Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-12
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

township high school, the question was
debated with sentiment appearing 10
II be against the project u. b. Nc
Kibben and S. X. Ernst took the GROUND
that the expense Of buying the prop
erty for the high school was neeaiess
and uncalled for at this time. Stranse
to say hardly q word in favor OF the
purchase was said by any one
common school education being con.
sidered quite enough for the youth Oh
this township. In fact one speaker
said he knew 80 many educated too's
that he doubted very much the Vaiue
Of the higher education OF the pres,
ent day. or course at an informa!
meeting OF this kind = nothing iesai
could be done, but it is quite evloent
that Albion can have no public hisn
school IL a fair expression OF pupi'c
sentiment was given by those VIM
smoke on the subject. SO LeGrano'
New Providence. and other large places
will continue to receive our patronase
in the future. For over quarter OF
century the seminary has been our
chief attraction, and we still hope some
way NAV be devised for its use as
school building"
Tuesday, Feb. "a, 1898.
| "Tb,s morning a good sized piece
Of stone fell from the portico OF the
court house to the steps beneath. Can
| II be that the rocks OF ages that We're
supposed to be put into that oulioihs
are already crumbling.'
"The Times Republican eoltorla'
force received a beautiful valentine
today-a fragrant Easter lily from
Mrs. E. A. Wilbur"
Mrs. Mary G. Lydick, aged 2s' woo"
OF w. w. Lydick, died Of consumption
at her home. SIC South Fourth street.
Wednesday, Feb. is, 1893.
Ash wednesday services In the
Catholic and Episcopal cnurches
marked the beginning Of the Lenteh
season.
1.-THE drop in temperature from ABOUT
noon Yesterday till this morning was
thirty-nine degrees. Thirty-eight
above was Yesterdays maximum ana
below was last nights minimum.
We are in luck because the mercury
went no lower. The winters oacs
must be broken when a genuine coio
wave can't reduce the temperature
more than this
"rhe Pen and Pillow. that peoples
party weekly, published at Albion Is
no longer a living entity. With the
| issue Of Feb. 10 it's editor Raymond
| w. Carver, bids farewell to his readers
and departs for greener pastures III
Minnesota, where he will become as
,ociate editor Of the Adrian Citizen.
"Walking is one Of the most danger
Gus things a man can do NOWADAYS
because Of the glazing ice that IS al
most everywhere. Yesterday, While IL
was warm, the street commissioner or
dered Main street sidewalks cleaned
thru the business portion, but IN otner
ma rts of the city the middle OK the
street Is the only safe path"
At the home OF Ben1am Pontius'
! four miles north Of the city, Rev. J.
r. Crippen united in marriage Miss
| yiolettIe Pontius and Warren NJ. Mill
hiser. tho latter . son Of William Mill
hiser The young people were tettena-
ed by Miss May MAlhiser ana MILO
Jones and went to Housekeeping on the
Iseman farm in Taylor township.
Thursday, Feb. 70, 1883.
~. g. Brown can wear olS"onos VI
he wants TO- He recently sold from
his farms 1863 hogs for $4,565 which
nettsd $2s a head"
"Misses Maggie Kunkel and Emma
Fredlund entertained at the home OF
the latter about thirty guests at
masquerade party last night. The
evening was spent with cinch games
and music. There were many pretty
costumes ana all report a good time"
you had better secure q sack OF
Graceville Supsrlative Patent while
s1.16 buys Il. Quality is all right.
AMquith, cash grocer"
"One Of the merriest OF CROWDS
gathered at the homo Of Miss Myrtle
Rogers, SOB North Second street. Tus-
dey evening IN remembrance Of valen-
tine day. Elegant refreshments we're
served and all had an enjoyable time.
Those present were Elsie Merriman,
Grace Kilborn, Kate Andres, Mabel
White Pearl Hartwens Jessie Still,
Edna Baughman, Edna Wildman. Hat
tie Long. Eta Pence, Eva Ferguson,
Frank Sherlock, Roy Bailey. Charlie
Adams, Charlie Wright, Elmo Smith,
Charlie coppock. Harold Fox. Ray
Doolittle, Edgar White. Eddie McMil-
Ian, Raymond Fox, Earl Johnson and
Charlie Eldridge."
Charles Elliott, Of Mafongo and Mrs.
Florence Trip, OF this city. were mar
ried at the home Of Mrs. w. H. Adrain,
30S State street, by Rev. r. W. Bowers.