Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-26
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
Thursday, Feb. rs, 1892.

thursday, cd. 20 1859.
"Messrs. Ed ketchum and w. S.
Robbins were at Algona yesterday and
report c. c. st. Clair is doing we'll in
the banking business.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Travis have a
nine pound boy at their home, born
this morning. Mr.. Travis was around
setting up the cigars today
Marietta correspondence: Robert
Harper tried to hurry the fire by the
use Of kerosene, and now wears sing
ed mustache and eyebrows"
Complimentary 10 Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
V. Watros, who had just returned
from the city after an absence Of TWO
months. members of the Calisophian
club enjoyed a social evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Sievers.
Friday, Feb. 26, 1892.
Mr.. Dana Niles went to Union to-
day to close a deal for 240 acres of
land, which he sold for $50 an acre"
Announcement was made Of the cam
didacies of DIR. w. C. Payne and E. A.
Harris as members Of the city council
from the Second ward, and T. c. Wea-
therly from the Third ward.
Walter Trotter has just completed
d ltldp Va iIiC S!tss nt'-|4i Ao pCiASSe Al
all its details. The scale is 200 feet to
the inch. Mr.. Trotter is making sue
cess Of drawing, and has returned to
the Ames agricultural college TO con-
tinue his studies. He will graduate
this year
The LeGrand Record says that a
few weeks ago, when w. G. Keen left
for his old home in Baltimore, Md, a
few began to whisper around hat II
was for something more than Sislt>he
had gone east, and we find his :eturn
has proven that those WhisperinGs
were true, for ne brought with him
one of Baltimore's fair maidens. VIII
liam had come to the conclusion that It
IS not good for man to be alone, and
that there is no such thing as single
blessedness. SO he has taken unto
himself a helpmate.'
"Banzhaf & Reimer, the stone ma
sons, began this morning to stake OH
the ground for a new building / the
glucose works, which viii be 34XIo
feet and eighteen feet high. When
finished it will be used for the manu-
facture of dextrine, u new enterprise
here. Everything is booming at the
glucose works"
At a meeting held at the Phoenix
Club rooms the question of an electric
street railway for Marshalltown was
discussed and preliminary steps taken
to see what could be dune towards the
granting of a franchise. The Thom-
son-Houston Company made propo-
sitlon thru J. NJ. Parker to put in an
electric railway and Gilman & Short
hill, owners of the present horse car
line, offered to take up their rails and
turn their franchise over to the new
company for the sum Of $1,000. A COM
mIttee composed Of 7. J. Fletcher, u.
F.. Kirby, and A. A. Moore was ap-
pointed to investigate the proposal.
Saturday, Feb. 81, 1892.
Elmer r. Woodward was announced
as candidate for councilman from the
Fourth ward for the long term.
Mrs A. B. Cox will leave this even
ing, via the Iowa Central, for Suther-
land, Fla, to join the Ackert- Banks
party there, and remain until they re-
turn. ,Messrs. Archie Cox, Jr., and II.
]. Ackert will accompany her on the
journey as far as st. Louis, ana Whiie
there will see DeWolf Hopper in his
new opera Wang"
The friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Ingledue, Sk North
Third street, realizing that they were
soon to leave this city to make their
home in southern Missouri, conceived
| the idea Of taking them by surprise
yesterday, and they accomplished it.
After taking possession of their home,
and quiet being restored, Mrs. \. s.
x.Ht !, fpTsfr1 NJ a.
scented Mrs. Ingledue beautiful silver
berry dish, and Mr.. Ingledue gold
| headed cane. The worthy couple were
too much overcome to express their
thanks, and Rev. e. w. Bowers thank
ed the donors for them. At o'clock a
| superb dinner was served, and While
| discussing it all present had general
good time"
Sunday, Feb. 20, 1892.
While hunting near Bromley, Dewey
LaPlant, aged ~, accidentally dis
charged q shot gun, tearing away the
left arm at the shoulder. DR.. =. ,.
Burroughs, of Albion, amputated the
arm at the shoulder joint The following
day.
Monday, Feb. %, 1892.
| George Cation was 20 years OLD To-
day having been born on Feb ~. SO ne
only has birthday once in four cars
In honor Of the event his wife gave
him most agreeable surprise ny IN
viting in their friends and neighbors 70
assist in celebrating the event, Whlca
was accomplished in royal styis. 4,
| good dinner was one OF the features q
| the occasion"
C. r. Lander WAS announced as CHI
didate for the council from the Frs
ward and ]. r. sheldon for III. sslor'
term Of the Fourth ward.
Margaret Allen, aged ~, died AZ i he'