Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-31
Thursday, July 80, 1891.

Thursday, July 80, 1891.
At the home Of Col. Elliott Shurtz,
502 North Second street, Colonel Shurtz
was united in marriage with Mrs Mar
celia Rogers, also Of this city. Justice
Haradon performed the ceremony.
Advertisement: Among the funny
pieces reproduced by the phonograph
now on exhibition at 104 East Main
street are Casey Listening to Italian
Playing Hand Organ st. Patrick's Day
Speech Carve Dat Possum,' etc., etc.
It is worth dollar to hear any of them
and costs you but nickle"
mr.. E. Willigrod left Los Angeles
Wednesday and is expected here next
Sunday. Marshalltown will be the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willigrod in the flu
ture."
Mamie, the 9-months- old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Taylor, 2Os South
Second avenue, died Of whoopins
cough.
Albion correspondence: Threshing has
commenced. Oats will yield abundant
ly. Wheat is good this year, but very
few farmers have any of it. Rye 10
immense, and becoming quite a crop
compared with former years This is
a good apple year, and shipments are
being made to northwestern towns"
Liscomb correspondents: in q few
more days one of the best oat crops
will be harvested that ever was raised
in this vicinity. julius Smith was the
first man to thresh his grain. His oats
yielded seventy-one bushels per acre
Friday, July 81, 1891.
III. c. Wilson, a prominent farmer
residing four and one-half miles south :
west of this city, has lost five valuable
horses this week from what is pro-
nounced by the veterinary in charge to
be cerebro spinal meningitis. The dis
ease seems to have it's origin at the
base Of the brain. following up the
spinal cord, and causing total paralysis.
Medicine seems to have no effect what
ever, the animals succumbing in from
eight hours to a week, according to the
severity Of the attack"
Harry and Finny Beasley gave a
party yesterday afternoon to large
company of their little friends at the
home of their parents, sos West Main
street The hours were from $3.50 to
1880 and were spent with games, foot
ball, swinging. romping over the lawn
and thru the house, and having good
time generally. Dainty refreshments
were served on the lawn. The guests
were Nellie Aisquith. Fred Wilbur.
Lenny and Lora Carney, Raymond Bin
ford, Leta Smelling Leona Hole, Katie
Ralch, Arson willard, Delos and How
ard Wilbur, Roy WATSON, Fred Johnson,
Ruth Binford, Johnnie and Louisa Utz,
Ray Doolittle. Roy Cook. Frank Sher-
lock, Beckford, Dick and Biscoe Kibbey,
Clara Fort. June Paris, Florence, Bes-
sic and Rolly Snider, Harry and Fay
Eberhart. Earl Stebbins, Sam and Mary
Stearns, Nanny and Florence Utz,
Carl Hildreth, and Roy Aisquith."
Saturday, Aug. !, 1891.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Glasco. aged 81, died
at her home, 4OS West Boone street, OF
paralysis"
Sunday, Aug. 2, 1891.
Many people from this city went on
an excursion run by the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers to Clear Lake.
Altho the day was threatening, over
500 passengers were carried in two
trains The first section was in charge
Of Conductor "Chet" Agan. and was
pulled by Engineer D. J. Collins. Con"
ductor George Dawson and Engineer
Charles MCGOWAN took the second sec"
ton. The K. of P. band, of Oska"
loosa, accompanied the excursion.
Monday, Aug. 3, 1891.
"Mr. c. A. Gillette received today his
new bicycle from Chicago. 1t is one
of the Overman Wheel Company's new
models, with a one and one half inch
cushion tire to both wheels 1t Is g..
beauty and the only one of its kind in
the CITY,"
James Johnston and Miss Ida Belle
Winters, both of this city, were mar
ried by Justice Stotts.'
Tuesday, Aug. q, 1891.
"A. L. Van Tine is building a hand
some cottage on his property located
on North Fourth street. T. S. Gibson.
living on North First street, is build
ing two cottages. one on East Church,
and one on East Linn, and hauling
stone to build a Queen Anne Cottage on
Second street, between Church and
Linn. w. L. Slaves is building
fve-room cottage on Seventh avenue,
between Bromley and Woodbury..
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1891.
Word from Grinnell told of disas-
trous fire that started in the factory
Of the Grnnell Cart Manufacturing
Company. Several buildings were de-
stroyed, with loss estimated between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Announcement was made :ha: Mar
shalltown's sewer bonds had been dis
posed Of by Mayor Arson and Council
men. Grumme, and that work on the
new sewer would begin at once. Local
business men bought $4,000 worth of
the bonds. Contractor c. c. Gilman
was awarded the work.
TT is rumored that Harry Roberts
was taken for an English lord while at
Toronto recently Harry must have
looked swell in his light suit"
"Just as the invitations promised.
the progressive tennis party given last
evening by six maidens of North Cen
ter street. at the home Of Miss Nora
Tuffree, was most novel and charm
ing affair. At about the tennis games