Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-07
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

, lance. Motorman Goodale, however,
instead OF becoming frightened and
leaving his post with an eye to per-
sonal safety, remained where he be-
longed and stopped the car without
much damage to either car or bus"
The annual municipal election re-
suited in DR.. w. b. Kibbey being
| chosen mayor over Nelson Ames and
Col. Elliott Shurtz. In the First ward
John Banzhaf was elected councilman
without opposition, and Frederick
Grumme was reelected in the Second
also without opposition. In the Third
the ballots showed George III. Shelter
to have received 165 votes and George
Trautman, the present incumbent, 1873.
D. T. Denmead was elected in the
Fourth over Mark Ehle. NJ. H. Havi-
land was reelected city assessor, Obed
Caswell was elected city solicitor and
H. NJ. Pepper city treasurer. 1t was
announced that a contest would be
filed by Mr. Trautniann iii the Third
ward because several ballots were
thrown out The contest later was de-
cided by the city council which held
in favor of Mr.. Shelter.
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Goodrich, aged 10,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
z. G.. Swift, in State Center She had
been a resident of Iowa since 1871.
Besides the daughter she was survived
by one son, L. b. Goodrich, also OF
State Center The body was taken to
Brownhelm, O., for burial.
Tuesday, March z, 1898.
Believing that a bad wreck was in
evitable, and that he would be plunged
with his engine off a bridge, Thomas
H Meredit tn young engineer on the
Iowa Central, jumped from his engine
when it became derailed at Elrick
Junction and was instantly killed. His
neck was broken by the fall. Mr..
Meredith had only recently been made
an engineer. He was survived by his
wife, The funeral was held in this
city on the following Wednesday and
the body was taken to Linneus MO,
for burial.
At the home Of the brides father,
William Millhiser, Miss Lille May
Millhser was given in marriage to
Milo H. Jones. The young people were
attended by Clarence w. Millhiser and
Miss Marjorie Millhiser, brother and
cousin Of the bride.
Wednesday, March 8, 1893.
Mrs. Charlotte Will, aged II, widow
Of John Will, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. A. Moore, after two
weeks illness due to apoplexy. Mrs.
Will was the eldest daughter of George
Click and was a native of Otterberg,
Rhensh Bavaria, where she was born
Aug. "a, 1921 She came to this ooun-
try with her parents in 1910 and in
1S43 at Mansfield, O., was united in
marriage with Mr.. Will. In 1868 Mr..
and Mrs Will came to this city, where
Mr.. Will engaged in the furniture bust
ness. He died in 1872. Mrs. Will was
survived by four Of her eight children
Mrs A. A. Moore, Mrs. e. w. lamar,
of Cedar Rapids; Ernest Will, Daven-
port; and Charles WILL A brother, DR..
George Click and two sisters, Mes
danes Helen Hunsche and Il. Will
grod lived in this city.
John j. Riley and Mrs. Jennie Rain
were married by Justice C. w. Bacon.
Linneus E.. Gehr, formerly Of this
city, and a nephew of Mrs. E. S. Will
son, sos East State street, was burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
Spaulding carriage factory at Grinnell.
Gehr had been working in the factory
during the evening and was believed
had tainted under the excitement and
was unable to make his way out of
the building. The fire did damage
amounting to $4,000 and the company
carried $4,000 insurance.
Thursday, March 9, 1893.
At the home OF Mr.. and MRS. O. R