Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-09
FORMER BUSINESS MANAGER OF
rIMEs-REPuRLlcAN DIES At
MINNEAPOLIS. 4
HAD BEEN FAILING IN
HEALTH FOR FEW YEARS
ArteriaI ScIerosis Responsible For End
Of Well Known Native Son-6ody to
?sss" This City Ton;s*: ard Bur
iaI Will Be in Riverside-sketeh Of
Parrett's Career.

DdCk tuTee OF lOuT years, uuS "
arterial sclerosis, Arthur n. Parrett a
well-known former resident of this
city, and formerly business manager Of
the Times Republican. died at Mime
apolis Thursday afternoon. News OF
Mr.. Parrett'S death came in kilograms
to Mrs. Candace Trotter 410 North
First street, and Mrs. NJ. s. McFar-
land, the latter warm personal friend
of Mrs Parrett.
Mr. Parrett's death was not uneX-
pected to, friends here who knew per-
sonally Of the sick mans condition. Mr..
Parrett had been failing rapidly for
the past few months, or since return
ing to Minneapolis from Denver. where
he went about Christmas time to visit
relatives. He went to Colorado hop
ing that a change of scene would ben
eft him; instead he returned to Min
neapolis much worse than when he
left home. For three weeks preceding
his death Mr.. Parrett had been uncon-
scious.
Was Native Of This City.
Mr.. Parrett was native of this city,
where he was born Dec. Il, 1858. He
was son of real pioneers CT the coun-
ty, Uncle David and Emcline Barton
Parrett, who settled in Timber Creek
township in 1855 Their son Arthur,
the youngest Of the family. first saw
the light in the home occupied by the
family after moving to this city, at the
southwest corner of Main and First
streets, where the McCombs building
now stands.
Many Years With T.-R.
Mr.. Parrett spent several of the best
years Of his life in the employment
of the Times Republican. His first
work was as a circulation solicitor and
began over thirty years ago, under the
Merriman ownership and management
of the paper. Parrett preceded A. P.
Thayer in the circulation field, Mr..
Thayer having come on the paper
Twenty-Five years ago last fall.
Mr.. Parrett spent several years after
leaving the employment Of the paper
in Sioux Fails. S. D., where he was
connected with newspaper work. He
returned here to work for the Iowa
State Business Mems Association, a
concern operated by A. S. Burnell, who
published credit rating report and a
weekly newspaper devoted to the coll
fection of bad accounts, known as the
Interstate Tracer. After n few years
in the employment of Burnell Mr.. Par
rett went back to The ''.-R. He sold
for a few years, from 1893,
when S. c. Mcfarland and S. w. Mer-
riman sold the paper to Welker Given.
until 1896, when Given sold back to
and Nr. Parrett became
part owner in the business and bust
ness manager of the paper He con-
tinued in this capacity until he and
Mr. Mcfarland sold their interests in
1899 to D. ". Norris and his asso-
ciates.
Had Many Friends Here.
Mr.. Parrett had many friends in this
city who will regret exceedingly to
hear of his death. Most OF mis- boy
hood friends were gone. however, and
this fact deeply depressed Parrett or
his visits back to Marshalltown. He
was last here in December, when he
was on his way to Denver and at that
time talked feelingly Of the changes
that had taken place since the time
when he knew Marshslltown so web
and was identified with it's interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parrett had lived in
Minneapolis and Wheaton, Mimi most
Of the time since leaving Marshalltown
fifteen years ago. Their last home was
maintained in Wheaton. but during the
past winter the family had lived in
Minneapolis at 6 East Fourteenth
street.
Widow and Three Children Survive.
Mr.. Parrett is survived by his widow
and three children. The latter are Mrs.
Edward Cooper, of Great Falls, Mont:
and Donald and Arthur parrett, who
are at home. Mrs. Parrett was for
merly Miss Maggie Trotter of this city,
and became the wife of Mr. Parrett
Dec. 90, 1889.
In addition to his immediate family
Mr.. Parrett is survived by three broth
ers and one sister. They are Warren
B. Parrett, of Oakland. CAL; Milton l..
Parrett. of this city; David Owen Par
rett and Mrs. Charles j.. Buck, of Den
yer. Chauncey Jerome, another broth
er, died In June, 1910, while travelling,
at Munich, Germany. and two older
brothers died in childhood at Goshen,