Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-20
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN


he Knocked down with board. The
story is not generally credited, as it is
a well-known fact that neither of them
could hit the side Of barn. and the
sentiment is that it is small matter
such TO raise such glucose about. Mr..
ST. Clair claims that the telegram
which he sent to Usely & Beats, for a
dray to convey his birds uptown was
suppressed
Wednesday, Sept. "a, 1890.
The Universalist state convention
opened its sessions in this city, with
delegates fcom seventeen Iowa cities
and towns IN attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miner. Of Car
roll lost thei1 infant son last night.
aged l day. Their many friends in this
city will synpathize with them in their
bereavement"
Hank Drummer is authority for the
statement that the days OF chicken
j hunting for pleasure are almost over,
as the land on which large numbers
of them were formerly killed has been
fenced in by the farmers who watch
with eagle eye that none are shot on
their premises. If so. the horny handed
son of toll Immediately appears on the
| scene armei with a pitchfork or some
other equally formidable weapon, and
orders them to desist forthwith Hank
/ thinks the average chicken hunter at
| the present time has more trouble than
| a census enrmerator.'
Thursday. Sept. rs. 1890.
MIR. Will Staat is enjoying his vaca-
! ton and dressed in his best suit of
i clothes
! r. j. Morrison. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. W. Morrison. Of Jefferson town
ship, died OF typhoid fever. The boy
was II years old.
! Cashier Alb Click sold his handsome
residence on North Second avenue yes
terday to Mr.. Willard Rhoades, the
purchase price being $4,000. Mr.. and
Mrs. Click will occupy the A. c. Abb
bolt residence for the present
Liscomb correspondence: Mr.. j.
Boyd has bought a new clover huller
and is busy hulling clover seed. which
is a good crop in this vicinity.
Mr. H. H. Wilson finished threshing
today His oats averaged fifty bushels
per acre"
Gilman correspondence: Little Will
| lard Seager. son of Lewis Seager. dis
! covered q package of morphine pills in
q bureau drawer Yesterday and, child
{! like. swallowed over a dozen of them
J before discovery. Prompt measures
were taken and the little fellow is
apparently as we'll as ever this morn
/. ing
The home of Fred Ritter 5ls Brom-
ley street was entered by burglar
who first poisoned the family watch
dog. then cst screen from kitchen
window. The sum Of s3s was taken
from Mr. Filters clothing. Twenty
chickens We're also stolen from the
premises.
There was a good representative
meeting of the Presbyterian society
/! las. evening &c take final action on the
offer OF Mr. George Whitton to give
1000 for a memorial pipe organ un-
! der certain conditions Canvassers have
! been at work in the congregation Sc
curing the $500 necessary to fulfill the
terms of the agreement. The reports
proving satisfactory by a unanimous
vote of thu society 5000 year was
added TO the pastors salary. and
committee was appointed TO collect the
sums promised The choice Of the
organ and al necessary arrangements
will now be made with Mr.. Whi,ton
and the trustees Ii viii take about
four months 10 build the organ.
Mrs. George Click entertained in 4
delightful Kramer last evening at her
home. 2e2 East Church street, the
ladies and their husbands who were
invited by Mrs. G. n. Ackert last week
to attend the coal palace. with pro-
gressiye cinch. 1t was merry crowd
that assembled at the Click home to
accept the hospitality of the hostess.
and they were we'll aware OF the. fact
that a good time was in store for them.
In this they were not disappointed,
as all report q splendid time. Refresh
ments were served. being UP to the
usual standard of excellence for which
Mrs. Click Is noted. The first ladies
prize. a bangle board art!stically made
of a large car of corn, decorated with
yellow ribbon, was won by Mrs. c. c.
!, Gilman The first gentlemen's prize.
a coal nod filed with coal. and dec
-:.2a uitn velinw ribbons, was car
. ried off by Mr.. NJ. c. Wheeler. The
, ladies' BOBBY prize was a train OF cars
with the Iowa attached, and was won
, by Miss Anna Gerhart. and the booty
prize awarded to the gentlemen, coal
, shovel decorated with yellow bows.
was won by B. A. Morgan