Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
Friday, Jan. 6, 1898.

frIddyJ Jan. o, lo9o'
Robert worden, Of Laurel, brought
to town last Saturday six hogs for
which he received s156.2o."
Esquire Bacon tried his first case
this morning, an unimportant civil
case. The new justice went thru the
ordeal sang froid.'
1.-THE dwelling house Of Mary A
Willim, of Timber Creek township, was
burned last evening at 6 o'clock with
the contents"
"Cleveland was elected last Novem
Der and be the same token Mr.. ]. c.
Dunn entertained about twenty five
representative democrats last evening
all In payment Of an ante election
agreement. Cards, refreshments, songs.
and social converse were the order OF
events, the elegant refreshments in
question being served by Mrs. Dunn,
assisted by Mesdames c. c. Gilman and
R. A. Dugan. The gentlemen who
shared this hospitality passed most
delightful evening. and were glad that
the coal baron had not been over con-
fldent as to the result of the election.
Saturday, Jan. 7, 1893.
THE perennial talk about a Milwau-
kee stub from Ferguson to this city is
being heard again. this time with more
| likelihood Of its construction than
ever BEFORE"
A committee headed by N. S. Ket-
chum, appointed by the local manu-
facturers' and jobbers' association, an
nounced that It felt greatly encouraged
over the project Of building the WI
mona & Southwestern railroad from
Usage to Charlton, via this city.
Sunday, Jan. 8, 1893.
Charles w. Speers aged II, young
est son Of DR.. Elizabeth Speers. died
| in Chicago as the result of mistaking
morphine for quinine. The young man
was suffering from a severe cold and
went to the medicine cabinet intending
to take fifteen grains of quinine. There
was only a dim light in the room and
he got hold of the wrong bottle. His
brother, I. c. Speers, found the pros
| trate form lying on the floor an hour
or two later. The boy died at mid
night. DR.. Speers and her son brought
the body to this city the following
Tuesday, and burial took place from
the Presbyterian church that after
noon. Young Speers had been employ
ed as a clerk by w. H. Kelley in this
city, and had gone to Chicago to study
| pharmacy.
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Scissor died at the family home on
East Nevada street.
Monday, Jan. 9, 1893.
CLERK Millard's second marriage
license was issued Saturday to Henry
VI. White, Of Green Mountain, and
iiss Hattie u. Cock. &c Ma-sha!!!ttow~-nn. .
"The Marshalltown postoffice on
| Saturday received consignment : OF
10000 Columbian stamps-and every
body is after them. They cost no more
| than the old style, and will not carry
a letter mile farther, but they are in
it, while the old series go begging"
| Robert Pierce, of Lamoille, Iowa.
delivered to Kimball & Burdick forty
one hogs raised and fed by him, aver
aging 40s pounds, which sold upon
| Fridays market in Chicago at S7.55
per 100 pounds, netting 500 per head al
Lamoille, and being the highest sale Of
the day with one exception. How is
this for Marshall county,"
| In the January number OF the Re.
view Of Reviews will be found a like
ness Of a Marshall county boy who has
rapidly risen from seeming oblivion
into nationa! prominence. Mr.. Edward
T. Devire was born and reared in Mar
shall county. He Is a graduate Of Al
hion Seminary and Cornell College
afterwards spending year or two in
Germany perfecting his education. He
is at present staff lecturer for the
American Society For University Elk
tension
THE gathering at Dr. Devincss o.
last Thursday night was perhaps the