Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

were married by Rev. William Bryant
at the home of the BRIDES parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Turfree. and left later
for their home at Lamoille.
Wednesday, April H. 1889.
New homes are going up in all parts
of the city
That court house park will be
dandy this year
The T-nicn hoys want TO look OUT
if Marshalltown jumps into the ring
with hose team
The board of supervisors. it is
understood. have endorsed the plan of
placing the fire alarm in the court
house spire and will prepare an agree
nant specifying the conditions. The
change will be a great benefit, especial
ly TO the fire boys"
Mr. VIII Sundell has decided to
build a $500 residence this spring on
the corner of Jerome and North Fourth
streets" TNote-Sow the home OF H.
w Shove. Shingles placed on the
house twenty-five years ago this spring
and removed last spring in making
some repairs. We're declared by car
penrers 70 be better than could be
bought new today. The same 'roof is
on that portion Of the house built a
quarter Of a century ago-Edl
"A number of leading spirits among
/ our business men are talking up
county fair for this fall. not half way
! fair. but "a genuine. Old fashioned
hustler. It ought 10 go"
| Word received from California by
Judge Henderson told of the acct
| dental death al Independence. Ore. Of
| his cousin. Mrs ]. W. Masterson. a
former resident Of this county Mrs
/ Masterson was killed in a runaway ac-
| cident
William Reed, an old resident Of the
county. and father of Councilman VIII
liam Reed. OF this city, died in Taylor
township at the age Of g.
! At the home OF the brides par2nts
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. McCsrew. ,0s South
Second avenue, at $3.50 o'clock in the
evening, Rev. ]. H. Rhea united ii
marriage Miss Lettie McGrew and AR
thur B. Sheldon. the latter, compost
| tor employed by the Times Republic
can.
), Al q meeting of the school board
teachers for the following school year
We're elected. and the new building.
| (Woodbury,) was discussed. It was
/ decided that the building should be
! built on East Main street, and contain
eight rooms, with every modern i'm
provement and convenience. and heat
ed by steam The building was to cost
$4,000.
With the exception of ten or fifteen
Of the number required teachers were
elected by the board. The list. with
salaries in all but four instances. was
as follows: Carrie E. Barnes. princ-
pal high school, ss5: Carrie NJ. Sheldon
assistant principal, $50: o. o. Runkle
penmanship: Lola A. Truitt. physica
culture, SIS; Ida N. Hobart. Dora A
Andruss, ward principals. $40; Lilliar
E. Shorthill. ward principal. SOS: Cora
Rynearson, Mary G. Ager, Christine NJ
Benson, Ada A. Harris. Pamela J
Smelling. Minnie \. Bach, Nellie Wells
Jennie NJ. Phelps. Emma Pierce. $50
Mary Hostetler. Lizzie N. Patten, Hell.
, en- NJ. Maxwell, Matte A. Smythe. s55
4 Carrie E. Kreutzer Hattie H. Smith
, Mrs. Emma Weidel, Nan A. Ravens
p Mary Graham, Alice B. Lincoln. Heller
Kruskopf, Fanny Wright. Flora Hobar
$50: Jennie Round. Rhetta Long, Ros.
!. Woodward, s45 Fanny Weeks, $40
| .
, Miller. NJ Julia Long. Leila Vail, s35
y Eta Treadwell. Kate A. Niblock Mar.
. Mcfarland, $50: Lena Cole Anna Mel
SON $50: Eliza .Hyndman, Alma Davies
!, Alpha o. Smith. Helen Middlekauff
Thursday. April 1s, 1889.
d TT is time for the board of super
: visors to take up the question of open
8 ing the road east OF the soldiers hom
and bridging Spring Creek
( The lake at the soldiers home i
r not yet an entire success. The waite
n was turned of couple Of weeks agc
a with the result Of a fall Of two feet o
e more Comma ndant Smith thinks tn
d leak IS thru vein Of sand at the cas-
b end. and this viii be remedied. The LAX
will be beautiful sheet Of water whe
finished.
"a Vienna correspondence: Fine show
ers and everybody happy. Seeding a
done, and farmers are now blowing 10
h corn"
4 Liscomb correspondence: 'Mr. F. F
Parnell and Miss Gertrude Whitney. /
;. company with William Trease, an
IL Minnie Dietrich. quietly left our vii
n lage about o'clock a week ago Sun
day evening, going to Eldora. wher
WI. Hd!nell anu MlSS whitney, Wot
= married the following morning"
Il Marietta correspondence: "Mr. an
lr Mrs. Elmore johnson were agreeabl
) surprised last Thursday, april II
u when their friends, neighbors and rel
: atives. to the number of forty. began I
e flock in from eii parts OF the compass
to celebrate their tenth wedding ann
le versary. The substantial gifts the
" received are evidence of the esteem
d which they are held by their friends
Vancleve correspondence: The. di.
le trict school at varcieve il in sess:c,
3. Miss Julia Lincoln, Of Marshalltow7
IL IL sweeping the scepter."
ID Calvin Smith. son Of Amos Smith,
N former farmer on the Lets farm sout
,e Of Linn creek" died in Des Nome
Young Smith was. q cousin Of Mrs.
"a A. Beeson ana former member
y. Company D. =