Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

Silverware and clocks at greatly re-
duced prices. Miller. the jeweler, 1OS
East Main.
The best fit, latest styles. best work
and lowest prices in suits. Brennecke,
IA East Main.
See the new line of skirts-as pret-y
as silk and wear better-in colors and
black-just received at Newcomers.
Members of the Eastern Star particle
pated in social Wednesday evening,
which was given for the membership
only.
Mrs. Frank Enoch and Miss Maud
Mcclure went home to Oskaloosa this
morning after spending few days at
the Spiritualist camp.
Mr.. Theodore p. Marsh is making
some substantial Improvements to his
residence, 1Os North Third street, by
adding to it large veranda.
The Arson Company has purchased
COAL Don't get bit on prices. Call US
new, "a.
The Chicago Great Western will run a.
special excursion to Waterloo next
Sunday, Sept. 10, leaving Marshalltown
at $40 a. m. For the round trip. IS
cents. Take advantage of the cheap
rate and have an outing.
The knights of the Maccabees and
their friends enjoyed a social evening
Wednesday at the j. G. Fredland home,
POS South Second street. The K. o. I.
NJ. band was in attendance and con-
siderable sum was realized from the
sale of refreshments.
| Father NJ. G. Lehman. of St. Mary's
church, and brother, Right Rev. I. NJ
/ Lehman, bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo., ar
! rived in the city Wednesday night from
their delightful eastern trip of a month.
A greater part of their absence has
been spent in Canada.
| Hard coal was advanced % cents per
ton by the eastern shippers September
i. but we expect to give our customers
1.-the benefit of our early purchases as
long as they last. Our coal is arriving
| and is of excellent quality. 1t will be
| to your advantage to see the Gregory
/, Brown Coal Company before buying.
Ex-SheriH j. b. Pence and wife have
returned from their extended trip to
lCalifornia and other western points
4 They have been absent from this city
4 nine months, most of which time has
been spent in San Diego. Santa Monica.
! Los Angeles, Pasadena and other Cali
4 fornia cities. Mr. Pence has not yet de-
7icided as to his future residence, but he
has concluded that Iowa is good enough
A for him and that he will engage in bust
ness at some point in this state.
Tuesday and Wednesday We're Won
der days with us. Every one around the
store kept busy showing customers
new goods, which are arriving daily.
The new line of dining room chairs are
attracting attention from the ladies; SO
are those handsome pillar extension
4 tables. The sideboards that arrived
yesterday are beauties and the iron and
brass trimmed bedsteads are selling
fast. See the newest and latest in the
furniture line at our store. d. C. VIII
bur, Bee Hive furniture department.
Michael Connors, a man about A
years of age and employed on the sec
ond track work of the Northwestern
. was brought to the Getz hospita
Wednesday afternoon with broker
arm, received by fall. Corners was OF
board train that was taking the la
borers from the boarding camp a
Quarry, where they had been TO dinner
The train stopped suddenly and severa
of the men were thrown, Connors bein,
r on the underside of one of the heaps
1 The left humerus was broken abou
: midway between the shoulder and tn
: elbow
Mr.. NJ. c. Davis of Des Moines, for
mer Marshalltown resident, and spe
: cial United States pension examiner, re
r turned to his home Wednesday evenin;
y after a few days stay in this city an
n State Center. where he had some bust
e ness matters to look after. Mr.. Davi
I says that his wife. who will be remem
bered by many friends in this city ha
recently returned from a seven months
: stay in the Rocky mountains, where sh
: was compelled to go on account o
!; a threatened attack of consumption
!; Mrs. Davis is greatly improved, how
e ever, and looks better than she has 70
S years.
The funeral of Uncle Asa Wood wa
S held Wednesday evening at o'cloc
1t from the Marilla Loughrey home. NJ
IS 1O6 South Second street. conducted
e Rev. F. w. Parsons. The services WEI
i very largely attended and there wei
e many pretty floral offerings, an espt
e cially beautiful piece being a pillo
given by the young lady employees
Mrs. Loughrey Miss Ethel Paterso
IS and Mrs. j. NJ Baughman and Messr
&c E. E. Carver and ]. S. Perry formed
ie quartet that had the singing in charg
/ The pail bearers We're P. B. Corne
s. Amasa Holt, w. Hopkins Horace Al
~ son, Frank Willard and D. A. Hocke
o, smith.
One of the most narrow escapes frol
death, and in fact. the third that he
er occurred at the depot in as many day
e. was witnessed Wednesday evenin
so upon the arrival of the Northwestern
~ local train, No. 10, from the east. Mr.
er Sarah Ketchum. of st. Louis, woma
lg probably go years of age, and weighin
Sc about 300 pounds, was leading h,
ny grandson Stephen Lyons. lad of
years, across the tracks, she having al
a rived on the Central train from tt
Il, south. She did not see the approachir
~ Northwestern train and hesitated G
no the track until she could get her bal
-, gage set up on the platform, as she w;