Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-07
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Dr. Bay. Woodbury. block.
Look out for the new music at Adam
sons, 116 West Main.
Our prices on beaver shawls defy CONF
petition. Bannatyne & Lay.
Large stock of beaver shawls received
today. Hoyt's Department Store.
Our Michigan peaches are Of the best
quality, direct from the orchards. Send.
in your orders. Reynolds, Watson &.
CO.
Miss Agnes Sears went to Ackley this
morning, where she will soon begin her
duties as principal of the Ackley high
school.
We still have quite few summer
wash goods. ranging in price from 1211s
cents up. Will sell any of them tomor-
row at 10 centsa yard at Newcomers.
Monday. Sept. 10, we will sell hard
coal at IS per ton. All orders taken prior
to that time must be for September de-
livery and settlement. Gregory Brown
Coal Co.
Messrs. Emil Pihlgren, Fred Taylor,
Phil Sheridan and George Stone spent
the day in Eldora in attendance al the
Hardin county fair. The gentlemen
We're particularly interested In the races
scheduled for today.
James Tate arrived home Thursday
from Lyle, Mimi. where he has been
for the past two weeks camping on the
Cedar river in company with others
from this city. Mr. Frank Cavert, who
has been spending the past few days at
the camp, also returned.
Miss .Alworth, of Council Bluffs, and
Miss Sturgeon, of Clarion, We're the
hi ored guests Thursday evening at a
picnic at which the other merry makers
We're Mrs. C. G. Urine. Mrs. F. G. Pierce
and Mrs I. A. Brown; Misses Mertie
Halbert Eva Van Derveer, nellie Bren-
necke. Lulu Huffaker and Allie Bar
stow.
The Marshall Telephone Company
has been put to considerable expense
and Inconvenience by reason of parties
shooting into their cables with %
caliber cartridges. They will pay $40
reward for the apprehension of the
guilty parties. Water is let into the
cables thru the bullet holes, thus inter-
fering with the transmission of mes
sages.
The semi-annual business meeting of
the horsepower Coffee Company will
be held in this city tomorrow al The of
fees of the company. Among those
are Mr. Amos Spencer, of Oska,oosa;
Mr.. John Let's, of st. Joseph. Mo-; Mr.
George Smith, of Mason City, and Col.
F. c. Let's. of Chicago.
Consul S. C. Mcfarland, writing from
his home in Nottingham, Eng. says
that Mrs. Frank L. Williams, formerly
of this city but now of Rochester, Pa,
has been spending a few days with his
family and that her visit was greatly
enjoyed. The letter was under date of
August % and said further that Mrs.
on the following day.
Rev. w. II. Scott, pastor of the Chris
tian church in this city, has been es-
pecially honored al the state convention
of that organization now in session at
8Des Moines. In addition to being APP
pointed a member of the important
committee on the plan of work, he was
chosen one OF the delegates to the ma
tional convention which win be held In
Kansas City in October.
The opening meeting of the Witen-
agemote Club was that of Thursday at
the home of Mrs. NJ. f. Andrews. His
tory has been the main theme studied
for a number Of years and for time
lat least the ladies will learn of the
country which today is the all-absorb-
ing subject, China. After the summers
separation. the members We're very glad
to meet gain and a social hour was en-
ijoyed While the hostess served dainty
Ieollation.
Mr. L. S. Schimp. of Whittemore, for
I5merly Of this city. is in thescity on bust
ness connected with court and particu,
larry with his case. in which hesis made
| defendant in an action brought by thu
Frudden Lumber Company The case
waa continued but Mr.. Schimp re
/ manned over today as witness in tn
\ Frudden Lumber Company's case
4 against DR. II. A. hinnan. Mr.. Schiml
1 is now manager of the Wheeler Lumbe
company's interests at Whittemore.
/ The mystery surrounding the theft o
a set of double and single harness from
4 the country home of Mr.. and Mrs. A
ID. Summers four miles southeast of tn,
city, was cleared up Thursday when tn
I stolen articles We're found in the garre
OF the Pleasant Hill school house No
II Timber Creek township, and returne,
4 to Mr.. Summers. The harnesses wer
stolen about a month ago, and Mr.. Sum
mers had about given up all hope o
ever hearing from them. There is sti
no clue to the thieves
Mason City Globe Gazette: Georg
Il Cook & Son, contractors, have arrive,
i from Minneapolis and in couple o
4 days will have a large force of men put
4 ting in concrete abutments and pier
for the new steel bridge which is to re
place thesold slow bridge across Lin
Il creek and also the same kind OF abut
]. nents for the Superior street viaduc
Il and the Willow creek bridge all on tn
j, Iowa Central road. AS this is the mos
4 popular kind OF material used and tn
I improvements are to be permanent its
significant foretaste of what the NJ. /,
4 st. Z. management propose to do for til
4 Iowa Central.
Mr.. Q. II. Hole returned home thi