Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-02
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

Twenty Club rooms. w. b. Kbbey.
George F. Kirby. Henry Arson, T. Bin
ford, and A. A. Moore were elected a.
a board Of directors.
m. F. Andrews and wife are in Chi
cago this week for business and
pleasure. Miss Abbie Martin. of Utica,
N. Y. who has been their guest the
past winter. accompanied them and
will leave for her home the last Of next
week."
The store Of J. r. Elliott, at Liscomb.
was entered by burglars at about 2
o'clock in the morning, and between -
and $40 stolen. according to . news
dispatch from that town. 1T IL said
two suspicious characters were seen on
our streets Sunday"
Tuesday, May J. 1859.
Richards & Pringle's famous Georgia
minstrels." headed by Billy" kersands.
appeared at the Odeon before 2 small
audience.
1.-THE new pay car. Iowa. being built
at the Central car shops here. is nearly
completed, and will receive tho finish
ing touches in time to make the tour
of the road next pay day, about the
18th. The car is forty five feet In
length. and is a perfect jewel in finish.
The excellent taste and judgment of
Master Car Builder Carver Is apparent
thruout. both in general design and de-
tail, and the result is almost q marvel
Of elegance. completeness. and comfort,
and attests the proficiency In mechan-
ical skill to which the workmen in the
Central shops have attained. The car
would be a credit to any of the trunk
lines" ~
Superintendent Shorthill. Of the street
railway line. announced that the COM
pany was figuring on extending its line
to the soldiers home, but that the two
big obstacles TO the undertaking were
the heavy Grade Of West Main street
and the deep valley of Spring creek.
Wednesday, May ., 1889.
THE fellow that took Perley Bassett's
meerschaum pipe from Henry Brun.
ner's barber shop yesterday may con-
he's carrying it little too far. and I'M
less it is returned shortly he will hear
something drop"
Miss Christina Bloom. of Laurel. and
Carl LEM ana Miss Minnie Bloom, were
married at Laurel.
Thursday, May 8, 1899.
mfr. j. NJ. Holt, Esq, received by
telegraph vest erday the sad news Of the
death of his mother, which occurred at
S a. m. at Claremont. n. H. Mr.. Holt
has the sympathy Of friends. the long
distance rendering it impossible for him
to attend the funeral. His mother was
SO years of age, and three grown sons
were with her in her last Illness"
"A couple Of Marshall county super
visors were at Liscomb Sunday. pre-
ceding the burglary. and Supervisor
Beeson says its real mean for our Lis
comb correspondent to say there were
two suspicious.looking fellows here that
day."
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Richards have just
cause for rejoicing in their household.
It's q boy. and a fine one" (Hal Rich
ards, born May S. 1880
Laurel correspondence: "Mr. and
Mrs. Ellsworth McBroom are rejoicing
over the advent of their first born. q
young daughter having put In an APP
pearance there Sunday morning.
Mother and daughter doing well. but E.
NJ. is little off his base"
Heavy rains. accompanied by wind
and much hail. did damage thruout the
county Here the wind was not as
strong as in some other parts Of the