Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06
Gilman.
0IIFndH.
Special to Times Republican.

turned from minneapolis InuTSuaS, eve
ming. wearing a brand new artificial
limb, which he had manufactured there
1.-The Ladies in Black was announced
as the general title of the entertainment
given at the opera house on Friday eve
ming under the auspices Of the auxiliary
societies of the Congregational church
The program was introduced by the
popular negro melody, Hear Dem
Bells sung very sweetly by ladies'
voices before the rising of the curtain
which revealed chorus of ebony hued
ladies, who sang Down Upon the SUI
waunee River and ION the Banks OF
the Wabash" A very entertaining pro-
gram followed, consisting of songs, reel
tations, etc, golden rod wedding, a
pickaninny drill. etc, all the performers
lowed by a very realistic representation
of the death bed scene of little Eva
from Uncle Toms Cabin. Miss Mabel
Mason, of Omaha, who drilled the
chorus, etc, sang with fine expression
the song Because Love YOU" and the
entertainment ended with a ballad full
of sweet pathos entitled Sing Me a
Song of the Sunny South" sung by
Miss Bessie Carney, followed by CHOIR
us Of the entire company in My OLD
Kentucky Home The ladies had sup
per provided at the close OF the enter
stainment and nearly all the large audi
ence remained to enjoy it. The net re-
ceipts for the societies We're $49.15.
Rev. r. +. Lavender, wife and son
visited friends here Friday night and at
tended the entertainment. returning to
their home in Newton on Saturday
morning.
Peter Rice broke one Of his fingers
husking corn ON Saturday.
L. w. Munson and wife. OF Storm
Lake came down from Mar shalltown on
Friday and will spend few days visit
ing old friends in this vicinity.
A Sunday school rally took the place
CT the regular service Sunday morning
at NJ. u. church, at which an excellent
program was presented. including the
history of the Sunday school work since
the town was founded.
Hubbard.
Special to Times Republican,.
Hubbard, Nov. 5.-Mr. Thomas Biggs
purchased 160-acre farm in Ander-
son county. Kas., last week at $25 per
acre and is now engaged in the land
business here.
Mr.. j. p. Winters returned from
Traer Wednesday, much improved in
health and will go to Creighton, Neb,
today to visit his parents for two or
three weeks.
Mrs. Maud Nix went to Liscomb to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hank
Early, and leave her daughter, Thel-
ma, there while she goes to OsceoIa
for two weeks visit with friends.
There was a party at the residence
of d. N. Blair's, three miles east Of
town, Saturday for their sons birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frost, OF De
kalb. Ill., is visiting Mrs. Frost's
brother, Mr.. e. S. Witherspoon, and
family.
Mr.. E. L. Lam, of Burlington. was In
town Friday and Saturday looking up
land seekers for his county.
Mrs. C. ID. Andrews was at Belle
G. o. Byam, who was sick but is much
better.
Miss Libbie Parsons, of Eldora, is
visiting her friends in town over Sun
day.
Uncle Henry Granzon died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs Peter
Jones. Sunday morning of Bright's
disease, and will be buried near Har-
din City today.
A small Tenant house of r. H. Win
termute, northwest of town, burned
morning; loss $3.50; insured.
Mr.. Penslay. the renter, lost some per-
scnal property.
Mrs. Belle Troy, of ERADICATE, Ia,
is visiting her parents east of town.
Mr. and Mrs E. r. Hough.