Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-14
Or. Janss. phys,cian and surgeon.

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Fail underwear at Pappe Bros
Try La Eauidad cigar. at sundell's
Cafe.
Kid gloves for the little ones. NJ. F..
Andrews.
New sorghum at the Bee Hive for IS
cents per gallon.
Wanted-Apprentice girls who know
sewing. at Mrs. Benjamin's.
We have opened the largest line of
underwear ever shown in Marshalltown
Boston Store.
For Rent-Seven room house, good
location. modern improvements. c. H.
p. Boardman.
To fishermen-Bullock will make you
unequaled prices in that line of goods
to reduce stock.
Get your welsbach lamps, mantels
and chimneys at Blake's. Office open
from to 8 at night.
A new dining car for the Union Pa
cific, the "Fabyan," passed through the
city Wednesday evening on the North
from Chicago to Omaha.
This mornings Des Moines Leader
says: Frank 8. Lander, of MARSHALL
town, filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy with the clerk Of the federal
court yesterday. Liabilities are sched
uled at s3.342.65, and assets nothing"
Mrs. Frank Brown returned Wednes-
a w al a
was called on account of the illness of
her sister-in-law, Miss Edna Brown.
Miss Brown is somewhat improved,
but still lacks a great deal from being
we'll.
Mr.. I. w. shriver secretary of the
Acme Life Insurance Company, left this
morning for his home in Prairie City,
where he will remain for an indefinite
time to recuperate from a siege of fever
which has kept him confined to his
room at the Pilgrim for the past month.
James Brown, an old and wealthy
farmer residing two and one-half miles
southwest of Gilman, is lying very low
at his home, suffering from cancer of
the stomach. Mr.. Brown has been
given up to die and is gradually fail
ing. He has had no nourishment what
ever during the past ten days. Mr..
Brown is 70 years of age.
Mrs. Anna Coppock, the defendant In
the recent divorce proceedings brought
by her husband, went to State Center
Wednesday evening, where she will
visit with her sister, Mrs. John w. Car
ney, and mother, Mrs. Mary White, of
Schaller, who came to this county to be
present during the hearing. Mrs.
White will return TO Schaller in few
days.
Chief Engineer H. j. slifer, of the
Northwestern, who has charge of the
double track work on the Iowa divis-
ion. spent Wednesday in the city for
the purpose of overseeing a change in
the tracks of the east yards. The
change made is for the purpose of
Swinging the traffic from the ia tower
to the beer garden curve, SO that the
graders can complete their work on the
double track. The traffic was changed
after passenger train No. passed the
point at $50 this morning.
The Maccabees' excursion to Clear
Lake this morning was very we'll pa
tronized out of this city, In fact, in
point of numbers from this point, the
attendance was larger than on any
other excursion of the season to the
lake. Two hundred and six tickets
We're sold out of Marshalltown, and
with those who had boarded the train
at southern points along the line. quite
a respectable excursion resulted. Nine
coaches We're used to transport the
crowd. The train was in charge of Con-
ductor Young and was pulled by Engi-
neer Charley Meredith, with engine "a,
leaving here at I:45.
Des Moines Leader: F. C. Let's, of
Marshalltown, and Russell Pratt, of
Des Moines, left for Chicago last night
and will today open the Chicago office
lof the Western Brokerage Company
| of which they viii have charge. The
| company will purchase from producers
and in large quantities, goods for all
| the wholesale grocery houses holding
4 stock in the concern. A meeting was
| held in Des MONIES yesterday to close
lup the preliminarles of the undertake
ling. The following firms were repre-
scented: Letts-F Fletcher, of Marshall
town; Warfield. Howell, Pratt. of Des
Moines; Spencer, of Oskaloosa, anc
Wartield, of Quincy, I'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ball and baby
who reside one and one-half mile.
Isouthwest of Hartland, who We're ii
the city Wednesday, experienced mis-
|hap at the corner of Center and MAR
streets that might have resulted ser
i iously The team Mr.. Ball was driv
1 ing became frightened at PASSING
1 vehicle and SHE'D. at the same tim,
slipping on the wet pavement. One o
the animals got under the tongue ant
In getting up snapped it in two. Thi
added to the horses' fright and the.
started to run. but were stopped befor
any more damage was done. Mrs. Bal
showed presence of mind in getting on
of harms way by jumping with he
babe from the carriage.
AS farewell luncheon to her youn
lady friends before her departure TO
Chicago, Mrs. F. c. Let's entertaine
at i o'clock today Misses Ida Dugar
Anna and Matena Nelson, Mollie ALI
son, May WATSON, Adeline. Marion
. Bessie and Edna Parker. Anna Healio
and Belle Fletcher. The flowers on tn
table were of pink. The hostess ha
LEARNED the favorite color of each of he
! guests and broad satin ribbon of tina
: hue from the center of the table to tn