Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-25
Friday, AUG. II, 1894.

.-.. Friday, Aug. II, 1874
1.-THE soldiers home sewer Is
finished. Sewage was turned in at
10: 30 yesterday a. m. The flow
reached the outlet into the river be-
low the waterworks at l p. m. The
fall is sufficient to give the now
plenty of force, and the success Of the
big sewer Is assured. 1t was great
and important project, and the city
is to be congratulated upon its con-
summation. All will rejoice that the
pollution Of the river from the SOL
diers' home ewage, is now thing of
the past. and people can now drink
river water without feeling that they
are quaffing the dregs of disease and
DEATH"
Elmer Wiswall, whose death by
drowning was mentioned in the Iowa
items yesterday as Judge Wiswall, OF
Washington, was for many years q
Marshall county boy. His father and
family lived a part of the time on what
is now the DR.. Lewis farm, In Taylor
township. Elmer graduated at the
Albion Seminary under Professor
Fogg. Then he and Ed Devine went
together thru the college at Mount
Vernon, Iowa. and were special chums.
A few years found young Wfswall on
the supreme bench Of the young state
Of Washington. Altho he was an ex-
pert swimmer he was accidentally
drowned. .. ..-
Saturday, Aug. 10, 1894.
ut was a merry crowd of young
people that took possession Of two
hacks and drove out to that romantic
spot on the placid Iowa known as
Nicholson's ford. The advantage of
the beautiful moonlight evening and
plenty to satisfy the inner man made
| it an occasion never to be forgotten.
The picnic was given by the gentle
| men of the party to the Cloverleaf
Club, in honor of their guests. Miss
Grace Conlee. Of Galesbus9 ILL.,. and
Miss Nettie Gregory. Of Union. After
supper the crowd gathered around the
campfire, singing songs and telling
stories until the night was far ad-
vanced. Musical selections we're
rendered by the Nonpareil trio. the
Misses Woodruff and Miss Leora
Crabtree. This jolly party consisted
Of the Misses Conlee. Gregory
Maude Smith, Adelaide Hole, Lottie
| Tiffany, Jesse Hall, Loll Peterson,
| Della Winery. Leora Crabtree. Emms
| Woodruff and Messrs. Richard Water
man, Charley Lawrence, Frank Towns
end. Rodney Wells, Cady Moffett
Will Choate. al Elder. Harry Rodgers
George Rogers. and Will Willard and
Ernest Walker, Of Grinnell.
Monday, Aug. 40, 1894.
/ No
Millhiser. and Messrs. Frank Russell
and Hartie Miller tested the luscious
ness Of those melons at the home OF
Joe Brandt, three and one-half miles
south OF the city, Saturday evening.
Moonlight and melody (?) were at
tractive features Of the occasion"
Peter johnson, aged IS, section hand
employed by the Northwestern rail-
road, was instantly killed in the local
yards when he fell from fiat car,
the wheels Of which passed over him.
In a belt on Johnson's person there
was found to be 1885. $3.50 Of which
was in gold.
Tuesday, Aug. q, 1894.
policeman Buren, now has pa
troll q wagon OF his own to convey
DRINKS to the city quay. It IL q com-
mon push wagon. The subject has to
he acch!ea .r IKE g TACT. l-n!se. hut the
first victim last night was Justin con-
dition to be stood on his head or
rolled up like piece Of carpet with
out offering any resistance"
"A jollier crowd, perhaps, never
went for an outing than the one that
Is camped at present on the south
shore Of the Iowa, Just above the SOL
diers' home. With a FIRST class Gull
nary department, neat quarters. and
plenty OF arnusements. the time passes
all too quickly. Camp Grehekefac is
the name selected. the words being
composed OF the initials OF the mem