Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-30

prices.
Purchasing Agent Fred Wing. of the
Iowa Central, spent the day in Oska-
loosa looking after company business.
Bee Hive, Friday and Saturday only. |
ten pounds OF best graduated sugar fo,
80 cents with order of 81 or more pur
chased in any department. of the store.
The Presbyterian Aid society. Will be
entertained Friday afternoon at 2:3o by
Mrs William Heath Mrs. Niblock ard
Mrs NJ. A. Rhoades at ll2 North First
avenue
Messrs. and Mesdames W. c. Rodgers
and Howard Jayne and Messrs. Ru-
dclph Henry and Davis Bullock spent
the day3cn the river in the vicinity Of
Steamboat Rock fishing.
Don't forget the lawn social tonight
given by the Lady Highlandcrs on the
lawn at the corner of First and Grant
streets, Ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
Good music and a good time.
The last trip of the Iowa central's
tourist cars to California was made
"Wednesday evening. The season has
been very successful one, the califol-
mia business having exceeded that of
any previous year in the history OF the
road.
Mr. and Mrs. r. f. BARBER and chill
dren and Mr.. BARRIERS daughter Mrs.
Ida Lacey, OF st. Anthony MIR. and Mrs.
J. T.. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. o. Hall and
DIR. and Mrs. L. ID. Whitacre and son
joe spent the day in Lscomh, where
they participated in the Memorial day
exercises.
superintendent H j. silssr. Of the
Northwestern, passed thru the city
"Wednesday evening on his business car,
No %, en- route to Boom from Clinton.
where on Tuesday he accompanied the
presidential train on its journey across
lowa Mr.. Sitter was accompanied by
Trainmasier $ II. Brown, Of Clinton.
Agent l.. w. Eells. Of the Northwest
ern at Quarry. arrived in the city this
morning from ontario. Cal. where he
was called a few weeks ago on account
of the death OF his mother, Mrs. c. E.eils.
Mr.. Eells went 10 Clinton from here and
Viii visit there and al Museatine with
lrclatiyes and friends during the remain
| Ger of the week.
| \ large lumber If delegates 10 the
1 Iowa district synod Of the Norwegian
/ Lutheran chuch was irithe city W.dnes-
/ day evening, being en- route to Story
City, wh,sre the convention began to-day
! and VIII continue until June 5. a num-
/ BIER OF the delegates Mere from points
I in Minnesota and Wisconsin. and from
/ IONA towns east, west north and south.
4 The Central ran special train on the
4 branch TO accommodate the traffic.
The teachers of the FIRST and Second
4 ward schools and a few others friends
were most pleasantly entertained on
Wednesday evening By Miss Edith VII
terman at a 6o'cock dinner. Following
the supper games were participated IN.
| Places We're found AT the tables in a
/ novel manner the guests being given
form for the assignment OF pupils at the
lend Of each term, each table represent
ing class.
The usual peanut and banana vendors
land others Who are always prominent
ION the streets when they are crowded,
:. We're kept out Of sight this forenoon
upon an order of Mayor Jones. Last
year peanut vendors followed the Me-
A mortal day procession clear 10 Riverside
gates. calling their wares The mayor
& apes not think this cusfom fitting for
the day and consequently prohibited it.
s The snake eating man" wagon Was all
A 50 kept out of the way until after the
4 exercises were over.
Passenger train No. 6. south bound on
d the Central, came near experiencing an
accident this morning at $50 o'clock
between Rockwell and Sheffield. on what
is known as the West Fork bridge. For
some unaccountable reason the rear
tank trucks on engine No. II. in charge
of Engineer Nose Arquette, jumped the
track just as the train was approach
ing the bridge. The derailed trucks
passed entirely over the bridge on the
ties. but luckily did not leave the bridge
A delay of about an hour was expert
enced as a result of the occurrence.
!. Mr.. A. I. Lee, of Des Moines, record
Keeper of Hawkeye tent. No. 20. * o.
T. NJ, also Of the capital city uniform
rank division and chairman OF the Dies
Moines tents picnic committee spen,
The day in the city for the purpose o
making arrangements for the attend
ance at the state picnic Of the order il
i this city on June 8. Mr. Lee thinks q
, Very large crowd will attend from De.
. Menes., and arfaTi sei1ients have bee:
i. made to run a special train over thu
: Northwestern A rate of s1.25 for III,
II round trip has been granted by both III
Q Northwestern and Great Western out o
Dies Moines.
The Central's passenger north, No. {
was delayed into the city four hour
q Wednesday evening on account of
, slight accident to freight trail
ii Wednesday afternoon near Coppoc
6 The freight was an east-bound Extra
: in charge of Conductor Walker, of Mon
mouth. and pulled by double-headel
engines % and o. in charge of Engi
r. neers George Cummings and Harr
e Moore. car loaded with oats jumpe
y the track, and altho not overturnint
., ploughed into the soft ground to sue
d. depth that it took some time 20 &c
o 1t replaced on the track The acciden
/ occurred at such time that No. 3, tn
evening passenger north, was on on
side of 1t, and No. c. the morning pas
Q senger south, was on the other.
Mr.. c. H. Brock, who was acting a
!. marshal of the day, was severely in
:, iured this morning while he was form
ing the parade for the Memorial Day en-
= ercises He was crossing Center stree
" tho co,,fb eide Of M,,p y;1,a In