Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-22
1hur.d.x. Nay %, 1891.

| Thursday, MAY xH 1851.
"a Jolly fishing party went down "a
N.cholson's floyd last night, camped ON
and angled for bass and other denizens
of the raging Iowa. The result OF their
trip was fifty pounds OF FISH besides
having good time and the noyeiIy o.
camping out They We're G. z. Trine 9
and Ned Wallace, or this ciW, anu am.
, l.. H. Wallace, Fred Hopkins, Robert
Kaple, Bert Thomas, Chef Wahace anu
Henry White, Of Green Mountain.
Friday, May 20, 1891.
John Dillon, a popular comedian OIL
the day. appeared at the oaeoh an
Wanted, the Earth" His audience
was not large. 49, y d AI
Saturday, May 80, 1891.
Members of special committee OF
business men held conferences In
Chicago with the Firmenich Manufac-
turing Company, the result of which
the company agreed to continue 90
maintain its glucose works in Mar
shutdown provided the city would be-
gin at once the construction OF
sewer reaching from point pear the
factory to the Iowa river. The agree
ment was also contingent upon the
promise of the city to build seetlins
or evaporating basins in case the
sewer would not dispose OF the fac
tory's sewage. The idea of DIR. FIR
menich was to avoid any pollution OF
the waters Of the Iowa river. over
which repeated damage suits had been
brought by residents of Tama county.
Because Of this litigation. DR.. Err
menich was already considering
500. 0OO bonus from a Nebraska CITY
m yroya rba SlDcOSe works.
Memorial day was generally Cd
served by a cessation of business thru
out the city. The exercises at River
side were carried out under the direc-
ton of the q. x r. and w. r. c. Col.
J. J. Steadman, of Council Bluffs, de-
livered the Grafton, and Rev. J. ii.
Rhea the address in honor OF the I'M
known dead
Sunday, May 81, 1891.
Mrs. Martha J. Shewalter died at ner
home near Marietta, OF dropsy. She
was 81 years Old.
Members of the class 81 1891 OF 1the
MarshaIltown high school listened 10
the baccalaureate address delivered at
Guild hall by Rev. F. E. Judd.
Monday, June I, 1891.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. F'litton are the
parents OF IA bright little girl, born this
morning" (Mrs- S. G. Falls, Cheyenne,
Wyo.)
Formal announcement was made by
Sheriff John S. Hixson of mis- with
drawal as candidate to succeed HIM
self. In connection with his announce
naent the T-R said: 1T Is proper 10
say in this connection that Marshall
county never had better or more
efficient, sheriff than Mr.. Hixson. He
has heartily given his active efforts
and his influence TO the enforcement o.
all laws. including the prohipitory
statute, and in proof of the latter IL
may be stated that he has seized ano
destroyed more liquors than any other
officer the county has had. Because
Of his vigilance and efficiency he has
won the respect Of the people and was .
warmly supported for reelection"
AT the Waiter Hastings home Miss
Carrie VI. Ha stings was given in mar
rage to William Elder. of Boone Rev.
S. 4. Perrine performed the ceremony
at o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Elder went
to Boone to live. e-r
Because the high school graduating
class was Of such large proportions
thirty-nine members and the largest
in the history of the. school-it became
necessary TO bold the commencement
exercises on two evenings instead Of
one The programs were both given
al the Odeon. The first half included
an instrumental quartet by Helen
ketcnum. Ethelyn Bronson, Lucy
Rhea, and Nellie Loree; the salutatory.
Modern knights of the Round Table
by Norma L. Garwood: Grafton, True
Greatness" by Anna Weatherby. reci-
tation. The World We Live in Anna
F. Malone: essay, Hobbies" by Bessie
Handel: Grafton, The Future of
Plutocracy," by by c. Raymond
Speers; vocal solo, The Midshipmite,"
by VeIie G. Palmer: recitation. Mr..
Brown Has His Hair Cut" by Cora
E. Smith: oration. Duty of a Govern-
ment to It's Own Soldiers by A Rose
Wildman; essay. "Arbor Day." by
Edith NJ Waterman; defamation.
Grants Place in History" by Charles
r Brown: Grafton, Condemnation Of
Shylock" oy Maud c. Drum; Grafton,
defense OF Shylock," Nellie n. Par