Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-09
Friday, May 10, 1889.

"A check for 500 from Britain, Reed
& Bells, the pork packers. has iouno
its way to the fire department, ana
will aid materially in eQuipping the
hose team for the state tournament.
Local fishermen We're thrown into
frenzy this morning by the arrival in
town OF a couple of farmers with their
wagon box pretty we'll filled with blue
channel catfish, weighing from two to
about twelve pounds. The fish were
alive and wriggling, and were dressed
at the wagon for eager customers, re-
failing at cents. The men said they
caught them all with hooks last night
at Nicholson's ford, Who said the
glucose was killing Iowa river fish
The Marshall,own band expects to
naugurate lis season of summer out
door concerts next week. The band
this year will eclipse anything ever
heard in the state. altho last sum-
mers music was hard to beat. Sev-
eral new instruments have been added.
and more are in contemplation, the
membership already being over twenty.
The organization is one over which
Marshallsown may justly feel yer!
proud.
"A new sidewalk on North Fourth
old row OF immense cottonwood trees.
When they were planted. in Aud Lans
Syne. they were all right, as in those
DAYS people generally held that the
higher grade of shade trees would not
grow he-e--hink OF il. But now cot
tonwoods are a nuisance and all ought
10 go.
At meeting of Frank NJ. Thomas
6. A. R pos, committee composed
OF ]. c. Brown, C. H. Brock, and ]. E.
W-ildnan was appointed 70 make ar
rangenaents COR the observance OF
Memorial day.
Saturday, May II. 1889.
Bees are swarning-several weeks
earlier than usual"
Eleven years ago this morning, &C
coriing 10 Father Ba-rows' diary, the
ground was covered an inch deep with
snow. The spring had been farther
advanced than this year, and the grape
vines were killed clear back 10 the old
wood"
The Postal Telegraph COMPANY
opens its uptown office for business
this afternoon"
A. meeting held at the associa-
ton rooms the Y. NJ c. A. Outing Club
was organized with the following OF
fcers: President c. c. Smith; vice
president, D. S. Blackman; secretary.
Bert Cooper; treasurer, Harl Myers.
Department leaders were hosen as fol-
lows: Tennis Club Harl Myers and
VIII Choare: Rambling Club, c. c.
Trine. Scott Calhoun, F. 6. Pierce;
football team captains, Eugene Bin
ford Lewis Beedy. baseball team cap
.ains. W. C. Rodgers and Joe Oppice
umpire, D. 5. Blackrnan: scorer. Frank
Placek.
Billy Sunday, the boys are pleased
to note as they keep track OF him, IS
making a splendid record with the
Pittsburs baseball club this season.
Spra:ned ankles, twisted wrists, mat
rir1ony, nor other o. the ills common
70 his lot 90 not seem to affect him
The Chicago Times tells how he still
runs the bases: Then Mr.. Sunday
gave an exhibition OF how man can
run. Smith had made base hit and
got 70 second on Conway's strike out.
SUNDAY knocked long iy TO left II
was three base hit for any other man
on earth, bat Sunday made a home run
out Of 1t. Shades of F'oxhall, how that
man can run. A greyhound behind
him would have lost sight OF him Far
rell stood on home plate, waiting for
the ball, but he was so full of admi-
ration for Sundays running that he
didn't see il when il was thrown TO
him"
Sunday, May II, 1889.
Harry. the yea--old son Of Mr.. and