Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-01

"Wednesday to muster in Company NJ.
Fifty second regiment, I. n. CT, now be-
ing organized at Sac City. There are
nov sixty-seven applications for mem
bership in said company, and there Will
be no trouble to get sufficient number to
form a splendid company,
GRUMPY CENTER NEWS.
Memorial Day Observed : Business
ChRngc--lsev. Marsh Resigns.
Special to Times Republican.
Grundy Center, June 1.--Memoriai
day was observed here and beautiful
and appropriate address was delivered
by Professor Gist, OF Coe College, Cedar
Rapids. The G. a. r.. and w. r. c.,
together with Il hundred school child
rem, marched to the cemeteries and
l.paid their annual tribute to the
honored dead.
II. v. Rooms & Co. have sold their
| grocery stock to Stonebreaker Bros, of
Hampton, who will continue the bust
ness. We welcome the new firm, as we
understand they are good business
linen.
Rev. c. II. Marsh has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church. We
have not learned where he will go.
Charles Schrage, of Wellsburg, de-
lliNered a fine team of drivers here on
Monday, which he sold for $500 They
were raised in Grundy county.
Hampton happenings.
] Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, June 1T. r. Taylor. Of
the law firm of Taylor & Evans, has re-.
turned home from Chicago, where he
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to the Methodist conferences.
Judge Pollock, of Fargo, S. D.. stop.
4 ped OFF here on his way home from Chi.
\ visited here with his brother-in- t.
4 ]. b. Robinson.
4 i. ID. Robinson, Of this city. is among
1.-THE first to return home from the Paris
4 exposition.
Il A. l.. Refsnider, the leading merchant
/; OF Alexander. was in our city yesterday
on his way home from Cedar Rapids.
d f. +. Blanchard. formerly suparinten-
4 dent of our city schools is, home from
4 Iowa City, where he is now king a law
A course.
4 Henry Abbey. OF Sheffield, who was
lconvicted In our courts two years ago
i for stealing, and who was liberated
4 from prison by a. reversal of his case in
g the supreme court. has again been ar
q rested upon the same charge This time
he Is accused of stealing or having in
4 his possession hardware stolen from a
4 storein a neighborlng town. He is now
a confined in the county Jail awaiting his
q preliminary trial.
] If the people of Hampton keep up the
3 present interest they will celebrate the
Fourth of July with unusual enthusi-
assn. They have already raised more
money than III any previous year. and
some of the committees are already at
work on the details Of the celebration.
Manson Matters.
4 Special to Times Republican
Manson, June 1-Mrs. David l.. Jones
ILLNESS with cancer.
Mr.. Ira syingert, Of Mount Morris,
Hills visiting friends in this city.
Samuel Funk and son-in-law, Charles
Wegley, of Hagerstown. Md, are visit
ling relatives here and looking after
Hand interests. Mr.. Funk is 81 years
y old
Cards are out announcing the we'd
l.ding of Miss Myrtle Boardman, of this
!, lefty, TO Charles F. johnson. of Des
4 Moines. Miss Boardman has been one
4 of the successful teachers in our high
Il school for several years. The happy
ISevent will occur at high noon June 6.
4. b. Lemoine our popular ticket
4 agent, has purchased from Mr.. Ran
dolph the electric plant and tile fac
II tory. We learn that Mr.. Lemoine will
, add new machinery and generally over
n haul the plant. The present capacity is
= Itoo small to meet the demands of the
city.
Decoration day was observed here
Il Wednesday and several thousand peo-
q Pile assembled to do honor to the sacred
!, dead. The Manson Cornet band headed
, the procession. which marched to Rose
Hill cemetery, followed by the. G.. A. r..
Sons OF Veterans and Woman's Relief
Corps. and citizens in carriages. A very
y beautiful program was rendered by
!. several of our young people at the GEM
etery. AT 2 p. m. Hon. NJ. F. Healy, of
Fort Dodge. addressed the gray-haired
veterans and a packed audience at the
Richard opera house. Mr.. Healy was
eloquent and patriotic. The music by
the NJ. Il. choir was excellent. especially
the song entitled The Old Brigade
Mon1ezlmn.
4 Z
Montezuma, June 1.-During the
thunder storm last Monday the grain
elevator Of #. Harris & Co. was struck
by lightning. No great damage was
. done. Only good patch Of shingles
was torn off.
Decoration day was properly OBJ
served here by the members OF the G
"A. r. post and friends. The address
was delivered by Rev. A. v. Kendrick
OF Brooklyn. al the opera house, after
which the line of march to the GENE.
e terry was taken up, led by the Powe.
; shiek Encampmcnt band, which fur
r nished music for the occasion.
Hon. w. H. Redman, of Newton, was
a in town to participate in Memorial day
!: exercises.
siyerling & Starr is the name Of thu
!, new firm which has purchased the G. G
I: Wykel stock and business furniture
: and undertaking. they take posses
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