Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-20

Thursday, March 10, 1897. .
THE spring rains have not showeo
up as yet, but the reign of mud Is Oh
deck in great shape
"A marriage license has been issued
/ in the clerks office to George L.
Yinsst and Alma Hennis, both OF state
Center"
/ "A Liscomb correspondent writes that
recently VIII Meyers and Charley Mid
dleton were cutting and splitting WOOD.
Middleton had piece Of wood partly
split thru. Meyers thought he could
pull it in two. and reached under Mid
dleton's AK with his thumb. He IS
minus one thumb the balance OF his
life"
Miss Nettie Ingledue received a tele-
gram last evening announcing the
death of Miss Nettie Hart. at TT.
Scott. Kan. Miss Hart visited here at
one time and made many friends during
her stay
The record was broken in the pack
ing house yesterday, more hogs being
killed than in any one day in the his
tory Of the institution. The regular
force Of men were on duty and did not
work overtime, but everything went
along smoothly, not a jar of any kind
hogs were killed. cleaned. cut up, and
sailed away yesterday. A splendid day's
work"
Marietta correspondence, "W. H. Co
yer, the crack shot and champion hun
ter Of Marietta leads the van by bag
ging q string of mallards Tuesday
Friday, March 20, 1891.
wv. c. Osman and Elmer Tuffree
have been out hunting for the past
three days, and Dr. Kibbey started out
this morning with q large wagon to
find them and bring in the game
The many friends Of Mr.. w. B. Will
liams have decided to present him as
a candidate for the office of county su-
pervisor. His home Is near that Of the
late incumbent Mr.. Smith, and there
is a we'll founded belief that it would
be a judicious policy to select a good
man from that vicinity for the office.
Mr. Williams is successful farmer,
and practical business man, an old
soldier. as well as a good republican,
and has been trustee in this township
for fifteen years-which latter fact is
an evidence Of the confidence reposed
in him as a business man. He has
lived in the county twenty-five years.
and is thoroughly familiar with its
needs. and would do the duties of the
supervisorship carefully and conscien-
tiously. He will enter the field with
a good record. q strong endorsement,
and all the argument of locality in his
favCr.'
Saturday, March 81, 1891.
Katie, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P. S. Balch is sick with the
measles"
Sunday. March 22, 1891.
Rev. r. w. Hughes, agent for the
American Bible Society, addressed a
large gathering OF children at the Con-
grega tional church. In the evening
Mr. Hughes spoke before a union meet
ing Of the Methodist. Presbyterian, and
congregational churches, held In the
Methodist church.
John r. Hague. of New York. inter-
national secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
spoke at the Baptist church and ad-
dressed the mems meeting Of the Y.
NJ. c. A.
State Secretary Masee, Of the Y. NJ =
&C. A. occupied the pulpit Of the Evan
gelical church in the morning.
Monday, March %, 1891.
THE Iowa river is now spreading
over the bottom land"
"A cheering spring token was OBJ
served yesterday. Many f1ocks Of wild
geese were seen flying northward."
Miss Mary kreutzer fell down Sat-
urday and sprained her ankle severely.
She will be confined to the house for
some time
Arna Fogg. a wel1-known farmer of
Taylor township. died following a few
weeks illnesS Of pneumonia and pleur-
lev L.,
Fogg died suddenly of heart disease
while praying at a revival meeting at
the Prairieville church. On March
Frederick Boyce, an aged Englishman
who mad made his home with the
Foggs died Of old age. Mr.. Fogg was
native Of New Jersey and was 81
years old. His wife. whom he married
Aug. 10. 1850, in Columbana county,
Ohio, was Miss Elizabeth Andrews, a
sister of William Andrews, of this city.
The family came to this county in
1866. Three children survived their
father. in the persons of Edward B.
Fogg, Mrs. E. T. Maulsby, and Mrs.
Martha E. Kerr.
Tuesday, March "a, 1891.
Miss Anna Boardman has been quite
Ill with quinsy, but is somewhat i'm
proved at present"
Physicians of the city were inter-
viewed concerning the epidemic of
measles, many cases of which had al
ready proved fatal. Measles was de-
clared to be in a very severe FORM The
doctors also reported the prevalence Of
the imported Russian epidemic, the
grip, but declared that it was not as
severe in form as during the preceding
winter
Wednesday, March IS, 1891.
The 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. J. Wilson, sNS South Center street,
and Orlin. the 20-months- old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. LaShe.ie, g Ess:
Lincoln. died Of mea sizes.
AT the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Johanna Gerhart, 3oS East
Church street, occurred the marriage
of Mr.. Frank E. Stewart, Of Chicago,
and Miss Anne Gerhart, a large num-
Der Of friends being present At s
o'clock, to the strains Of the wedding
march, played by the brides sister, Mrs
F. B. Newcomer, the bridal party, pre-