Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-20

cries at Newcomers.
Have your laundry work done at
Ffitton's. Packages called for and de-
livered.
Do not miss the auction sale of cloth
ing. as everything has to go. Farrand
& Clifford.
Ten pounds of graduated sugar for
so cents with purchase of 81 or over
in any department. Bee Hive. Friday
and Saturday only.
DIR. Wilson, the veteran eye. and ear
specialist works daily in his old office
about the same as he has for the past
twenty-six years in Marshalltown.
Deputy County Auditor Erastus Cor
nell, who has been i'll with typhoid fever
for three months, was at the audi
tors office Wednesday for the first Time
since his illness.
General Superintendent NJ. Sweeney.
of the Iowa Central. arrived in the city
Wednesday evening on his business car.
No. 200 and remained in the city today
in conference with other officials of the
road.
On account of the Kubelilk concert at
Cedar Rapids on Feb. "a, the C. & n. w.
will run special train, leaving Mar
shalltown at p. m. Returning will
leave Cedar Rapids at 1915 p. M after
the concert. Reduced rates.
Mrs. Elvira L. Hinshaw, of New
Providence, was in the city this morn
ing. being on her way to Aladdin, Wyo.,
for several weeks visit with son.
She stopped at LaMoille today to Wis
1t her brother, Mr.. H. w. Griffin, and
family.
Reinbeck Courier: The coal chute
at the c. G. w. station here, has been
abandoned except for the local way
freight and hereafter locomotives will
coal at Marshalltown. A. II. Robertson,
who has been working in the chute
here. will move to Marshalltown in or
der to work al the same business there.
A hard legal battle is being fought
today before Judge Caswell, who had
adjourned the Marshall county court
until this time in order to hear the in
junction suit of the city against the St.
Louis Electrical Supply Company. The
city is seeking a permanent injunction
to restrain the electric company from
the pumps at the sewage dis
posal plant.
Chester Claus, former Iowa Central
machine shop employe. arrived in the
city yesterday from st. Joseph. where
he has been employed in the shops of
the c., b. & Q. He will remain here
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Claus. until Saturday, when he will go
to Chicago to take a position in the
shops of the Chicago Terminal &
Transfer Railway Company.
Last evenings Cedar Rapids Gazette
says: James Hardness. one of the in
mates of the Soldiers Home at Mar
shalltown, came to Cedar Rapids to
visit his son, w. +. Hardness, of 524
Sixth avenue west for the holidays. On
New Years day he was taken sick with
the grip which resulted In typhoid
pneumonia from which he was pros
trated for seven weeks at the home of
his son. Yesterday Mr.. Hardness was
able to return to Marshalltown, accom-
panied by his wife and his son, Anon
Hardness"
The Hawthorne Club and several
guests were entertained at the clubs
regular monthly meeting Wednesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Morgan.
Dinner was served at Z. The guests of
the club We're Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Balch.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Garvin, Mr.. and
Mrs w. r. Forney, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II.
Willard. Mr. and Mrs. Ira kemble. Mrs.
Belle Waldo, Miss Anna Healion and
Mr.. A. F.. Balch: Mrs. C. w. Hunting
ton. of Oskaloosa; Mrs. Rita Lorton-
Schmidt. of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Balch. of St. Johnsbury, VT.
New sheer linens, the latest styles
out, just received at Newcomers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas L. Hopkins. of
Creole, Col, arrived in the city this at
ternoon and will remain for an ndefi-
mite visit with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Sophia Ferguson, sisters, Mrs. c. A.
Deuel. and Miss Ella Ferguson, broth
ers, Messrs. George w. and Ed Fergu
son. and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. Hopkins has been engaged IN the
jewelry business at Creede, but Us not
to return there, as the altitude, which Is
about 10000 feet, is too high for Mrs.
Hopkins, who is In very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins will return to
however, as the western eli
mate is necessary becauses of Mr.. Hop
llins' health. Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins, it
will be remembered. had the sad mis-
fortune to lose their two daughters, Ru-
bic and May. this winter, one dying
Christmas eve and the other on Christ
mas day, as the result of scarlet fe-
yer.