Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-30

All the standard cough dIlu COlQ
remedies at Sieg's drug store.
H. e. simkins, undertaking exclusive
ly. Second door west of postoffice.
Don't wait any longer for a new win
get it.
See our book cases before buying.
Will save you from 10 to 20 per cent on
all purchases. Densel & Wilbur.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church will meet Friday afternoon
with Mrs. Frances Smith and daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Bricker, No. 412 South
Third street.
We never know anything until we
find it out. Years of experience have
demonstrated that the Anderson heater
is the greatest fuel-saving device on
earth. 1t produces complete circulation
in all rooms adjacent to it.
Have you seen those combination
Davenport's at ID. c. Wilbur's? They
may be converted into couch as we'll.
Other stores may advertise to sell fur
niture cheap, but those who buy of us
will tell you that we sell cheaper than
all others Our stock is the largest in
central Iowa. If you don't believe 1T
come and see. Come in and select your
Christmas presents.
Mr.. NJ. G. Doolittle celebrated today
the second anniversary of his engage
nent in the real estate business in this
city and provided his friends with
choice cigars. Mr.. Doolittle has been
very successful in his business opera
tons here, especially so when consid-
ering the fact that he is probably the
youngest man in the business in Mar
shalltown and was at disadvantage in
having as his competitors men of years
and experience. He is determined to
make his third year bigger one than
ever.
To be a guest at the home OF Miss
| Josephine Welch last evening was
rare treat. The guests We're received
by little Miss Katharyn, sister of the
| hostess, and We're shown into the par
| Tors by Misses Marie and HELEN WEIGH.
| Miss Josephine was assisted in enter
| tanning by Misses Frances Mooney and
| Minnie Daley. During the evening
games We're played, the most interest
| ing being a geological fair. Miss Agnes
] Collins was awarded prize for guess
/ ing the greatest number OF animals
| which were represented in various
ways, and Frank kearns received the
1 BOBBY prize. Light refreshments We're
served by Miss WEIGH, who was assist
| ed by Mrs. Hayes and the Misses Ella
| McCavick Marie Higgans, Kathryne
Mooney and Frances McManus. Those
| present were Misses Anna Hayes, Mary
Marcy, Mayme Swift, Mary Mcmahon,
Agnes Collins, Minnie Daley, Frances
| Mooney; Messrs. James Mitchell, Peter
| Griffin, Frank kunkel, Frank kearns,
Guss Lang, William Coyne, William
i Cahill, Ed Fahey, John Coghlin, George
i Sipes and p. ]. McCavick
4 Zachary Taylar. descendant of
old Rough and Ready Taylor,
once president of the United States,
/ who was injured on the Northwestern
at quarry about ten days ago by hay
4 ing his left leg broken by the falling of
A a pile, left Wednesday evening for his
home in Council Bluffs. Taylor is yet
far from being well enough to travel,
and tainted at the depot Wednesday
evening While waiting for the train. He
Ills Very anxious, however TO spend
q Thanksgiving with his wife and fam
lily, and was given permission to travel
and furnished with pass by Mr.. Ira
c. Belden, OF Chicago, assistant claim
Il agent of the Northwestern. Although
3extremely youthful in appearance,
Taylor is a married man and is 80
years of age, having wife and four
children. He has worked for the
81 Northwestern eleven years and this is
his first accident of any consequence.
Taylorts ancestry is traced directly TO
the e.l-president. His father is j. u.
Taylor a farmer of Little Sioux, Har-
rison county, and his grandfather,
Henry Taylor. was half brother of
Zashary Taylor.
T The Northwestern improvements in
/ the yards at this point are about COM
pleted. The track has been raised six
!, inches or even with the depot plat
form Coarse gravel has been used in
abundance and a covering of finer
gravel and sand has been placed be
, tween the double tracks. The next i'm
: provement to be made, which Will be
completed, it is thought, before long
VIII be the placing of new platform
between the tracks and extending IA
: enough south To take in the Contra
: tracks The only thing then lacking u
n make Marshalnown's depot as good a
v the best of them viii be the placing 0
g an overhead covering for the tracks
o During rains and snow storms passen
Is gers are greatly inconvenienced b,
: having to alighA from trains which ar
:. not under cover. This condition Will b
ei found To be true this winter on storm.
h days. by the passengers on the North
Westerns west-bound trains, on whicl
passengers are now loaded and un
,. loaded on the south track without an
cover whatever. The passengers ar
compelled to alght and get on the trail
on the south side Of the train in orde
y to avoid any danger from east-boun
= trains on the next track, and they ar
s, 4 compelled to walk around the lon
:, trains in order to get under cover.
I Give the Chi ldren Drink
5. Called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious appe
Z. thing, nourishing food drink to tax
the place OF coffee. Sold by all grocer