Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-03


Gated with disease Of the Kidneys, Dan
iel ". Marston, city salesman for The
Letts-F7etcher Company. passed away
at 2:1O this morning at his home, sos
East State street The end mad been
expected at any time since Mr.. and
Mrs. Marston returned home four
weeks ago today from Cambridge,
Mass, where they had been for a few
months visit
Three months ago Mr.. and Mrs.
1arston went east, visiting ~ Maine
and Massachusetts, IN the hope that
the change in climate would prove
beneficial to Mr.. MarstonS health In
stead Of improving. however, Mr.. Mar
ston grew worse and q hurried trip
home was made
Widely Known as Salesman.
Mr.. Marston was widely known as q
salesman in central Iowa territory for
the Fletcher Company, with
which concern he had been identified
for twenty-five years. During prac-
ticaIIy all that time he had made ter
Titory on the Chicago & Northwestern
railway between Belle PLANE and
Ames, and on the Minneapolis & St,
Louis between this city and Grinnell.
Because Of mis- impaired health ne gave
up MS work on the road Feb. l and
was made city salesman. succeeding
T, L kinnan when Mr.. Kinnau was
made manager of the Clinton branch.
Mr. Narston continued in the city work
until he went east
Was Old Grocery Man.
Mr.. Tarstcn was a pioneer in the
grocery trade. All Of his business life
was spent in the wholesale line. dat
ing from 1855, two years after his dis
charge from service IN the civil war.
Upon settling at Lacrosse. Wis. in
1865, Mr.. Marston went to work for
a wholesale grocery concern and as
his experience grew ne entered bust
ness for himself He owned large
business. which prospered until the
panic OF 1893 affected him so greatly
that ne found himself unable to meet
his obligations at the bank, and he was
compelled to make an assignment
But he was not discouraged. He had
Doth business and personal acquain-
lance with Frank c. Let's, president
IF the Fletcher Company, and
applied to him for a position. 1t was
forthcoming, and in 1895 Mr.. Marston
vent 10 work for fhe Marshalltown
hrm and has been with il ever Since.
Mr.. Marston had been twice mar
ried, and by his first marriage was
the father Of three children, two daugh-
ters and a, son. all of whom are mar
RED At st. Louis on June O. 1899,
Mr.. Marston took Mrs. Frances Hol-
lister Gabelman, OF this city, as his
wife. In addition to his widow Mr..
Marston is survived by three step
children, Mrs. Frederick ". Wahrer, of
Fort Madison; Herman Fl. GabeIman,
Of this city, and Harry GabelmaD, now
with the aero section Of the United
States army IN France. Mr.. Marston
is the last of his fathers family. One
OF his two sisters, Mrs. p p. Bonney,
= Co5ttJ3i, TE2o-a Mr. and Mrs. Marston
went east to visit, died last weer TIE
other sister was the late Mrs. Abbie
Barnes, OF Andover, Maine.
Civil War Career Interesting.
Attic he never paraded his life as q
veteran OF the civil war, Mr.. NIarstou
had most interesting career as a
drummer boy. Unlike many young men
OF today. Marst0n did not try To devise
some scheme OF gettirg out OF service,
but rather concoCted his scheme to en-
list, and in order to do so added five
years to his age
A native OF Phillips Maine. where
he was born May t3, 1848, Daniel Web
ster Marston was only q few months
past 10 when, on Sept. 20, 1861 no
dressed in such a way TO increase his
bulk, gave his age as Is. and was ar
cepted as drummer in Company ..
Ninth Main infantry, and proudly
headed his company out of Augusta. for
the front
For three years, or until Sent. 10.
1854, he endured the privations Of
soldier, threw away his drumsticks for
musket, fought IN the ranks. looked
upon the slaughter of Gettysburg Cold
Harbor, and the Wilderness.
From the very beginning Of fine
titanic struggle between the north and
south Dan" Marston had experiences
that made Of him man at 1G. even tho
he entered school upon his return from
the service.
lie participated IN the great naval
expedition which started from Fortress
Monroe against Port ROYAL and Rea,I-
Tort and was one Of the cheering T;S
tors when tho stars and stripes tri-
umphed on the 6tfi Of the following
November He followed the flag or tho
Nintf, Maine thru the union troops
operations 5siss..::=== thA coast of Georgia
and Florida, from Warsaw Sound. "a.
TO Ferandlna, st. Augustine. and Jack
sonVille. and was present at the barn
Ing OF ST Mary's.
In order to be with his father. In
company C of the Sixth Maine. Serra-
tary OF state Stanton issued a special
tfder at the command Of President
Lincoln. transferring young Marston to
the Sixth. and he was with that revi-
ment until mustered out. With the
Sixth the young soldier was v III, Pew
holds corps on the fighting line at
Little Round Top when Pickett,s
charge marked the high tide ef the
confederncy." and was one Of sixteep
1eft alive or wounded and uncapti ,red
out Of 700 members Of the sixth Maine.
- From GETTYSBURG TO Mine run va.
with siNarrens cor,,,-::-. .te.s Grant thry,
thn Wilderness, Laurel Iriil, Spottsyi.
vafaia Court House. North Anna.
Parnuknev. Cold Harhor ana Peters ].
burg, yotnn sfarston foiiprt i,esi5e
his sire and was discharged within 4
day OF the third anniversary OF bis er,
Aithp 4 tsSnnber 81 fhe Grand = y.
* the Neppp,ssssss M Alarston seldom
eSesrea to M army experiences He