Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
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Thursday, March S, 1897.

| ~. w. smith, age 40, meHloei VI eAtS
board of supervisors. died at his nome
one-half mile north of Laurel after 9
weeks illness of measles. Six or mis-
eight children were i'll of the same dis
ease at the time Of their fathers
death. (Mr. Smith was son OF Mrs.
Mahala Ann Smith, who died at her
home near Ferguson Feb. %. 1850 : y,
| THE fire of last night recalled that
| of the burning of James McCombs'
livery stable here in 1878. tho the
Scheeler fire was not nearly so dis
astrous. as twenty-three head OF
horses persisted in the McCombs fire,
twelve being burned to death and the
others so badly that they had to
i be shot. Besidess,his horses Mr.. Nc
Combs lost vehicles and harness,
grain, hay and other property 81
J. NJ. Gilchrist and George w. Beas-
! lev announced themselves as candi-
dates for school directors. :,
Phil" w. Chafee,, age 80. printer
employed by the Reflector, and former
! ly owner of the Tama County Demo-
North First street. of typhoid fever.
Burial was in Toledo.
| Lamoille correspondence: The
a company composed of farmers OF
State Center and Washington town.
ships and citizens Of the town of State
Center to purchase and operate the
plant of c. w. Sibley & Co., for $4,000.
Nearly 300 shares of stock have been
taken at $40 per share. Alex Dobb.n
was elected president f. G. Swift sec
rotary, and John Dobbin treas
. p has
the James Allison farm adjoining the
corporation of State Center, being 144
acres, we'll improved = . The post
office at Lamoille was moved Satur-
, day evening to the store of Kimball &
Burdick. John Pyle is to serve as
deputy postmaster"
Vienna township correspondence:
THE recent SHOWS have been a bless
ing to those moving. enabling them to
go in sleds, while before the roads
were so rough as to be almost inn
passable."
Liscomb correspondence: Harry
Stevenson went to Geneva last
Wednesday. and on Thursday was
married TO Miss Clara hide.
Laurel correspondence: John d.
!ns-2ho-, has sold his farm TO r. c,
Friday, March 6, 1891.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Havener. Joined in celebrating the first
anniversary Of the marriage and Mrs.
Havener at their home on East Limp
street.
Frederick Boyce, age s. died at the
home of Adna Fogg. in Taylor town
ship, where he had lived ten years.
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Saturday, March 7, 1871.
"A pleasant, yet sad, meeting of tho
Archery Club was held last evening
with Miss Agnes Thomas on North
Fourth street. The occasion was
final party for Miss Kate Niblock. who
left for Kansas City this morning at
5 o'clock via the Diagonal The en-
tertainment consisted Of singing,
games, and conversation. At 10
o'clock the farewells were said, am
the company adjourned. Those pres
ent were Misses Thomas. Niblock.
Halbert. Smelling. Binford, Loree, and
Boyd. and Messrs.- Price, Legg, Ehle
Wallace. and Trine." g ~ /
"A delegation of twenty-five students
from Grinnell College came up this
morning on the Central and had their
photographs taken, Among them
were Thomas HUFF. C.. W.. Clark. E. p.
Miller. Will Derby E.. F. Eshbaugh.
J. D. Stoddard. G. s. Mahaffy.. Skip
Anterior, VIII Willard, A., G. Lyon,
H. Wright, A. c. Savage. G. D. Beard.
Lang, Fox, Burton,o Wilmer. Bayer and!
Aver -. .5io
Sunday, March g. 1891.
a heavy snow fell turnout Iowa,
Minnesota. central Illinois, southern
Wisconsin, and eastern Nebraska. AT
some points the snow was reported the
heaviest fall of the winter. Railroad
traffic was interfered with seriously.
and at numerous points country roads
were SO deep with snow that travel
was Impossible.
Monday, March 9, 1891.
Give us a rest. o beautiful snow.
We're tired Of thee, thou shouldst
know:
Thy brooding clouds and skies that
frown,
Thy brooding clouds and skies that
frown,
Thy swirlins winds and f1eecy down,
We bid thee quickly HE away,
With robes. and furs and feeting
sleigh.
From Marshalls realm. now depart,
If Sol will melt thy chilly heart,
And then Well pay the a tribute true,
With fields of green and violets blue
The above being the only indication
that it showed here on Sunday. ,zal