Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-06
Friday, ian S, 1894.

And they all ate 'coon-that IN 'no
gentlemen did, Ladies were barred,
Coon doesn't agree with the gentler
sex. w. III, Bowen captured the var
mint week or so ago--a great, fat
fellow Weighing thirty-iive pounds from
tip TO top. 1t was as fine n meal as
ever tickled palate, and OF course was
cooked ami served Just right, but 1t
would have been no good unless his
friends were there to help devour It, So
Mr.. Bowen invited and had as guests
The following named gentlemen VIII"
live almost exclusively on wild game,
frogs and carp: DIR. w. b. Kibbey DR.. j.
L. Winery. VIII Hodges, Il. A. Tuf-
free, Frank Elliott, M. V. Watrous.
Charles Click, a. A. Moore, and l.. c.
abbott. The latter carved tho coon
like one t. the manner born, and after
the last bone was picked clean an hour
or 80 WIS spent in social chat and
swapping stories"
''W. Z. Statler has severed his con-
rection with the Northwestern Life In
surance Company and engaged with
the Bankers Accident Association Of
Des Moines whittier he expects to re-
move his family within sixty days,
which cause general regret among their
numerous Marshaltown friends.
s. A.. Veach, harncssmaker OF this
city, died at his home, EOS North Fifth
street, after a long illness of consump-
ton. Mr.. Veach was SO years of age.
Three hundred guests assembled at
the new Pilgrim Hotel to participate in
the reception and ball given in con-
rection with the opening of the hotel
shortly before. ut is not over stating
the facts to assert that it was the most
billiant society assemblage ever gath
cred in Marshalltown. Not only the
elite of the city. but many people from
out of town, were there. Des Moines,
Clinton, ST. Paul, Chicago, even New
York contributed guests. 1t was es-
sentially. tho not exclusively, q full
dress party. and many of the ladies'
costumes were regally magnificent.
while beautiful Jewels flashed in the
charming effects of the brilliant scene.
The majority of the gentlemen We're in
full dress. Under the splendid general
ship of Mr.. L. c. Abbott, who was chief
over all committees, arrangements and
everything connected
with the affair passed off with precis-
ion and promptness of clockwork. If to
one man more than another is due the
signal success Of this notable occasion,
Mr.. Abbott is entitled to that credit.
For two weeks he has worked with
that zeal and energy that characterize
all his undertakings to make this the
browning social event in the history of
Saturday, Jan. 6, 1894
Des Moines dispatch: Hon. Henry
Stone will be elected speaker of the
house unanimously all the rest of the
having withdrawn this
giving the Marshall county
candidate clear field. Mr. Stone is
being fairly deluged with congratula-
tons by his many friends"
Liscomb correspondence: Mrs. Ruth
Wiley died at the home of her son, ].
T. Wiley, in Liscomb on the Sd inst
She was daughter of c christopher and
Mary Kinsey, and was born Feb. Z,
1905, in Jefferson county, Ohio. She
was married to Joshua Wiley in 1885,
Since 1884 she has lived in Liscomb
with her son." (Mrs. Wiley's daugh-
ter law, Mrs. Ruth C. Wiley. the wi
dow Of J. T. Wiley, died at the same
home in Liscomb just twenty five
years afterward to day.
Monday, Jan. 8, 1894.
Before leaving for Des Moines to
assume his legislative duties, Senator