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

there they came home and proceeded
to prospect for the shining ore. They
say that they can do better here than
in Clarke county.
MIR. Rails, who lives in the eastern
part Of this county, and who was In
this place last Friday attending the
tax sales, stated to us that he had seen
several specimens Of gold dust which
had been taken from small stream IN
the vicinity OF Fredonia. Quite a gold
fever prevails in the localities where
the ore has been found, and explora-
tions will be made in order to ascer-
tain whether the mineral exists In
sufficient quantities to justify the
adoption of systematic mining opera
tons"
Was "Ferninst Horse Racing.
That Eye editor of those olden days
was feminist" horse racing OF any
kind Is shown by the following edi-
torial:
1--WE heard that there were several
horse races some two or three miles
west Of this place on Saturday last.
We do not know who all the parties
were, but we think that persons grown
up to the size of men, In civilized
country, ought to be engaged in
more manly and respectable business
than running horses.
when boy we used to attend horse
races, but we never saw one but that
was attended with quarreling, fighting,
swearing and drunkenness. We never
heard of any good resulting from them.
It is no credit to any community to pc
admirers of the race, and we should be
very, sorry to ever hear that the people
of Marshall county had acquired such
a reputation abroad. Aside from the
immoral tendencies Of horse racing, 1t
is a direct and open violation of the
laws of our state. Leave such degrad-
ing sports to Turks and Tartars.'
First Quarterly Meeting.
Last Saturday and Sunday the
Bangor quarterly meeting of Friends
was held in this city. Fifty-seven
years ago. according to the Express,
the first quarterly meeting of the
Society of Friends will be held in
their new church at Bangor next Sat
urday and Sabbath"
Hoop Skirts Popular.
That hoop skirts for ladies were
popular then was shown in the re-
printing from the Scientific American
OF the pTOSTeSS VI q AooP Sf>iAe AAAN-~
featuring institution in New York CITY
which was turning out $4,000 ladies'
skirts weekly.
Joke on Low Neoks.
The low necked dress, which comes
in for it's share Of criticism today, was
much of a problem "back in 49," ac-
cording to a joke reprinted in the Elk
press. It says:
"At a fashionable city party, at
which low necked dresses We're a
prominent feature. Miss B. addressed
her country cousin: ..-.
"Cousin Sam, did you ever see such
q glorious sight before?'
"'Never since was weaned! said
Sam"
Not Many Familiar Names.
AS far as chronicling the happenings
of the day is concerned, this old copy
of The Express was woefully deficient.
Scarcely a local news item was con-
tanned in the paper, and the only one
Of any Importance, excepting rev
lines to the effect that the Iowa river
was higher than had ever been seen
before, was death notice. Unlike the
custom today, where the minister, in
his funeral service, uses the news
papers sketch Of the life OF the de-
cedent The Express was content to
use what the preacher said of getting
the information itself. The death OF
| Nancy r. Jewel, aged 70, at the home
OF her son, Joseph NJ. Ferguson, IL
| Jefferson township, was recorded. The
obituary NOTICE was signed wv. G. S."