Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-07
FRIDAY, Aua. 8. 1890.


Eighty -four at p m
The packing house is running at lts
full capacity, 1.500 hogs being slaugh-
tered each week II has done more
business than up to this time last
sea son and equal to that done up 10
November L. last year"
Fred Way the popular stage mana :
ger of Odeon. has resigned mis- posi-
ton and leased Blacks Music Hall Tor
( one year the papers having been
signed yesterday. Fred is well versea
in the theatrical business and will
make a success of his venture without
doubt Fred says that Mugs Land
ing will not be put on the boards
of his theater."
The residence of A. F. Banks was
-;G:.aa nv burglars but Mrs. Bank :
frightened them away by screaming.
Nothing Of value was taken. The resi-
dence of j. A Wright, 404 East State
street was also entered, but nothing
OF value secured.
Saturday, Aug. 8, 1890.
The school board met last night
in Justice Haradon's office. to talk
over matters in general and get things
in readiness for the incoming year.
They have decided to build an addi-
tioaal room on the Arson school across
the creek, in order to accommodate
the pupils"
The street committee has discontin-
ued the work of grading streets and
!. Commissioner Barstow has only the
usual force engaged on sidewalk re-
pairs Many of the plank walks in
every part of the city are rapidly be-
coming rotten and worthless and need
constant attention. The new brick
walks commend themselves TO pedes-
TRANS as affording an easy and better
way for street travellers"
Mrs. w. T Bailey and sons Fred
and Roy, Miss Marion Forney, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Brown, Miss Lizzie Gowdy,
Duncan Kiiborn and Bert Morgan will
leave Tuesday for a two weeks stay
al Clear lake
Royal Preston. the -months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Miller, died of
cholera infantum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eckles took
the limited last night for Boston and
other eastern cities
The board of supervisors passed a
resolution for forbidding all persons
from sitting or lying upon the court
! house grounds. or walking or travel
ing over the same, except upon the
walks provided for that purpose"
Daisy B. Crowley. aged 10, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Cromley. died
of typhoid fever at Melbourne.
Sunday, Aug. 10, 1880.
The Marshalltown band and the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
had a big excursion to Clear lake. Fiji
teen carloads of people made the trip.
George Dawson was the conductor and
Engineer Frank Miller ran the iron
steed."
Mrs Thomas Brown, three miles
north of the city, died Of paralysis OF
the heart, following an attack Of diph-
iberia.
The thermometer registered as low
as AZ degrees Saturday night at ]. G.
Browns. This is pretty close to the
frost line"
will Wallace is showing in his win
dow the tail of rattle snake with
| twenty-eight rattles and button, thus
| claiming his snakeship to have been
! 90 years old"
&C. C. ST. Clair dispensed $1,000
among 299 employees of the glucose
| works today-a snug little sum to be
distributed among the city merchants
each month. Charlie is a man much
sought after about the 10th Of each
month"
Miss Maud Drum entertained the
c. C. C. at tea Friday evening In honor
Of Miss Adelaide LAsheck of Iowa city
and the Misses Anna Peterson and
Metha Sheldon Of Chicago. Those
4 present were Belle Mitchem, Edna
| Weber Jessie Peterson, Ella Adams
! Millie Moffatt, Maud Drum. Adelaide
/ Lashect., Anna Peterson and Meths
u Sheldon"