Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-12
Marshallto,un
II, Pasadena

! Editors Times Republican,: Mar
shalltown must be in Pasadena or
Pasadena is a part of Marshalltown,
for ii seems that in a weeks time
here | have not met any one who did
rot either come from my home town
or from some point near there, and
Marshalltown citizens aail me from
every street corner.
When we arrived il was Andy
Wilbur, who had been TO the hotel
ahead OF us with his Offering of
oranges and blossoms and that same
evening he and Mrs. Wilbur were over.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. WATSON called the
next day: also Mrs. Marcena Stone.
When stepped out on the hotel
yeTanda the next morning the first
person / was was Clyde Caswell, Mrs.
Casweli and the baby. In few min
utes had TO hunt up dairy for certi-
fed milk. and when I reached the milk
depot | was greeted cordially by Ned
Robbins, who manages the certified
milk business for Pasadena. Over at
the garage the manager vas pleased
to know that I was from Narshailtown
because his sister had recently been
visiting Mrs. A. c. Conway and he
used 10 travel thru Iowa, stopping at
Narshalltcwn
The morning after the rose tourna-
menJ l sought a doctor for prescrip-
ton, and altho he mad come from New
ENGLAND his smile spread when told
him that was from Marshalltown and
he remarked "All OF Marshalltown
must be out here by slis time
Then after looking ell over four or
five residential towns for furnished
houses, and literally thousands of them
are availa Bile, we rented the residence
q the late DIR. Conger. a Cniversalist
minister, and as we settled down In
the library a large portrait Of Major
CCnger. late OF Des MONIES and for
years United States minister 10 China
looked down al his fellow Iowans IN
Pasadena. The Or. Conger and the
Iowa man were brothers, and many
Chinese rug and curio iG me house
bespoke Of the family exchanges that
had passed between them.
This residence is the second lot from
the home bull; by Delos Arnold. once
Of Marshalltown. and adjo,ns AT RICH.
angles The lot on which Charles Legge.
formerly Of Marshalltewn ,,ut now O.
Los Angeles. had lived for many years.
We are within half a block Of the
Rosenaaums. where Mrs. Pose Lander
has spent so much time with her par
ents
In the meantime Melzar Dickson had
hailed me in barber shop Ed
Monohon. who had left MS farm south
Of Marshalltown. jumped out OF an
automobile 10 shake ha nds and TO give
me the address OF Sanford Collins. who
also IS stopping IN Pasadena. When
We stepped into a furniture store TO
buy a baby's crib the proprietor re-
marked that he had stopped many a
tirle at the Pilgrim when travelling
fifteen years ago and had sold goods
TO Andy" and Pete" at the Densel
& Wilbur store for many years.
Last Sunday We visited l. G Norris
and wife in Hollywood. twenty miles
away, and In the afternoon We called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Johnston
and DR.. and Mrs. George Wanbers in
Whittier. fourteen miles by paved road,
stopping at Andy Wilburs ranch on
the way We have driven several
times thru Glendale, which is about
Ike trip from Marshailtown to AL
bion. except that the asphalt pavement
goes with us all OF the way. but we
have not stopped there yet, as il Will
take more than a day 10 call on those
we know there. The Saiisburys LUIS