Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-09
Worked For Paper
Ffty-Six Years
AGO; Gets 1t No,D

II is not often that interest in q
community in which one formerly
lived Is maintained for more than
half century. to the extent that one
subscribcs Tor the old home paper
| but that Is just what James b. Hedge
editor and manager OF the Athenian'
| At A,her., Tenn. is doing.
Flfty-six years ago Mr. Hedge
then youngster. began the founda-
ton 81 his mastery OF the printers
trade on the old Times, the destinics
IF which were being guided by inc
late Uncle Ed" Chaplin Altho MT.
\ Hedge left Marshalltown in 1873, AND
Iowa in 1856. he alvuys has tried 10
| keep In touch with Marshantown, al
helt that most of his friends OF long
ago have passed away or no longer arc
residents here.
Enclosing a check for his subscrip-
ton to the Times Republican for 1918
Mr.. Hedge writes Interestingly of the
uldcn DAYS as follows:
The Times Republican has quite
! different appearance TO What it mad
when I first worked on it fifty-siS
years aco this last summer. II was
I lItN Dbh4leHtu ny Y ia pm va ''N'
Grizzly. as his contemporaries called
him. The principal workers then wtrc
Charlie Carleton. who taught me the
cases; SAINT Howard, Royal II. Barn
hart, and one or two others whom |
&C not remember just now. My princ!-
pal WORK consisted. N the morning, IN
CARRYING dispatches from the telegraph
office, which was then located in q
small brick building located where the
filSrim Hotel is now standing. In the
afternoon. about 5 o'clock. would do
tho hand rolling for the old Washing
ton press, and after the edition was
printed another boy. whose name |
can not nou recall. and myself would
60 out and carry the edition around
town.
The Paper was four page sheet.
four columns to the page. Marshall
town then had no railroad. The North
western was then running 20 otter
Creek. lnow Chelsea but was coming
t. Marshallto~n as fast - old John l..
Plair could get it there G. NJ. Wo, d.
bury pas then the leading business
nan. or rather the banker. Lacey *
Son Ithe son was sylvester Lacey
we're the leading croCers: f. Willigrsd
and David Parrett Here the leading
dry goods men. George Click was the
Druggist The leading hotel Vas tn"n
located where 'he Haser block was at
forwards built tthe old Marshall
House. occupying the site OF the pres
emit First National Bark-EdD and was
kept by H. D. Ranney. The leading
attorneys were Henderson & Board
man and Tim Brown. The Woodbury.
block ves not then built. The block,
corner OF center and Main streets. was
heinz erected by Lacey & SON. :r"c-
ers. TAYLOR & Ra-Hhart. druSE SITS. No.
lott & knisley. hardware dealers re
only church building in town was the
Lutheran. on River street.
Ny wife and we're n Marshall
town June 50 and July /. 1913. and en-
juyed our visit there very much. Fifty
five Years ago last August I vent TO
work in the Times office for William
H. Gallup. 10 learn the trade. ard have
Lsen at It ever since. except October.
November and December. 1854. wien
! vas clerk IN the postot..ce under ".
Hosenbaum. was married in MAJ
shalltown forty seven years ago. and
two years thereafter vent. 10 Toledo
and bought The Toledo Chronicle,
which | sold TO Lee & wilson thirty
two years ago
In addition TO publishing his news
pa per. The Athen!an. Mr. Hedge also
publishes TIE Methodist Advocate
Journal. the official paper % the Meth
od!st Episcopal church. South. and
Cold and Blue. the student aper o. tho
Athens school.