Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-21
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN
Friday, May 10, 1893.

-Four drunks were kindly, karefully
and konsiderately kollared by the off,
GERS yesterday and last night"
"Tom Elder, Mcbride & Wills genial
and efficient drug clerk for the past
eight years. has received we'll deserved
promotion in being assigned to the
management of the firms down town
drug store on South Third avenue. The
business will be in safe hands while
he Yields the pestle and presides over
the prescription case"
Announcement of the personnel of
the Marshalltown band for the season
was made following the opening con-
cert given the night before. The band
under the direction of G. F.. Toenniges
| was composed of John Nolan, Charles
Rogers. Joe Radke, Louis Miller, Frank
Kubias, Walter Adrian. Fred Bodies
Frank Gowland, J. j. Shea, Frank York
AL Richards, James Carlton, John Lane
G. +. Andrews, John Lindstedt, Julius
Holm, Elmer Woodward, AL Everist
Fred VOORHEES,, j. T. Thompson. Lewis
F. Andrews, Charles Holt, Fred York
Linn Farguson, Clarence Hickox, Ed
Choate, and Arthur Dickson.
| Word to the Times Republican from
Eldora told of terrific explosion ir
the Eldora electric light plant the night
before. The boiler had gone dry wher
the fireman, Louis Tenpleton, aged %
turned cold water into it. The ex-
plosion, which was heard for severa
miles. wrecked not only, the electric
light plant but two small buildings tt
the north and severely damaged the
Barnes Hotel on the south. Fireman
Templeton was buried beneath the
wreckage and badly injured. dying the
following Monday. DR.. A. e. Kier, who
owned and occupied one Of the adjoin-
ing buildings on the north as feed and
flour store, was blown thru the north
wall of his store, buried beneath the
debris, and was dead when found. The
damage to the electric light plant was
estimated at $4,000.
Liscomb correspondence: 'Iiscomt
is measles stricken place at present
| Our school, which averaged nearly 10C
pupils last month had twenty-six schol-
ars yesterday. Two cases have proved
fatal-Harry, son Of William Gould and
wife. and Johnnie son of John
Templeton and wife,"
Saturday, May 20, 1893.
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Before this paper reaches it's read
ers the last brick will have been laid
and the last plank put down on the
South Third avenue paving near the
depot. The appearance of the street
! Is very much imnrnved. and the rail-
road companies and the city are to be
congratulated on It's successful COM
pletion. West Main street is now the
busy scene"
20. H. Hole. the popular clothing
merchant at Is West Main street, has
bought the building he occupies from
S. Graham. The consideration was
$4,000, and a deed for the property
was filed yesterday"
Governor Packard has a fine field Of
winter wheat on his Strathmore farm
comprising about forty acres. Some
speciman stalks left at this ONCE are a
foot and one-half high and beautifully
sturdy"
Mrs. E. L. Jewell (now Mrs. A. l.
Mead, Of Clinton), was surprised by
the members OF the Epworth Guards. al
the home of her mother, 3os South
First avenue. The occasion was fare
we'll for Mrs. Jewell. who was soon tc
leave in company with her mother fol
Ohio to spend the summer. Mrs