Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-01

~. d. BULLOCK.
The picnic of the Sunshine Mission
school, which was to have been held to-
day at Finkle's park, has been post
poned until next Friday afternoon, on
account of the rain.
The members of the Columbian Man
dolin Club, Messrs. G. L. Smith, How
ard Wilbur. Ted Tuhree and John
Woodbury., came down Monday night
from Clear Lake, where they have been
furnishing music for the Outing Club. I
Mr.. Tuffree will return in few days, |
but the others will remain at home.
A few days ago.a woman giving her
name as Mrs. NJ. l.. Powers and her
home as Davenport came to the city. 1t
was soon evident that she was mentally
deranged and accordingly Overseer of |
the Poor Harmon Pemberton sent her
back to Davenport Monday evening,
that she might be cared for by her home
town.
Mrs. G. l.. Andrews accompanied her
son, Mr.. Ed Andrews. to Ames this
morning, where he will enter the Iowa
State College and begin course in me-
chanical engineering. Mrs Merritt
Greene, with her son, Mr.. Merritt I
Greene, Jr., also went to Ames, to in
vestigate the college 1t is probable that
Mr. Greene will attend there also, and |
take the same course as Mr.. Andrews.
If you have time to study the various |
claims made by competing houses pitch
in and enjoy yourself, but if you want |
the latest and best things in furniture
at prices before the advance come to
our store. We have rattan settees, dim
ing room tables and chairs and the \
travelling men say the largest and most
complete line of furniture they have
seen this year. Come in and see for
yourself. D. C. Wilbur. Bee Hive fur
niture department.
Miss Gail Bowes was in the city Mon
day, the guest of Mrs. w. NJ. Sherlock.
Since her graduation a month ago from
st. Clara'S Academy, Mount Sinsinawa,
Wis. Miss Bowes has been visiting at
the home of her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Edgington, in Eldora.
Monday evening she went to Kirksville,
Mo, to join her mother and sisters, Mrs.
N. G. Bowes. and daughter, Miss Mar
garet. who have been living there for
the past six months.
Marshalltown and Marshall county
| will be well represented at the state re-
publican convention, which meets at
/ Des Mones tomorrow. The advance
GUARD of delegates and visitors went
] down to the capital city this morning
ION the Northwestern, and included
4 Messrs. ]. @. Saint, F. c. Let's, F. CT.
Pierce, b. F. Cummings, b. F. Foreman.
stC NJ. Carr. George A. Turner, c. G.
lIorton and I. Binford of this city: j.
B. Classen and I. p. Low, of Vienna.
land Rev. O. II. l.. Mason, of Green
Mountain. Rev. Mason has been In
Nited TO make the opening prayer of the
convention. Chairman Estabrook and
tothers from this city and county will go
4 this evening in a special car attached to
the Colorado special. The Marshall
county delegation will be an influential
factor in the convention.
Misses Bessie w. ana Edna Louise
Parker returned Monday evening from
a delightful visit of number of weeks
with relatives in Galesburg, kewanee,
and Abingdon, Ill. While in Galesburg
lthey assisted in the musical parts of a
program at the Chatauquan assembly
and on the evening of July 18th they
. gave a concert in the NJ. e. church at
Abingdon, concerning which, among
other complimentary things, the Abing-
idon Kodak says The Parker sisters,
, Miss Edna Louise, as vocalist. and Miss
Bessie w. as pianist are talented young
!, ladies. They are graduates of a Boston
conservatory of music and Abingdon
musical people say that the ladies are
e superior in their line of work to any
i who have appeared in our city in re-
: cent years. Abingdon people hope for
$ another opportunity to hear them"
d The death of Hardy, the dog of Mr.
& and Mrs A. NJ. Friend, a few weeks
ago, caused great sorrowing in the
Ehousehold, where it had been, as dogs
e always are, trusted friend so long
i That the dog had been poisoned there
ii was no doubt. One dog, however was
It left to the Friends, little Jim. house
o dog and a great pet. Sunday 1t diet
k from poisoning also. Only those who
$ have never lost some faithful pet car
wonder at the heartfelt sorrow wher
they die. a pathetic little story wa.
e once written of a man, friendless ant
I alone, who had but one companion ant
II that his dog. One day the dog died ant
= the man gave up the hard struggle o
life and work. In lesser degree, thos
/. of happy homes and many friends fee
o. the loss of the dumb friends and TIL
r. members of the Friend family can as
a, sert the loss of the two dogs, them
selves great friends, is not unlike tn
- losing Of one Of those of the family it
= self.
y Some people have a queer conception
le of the duties of officers. Monday even
ing Sheriff Mcpherson received a tele
. gram from Mrs. Eva Hanes, who re
u sides near Haverhill. which read
le Come quick to the home of the lat
ce Mitchell Powers The sheriff didn'
y know whether murder had been com
mitted. whether an insane person wa
in loose or whether there was just an or
20 binary family row on. He thought, ow
&c ing to the imperative demands of tn
". telegram, that he had better investi
Mt gate. and in company with Deputie
8 Garvey and Wildman he drove to tn
a. Powers home. There he found Mr..
nd Haines and her mother, but no one els,
nd and was mad enough to swear whe
he he heard the nature Of the trouble. Mr.!
Haines is the daughter Of the late M
Powers, and through her father re
so ceiyed considerable property. the cor
Of troll nf which bno oa1 chi