Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-27
Thu r.d.y. March 20, 1897.

Mn and MrS, T. N. Utz received
telegram from Des iMoines announcing
the death of the latter's niece, Miss
Jessie M. Lowery, aged 10, which oc-
curfed the day before. The body was
brought TO this city Friday for burial
the funeral taking place from the Otz
hime. Miss Lowery was born In this
city Sept. 26, 1871. Her death was due
to tuberculosis. ...- ~,
Miss Phoebe Turner, the 15-year- old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Turner of Bromley, died Of pulmonary
tuberculosis, The following Wednes-
day, Jessie, another daughter, died.
This was the fourth daughter OF the
family to die Of the same disease since
Feb Is, 1890. =" ,f.. -.
Ernest c., the year-old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. w. p. flanagan, 307 West
Linn street, died OF measles.
d Bangor correspondence: Mud. snow
freeze. thaw, mere mud and deeper,
and travel about suspended. People
nearly all complaining of weather and
sick with colds" -, B g.. t. y
Vancl2vA correspondence: Corn is
bringing sc cenls per bushel."
" Friday, March ~, 1891.
"The contest to select ten students
from the high school to enter pub
lie contest here, and from among that
number select a delegate to attend the
state declamatory contest at Month
cello April "a, closed last evening. The
judges were Mrs. c. F. Peterson, Miss
Julia Long and s. w. Boyer. Their
selections are good ones and their
names and the subjects OF their dec
lamations are given below: Miss Lulu
Huffakey, King Robert Of Sicily Cora
Houghton. The Volunteer Organist;'
Lizzie Winery. Fall OF Pemberton
Mills Herbert Wright The Ship Of
Faith Maud Kellogg, The Death
Bridge Of Tay;' Fred Bailey. The
Home in. the Government" Matte
Bach. Josie Aliens Wife, Frank Pla-
eek, Stephen Douglass Charles Speers,
Ingersolrs Nomination. Mamie
Welles. How He Saved St. Michaels. "
At the Congregational church
Grecian entertainment was given I'M
der the direction of the Ladies' Aid
Society. and under the management OF
Miss Anna Kunkel. Of Philadelphia
An attitude drill was given by the
Misses Shorthill, Halbert, Boyd. Nell,
Thomas. Loree. VanDerveer, Miller.
and Casweii Scenes from 4 M!dsum-
mer Nights Dream were presented by
Messrs. Price. Speers. Urine. Rogers.
and Savage. Representations OF IA
::.cns E:ec!an statnary were given by
ten young women.
juniors Of the high school gave a
farewell party to s. w. Boyer. head OF
the science department. who had re-
signed his work here to assume duties
as an instructor in the state agri-
cultural college at Ames. Thad Smith
gave the opening address. to which
Mr.. Boyer responded. REGULATIONS were
given by Matte Bach. Grace Van Or
man, and Fred Bailey. and musicai
numbers by the Misses Woodruff.
Gertie Felstead. Libbie Hall. and
Benedict.
The -year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. ]. Wilson. 80S South Center street
died of measles. A 2-year-old son
died the preceding Thursday. and on
the. following Tuesday A 4-year-old
son died. making the third child within
II week 20 die Of measles.
Saturday, March 20, 1891.
Miss Lorraine Meeker left this
morning Oh, the limited at 4: 30 for Chi
cago. where she will attend the lee
lures on Homer at the art building.
given by some OF the most celebrated
men and women in America. While
there she will be the guest OF Mrs.
A. C. Abbott and family and Miss
Grace Fulmer Before returning home
she will visit the James family at Syc,
amore. H.. her birthplace. and where
her father. j. F.. Meeker. first read law
in 1853. In 1868 Mr. Meeker and his
family came to this city. having re-
sided here-ever since"
Another farewell party for 8. w.
Boyer was held by the seniors OF the
high school at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. D. Palmer. John McLeran gave
the farewell address. musical numbers
were given by Lucy Rhea. Norma Gar
wood, Viele Palmer. Helen Ketchum.
Evelyn Bronson, Lulu Calhoun. Cora