, is en- route to the Paris exposi-
ton. He was one OF the early settlers
Of Pasadena and hence can afford to
go abroad"
Miss McElroy will 30 to Iowa City
to attend the commencement exercises
of the state university. She is accom-
panied by Professor Rogers and fam
lily. whose guest she is upon the jour-
ney.''
"The three little Vernon boys--won-
derful in their native talent-are taxi
ing lessons upon the violin, Diccolo.
and violincello We look to a great
future for these charming children
Charles Cavert, aged 81. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Cavcrt, and an employe
of the birdery of the Marshall Print
ing Company, died after a short ILL
ness.
The Farmers Mutual Life Insurance
Company held q picnic at Timmons'
grove. Marietta, that was largely at
tended About 100 people. including
the bers Of the CONGREGATIONAL
Sunday school. went to the picnic on a
special train run by the Iowa Central.
Rev. Sam Small appeared before
large audience at tho Baptist church N
his lecture, From Bar Room to Pull
pitt
Thursday. juno 6. 1889.
"Mr. and Mrs j. w. Oliver welcome
new girl baby at their home, Of usual
weight
.Hydrant water is still Opaque. How
long do you suppose consumers would
stand such water as we have had this
spring II it were furnished by a private
company"
"Nr. D. C. Wilbur returned home
this morning from the undertakers'
convention at Dubuque. and is enthus-
iastic over the success OF the meeting
and the royal manner in which the
guests were entertained by the Du-
buque people. Dave secured the next
convention for Marshalltown.'