Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-12
Thursday, July II, 1898.

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Miss LILLIAN E. Shorthill went to
Madison, Wis. last night where she
will attend the summer school Of the
University of Wisconsin,"
Friday, July IL, 1895.
"An improvement that attracts
the notice of all passers- by is prog
ressing at the corner Of Main street
and Third avenue. The whole roof
of the Stoddart House has been
raised bodily from the walls ten feet,
and another story will be added,
making the building three stories
high"
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
S. Mcknight diedsat the family home
in Timber Greek township.
Saturday, July 10, 1895.
"a little rain just now would be
greatly appreciated. If for nothing
more than to lay the dust. While no
rain has fallen since the 9th of
June, crops are not suffering. Pas
lures and lawns, however, are
suffering for moisture, but better
weather for harvesting small grain
could not be made to order, and dry
weather for the next week will in
sure the largest crop of oats in many
years."
DIR. Janss feels justly proud in be-
ing able to report the first and only
successful case Of appendicitis
treated by operation in the history
of Marshall county. He this morn
ing discharged the case of Miss
Sadie Peterson. S04 East Frederick
street, who was taken Ill on June l,
and was operated on June Z. Three
days after the operation she was
unable to retain the least food, and
was given up by the family and
other physicians, but she neverthe-
less made good recovery, and this
morning was able to take O walk"
(In the following issue DR.. II. L.
Getz, in communication to the
newspaper, declared that the in
formant for, the above item had
"overreached" himself. and called at
tention to the fact that the In
formant forgot to mention that he
had performed the operation, as
sisted by Drs. Janss, Boucher and
Clark, and furthermore had adj
vised an operation as the only means
Of saving the patients life.
Mrs. Ursula Bevan, of Clinton.
aged 90, and civil war nurse, died
in the soldiers home dormitory. Mrs.
Bevan's death was the first to occur
in the women's dormitory. and hers
was the second death among women
members Of the home.
"Des Moines Capital: This morn
ing Gen. Byron A. Beeson, ex-state
treasurer, had the wholly-unexpected
chum whom he had not seen for for
ty-six years. This man was Vincent
Martin. General Beeson has been in
the city for, five years, and Martin
for the past twenty years. yet they
did not know of the fact that they
were the two boys who had been
schoolmates in former days. General
Beeson relates that they used to go
to school In Ohio nearly fifty years
ago. It was an old fashioned log
school, and they used to lock the
teacher out and make him pay up
with bucket of apples. The story Of
their lives and meeting is quite a
romance. and the general recited 1t
in glowing terms"
Mrs. Mary Clark died at her home,
901 Iowa street.
Monday, July is, 1895.
"A ride over the country at the
present time reveals the growing
fields in their wealth Of richness.
Barley and rye have nearly all been
harvested, and the fields of oats and
wheat are fast assuming tho golden
hue that betokens maturity. and the
stalks areS,almost weighted down WITH,
grain. Corn never looked better. and
apples will be abundant"
''The horse of David Lennox be.
came frightened while standing near
the City Bank on Center street just
after noon today by a bicyclist rid
ing up from behind. The animal
broke from its fastening and ran
across the corner Of the park, circling