Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-30

Your laundry work will be done right
IL you take it to F'litton.
For Sale-A good standing desk.
Inquire at the Times Republican.
Oil, oil oil! 10 cents share See Ben
nett & Blnford. over s5 West Main.
Call and see my line of 1902 wall pa
per samples at Lebig's. f. +. Bigalow.
If you expect to build in the spring
now is the time to buy your stone. 1t
will be Impossible to supply the demand
as soon as the spring work begins. Save
time and money by buying now. Mar
shalltown Stone Company, room 3, court
house; new phone $50.
Miss Bernice Clifford entertained a
dozen OF her young friends Wednes-
day evening with bob ride about the
city. The young hostess mother, Mrs,
f. H. Clifford, chaperoned the young
people, and later they We're served
with refreshments at the Clifford
home.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Mertens, who
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing and will remain for a two weeks
stay in the city, visiting at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs Bridget
King, loo South First street, and with
his aunts, Mrs Theresa Bowman and
Mrs. Ed Lent. of 207 South Second
avenue, and Mrs. George Herman.
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The Oskaloosa Herald says: MIR. and
Mrs. George Cation We're at home last
evening to company of friends in
honor of their niece Miss Carrie Bor-
chardt. of Marshalltown, who has been
visiting in the city number of days.
The evening was very pleasantly spent
with games, music and other diver
sions. Refreshments were served and
all present enjoyed the occasion to the
utmost"
The dedication of the new German
Lutheran church. of Dillon, the pro-
gram for which was published in these
columns last week. will occur as
planned on next Sunday, Feb. 2. Rev.
L. Il. Heinneke, of Evansville. Ind. who
is to preach the dedicatory sermon ar
lived in Dillon Monday and is visiting
a; the home of his brother-in law, Fred
Baer. Rev. Heinneke was, for eleven
years, pastor of the church at Dillon,
but has been in Indiana for the past
twelve or thirteen years.
Blanche Walshs magnificent produce
ton of the dramatic version of the
great revolutionary novel. Janice Mer-
edith" will be presented in this city
at the Odeon Saturday evening, Feb. 1.
This is one of the most important the
atrical attractions now touring the
country. Every one interested in the
stirring historical events of the revo
lutionary war should not fail to wit
ness this remarkable play. Ii is a Won
derfully graphic lesson in history. as
well as most fascinating amusement,
and Miss Walsh's rendition of the title
role is said to have added another tri-
umph to her long list of artistic crea-
tons. Seats on sale Friday at 10 a. m.
The annual meeting of the Marshall
town Missionary Social Union was held
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday
afternoon. with Mrs. Z. r. Lay, presi
dent of the union. in charge. Devo
ttonal exercises We're conducted in the
opening by Mrs. f. NJ. Coleman. of the
Methodist church. following which an
excellent address was given by Mrs.
Mary Kelsey, OF Grnnell, state secre-
tary of the Woman's Board of Missions
of the Interior, Mrs. Kelsey's subject
was Who Are the Responsible? The
presidents OF the different societies in
the union devoted a few moments to in
formal address on the subject,
What Was the Most Effectual Work
IN
Year" Mrs ID. T. Smith was elected
president of the union for the ensuing
year and Miss Gertrude Brown secre-
tary.
Rev. r. Y. Lyon. superintendent of
the Central Howard Association, which
works in the interest of dis
charged and paroled convicts. COM
pleted his work in Marshalltown on
Wednesday and departed in the even
lere, as elsewhere, was largely among
the manufacturers, and moral and
financial encouragement were secured.
Among those contributing TO the cause
We're the Britain Packing Company,
Lennox Machine Company, Marshall
OIL Company. Fisher Governor Com
pany. First National Bank. George
Whitton C. C. Urine, A. F. Balch. C.
f. Schmidt and John Bannatyne. Rev.
Lyon Will confer in Des Moines with
the legislative committee having in
charge the proposed parole bill and the
Anamosa reformatory bill. From there
b.. will go to Ottumwa.
Miss Martha Knoble. who is en-
ployed as domestic at the home of S.
l.. Read, six miles east of the city, was
called to Newton Wednesday evening
by telephone message announcing the
death of her sister, Miss Vina knoble.
Miss Knoble's death is supposed to
have been very sudden, as her sister
here had not been informed that she
Was even i'll. The deceased was II
years of age. and with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. August Knoble. lived here for
a number of years. The family resided
in the northeast part of the city until
six years ago next month. when Mrs.
Knoble died Mr.. Knoble then moved
to Newton. located on farm near town.
and the next July. after all his crops
had been planted, disappeared one
night from home. and has not been
heard of since. This broke up the home
and the daughters returned to this city.
hiring out as domestics. Miss Vina
worked for Mrs. Charles Nelson for
several months until a year ago last
summer, when she returned to Newton,
and has more recently been employed
as an operator in telephone Office.