Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

IN MARSHALLTOWN
turnout was tame and insipid. II was
child's play of the silliest scrt. and 1t
Is to be hoped that it will be more than
eighty days before the company gets
around to Marshalltown again.'
Mrs. Susan kinsey. aged so. died OF
Brights disease at the home of her
brother, John Wright. 600 Frederick
street.
Tuesday, Jan. IA, 1890.
Six degrees above zero at ';3o
q. m
MIR and Mrs. Frank Fl. Wiley tnee
Emma PegsO have a young son, born
Sunday morning" (The babe died the
following Saturday,
The body of Jacob ". Taliman.
former resident of Marion township,
was brought TO the city from Boone
for burial, accompanied BY the widow
and only son a lad of 3. The body
was buried in the Green Mountain
cemetery Mr. TallTnan vas a brother
of John A. Talrnan, of this city.
The twentieth, or china wedding
anniversary of MIR. and Mrs. p. {. VIII
bur last evening was another of the
many enjoyable social events Of the
season. About fifty were present, ana
the evening was one of great pleasure
to those who attended. Quite num-
Der Of substantial presents were ieit
as tokens OF esteem
Judge Henderson slowly and la
boriously wendell his way up town this
morning after being housed up since
New Years DAY with an aggravated
case Of the grip. He ventured out a
few days ago. but the az. was III
timed. as it set him back several days.
He IS far from well yet but his con-
hnemert to the house was becoming
intoierable. County Attorney Miller
Went home last night w:tn ali or
enough OF the symp toms Of the malady
to convince him that ne has it or
something equally severe. = number
OF children in the city are suffering
from the disease, and it VIII probably
have q regular run in the schools"
Wednesday. Jan. IS. 1890.
Eight degrees above zero this morn
ing"
MIR. and Mrs. " L. Peckham have
new son. born yesterday
his best girl out sleigh riding yet de-
serves the mitten' and will doubtless
get the next time he calls.
About an inch more Of very light
snow fell last night. and it looked for
q while as if another big storm was on
deck. but it cleared during the night.
: ard fine weather prevailed today with
the sleighing improving every hour.
! ;,I ~ .,f.l7 law
from Mr. H j Howe at New York
states that the parry reached that city
{ safely. and that they viii sail Tor Eu-
rope the 18th inst. taking passage on
the French steamer, La Boursoyne.
The party consists Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. j Howe and Miss Mamie EinfQrd.
I AR. Trad Binford accompanied them
as far as chicago SUNDAY night
Charles Terry. eyed i9. son Of Mr.
and 4irs. George Terri died AT his
parents home The hody was taken
70 GrinneI the following Saturday for
burial
Minnie Madden, celebrated actress
at - years Of age appeared at the
odeon in I'm Spite Of All from the
french of Sardou by steele Mackaye
"A thoroughly delighted but discour-
aglngiy small audience witnessed the
performance Of the star and her "es-
pec:ally capable company" Tive
months after Miss Maddern's appear
ance here, or on March 10, 1890, she
was united in marriage TO Harrison
Grey F'is5e. a New York journalist
and for I've years retired from tht
stage. on which she had appeared con
tinuously sinces he was 3 years of age
She returned To the stage under he
husbands management in Heste
crewe.' On May 49, 1907 she appeared
in this city in The New York Idea
Ed
Etheibert l.. Dudley. former genera
manager and receiver Of the Iowa Cen
trail railway, died al st. Paul at 1913
D. m. as the result Of paralysis, wit
which he Was stricken a few days be
fore. SIR. Dudley was native of Dan
vile, KY. and would have been 4
, Years Of age had he lived another da,
iie entered railway service at the az
, Of % as ro1man for an engineerin
corps of the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern. He became assistan
engineer of the Kansas Pacific railwa
in 1869, and a year later went bac
70 the Iron Mountain as assistant en-
: gineer. Later ne became a diyisiO
, superintendent, then assistant genera
:. superintendent, and general superinten
:, dent. In June, 1882, he became super
intendent Of the Texas & Pacific, an
in July, 1883, superintendent Of tn
Central Iowa, with headquarters in TIL
:. city. He later became general mar
:, ager of the Central, and was made re
=, ceiver when the road went into bank
. ruptcy. In June, 1883, he was mac
: vice president and general manager Z
= the st. Paul Il Duluth railway, wit
4 headquarters at st. Paul.
Thursday, Jan. rs, 1890.
Whether you had thermomet.
a or not you were well aware Of the IA
that it was cold this morning Almo
n every thermometer told dffferel
Il story. and the range was rs broad ;
unrelia BILE. One timid, mo5eat instr
4, ment only had the courage to indica
d 10 below~zero while wild, excitab
n thing in the north part OF TOW
Y, plunged down TO 26, just 20 see no
far 1t could go. Others. registered
y ~, Is, 20. and ~. while the mean a
IF erage OF Instruments having any pr
a tensions to reliability registered abo
re IA. This was the figure reg stored
l. the court house thermometer, WIFI
y seldom. X ever. goes to extremes, al
- few otnerS marked the Esme dcgr