Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-06
NEIGHBORHO OD NOTES
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Special to Times Republican.
Gilman, July 6.The celebration OF
Fourth passed on very pleasantly
without an accident. Excellent exer-
cises at the grove. including fine ora
tons in the forenoon, free entertain-|
ment by negro comedy company on
Main street in the fireworks in the
evening. sievers' Cornet band and
Reeds drum corps discoursed excellent
music during the day. The Ladies' Aid
Society and Y. p. s. c. E. OF the Com
|gregattonal church cleared about $50 by
dinner and ice cream, which will aid
the fund for painting the church and
parsonage
Mr.. j. E. Holmes, former principal OF
our schools, went to Iowa City with
his family on Wednesday Of last week
to take course IN the law department
of the State University.
Miss Agnes McCauley, OF Chicago,
came on Monday for visit OF two
weeks with her relatives, William Par
ker and family.
The news Of the death of Miss Agnes
Beale at Tama caused deep sorrow
here, where she has lived nearly all
her life.
4 A Grinnell nine played ball with our
boys on the Fourth and we regret to-
say walked away with them to the tune
of 10 to 4.
The veteran John Holiness Of Grin
lnell, who has executed martial airs on
his fife for the last fifty years or more,
4 played with Reeds drum corps on the
Fourth.
Chester Center had rousing celebra-
4 ton and fireworks in the evening and
that with the one at Laurel drew from
our usual crowd, and yet our town was
4 full, and few visitors more than full.
MELBOURNE.
July 81. H. Pearson is expecting to
become proprietor Of the st. Joe hotel
soon. Mr.. Rogers, the present occupant.
A will travel this summer, to look up
4 location.
Rev. Mark Masters called on Luray
friends Tuesday
Misses Wood and Crane and Elsie and
Nina Taylor. delegates OF the local
chapter to the Epworth League con-
|vention, arrived home this morning.
A A sister Of Mrs. William Morris. from
Marshalltown, who has been here visit
i ing for several days. returned to her
4 home Tuesday.
After site had been agreed upon and
l|ibargained for and money subscribed
Land much Of it paid in, and officers
S|ielected, the much needed cemetery
|seemed almost in sight, but for some
treason unknown to the public the trus-3
y tees instructed the treasurer of the en-
Il terprise to return the money to the dom
org and the whole matter was dropped.
4 Rev Mosebeck has started new sub
4 scription paper and it is meeting with
q good success and it will be but short
4 time till the town has a cemetery.
Miss Ida AYES closed very success
u ed for Cedar Falls Saturday morning to
4 attend the session of summer normal.
ATAULSBY.
A July Corn blowing is thing of
i the past. Haying is now in order
Quite number of farmers here at
& I8tended the show Grain included) Mon
4 day.
7 Albion and Liscomb drew most of the
q people from this vicinity the Fourth.
4 Mr.. Grouse, Familiarity known as
{ s"Obep Grouse, died very suddenly at
his home near Conrad Monday morn
. ing. He was one of GrGndy's substan-
Il tial citizens, as well as prominent
stockman.
Messrs. Frank and George Koontz
are spending the week with Mr.. w.
s Ackibben and family.
The w. C. T. q. will give silver
medal contest at Prairieville church on
Friday evening, July 10. A good pro-
gram is being prepared, consisting of
/ quartets, solps, etc. Some new attrac-
Itions that have never been presented to
+ Maulsby people before will be on the
J, program.
w. Maulsby and family spent sun
4 day at the home Of Mrs. Anna Mauls-
FL by.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
July 3-The farmers mutual tele-
!, phone is being rapidly pushed. A nuns
berso of instruments have been placed on
the line and connections with the city
will soon be completed.
There will be w. c. T. u. mass
meeting at Prairieville church on Fri
, day, July 49, An interesting program
has been prepared for the day, begin
( ming at 1880 a. m. Miss Moffatt viii
I give a suffrage address in the after
! noon. A basket dinner will be served
!. TO all. In the evening number OF
!, young ladies of the vicinity will con-
J. test for a VIZ T. II. silver medal II
e addition to the speaking there is to be
] a program of entertaining MUSE.
Miss Annie Lundstfl7n. Of Missouri
$ formerly resident of this township
: Will arrive here this week.
4 ITANERHTT.I.
r July 5.-Joe sester is attending the
!, democratic convention this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hines. OF Du-
buque. are visiting at the home of Johr
Knoll; also Mrs. Edward Budden, OF
. sinsinawa, Wis. They expect to leave
! for home the first of the week
Mrs Berngd Pulls, of Linsburg.e Wis.