Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-18
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

revolver struck young Thorpe in TIL
head While on his way to the Rail
road Y. NJ c. A, rooms the father
Frank Thorpe, found the body OF hi
injured son. The boy fingered unit
the following morning. when he died
The coroner's jury, composed of G. w
McNeely, George Click, and j. g. Val
Orman. returned verdict of acct
dental death.
Sunday, Dec. 20, 1891.
There was large attendance at thu
| Sunday services in the revival cam
paign at the Christian church, II
charge of Evangelist George l.
Brokaw The meetings, which hae
been in progress for three weeks were
brought to close the following night
Monday, Dec. q, 1891.
| A resume of building operations dur
Ing the year 1891 was made by the
| Times Republican, which declared ina
while the city had experienced nc
boom" it had had remarkably
healthy growth. The building opera
tons for the year aggregated an eN-
penditure of s2Ii.l50, which included
city improvements as well as actua
home building and other building en-
terprises.
| a severe wind storm, which in some
localities in the county attained the
velocity of a torpado, did considerable
damage during the night. The vino
was accompanied by rain, hail, and
lightning. The home of Andrew Olson
truck farmer at the corner OF
Thirteenth and Linn streets, was de-
| Olson 0lllte
badly injured. The wreckage caugh'
fire from an overturned stove, ana MaS
entirely consumed. Two barns be-
longing to Oscar HartweN, ilol Wes'
Main street. were blown from theli
foundations and pretty badly wrecked
| Other buildings in the western ano
northern parts Of town were unrooreo
Thomas Hughes home, near Luray
was lifted from It's foundation, carried
| about eighty feet to the east, ana SCI
down without being greatly damaged
| Altho a table in the house was over
| turned. the stove was not disturbed
| The occupants of the household were
| in the dwelling at the time.
Jacob Upton. aged IS. died at the
| home of his son. W. s. Upton, thres
miles east Of town Mr.. Upton came
| to this city from Ohio in 1867 and en-
gagged in the livery business on South
| Center street, (where the Nickel FUR
ni,ure Company store is now situated
| From 1870 until 1865 he was IN the
retail meat business.
,;rs. william. Wallace, Unknown
resident of Green Mountain, died OF
heart disease al her home. She was
| survived by her husband and three
sons, "Chet.' Lou and Ned.
Tuesday, Dec. %, 1891.
misses Mabel Hood, Eva Pierce and
| Nellie Loree are arranging to give a
leap year dancing party in Forneys
hall Jan. 5. 1t will be full dress
| party, and gives promise of being one
| Of the most enjoyable events OF the
| winter
After an illness OF six months, Miss
| Alma E. Wiley. daughter of II. u.
Wiley, 1887 West Main street, and
| sister Of Charles and Frank Wiley, OF
| this city, died of pulmonary tubercu-
losis. Miss Wiley was graduated from
the high school in 1888, and was
! general favorite among her classmates
and friends At her funeral, which was
held the following day, the young lady
members Of her graduating class at
tended in a body, and FIVE of the six
nall bearers were all members OF the
class. They were Frank Sutton, Roy
Meeker, Mark Ehle, Charles Board
man. and Meier Dickson. Frank
Pierce was the other pail bearer.
| George. the 2-year-old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. william Hayes. 405 West