Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

Cox, A. A. Moore, Or. w. b. Kibbey,
and Dr.. F. NJ. Ward"
Mr.. ]. D. Vail and wife will leave
Thursday for Whitewater, Wis, to at
tend the golden wedding of Mrs. Wallis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shirreff.
They will visit friends and relatives
there until June L."
Miss Jennie Young will leave this
evening for her home on Moberly."
"Mesdames H. w. Gray, ]. F. Lind
say, and q. L. Suter go to Des Moines
this evening on business connected
with their lodge"
Mrs. B. F. Smith. of Timber Creek.
an old settler OF the county, died Of
consumption.
An ordinance was passed at the
council meeting compelling all side
walks hereafter built or rebuilt in the
city to be Of stone. brick. cement or
iron. 1t was also resolved to levy a
monthly tax Of $50 on all original
package" resorts 1t was decided to
pay the expenses Of Hans Madsen, wa
ter works engineer. to an engineers
convention in Chicago.
Tuesday, May 10, 1890.
''B. A. Morgan is having placed in
his drug store a new soda fountain
which will be the finest in the state
without exception
'Mr. H. c. Mitchem has opened up
a new meat market at Ill West Main
street.
The home orchestra is about to
lose it's efficient leader, Fred Bodies
having decided to leave this city and
accept a more lucrative position with
the Pacific Clothing Company at Sc
home, Wash. Fred regrets to leave
here very much, and his numerous
friends have the same feeling"
"Wednesday, May IA, 1890.
pete Smelling took Dell Rails ex-
press run on the CT, st. p. & X. c.
Monday and Tuesday. while Dell was
attending his sisters funeral, Mrs. B.
F. Smith"
1T is a wellknown fact that DR.. W.
B. Kibbey is a great lover Of dogs. He
has only twenty-four little puppies at
his home now, and still there are more
to follow"
Master Car Building Carver has
been overhauling the Iowa the Cen
trails special coach, having it newly
painted and carpeted and a Boyer
speed recorder placed in it. 1t will go
south on No. Thursday morning to
Peoria, and Manager Ackert will re-
turn home in 1t Friday evening""
Miss Lorraine Meeker will be home
tonight from her visit at Iowa City
with Mrs. Fannie Byington.
David Young and Miss Mary Scott
were married at the home Of the
groom, corner Sixth and Main street,
Rev. MIR. Carlson officiating. Newt
Swanson acted as groomsman and
Miss Mamie Pihlgren as bridesmaid
Bids on the new soldiers home hos
pital were opened, and that OF ]. F.
Atkinson, for s29,55O. was accepted as
being the lowest, all considered. Rev.
c. F. Percival was elected by the board
of trustees a s chaplain Of the home.
Thursday, May IS, 1880.
THE Commercial Bank filed articles
Of incorporation yesterday. under the
state banking laws In the reorgani-
cation the stock is placed at $4,000
with the privilege of increasing it to
100000. The incorporators are Messrs.
G. Z. Gage, Charles Eckles. ]. NJ.
Henry Bash. Ezra Perrin.
w. H. Steward, g. E. Bel.us. c. NJ.
Norton. n. w. Wood. q. 6. Swain, 9.
Lacey, w. Hildreth, j. n. Augustine,
C. w. Sherman, George w. Woodruff"
THE Fort Dodge officers have evil
IDENTIFY not corralled all the burglars
and sneaks who rendezvous in this
city, for very neat Job was executed
at Assistant Postmaster Johnston's,
sos West Church, last evening about 9.
the family being .bsent at prayer
meeting. This was evidently known to
the thief, who broke a pane of glass
q onfara1 10 yIyir
thru the house pretty systematically.
Mr.. Johnston is treasurer Of the NJ. E.
Sunday school, and few dollars in
small change and some unimportant
articles of jewelry were taken. Every
thing was quiet but demoralized when
the family returned