Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-19

1t Is said that when one begins to in
dulge in "reminiscences 1t Is evidence
that no is growing old, but it keeps the
heart warm. It was forty-five years
day before yesterday-Aug. II, 1871
that I landed in Marshaltown. The
same day / entered the law office OF
Boardman, Brown G. Williams, then the
leading law firm OF central Iowa.
spent the first night at the Williams
Hotel, situated on South Third ave-
nue. Just north of Nevada street. about
where are now located the Old Set
tiers block and the Mcbride & VIII
depot drug store. 1t was then the
leading hotel OF the city; afterwards
burned down in the great conflagration
of 1872.
Some Of the prominent business mon
Of that day were Greenleaf NJ. Wood
bury, president of the First National
Bank and owner of the wooden mills
and flour mill on the river; F. D.
Hager, of w. D. Hager & Sons bank
ers; Geoge F. Kirby. Of Kirby & Howe,
capitalists; John Turner & Co, hard
ware: Abbott & knisely, hardware;
Lee & Bromley and E. Wliligrod. dry
goods; S. Lacey and Jerry Forney
grocers: Sleight & Ketchum and Allen
Bros, AGRICULTURAL implements; Birch
ard & Lander, and Mcbride & Will
druggists; Frederick & Lockwood
foun6rymen.
Among the men who were making
Marshalltown famous for its enter
prise, were G. NJ Woodbury. and John
Turner, the leaders of their day: DR.
George Click, whose purse was ever
open to the calls Of the needy, and
whose big heart led him to do for the
| city and its people far beyond his mod
est means; George F. Kirby, who had
built the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road from Cedar Rapids to Council
Bluffs; A. T. Birchard A. c. Abbott, S
| p. Knisely, B. T. Frederick, afterwarc
member Of congress: William H. Cal
| houn, and Henry Arson. who has beer
called the father of Marshalltown-al
ever ready with money and persona
services for the advancement Of the
city.
| Among others In Marshalltown II
l1s71 I recall the names Of Horace A
| Arson, a sterling citizen and true
friend: Wells S. Rice, who built the
Rice block, plated several additions
| and was a senator from this county
John A. Kelly a shoe merchant; Petel
Kreutzer, Henry D. Hartwell, who hvet
Just west of town; DR.. John Childs,
sunny tempered. conscientious. ant
christian gentleman. whose daughte
won my heart at first meeting, and ha'
| blessed my life for over two-scor'
years; Delos Arnold, lawyer mer
chant. scholar, and at all times q gen
tleman; James L. Williams, for man!
years clerk Of the courts. then lawyer
then banke-of wonderful genialtty
IDelano T. Smith; Hiram Willard
Theodore P. Marsh, the reliable; Sam
mel H. Hull, N. G. Nelson, the Can
fields, James w. Hambel, George :"
Ferguson, the horse man; Albert an
Charley Satia, diamonds in the rough
who loved their friends and stood D.
them with answering fidelity.
Among the farmers OF the county
THAT time, I recall the names OK tn
Hilsabecks the Scurrs, w. w. Omens
William Monohon, Stephen H. Fuller
whose generous Kentucky hospitalft!
and that Of his excellent wife enjoye'
one winter while teaching school In nj
district; the Seagers, the Pattersons
the Coopers, the Campbells. tn
lGowdys, the Wickershams, the Cronk
letons, the Shorthills, George tVolken,
German who did ones heart good t
know; c. A. Haskin, and Enos Hoes.
remember Wolken and HaSkin well, Z
in earlier years they had been m
school directors when taught In thei
! districts, and Enos Hoes large faxnN
of children attended the school. Thes
were from the southern part OF tn
county. wish to mention Josep
TufYree, who at that time was farmin
near Rhodes, but later moved to Mar
shalltown. engaging in the real estat
business; q man Of wonderful vttalit
and energy, who lived 20 the ripe as
Of 103 years. He is said to have mad