Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-31

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THE CITY IN BRIEF
Try the Middle West" cigar
Do you smoke the Middle West?"
DR.. Janss, surgeon and physician
Drs. Fry, Homeopathic phys. surg
Try the James Cooper 10 cent cigar.
Paper napkins for parties and social:
at Flitton's laundry.
Tomorrow is the last day of our great
bargain sale. Lee & Benedict.
For chronic diseases see DIR. Tucker
JOG East Main street. Consultation a
Office free.
Rev. +. w. Parsons and family Wen
to Mason City this morning. where the.
will make their future home.
Only one week more OF our remova
AN. Z,
of shoes. Bromley's shoe store.
Wanted-A boolSkeeper. competent
and willing to work. None Others
need apply. Address a. care Times
Republican.
!, Miss Blanche Bartine has accepted a
position with the Marshall Oil Com
pany as stenographer, and will begin
her duties Monday.
offer for sale or rent my livery barn
No. 1921 North First avenue. Will ar
range it to suit tenant if satisfactory
lease can be made. George L. Adams.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con
gregational church will meet Thursday
at the church. Mrs. II. g. Brintnall and
Mrs. w. NJ. Clark will act as hostesses
The Iowa river, which has been slow
ly rising since last Saturday, and
reached the bank full point yesterday
began receding slowly this morning
Ladies, from S to 10 o'clock tomor-
row linen insertion. black laces, rem
nant serpentine laces in black and
white and a great many other laces so
for 8 cents yard. Come early. Lee q
Benedict.
Very Rev NJ. c. Lenihan. of st. Ma
where he again interviewed the board
of control on matters pertaining to the
matter of sewage in connection with
the new st. Thomas hospital.
j. b. Welller, of LeGrand, who has
been very i'll at the home of his son,
Deputy County Treasurer A. H. We'll
ser in this city, continues to improve.
His family ard friends are very much
encouraged over the outlook for his re-
covery.
The Young Ladies' Sodalty of st.
Mary's church entertained large num-
Ter of guests Tuesday evening on the
lawn of st. NIarvs parsonage. Ice
cream and cake We're served and a nice
little sum was realized for the society S
treasury.
DR.. and Mrs. p. W. Coe, of State
Center, entertained Monday evening
at their new home, which is in course
of erection, seventy five friends in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, of Grinnell,
who We're married a few weeks ago.
Dancing was enjoyed on the unfinished
floors of the Coe home.
Patrons of the Marshalltown post
office will soon be given the privilege
of caring for their less important cor
respondence on the new Mckinley post
al cards. Postmaster Saint WIN place
an order for $4,000 cards on the Isl
of August, and it is expected the con
signment will arrive about the 18th.
J. C. Welch, whose serious illness of
the past few weeks with rheumatism of
the heart has been the source of much
IVORY to his friends. is improving slow
ly, gradual betterment of his con-
dition being noticeable from day to day.
If the Improvement continues as mark
ed as it has been SINCE Sunday it is
thought he will recover.
General Superintendent NJ. Sweeney,
Chief Engineer ii. Ct. Kelley and Su-
rerintendent j. A. Davis, of the Gem
trail, arrived in the city Tuesday even
ing from the north on the Iowa at.
tached to a gravel train. In company
with General Roa,imaster Sheeley the
party left for the south on gravel
train this morning, to look over the new
work.
Robert Denbow, who recently made a
test of the growth of corn on his farm
near Albion, has made another meas
urement at two weeks. Stalks We're cut
off even with the ground, in order to
have the measurement absolutely cor
rect, and. when measured two weeks
afterward, to the hour and minute, the
growth had been on an average of 4
feet inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Loss, residing
three miles southwest of the city, en-
tertained Tuesday evening, q number of
their neighbors and friends to listen to
a concert by the Soldiers Home band.
Mr.. Loss is the Home dairyman and is
very popular with the members. He
invited the band members to his home
to spend the evening. and a concert was
given, enjoyed by all the people in the