Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-08
Friday. Nov. Z, 1890.

Center and will probably retire from
the farm. The consideration was over
$4,000
Mrs. c. e. Webster. who lived with
her daughter. Mrs. j. w. Oliver. llV
North Center street, met with pain
full accident when she tripped over a
rug and fell. breaking her right arm
near the shoulder and her left between
the wrist and the elbow.
Saturday, Nov. 8, 1890.
"Thirty-two degrees at p. m.
The o'clock coffee given by Mrs,
A. A. Moore, EOS South Third avenue
Yesterday afternoon to her lady friends
was one OF the delightful social events
of the week The viands for the occa-
sion, wsrc delicious 70 which the merry
guests did full Justice
Mrs. George P. Powers, POI North
Second avenue. delightfully."- entertained
a large party of friends yesterday
afternoon at 80 o'clock tea. Fer hav-
ing guessed all of the quotations MIS-
Frank Mitchell was awarded the frst
prize Mrs. 4. 8. Cox and Mrs. J. b.
Simmons. drew cuts for the BOBBY, Mrs.
Simmons receiving it..
The party given by Mesdannes {. h
Boardman and NJ. L. Bradford, at the
spacious home of Mrs. Boardman
Thursday afternoon and evening was
the largest and one of the most en-
! joyed of the season. In response to
/ over 200 invitations but few regrets
were received. and the commodious
home was filled with jolly company
! of friends who enjoyed the occasion
! immensely. Guesses We're made on
the number of blossoms on large
JNh 81 ~,
taking the prize. placing his guesses
at 100. and there being loi. other
amusemen,s served TO pass a pleasant
evening Refreshments OF substan-
[ ,ial nature were served to the large
company
! Mr.. B. H Howig, formerly of the
! printing fraternity OF Marshalitown
and recently from Sioux City. Is
greeting his old friends here. He is
| enroute to Grand Rapids, Mich, his old
! home. to accept a position in an office
in that city"
Sunday, Nov. 9, 1890.
Two freight engines on the Chicago,
ST. Paul & Kansas City railroad were
badly damaged, together with several
box cars, when the engines collided
head on at a point three miles south
of Green Mountain. The trains had
meeting orders at Green Mountain
which. il is said. the south bound crew
disregarded The enginemen all jumped
and escaped injuries.
Monday. Nov. 10, 1890.
The mercury has been bobbing
around the freezing point all day.
"A marriage license has been issued
from the clerks office to s. c. Craw-
ford Of State Center. and Ella Trip
lett, of Washington township
The hrst of two damage suits
brought by DR.. Thomas and Wallace
Allen. Of Rhodes. against the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, be-
gan in the district court The suit
on trial was for the injury OF 4
year-old son Of DR.. Thomas on May
is. 1889. when the lad lost both feet
under a gravel train. Mr.. Aliens little
girl. aged ., who was with the Thomas
boy al the time had one foot badly
| crushed. The children had wandered
away from home, were walking down
the track, and were caught about hail
way across a bridge. The Thomas case
was for damages in the amount OF
$4,000.
Tuesday, Nov. II. 1890.
"Fifty-four degrees at p. m
I'VE still hurrah for Beeson."
"Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marshall. nee
Jessie Parrett, of Omaha, have brand
new boy at their home"
From a letter TO John Schubert the
information is cleaned that Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hollecker, nee Sallie
Parrett. Of Engiewood. are entertain
| ing a little girl at their home. the
avoirdupois of which is nine pounds.
She made her appearance last Sunday
morning. mother and child doing well.
| President Benjamin Harrison issued
his annual THANKSGIVING proclamation
| designating Thursday. Nov. 81, as the
| annual holiday, a national institution
since 1852.
| Under the head Of new and mis-
cellaneous business during the session
| Of the council last night Alderman
| sAchrist arose and relieved the motony
| of the routine business by facet!ously
|inquiring Of each and every council
man, individually. separately, and col
| lectively. if they knew anything about
! a certain pump that had been con-
tracted for by the council with the
Gordon Steam Pump Company and
which according to the terms Of the
contract, was to have been here and
4 in position by July at the farthest,
but as yet had not made its appear
ance. It was quite evident that some
Of the members did not want to be
| pumped and DR.. Waters suggested
that perhaps 1t was a stomach pump
that the aldermen from the Fourth
ward wanted. The Gordon pump men
are probably waiting until the new
union depot is built"
The council met in special session as
a board of health to take steps toward
preventing the spread Of malignant
! diphtheria, a case Of the disease hav-
ing developed in the homo Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. E. Mcknight, 40 North Fourth
avenue. Mr.. Mcknight was the
patient.
Wednesday, Nov. IL, 1880.
"Mr. Jud Garfield has been granted
a pension"
/ "A deed was filed in the recorders
office today from E. Tuffree and wife
and T. P. Marsh and wife conveying Il
n. ]. Howe, $50 acres Of land in Min
erva township. the consideration be-
ing $1,000"
wv. E. Smelling, who has been on the
United States express run between
Des Moines and Oelwein for the past
week, took Frank Marvin's run on the
Centrars and this morning between
this city and Peoria Nj. Marvan'i
family Is sick. Pete Ii good, steady
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