Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-22
Repairing done at F'litton's dye works,
"a West Church street
Oysters served in any style at our
short order counter. Clifford.

china closets in our window. D. G.
Wilbur.
Fine artists statrary at half price at
the Boston Ice Cream Parlors, East.
Main street.
A large shipment Of sorosis shoes
just received; absolutely the best shoe
made for ladies Wear. Il. G. Wallace.
Try a pound of our Mocha and Java
coffee. 1t only costs you % cents a
pound. sinclair's Tea and Coffee House.
Our new winter hats and bonnets
make happy homes. A new line Of
goods just received. Mrs. Morrill,.
Rev. 4 som p. Wooten, of this city,
was in ElGora Sunday, where he occu
pied the pulpit of the Friends church in
the morning.
The Cemetery Aid Society will meet
With Mesdames Horace Arson and
Helen Clark on Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Arson, on West
Church street.
General Passenger Agent George S.
Batty, OF the Central, arrived home
sunday morning from Buffalo, where
he has been in attendance at the cons
vention of passenger agents of the
United States and Canada.
Engine No. 40. which was pulling the
Central.s southbound train Sunday ev-
ening, broke its main rod strap on Dill
Ion hill a few minutes after leaving
this city, necessitating the securing OF
another engine. The only locomotive
available was one of the new Baldwins,
No n. in charge of Engineer Ed
Brown. which pulled the train south to
Centsrville and back to this city.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George
r.. Morse, of New York, will regret to
hear of the death Of Mrs. Morse's
mother, Mrs. John Mcintosh, at the
residence of Mr.. Morse, $50 Edgecomb
avenue. New York, on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Mcintosh had, it is understood,
enjoyed robust health until abou. July
1, when she was taken ILL., since which
time she has rapidly failed. The inter-
5mant was at Toronto, Canada, the for
mer home of Mrs. Morse.
Mr.. Guy w. Talbot. who recently re-
signed his position as general travelling
freight agent of the Iowa Central in
order to accept the position of traffic.
manager for the Peoria & Pekin Ter
minal Railway Company. will not as.
sumo his new duties until November l,
owing to the fact that the man whom
he succeeds, Mr.. c. w. Cook, can not
be urged to resign Until that time. In
stead of completing his duties here Sat-
urday as expected Mr.. Talbot Will re-
main With the Central until the first of
the month.
James Clark, aged Ia, son of Police
Officer Mike Clark and wife, had a mar
row escape from serious injury on the
street Saturday night while witnessing
the parade. He was standing near the
tcurbing when some one driving care
lessly ran into him, one of the buggy
thills striking him directly under the
left eye and cutting bad cash. The
attention Of a surgeon was necessary
Ito have the flesh drawn back into
shape. several stitches being taken. The
blow was sufficiently hard to knock the
lad down. but he managed to get out
from under the horses feet before be-
ing trampled upon.
Marshinailow roasts appeal to young
ladies, or old ones either for that mat
ter, as a delightful form of amusement.
There is something about the long Ia
5Dle lighted with tapers over which the
ssweetIneats are to be toasted that is
Very charming and conducive to con-
8versation ard condolences. Mrs. Z. F.
4Rinford gave such a party Saturday
evening 10 a few friends who We're spe-
cial friends to her sister Miss Eleanor
ssnockney. of Indianapolis. The dining
room had no other light than the cam
dies and number of jock o'lanterns.
The evening was q very pleasant one
and was brought TO close by the la
dies accompanying to the train the
honored guest, who left for her home
after a charming visit of six weeks here
and With Des Moines friends.
a man named Birtner, residing on
Onion street came near being danger
ously hurt Sunday evening as the re-
suit of a runaway accident. Bittner
was helping family move from one
house to another and during the work
all imbibed more or less liquor. Bit
ner took on a little larger load than he
was able to handle and then insisted
on riding mis- bicycle home at about
$50 o'clock. He managed to get along
without much trouble until he reached
the Marshall Canning Works building.
when he met a. team and by his unr
steadiness on the wheel frightened the
horses, which plunged and ran into the
wheel. Bittner was thrown off and sus-
tanned a bad cut over the right eye. He
was left unconscious near the road and
vas shortly afterwards discovered by