Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
Friday. March 2, 1890.

| Friday, March 7, 1890.
The snow was disappearing radiply
! at noon, but more is promised by OLD
! Prob So that no one need worry aoou
! its loss"
! Another snow fail last night added
! TO the wintry appearance Of the city
(. The thermometer Indicated Is above
! zero this morning.
| Mr.. A f. Banks has oeen promoted
| from the position of general freight
and passenger agent to tina. of traffic
manager of the Iowa Central The ole
/ position is abolished, ell its duties anc
business being covered by the office OF
traffic manager. Mr.. Banks promotion
is well deserving, as he is one Of the
most faithful and efficient officials the
company has ever had"
This mornings Register says: The
report of the soldiers home at Mar
flied with the auditor of state, shows
an average attendance of So inmates
A warrant has been issued for $500
for support. and $500 for salaries for
the institution. The number of inmates
has been gradually increasing since
the establishment of the home"
Saturday, March 8, 1890.
The mercury was at zero this morn
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Lancaster, OF
Gearing, formerly of Bangor. were
made happily on the 6th by the arrival
in their home of a daughter of stand
ard weight
At meeting of the members of the
guarantee fund committee at the First
National Bank it was decided to hold
the state iremen's tournament here.
This matter had been under discussion
for some time, but this was the first
definite step that had been taken.
Walter L. Welsh, son Of Ex-Street
Commissioner ]. j. Welsh, died in
Butte City. Mont, aged 80 years. He
had been i'll only a short time.
Sunday, March 9, 1890.
The employees of the locomotive de-
partment, the boiler shop and the
round house Of the Iowa Central re-
fused to go to work when it was
learned that time and a half which
had formerly been paid for night and
Sunday work, had been reduced to
straight time.
Monday, March 10, 1890.
.'Myron w. Scott, formerly an attor-
ney of this city, and a 5rotherin law
of Mary Hanna, died Of pneumonia at
his home at Whatcom, Wash, Satur-
day, at 4:20 p. m.
"'Aunty' Jacobs, one of the most ia
miliar landmarks of Albion, and a
quaint. but withal a noble character.
died Saturday night and was buried
today She was Is years old and I'M
married"
''Dr. Devine. of Alp;on. was in town
today, and from him the particulars
Of the misfortunes n FRANK Millard' s
family were cleaned. The little 3-year-
old boy climbed to the cupboard, got
hold Of a can Of powdered I've, poured
part OF the contents into the lid OF the
box, carried It into another room.
where the 7-months- infant was
lying, and poured the deadly stuff into
the little ones face, eyes and mouth
The result was terrible, and all that
could be done was to mako the victims
last hours as painless by opiates as
possible. It died the next afternoon.
The school election was held and re-
suited in the election Of DR.. c. A. Bill
lings and W. w. Doolittle. There were
$50 ballots cast.
Tuesday, March II, 1890.
Mrs. Martha Allen, formerly OF Al
bion. died suddenly at the home Of her
son-in-law, Mr.. Cruikshank, south OF
the city. She was 7s years Of age.
Wednesday, March IL, 1890.
Scarcely a vestige Of snow remains
to remind US Of winter"
"Today's warm sunshine and wind
are drying the mud rapidly In spots"
Blue birds, sunshine. and a mild
atmosphere are the evidences OF spring
today. The mercury went above the
freeing point at an early hour.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Ed U. Emery and Mary NJ. Fer
guson, both Of LeGrand; Perry Moore
and Linnie Richards. both oe Marietta
township"
mr.. and Mrs. Ran Willard are the
delighted parents Of q bright baby
girl, (born March i1). All doing nicely
| and Ran is too happy to pay much
attention to business matters for sew
eraI days yet" lMrs. II. ". Household
| er)
"A Jolly young trio started to Chi
cago via the Diagonal this morning
consisting Of Harry Gerhart Fred VIII.
| liams, and Charley McCombs. They ex-
pect to take In Booth md Modjeska
| and the town generally"
| s:Mr, and Mrs. Henry Howe and Miss
Binford are now In Italy, In the vicin-
! ity Of Naples. In recent letter to a
friend in this city one of the party
enclosed flowers and indicated thai
they were enjoying their visit in thai
sunny cline"
"The genial, happy hearted. evel
| welcome Frans Taylor arrived in towr
from West Superior, Wis, this morn
| ing, and has had busy day Of it shak-
ing hands and visiting with his host OF
old friends here. He reports the hote
! business booming.
| Much surprise was caused among
| Central employees this morning by the
| announcement that J. II. Wrigley, gen.
| eral foreman of the machine shops, haG
stepped down and out. and was sue
ceeded by Woodbury. Place. Mr.. Wris.
! ley has been foreman Of the back
shops ever since the shops were located
| here, and a more efficient and faithful
| employee the road has never had. Mr.
Place is an ex-alder,nan of the city
/ has been employed in the shops fol
| some time, and is said to be competen,
to fill the position to which he was
! promoted today
The Queen City minstreds gave theil
| first home performances at the Odeon
and were received with the plaudits Of
| the multitude" The entire program
stage settings, and scenery, were al