Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-14
Friday, Feb, 13, 1891,

a marriage license was granted to
Thomas F.. u. O'Bryan and Miss Net
tie Updike, both of Liscomb. yester-
day. The couple evidently believes in
launching their bark on the matrl-
nonial sea early in life, as the groom
is just 10 and the bride II years old"
Formal announcement was made OF
the candidacy of B. F. Cummings for
city solicitor and John BanZhaf as
candidate for councilman from the
First ward.
The dispatches told Of the death at
Washington Of Admiral David D. Por-'
ter. L. S. y. The end came very sud
denly and was due to fatty deSenera-
ton Of the heart Admiral Porter was
So years old, and was a member of the
fifth generation of his family TO have
served in the navy. He entered as
midshipman Feb. 2, 1929. became y
lieutenant in l841, served during the
Mexican war and was assigned TO thc
command of the frigate Powhatan at
the beginning Of the civil war, when
he was made commander. He was ir
charge Of the mortar fleet which de-
stroyed the forts on the Mississippi
! below New Orleans and assisted Ad-
lriral Farragut in the latter'S opera
tons between New Orleans and Vicks-
burg. He was commissioned rear ad-
niral July 4. 1863 vice admiral in 1865,
and was made admiral in 1870.
The Marshalltown Mastadon Min
strels appeared in the opening of two
performances at the Odeon before a
fair sized audience. The cast included
Al Everist, Fred Way. Ed Staat. Ted
Swearingen. Roy Woods. Walter Shirk,
I Fred Bodies, Charles White. w. c.
! Wallace, II. Miller, and Willie An
drews, in addition to Harry Ward. late
of Casad's MINISTRIES, and Charles Yut-
| ~ and Matt Tilman. late of the Beach
! & Bowers MINISTRIES.
Marshalltoxn high school seniors
gave a farewell reception to Ina and
Frank Henderson, soon to move to
Boulder. The program included music
, by Cora Smith, Lulu Calhoun and Lucy
Rhea: recitations by Maud Nichols
John McLeran, Miss Raines, and Miss
Benedict: a mandolin solo by Viele
Palmer, and comb quartet by Maud
Drum. Cora Smith. Mile Moffatt and
Ethel Bronson. Charles r. Speers
gave the farewell address, to which
Mr.. Henderson responded.
Saturday. Feb. IA. 1891.
The valentine mail passing thru the
postoffice today was the largest ever
known here. About half of the tender
-nissives were mailed with only l.
cent stamp, making an immense
amount Of work for the carriers to col
lect the extra cent. The money wa!
collected before the valentine wa!
opened, otherwise the huge hit at tn,
recipients peculiarities might have
made it an inpossibility to have dom
So
Announcement was made of thu
candidates. of Fl. V. Speers and Georg'
Trautmann for reelection as council
men from tine First and Third wards
respectively
Column rules were turned on tn
telegraph page in honor Of Gen. Will
liam Tecumseh Sherman, the note,
general of the civil war, who died a
noon in New York City. General Sher
mans death was due to congestion c
the lungs. He was declared to be tn
last of the great generals Of the civi
war. He was II years old six day
before he died. He was graduate
from West FONT al the aged or II
served in the war with Mexico, an
resigned in 1853 to practice law. Late
he became superintendent Of tn
Louisiana Military Academy and re
signed in January, 1861, when 1T wa
seen that the south would secede. II
accepted colonelcy of an infantr
regime nt. commanded brigade at tn
battle of Bull Run, and was then mad
a brigadier general of volunteers. I
October. 1868, he succeeded Genera
Grant as commander Of the Army c
the Tennessee. and later when Gran
was made commander of the unto
forces, Sherman succeeded him as com
mander Of the military division Of tn
Mississippi. He began the invasion {
Georgia on May 2. 1864, and with go
900 men, made his successful an
memorable march to the sea-" whic
ended April 26, 1865, in the surrendt
of Johnston's army on the same tern
as had been granted to General Lee
General Grant. General Sherman ws
placed on the retired list In 1882. II
body was taken - st. Louis, his FOL
mer home. for burial.
Sunday, Feb. 1s,-10o1.-
Rev. William Fl. Bibb. resident
! Marsha1ltown from 1856 to 1856. and