Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-14
See coburn tor city property.

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New full-length automobiles at the
Our oak and hickory chunks or split
wood are "A No. II in quality. Baker
Brothers
Your mattress renovated by Baum &
Cavert, and it will feel like a new bed.
New phone 58S.
Miss Carrie Batteiz, of Montour, un-
derwent delicate operation on the eye
this week by Dr. Wood.
It is almost an assured fact that coal
Will advance % cents per ton in price
October 1st. We want you to get in on
the ground floor. Baker Brothers,
Paul Sacks, of st. Louis, had large
tumor removed from his nose Friday
evening by DR.. Wood, the we'll known
eye, ear, catarrh and throat specialist.
The doctor has some thirty patients
under treatment at present.
For Rent-Two thirds of store room,
100 feet deep on Main street, with steel
ceiling, heat. light and both phones
furnished at s25 per month. Present oc-
cupant will move to larger quarters.
Address Room, Times-Republlcan.
Miss Ella Kirby, of indianapolis, who
has been visiting in New Providence
with her sister, Mrs. F. r. Wright, and
in Hartland visiting her sister-in-law,
Rev. Jennie Kidby, since last July, was
in the city today, leaving on the Colo
RADIO special this afternoon for Chicago.
where she will remain for weeks visit
before returning to indianapolis.
Misses Sara Nichols. of Minerva; Mel
lie Stewart and Kate Whitehead. of this
city, and Jessie Catlow, of Albion, went
to Gilman this morning, where ON Mon
day they will begin their years work
in the Gilman schools. Miss Catlow is
principal Of the school,; Miss Nichols
has charge of the intermediate grade,
Miss Stewart of the grammar depart
ment and Miss Whitehead of the pri-
mary.
Mrs. N. VanZandt was hostess Friday
evening to few of her more intimate
friends at an informal evening spent at
her apartments at the G.. A. Elliott
home. 304 East State street. The even
ing was spent with cards after which
the guests We're privileged to hear Miss
Besse Beaver, the new music teacher of
the city schools. who sang several very
pretty numbers. Miss Beaver Is pos
sessed of most pleasing voice.
Miss Martha Mcmillan entertained in
formally today at her apartments in the
rev Hammond & Benedict building on
East State street few friends at an
afternoon reading of Stories of Wag-
ner Operas by Grace Edison Barber, a
Chicago Kindergarten who is quite we'll
known here thru her summer visits to
the Misses Fulmer. Miss McMillan's
guests were Mrs. H. A. Kinnan, Misses
| May Chaplin, Marion and Bessie w.
Parker Agnes Thomas, Eva Widman.
Ella Adams and Carolyn Anderson.
Jacob Cook, father of the late Trend
j. Cook. who was killed in the factory
OF the Glucose Sugar Refining Company
at Davenport last November, arrived
home Friday evening on the Colorado
special from Buffalo and New York.
where he has been for month visiting
relatives and sight seeing. He was
accompanied on the journey by his
grandson. Lloyd Diecknann. Mr.. Cook
arrived in Buffalo day or two after
4 the attempt on the presidents life and
I he describes the scenes about the expo
sition city as being of great interest.
4 The greatest concern was generally felt
at all times over the outcome of the
presidents injuries.
A good many years ago man by the
name of B. w. Johnson was well known
thru this section of Iowa. He was
| however. more commonly known as
4 Col. Johnson. Friends have recently
heard from him and are pleased to note
he is doing a thriving business in sell
ing Nebraska real estate. He is now
living at Atkinson, Neb., and has dis
posed of several valuable cattle ranches
4 during the present year. He still has
several such ranches for sale. His i'm
mediate vicinity, fortunately for him
has been very free from droughts ant
there is an abundance of hay in thi:
locality The colonel is well known u
most of the old settlers in central ant
northern Iowa, many of whom hav,
ii wondered where he is and what he i!
! doing. He had the reputation Will,
lin Iowa of being an honorable. uprigh
man and would no doubt be glad t.
hear from any of his friends.
e Mr.. Charles H. Emerson, formerly o
q Marshalltown but more recently of Ma
son City, arrived in the city yesterda
for brief visit with old friends. MI
Emerson, who has been in the emplo
of the Iowa Central for the past TWEEN
ty-four years, has resigned his pestio
Ito accept the foremanship of the ca
s shops of the slgin, Joliet & Easter
railway, at Joliet. Ill. Mr.. Emerso
. for five years prior to October last hel
y similar position with the Central. an
! for eighteen years, prior to that time
was employed as foreman of the com
pany's car repairers. Sinct year ag
,ast April he has been in Mason City !
: charge of the car repair work there. M
Emerson is thoroughly conversant wit
,, his work. and his many friends anon
the Central boys will be pleased I
learn of his new position. He is me
chanical genius and three of his inven
tions, patented while in the Central
employ are now in use on that roat
They are brake shoe. draw bar lu
, and brake rachel wheel. Mr.. Harr
Corbey. of Mason City, formerly res
. dent of this city, succeeds Mr.. Emerso
at Mason City.
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