Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-17


The Alexander Drug Company, sue
oessors to w. H. Evans. 113 East Main.
Roast chicken and lemon ice cream
at Breckers, Tuesday evening for sup
per.
Have your laundry work done at
Flitton's. Packages called for and de-
livered.
DR.. Mairs, osteopathic physician,
over Fidelity bank, practiced over
three years in the city.
Sale at 90 per cent reduction from
former prices still continues untii
March 1. E. L. Kinnan q co.
A few of the Gordon booklets con-
tanning the Quiet Talks on Power
may be had at the r. r. Y. NJ. Z. a. ior
5 cents each.
Have your clothes cleaned and dyed
now and be ready for spring. flltton
& ogan, will do it right. "a West
Church street.
Mr.. Mark Wood received telegram
Sunday evening from Fenimore, WIS.,
the critical illness oil MS
sister, Mrs. Robert Miller.
Judge Caswell and Court Reporter
Hoover went to Toledo this morning,
where Judge Caswell will convene the
February term OF the Tama county
court.
A caucus of the republicans OF lay
lor township has been called Tor Mon
day evening. Feb. "a, at O'CLOCK AT
Willow Hill school house. The purpose
of the caucus is to nominate candidates
for assessor. clerk and trustee and two
delegates to the county convention.
A sleigh pulled by livery team, and
four young men. was tipped
over at the corner of Thirteenth ana
Main Sunday afternoon. None OF the
was hurt. but the sleigh was
slightly damaged by coming in contact
with a tree after the horses had run
block or two.
The famous Bros. Roger will present
the funny acrobatic comedy, Next
Door" at the Odeon tonight. The piece
has been rewritten since it was last
seen here Many excellent specialties
are introduced during the evening. Inc
Rover troupe of acrobats, famous the
world over, are still a feature OF the
performance.
The case of highway robbery pre-
ferred last week against Butch Burke
and Elmer Buck was dismissed Satur-
day afternoon in Justice .Burritts
court. the plaintiff. by agreement, not
appearing. The prisoners pleaded
guilty to q charge of assault ana bat
terry and a commitment of thirty days
Is: held over them.
The twenty-five delegates from this
city in attendance at the Y. Nj. Z. "A.
ut Toledo returned home
this morning, declaring the convention
the best ever held. Marshalltown had
twice the number of representatives
present than any other city in the dis
.rict which includes all the state north
Of the line of the Northwestern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Duncan and
children and Mr.. a. j. Caldwell. of
H., arrived in the city sun
day and will make their future home in
this city. Mr.. Duncan and MIR. Caldwell
are the proprietors of the new cornice
factory that is to be opened up on
South First street. Mr.. Duncan is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Duncan, of this
city.
The Alexander Drug Company, sue
cessors to w. H. Evans, 113 East Main.
Mr.. ]. C. Forbes arrived this morning
from Peoria, H., where he was called
last week on account of the serious in
jury to his nephew, Earl Langdon.
Young Langdon was one of the boys
seriously injured in coasting accident
a week ago, in which one boy was killed
outright and three others We're danger
ously hurt by a collision with a street
car Langdon has been unconscious
since the accident, but it is now thought
he will recover. A peculiar feature of
the accident to Langdon is in the fact
that no bones were broken and not a
bruise can be found on his body, there
fore the nature of his injury can not be
determined.
Shirts and overalls at very low prices
at the Racket Store.
Mr.. Ed Hearne. formerly secretary of
the Oskaloosa Y. NJ. c. A, but for the
past two years in charge OF the army
and navy work of the Y. Nj. c. A. inter-
national committee, in the Philippines,
was in the city this morning, being on
his way to Oskaloosa from Toledo,
where he spent Sunday at the northern
Iowa Y NJ c. A. convention. Mr..
Hearne returned from the Philippines
about two months ago, and since that
time has been doing some special work
for the student department of the in
committee. His extended
stay In the Philippines, including his
service in the Fifty first Iowa, has
made him perfectly familiar with the
islands. also of north China, where he
spent some little time. Mr.. Hearne will
soon take charge of the Y. M. c. A.
work in New Jersey. as state secretary
with headquarters at Newark.
Call and see the new dress skirts at
Lee & Benedict's.
The city is again unfortunate enough
to import another case of smallpox. w.
l.. Bolts, q young man 80 years of age,
who came to the city three days ago
from Hardin county, is i'll with the dis
ease in a mild form. Bolts has been
employed as a wood chopper in Hardin
county during the winter. A few days
ago he felt ill and came to this city to
the home of friend named Johnson,
who resides near the city limits on
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