Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-15
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
Friday, May is, 1890.
1T is now lawful to hook game tis

Friday, May IS, 1890.
ut is now lawful to hook game fish,
This is the last cold spell of spring"
There was quite a severe frost last
night, some ice being reported. I'm
doubleday some damage was DONE.
Mrs. AL Everist was the recipient
Of a surprise visit from the ladies OF
the relief corps Wednesday night.
They came in to help celebrate her
birthday anniversary"
THE large slice of winter injected
into the atmosphere probably comes
from the Dakota snow fields
"Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lusby were
presented with a fine. plump baby girl
this morning by DR.. g. w. Harris
(Miss Cora Lusby, who, by the press
record, is six days younger than she
really Is. Miss Lusby celebrated her
25th anniversary May 10)
"a cold atmosphere. strong dusty
wind, the air full of flying dust and
cinders-a dry disagreeable day all
around, such is Friday, May 16. 1890.
1t gives one that tired feeling in its
full significance"
"while receiving assistance in mount
ing a horse last evening, Mr.. I. G..
Owings' son was thrown clear over
and struck the ground SO hard that it
was necessary to call DR.. Harris to
reduce the dislocation Of his left elbow.
He is doing well today" (Scott T.
fOwings, Moline, I'D
b Saturday, May II, 1890.
b "The City Bank is having it's Center
street sidewalk extended to regulation
width"
"Mr. J. G. Brown is arranging to at
tend the reunion of the blue and gray
at vicksburg, Miss"
"There are now ten places and pos
sibly more in the city where. the
|.original package in all its original
fullness can be had for the asking,
provided the request is accompanied by
the necessary cash. Half or more OF
these Joints are IN Easements. and are
QUITE study. Temptingly arrayed on
shelves around the walls are bottles of
various brands Of beer and 'tangle-
foot Of divers trademarks, some of 1t
purporting to be very old and rare.
and much of it probably as disastrous
in its effects as chained lightning. And
the traffic too, is peculiar. 1t Is kind
Of go-as-you- please business No re-
striction, no unseeming haste about
closing, no somber screens, no floors
saturated with sour beer as Is the case
where the stuff is sold by the glass;
no license to pay, and, of course. no
responsibility. While the surroundings
and associations Of the original pack
age establishment are apparently not
SO reprehensible and vicious as the old
fashioned saloon, the results of its
80 80 oFoot Of tn oviSf onca are.
without a doubt, as pernicious as its
prohibited predecessor. Verify, it Is a
wet time after such long dry spell.
zone OF the most enjoyable events
occurring in the social circles Of our
city was the Roman banquet held last
evening at the home Of Miss May
Church. All the members Of the circle
and some of the visitors appeared In
costume, ali of chem very beautiful
and elaborate. There were forty-four
persons present, and many of the ia
NOUS Romans of antiquity were repre-
scented. Among them were the follow
ing: Palestia, Miss Minnie Johnson;
sPortia, Nettie Brown; Minerva, Ida
Kimball: Cloelia, Allie Smith; Vesta,
Agnes Thomas; Juno, May Church.;
Ceres, Nellie Brennecke: Octavia,
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sew; Clio, Lizzie VanNett; Calpurnia,
Susie Mills; Virginia, Miss Lulu
Loree: Octavia, Miss Whitaker;
Egeria. a nymph, Emma Mills; Cor
nelia. Mrs. Heavy; Brutus. H. Reed;
Cassius. DR.. c. c. Cottle: I.ucius Vir-
ginius, Fielding Legg; Caesar, c. c.
Urine.
Caesar, as president Of the circle.
then assembled the throne, while in
cense was burned OH the altar, and
after a few remarks about the past
years work, announced the progressive
conversation. The cards were passed
and q pleasant half hour was spent in
discussing the topics Of the day and
becoming acquaited. At 10:3O the ban
quet was announced. The guests
found their places at the table by the
quotation cards placed at each place.
The menus were unique, fashioned IN
the style Of the old Roman parch-
ment roll. The banquet consisted OF
five elaborate courses, followed by
toasts, with Miss Ida Kimball as
toastmistress: 'Arbiter Bibendi,' Miss
Kimball; Literary Appetite Miss
Whitaker; The Philosophers Stone.
Harry Reed; Lessons From the Fall
OF Rome Miss Brown; Our Guests. G.
lie. Urine; Ancient and Modern Art
Miss Church; DR.. -' G. G.
Cottle; The c. L. 8. c. Miss Mills;
Roman Jurisprudence. w. w. Miller:
The Boys and Girls G. w. Price; The
Occasion Rev. s. A. Perrine.
AFTER the banquet the following
program was introduced: Song, Arch
cry Club quartet; piano duet Misses
Halbert and Loree; recitation, Caesar
Soliloquy,' Miss Smith; flute duet, DR..
Kellogg and G. G. Urine; song by the
circle. After delightful evening the
company adjourned at 3 q. m"
Sunday, May 1s,1seo.
Mrs. w. B. Barry, Scott M. Rogers,
Ben Harris and wife and other Central
employees were at Mason City for a
little recreation.
Monday, May 70, 1880.
.only two more weeks Of school
Mrs. + +. 3. MicE;iroy, assisted by sew
Eeral OF her friends, celebrated her 42d