Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-02
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
Friday, Sept. 80, 1892.

Friday, Sept. 80, 1892.
The audience room of the Christian
church is now ready for the plaste-ers.
The contractor says there will not be
as pretty a church auditorium in the
state when finished. 1t will probably
| be six weeks before the building will be
| ready for USE
Mrs. Anna Mccullough, aged 20, died
at the home of her father. d. G. Pyle,
one half mile north of Lampille. of
| consumption. She was. survived by a
son, 3 years old.
| Saturday, Oct. I, 1892.
| Two well-matured ears Of corn.
grown since the 10th of July. are dis
played in the First National Bank
| Think of it, since the 10th OF July!
| Many Of those who planted during the
middle of June fretted over the pros
pect of not having crop"
Potatoes viii be potatoes this
year and will probably sell for double
the amount they brought last season.
Mr.. Jacob -Algier, of this county, who
! is a very successful potato grower.
says he will have 5000 bushels. He has
not contracted any at less price than
| so cents per busheL NJ. G. Johnson,
Of the Marshall Ice Company, who
bought the Cunningham & Jones farm,
| will have, it Is said. $4,000 bushels of
| 'murphies'-a big crop which will yield
an immense profit"
At the Odeon a large audience was
present to hear joint debate on the
political issues of the day between A.
B. Cummins and w. W. Wilmer, both
| Of Des Moines, the former representing
the republican party. Mr.. Cummins'
effective points for protection were
cheered to the echo"
At the home of William Vance, Ia
Their Of the bride. at State Center, Miss
Jessie F. Vance was given in marriage
to Charles B. Mason. Rev. w. II.
kieege, of Rhodes. 'tied the true low
ers knot in the presence Of happy
company of friends
Sunday, Oct. 2, 1892.
Minnie, the 3-year-old daughter of
T. W. Hauser. OF Ixacomb, died OF
cholera infantum. Il
At the home of Alr. and Mrs. J. G.
Weatherby. Hamlin Garland. OF Bos-
ton. an author who, has already made
good-Azed mark in the world and
who is able to make the mark much
larger before his death" entertained a
small company of people in talk per-
tanning to literature and literary men.
Mr.. Garland was then best known be-
cause OF his Main Travelled Roads"
"a Spoil OF Office" and other works of
fiction dealing principally with west
ern life.
Monday. Oct. g. 1892.
"Mr ". c. Dilley. of Union, is a new
acquisition to the business interests Of
Marshalltown, embarking this week in
the blacksmith's ira de. Mrs. Dilley has
been the leading soprano singer Of
Union for years and our people will
warmly welcome this excellent family
to our midst"
Mrs Ellen Neville. aged 81. died at
her home, 511 North First avenue, Of
dropsy.
Mrs. Mary Waters, wife of G. NJ. Wat
ers, died at the home of her brother.
Robert Eckles, near Green Mountain.
of a complication Of diseases. Mrs.
Waters was a native of Yorkshire,
England, where she was born Nov. g.,
1897 She came to America in 1850,
was married to Mr.. Waters March 10,
1855. and had spent her married life
in Illinois. Iowa. and Kansas. She was
survived by her husband, eight chill
dren an aged mother. three brothers,
and two sisters THE christian life OF
Mrs Waters was brightS one. She
was converted while at school at Mount
Vernon. Iowa. and after that time she
| lived only to do good always taking
great interest in the church and Sab
bath school In her home church in
Kansas she was superintendent OF the
Sunday school and was much beloved
by everyone because Of her bright and
sunny temper"
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1892.
| At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sea ger, at Gilman, Kneeland Ban
croft. Of Chicago, and Miss Annie Sea-
ger were married by Rev. Mr., Baker;
of Gilman. "The bride has grown up
| in Gilman as young lady whom heT
friends regret to lose from their MIDST.
| The large barn belonging to Dr.. w.
B. Knbbey, and situated on the rear
of the Kibbey lot at Seventh and Main,
| was burned to the ground shortly AFTER
o'clock, together with most OF us
contests Three horses which were IN
the barn were rescued. The fire was
believed to have been started by cnii-
dren playing with matches in the alley
back Of the barn.
/ Wednesday. Oct. S, 1892.
"The report of the soldiers home for
September shows an average OF s4S IN
mates. The state auditor has issued
warrant for s4,510 for support and pay
ment Of salaries"
"That hymeneal functionary ycleps
Hargrave issued one marriage iIceIlss'
yesterday to John Goshen and Miss
Bessie Whitehead. both Of Ferguson.
There is some ground for the nope
that those earthworks and rifle PITS OF
Third avenue will soon be things OF
] the past. The street car people com
menced laying rails yesterday from ,ne
Diagonal tracks northward. and the
work will now be pushed rapidly ior'
ward"
y Mrs. Celestial ArmstrpiK.s ~ ne. ~
n. M~Armstrong. died OF old age. MIS-
. Armstrong was 81 years old.
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