Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-11
DR.. Mairs. osteopathy.
See Hellberg's gold watches.
Eyes tested free at Hellberg's.


| Wanted-Saleslady. Inquire at Paley's
| jewelry store.
Mr.. N. A. Evans was in Marietta on
business today.
Read our ad for SIS cent Xmas black
silk sale. Archie Parker.
| If you want cut glass for a present
see the elegant line at Paley's.
Don't fail to see the beautiful hand
painted china at Simmons Book Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Bingaman are the
parents of a son, born to them Tuesday
We have allover beading now in stock,
just the thing for corset covers Mt New.
| comer's.
Mems so cent feeced lined under
wear reduced to "a cents piece at
| Stern's forced sale.
Our store will be open evenings dur
ling the holiday season. Miller, the jew
eler 10S East Main.
My holiday goods are selling rapidly,
but we still have the finest stock in the
city. Simmons Book Store.
| Try some Of our Illinois shaker
screened soft nut coal, best in the mar
ket. Gregory Brown Coal Company
The finest line of ladies' handkerchiefs
| in the city from cents up to s2.25. Just
the thing for Christmas presents, at the
Hawkeye.
Gems of arts, large selections. Beau
| tiful hand painted china and water
color pictures for wedding and Christ
mas presents at Miss Wolcott's studio.
A big assortment of linen lunch
cloths, center pieces and doylies in bat
| tenberg, spachtel cluing lace. ETC., just
the thing for pretty presents. at New
comer's.
Mrs. James w. Ford, of Owatonna,
Mimi, who has been in the city for a
few days visit with her brother, Mr.. w.
II. Jones, and family, left this morning
for her home.
Superintendent n. j. Slifer. Of the
Chicago & Northwestern, passed thru
the city this morning, en- route to Cedar
Rapids from Boone, occupying his bust
ness car No. %. attached to the local
east-bound train, No. IA.
Mrs. John Donald, formerly Of Mar
shalltown but now of Breckenridge.
Mimi. arrived in the city Tuesday eve-
ming on the C. G. w. and will remain
for a few weeks visit with Mrs. Oscar
Green and other friends
Agent c. C. Crippen, Of the American
Express Company, arrived in the city
Tuesday evening from Lake Forest,
Ill.,, where he was called last week on
account of the serious illness of his lit
tie daughter, who was then not ex-
pected to live. The child has improved
and accompanied her father and mother
to this city, which Is to be the family's
future home.
Some one in the Second ward who
took occasion to discharge 22-caliber
rifle at about 2 o'clock this morning,
came near shooting Harry NJ. LaShelle.
corner of Sixth and State streets. who
was asleep in one of the east bedrooms
Of the LaShelle home. The ball crashed
thru the window, struck on the wall a
foot above where Mr.. LaShelle's head
was resting, and fell down to the pillow,
fiattened piece of lead. Who did the
shooting is not known.
The approximate earnings of the Iowa
Central for the first week of December
were reported Tuesday afternoon from
the office Of General Auditor T. l. Was
son. The month is opening up wonder
fully we'll in both freight and passen-
ger business. the earnings for the week
l., ~, N
over the same period last year. The to-
tai approximate for November was
Sg15.254 an increase of sac, 1853 over the
corresponding month of 1900.
Janitor E. NJ Croft, Of the union sta
ton, came near having to call upon the
police for assistance last night to pro-
tect himself from assault at the hands
of two travelling men who had been
drinking and had been making advances
toward a well-known young lady OF the
city. who was awaiting the arrival Of
train, much against her wishes. Mr..
Croft attempted to interfere. as he knew
the young woman was being bothered
by the men, and the latter attempted
to resent his interference. Nothing Sc
rious came of the occurrence, however,
altho it looked for a time as If Mr.. Croft
was going to be roughly handled.
The funeral Of the late Edward Rice,
of Marion township. was largely at
tended this afternoon. The services
were held at the Green Mountain
church, and were in charge Of Rev. F.
G. Wilcox and Rev. O. III. L. Mason,
the latter of Reinbeck. Mrs. o. II. L.
Mason sang as a solo, Rest. Weary
Pilgrim" and the church choir, COM
posed of Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Harry
Steward, Mr.. Fred Hopkins, Mr.. Chas.
Damn and Willie Chrystal, sang Cath
ering Home" and There Is a Face at
Heavens Gate" Four OF the sons of
the deceased, Amory, Elton, Stephen
and George Rice. acted as pail bearers.
Messrs. Stephen and Elton Rice, of
Ohio, because of whose de-
lay the funeral had been postponed one
day. arrived Tuesday evening.
The Iowa Central's work by contrac-
tors on the new Mason City depot has
about been completed and the new
building is practically ready for occu-
pancy, all that is lacking being the fur
niture The depot is not particularly
attractive from an outside glance but
Its interior is very neat and, in the opin-
ion of the officials of the road, the
building is as adequate in all Of its APP
pointments as the business of the sta
ton justifies. Mason City newspapers
and people in general are registering a