Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-31
Enter Business College Sept. &.
Miller, the jeweler, 1os East Main.

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Your fall suit needs cleaning and dy-
ing; take it to Flitton.
Seventy cent Japan tea for so cents at
Adams grocery until Monday.
Ladies Jersey ribbed vests from 3 to
10 cents. Hoyt's Department Store.
A fine line of ladies' and gents watch
es. Miller. he eweler, 1os East Main.
No stale drugs tolerated at sieg's
pharmacy. Purity assured. 10S East
Main.
Good team OF mules to trade for
heavy horse. Inquire OF George w.
Beasley.
Miss Jessie Conner returned wednes-
day evening from Cedar Rapids, where
h has been for the past TWO weeks
studying the styles in a wholesale mil
linery house.
Miss Agnes Swift was called by a tel
egram to Liscomb Wednesday evening,
where her father. Mr.. NJ. Swift, is i'll.
Miss Swift did not think that her par
ent's condition was serious.
Mrs. j. NJ. Speer, after a few days
visit with her husband, in this city, re-
turned to Oskaloosa Wednesday eve
ming. Mrs. Speer and family will re-
move to this city the middle of Septem-
ber.
Jimmie Miniter, the personifcation of
industry on the levee, became overhead
ed Wednesday while sweeping out
Hoods store on South Third avenue 1t
was over an hour before the young man
was restored to consciousness.
Mr.. C. II. Richardson, of Cedar Rap
ids, principal of the Spencer high school,
spent Wednesday, night in the city as
the guest of Principal j. S. MCGOWAN.
Mr.. Richardson is q former Iowa Col
lege boy and left this morning for
Spencer to begin preparations for the
opening of school.
Miss Bernice, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Clifford, was hostess this af-
ternoon to a party of little girl friends
at h up-to-date function for misses
known as doll receptions. The guests
of Miss Bernice were May and Esther
Forney, Maude Hawkins, Lucille and
Alice Willard, Ruth Balch, Charlotte
Click, Amy Wells, Katherine ketchum,
Grace and Louise Miller, Edna Benson
and Gertrude Gregory.
The county convention of the Y. P. S.
C. E.. has been held in Ferguson today
and will continue Over tomorrow. Those
in attendance from here are Rev. c. P.
Boardman and Miss Theresa Jones, OF
the Congregational: DR.. Elmina Cook,
Miss Gertrude Hall and Miss Lille
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Painter. of the Friends, and Miss Agnes
Cronkleton. of the Christian. Others
will probably go down this evening OF
in the morning.
Mr.. III. v. Speers and son Harry and
Mr.. Harry Walker will leave tonight
for Philadelphia, Pa, where they will
attend the national encampnent of the
g. A. r. Mr.. Speers and Harry will re-
main in the east a few weeks, visiting
also in Pittsburg with relatives. Mrs.
l.. L. Putzel and son Norman will also
leave tonight and will be absent for a
month or two, visiting Mrs. Putzel's
parents and sisters in that city. Mr.
George Neil leaves tonight for the en-.
campment as one of the district dele
gates from Iowa.
The recent item in these columns III
reference to Earl Stoddart.s afflictior
with curvature of the spine, in which ii
was stated that his trouble was dag
nosed in Chicago. is in error. The dag
nosis was made in his city by DIR. H. l.
Getz, who pronounced the trouble curry
ature. While in Chicago another exam.
nation was made and a specialist oi
that city confirmed the diagnosis made
by DR.. Getz. The plaster jacket which
the young man is compelled to weal
was placed on the patient by DIR. Get;
after his return home. Mr.. Stoddart il
doing very nicely.
Princess Niroqua. Of the Mohawks
who has been in the city for nearly
week. went to Albion this morning
where she will attend the district con
~vention of the w. G. T. U. From Their
she Will go to Quimby, Holstein an,
Cherokee. where she has lecture en-
~gagements. The princess meeting 70
women at the Universaiist churc
Wednesday afternoon vas well attend
) ed, as was also that for the men at tn
Railway Y. NJ. c.. A. rooms in the ev
ening. Both meetings We're very inter
; esting and an effort will be made /
have the lady return here some time i
: October.
Herbert 3. Smith, a young mar /.
: years Of age whose home, since a chill,
has been made with MIR. and Mrs. ]. ]
Sweet, at Liscomb. was quite painful
injured in this city Wednesday after
noon about 5 o'clock. Smith has bee
working since last Thursday with ii
roustabout gang at the works of IL
Glucose Sugar Refining Company, ar
was engaged at the time of his inju,
in unloading a car of acids. The acit
come to the factory in barrels ar
have to be drawn. by means of a S.
y phon, into large bottles. In emptyir
one barrel of hydrochloric acid a bott
was left only partially full, and in ca
rying this On a truck the bottle tipp,
l. md spilled, splashing some of the bur-
ing liquid into Smiths right eye. Tt
company physician was called and Il
eye wasdressed. 1t will be a week or ty
? before the young man will be able
report again. AS soon as he is di
charged from the Doctors care he w
= go to Liscomb until he is able to go
:. work.
Mrs. l.. r. Willard was hoste
Wednesday, afternoon at a r
te ception, inviting her lady frien