Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-12
FRIDAY. Feb. 10, 1898.

Friday, Feb. 10, 1898.
''Marshalltown people are pretty
bright but there 10 one thing that
seems hard for them 70 learn. A we'll
regulated electric car, running on
schedule time, can not be expected 20
stop anywhere between crossings TOT
a passenger. Every car WIN stop ~
every crossing, but people should learn
+ to wait at tho crossings and not wner-
ever capricious fancy dictates. On
the other hand motormen are some
!. times careless about waiting for poo
ple who are getting there a. fast a.
possible"
Bromley correspondence mrs. T.
B. Turner received q dispatch yester-
day telling of her fathers death IN the
east and Immediately left to attend the
funeral"
Saturday, Feb. II. 1893.
"An account has been received from
Rockford. Ill.,, Of the marriage in that
city Feb. OF Augustus Reitsch, a
prominent builder Of Rockford, and
Miss Ida Weir, who viii be well-re-
membered by many as former resi-
dent Of Marshalltown."
"A local real estate deal Of consid'
cradle Importance was completed yes
terday, when DR.. L. F. Kellogg pur-
chased w. c. Burleigh's handsome
home on North Center street and sold
to Or. C. A. Billings the Head lots on
the corner Of Second avenue and State
street, which he recently purchased
with the intention Of building on them.
Dr.lBillings will erect a handsome resi-
dence during this season. thus helping
along that building boom Of ours
BOLD burglars entered the house OF
NJ. d. Simonds, on East State street,
Il last night and made away with about
Z s12 in money. All the. watches be-
longing to members Of the household
were also taken into one room. together
with other valuables, but Mrs. Simonds
awakened heard the noise, called for
help, and frightened the burglars
away with only the money above
mentioned"
"isr. G. W. Bacon received the sad
announcement by telegraph today that
his brothers son, James Bacon, SON
Of Clark Bacon, was killed by the In
dams near Pine Ridge agency about
the 7th inst" (Further particulars re-
ceived few days later were to the
effect that the boy, who was about 10
years old, left his home. seven miles
southeast OF the Pine Ridge agency. on
the morning Of Feb. l to search for
horses that had strayed from the Bacon
ranch. When about forty miles from
home. on Feb. 2, young Bacon and
neighbours boy who was with him,
reached a camp where they decided
to remain over night. During the
night the camp was attacked by In
dams and all Of the party were killed.
Bacon was shot thru the neck and the
right arm. His boy companion was
shot thru the hip. Bacon was still
alive when a member Of the Indian po-
lice came across the devastated camp
the day following. and he lived about
fourteen hours following the tragedy
Thomas Graham, aged 76, died at his
home at State Center Of softenlnS OF
the brain.
Mrs. Mary Banks died at her home
northeast Of State Center Of paralysis.
Sunday. Feb. II. 1893.
Wll,iam Egbert, age ~, son Of John
b. Egbers living near Ferguson. died
Of paralysis Of the heart.
Frank Hoes, son of Enoe H Hoes a
farmer living near Ferguson. died at
Independence.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch will,m died at the family home.
Monday, Fob. a. 1893.
sMiss Leah Wheldon. teacher Of the
eighth grade, First ward, was agree
ably surprised by . visit Of hsr pupils
Saturday evening. They called on her
at her home and made her q present OF
q valuable book. Miss Myrtle Long
made very pretty presentation speech,
which was responded to in a happy
manner"
"The truly good Samaritan is the
man who cleans his walks while the
sun shines and the snow is soft for
the night cometh when no man can
break the ice, unless perhaps with his
head
'.The beauty Of tho weather yester-
day induced County Recorder Hole,
{. Miss Addie Hole, and Deputy Auditor
EIargrave to wander out into the coun-
Nv and hear the birds sing of spring.
fime."
John J. Hun, 4 farmer Of Eldora, and
Miss Margaret Case of Hubbard, were
married in this city by Justice s..
RStotts. n
AZ meeting held at Albion to dis
rcuss the advisability Of purchasing the
old Albion Seminary for use a. a