Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-26
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

| pion passed an ordinance to the effect
that any of the citizens of that place
| round away from home after 10 o'clock
p. M, would be fined or imprisoned as
the case might be- Last night three
young men were arrested by the night
| police of that place, taken before Mayor
Ralston and fined SIS or five days in
Jail. They are in jail here now serving
out their sentence. The three young
men We're seen this afternoon by a
Times Republican reporter. They say
they were at friends house where
they sang and PLAYED on the organ.
leaving there for home about 80.
When near their residence two night
policemen confronted them with drawn
! revolvers and arrested them for vio-
lating the ordinance. They also say
1t was spite work as others are al
/ lowed to roam at will. night or day"
tIhe next day. after the defendants
had hired an attorney. the latter Sc
| cured his clients release by threaten
Ing Mayor Ralston. OF Albion with
prosecution for unlawful commitmento
Miss Mary Stout. aged IS. died at
St. Anthony OF consumption.
No paper will be issued from this
Office on Friday. the Fourth"
Wednesday. July 2. 1890.
st. Aldemar Comman6ery met in
their hall last evening and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
term: Eminent Commander E. c.. D.
Ewald: seneralissimo. II. c. Young:
captain general. Byron Webster; pre-
late. Alfred Batty: senior warden c.
{. st. Clair; Junior warden. l. F. kel-
logg."
r. E. Carver. of the Central. en-
tertained number of his friends at
Vegetable dinner today in very
pleasing manner The dinner was got
ten up by Mr. Carver in his own in
initable style. and was greatly enjoyed
by all present. After dinner Mr.. Carver
and Mr.. Redmon favored the guests
with several choice musical selections.
for which both these gentlemen are
noted. Those who We're present were
c. c. st Clair. George Gish. E. L.
Dickey. ]. H. Redmon. Byron Webster,
p. Densel, ]. w. Mcpherson. and a
representative of the Times Republic
can.
Ding dong bell.
Monday the little bell tower on the
old court house was dismantleG and
the old bell was lowered 10 the ground
20 ne stored away until called forth
10 do duty elsewhere. This change g
brou-ht about in putting a new roet on
the old structure.
The old bell has in its time beer
one Of the hveliest and noisiest OF in
Ia bitants-if personifcasion is per-
mitted-and has done duty or all sorts
% occasions When court was in ses-
sion. or town meeting was called,
its clarion tones were sounded with
visor and frequency that would soon
bring everybody out 10 learn the cause
OF the cali At that early day all the
inhabitants Of the town We're within
hearing distance.
The old court house was built in
1879 by the people of the town. TO
be used for county purposes in case
the county seat was removed to Mar
shalltown from Marietta, and il not
to be used as q town hall. The site
was donated to town hall company
by Henr. Arson and the building was
put up by contributions from the city.
al! the available force of male inhabi
tants turning ont and doing work on
the structure, TIE old bell is of very
antique pattern. and il may have done
duty elsewhere before coming 10 tbs
frontier in Iowa when it was placed
but probably shortly after the build
ing vas completed. Even the oldest
Henry Arson, does not~re-
call the circumstances
Thursday. July 8, 1890.
"Hurrah.
Get out your flags"
Seventy eight degrees at ! p, n"
New potatoes are retailing at 40
cents per peck.
-'Eeware Of the 0. p. tomorrow. II is
g dangerous exp!csiye''
y. G. Weatherhy met with a serious
accident Yesterday by having two OF his
fingers sawed nearly off. The wound
is a painful one
"Messrs. A. l.. Abbott and Henry
Sundell have purchased the restaurant
and fixtures known as the Johnny
SuEdell' at 10S East Main street. The
new firm will be known as A. L. Abbott
& Co, and It is their intention TO re-
paint and repaper the place thruout
and make It first class place in every
particular
Liscomo correspondence: Corn IS
coming 10 the front Reports are that
some corn grew FIVE inches per day
during the not GAYS last week Some
corn IS farther advanced than il was
year ago, and good crop is ex- 4
pected.'
Melbourne correspondence: zone day
last week Clark Crawford fell off a aay
tedder and got mixed up with It in
some way 50 ne mules ran away. with
him dragging at their heels TIE
hired man got ahead Of the miles with
pitch fork. which was all that saved
Crawford's life