Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-25
Friday Sept. %.


1.-THE first block Of vitrified brick
paving ever put down in this city was
finished this forenoon on South First
avenue between Main and Church
streets. The workmen finished sweep
ing the sand into the cracks and put
ting on the finishing touches about >
o'clock and superintendent Grouse
opened up the street for travel soon
afterwards. Center street between
Main and Church streets is now the
scene Of action and will soon be finish
ed. Messrs. Gilman and Shorthill ex-
pect to finish several more blocks this
fall so that out citizens may see the
benefit OF paving next spring.
John L. Stevens, judge Of the Eaev-
enth judicial district, which included
Marshall county, handed to Governor
Boies his registration to take enect
Jan. /. Judge Stevens had been on the
bench six years and prior to that time
served as district attorney for eight
years. He resigned in order to re-en-
ter private law practice at Ames'
where he then lived.
John Morganscn, aged 43, 4o2 North
Fourth avenue, an employ Of Banzhalf
& Reimer, and working on q new
building at the Britain & Co.
packing house, was fatally injured
when he fell down an elevator shaft
from the second story of the building.
Morganson had ridden up on the ele-
yator and fell when his head came In
contact with a beam He died at mid
night.
Saturday Sept. "a, 1892.
"a fine boy made his appearance at
the home of Charles H. Schoff, 400 East
state street, on the night Of the 22d
inst. Mother and child are progressing
finely"
"Mr. c. H. E. Boardman, who was
married recently and moved to Jasper,
Mimi, will return to Marshalltown and
engage in business, his father, G. r.
Boardman, having determined to leave
this city and locate In Colorado"
"The electric street railway people are
making things hum at present and are
making rapid progress toward complet-
ing their line. A large force Of men
are at work on the power house. locat-
ed just west Of the gas works building,
which Is to be 95x65, and the smoke
stack. the same size as the largest one
at the glucose works. Ground was
broken today for the foundation Of the
car barn on South Third avenue. The
three cars are completed and are in
the shops of the Pullman Company,
ready for shipment at any time; the
rails are expected today, and 5000 ties
are alerady on the ground. The rachets
which are to be used to hold the, troll
ley wire In place are now being put on
the poles, and above the rachets, near
the top of the poles, the feed wire to
the trolley will be placed. The poles
now stand at a slight angle. but will
be Strengthened when the wires are all
up. It only requires 500 volts to run
the line, so there is no danger Of any
one being killed by coming in contact
with the wires, 1900 volts being neces-
sary to kill a person. The cars can be
run at the rate Of thirty miles per
hour"
Sunday, Sept. IS, 1892.
Mrs. Margaret Allen, aged "a wife of
Thomas Allen, East Nevada street,
died of malarial fever. She was sur
vived by her husband and four chill
dren. Burial took place the following
day in Timber Creek cemetery.
Monday, Sept. 26, 1892.
"Mr. Frank Lockwood Is quite Ill
with typhoid malarial fever at the
home OF Mr.. Nate Cooke"
"a marriage license was issued from
the clerks Office today by Cupid Har-
grave to walter Swain and Della
schultz, OF bangor s.ccasns hip. 4
"Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cutforth have
q little boy 1t their home.
James ~ M1tS cAshier of the Chi