Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-13

Foyle's complete handbook of games,
and whist, by Cavendish. at Liebigs
book store.
Come on. Don't wait any longer You
get what you pay for when l sell you
the coal. City weight. George Nyden.
February shoe clearing sale. $3.50
shoes for S2.5S, and So and $3.50 shoes
for $l9S, Sorosis shoes excepted, ut h.
G. Wallace's.
One hundred new tailor-made suits.
fifty new dress skirts. seventy-five new
short skirts. Our prices are right. Lee
& Benedict.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Chris
tian church will meet Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. j. o. Mono
hon, lis North Second street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church will be entertained Friday
afternoon at $50 by Mrs. Holly and
Mrs. Haskell at the latter's home, lis
North Center street.
Conductor d. p. Wilhelm, of the
Central. is off duty owing TO illness and
his run on the Story City branch
passengers is being taken by Conduc-
tor Gilbert. of Oskaloosa.
A petition for divorce has been filed
in the district court by Grace G.. Nor
ris against James NJ. Norris. on the
ground of desertion. Plaintiff asks that
she be restored to her maiden name,
Grace G. Gillette.
Mr. NJ W. Benjamin, state manager
for the Bush & Gerts Piano Company.
las sold to Miss Loru A. Woods, niece
of Mrs. Lora a. Bennett. style 10 Bush
& Gerts piano, OF which she is exceed
ingly well pleased.
THE Gay Mr.. Goldstein," presented
by an excellent company, headed by
Mary Hampton and Thomas keogh,
comes next Saturday, Feb. Is. A special
bargain matinee for the ladies Will be
given at 2:3o. Prices, is and 25 cents.
Mr.. ]. f. Hardin. of Eldora, was In
the city this morning between trains.
being on his way to Des Moines. where
this afternoon he was in attendance at
melting of the central committee of
the Iowa State Sunday School Associ-
alton.
Don't fail to see w. V. Thompson,
general manager of the bowling depart
ment of the Brunswick Bake Collen-
der Company of Chicago. and cnam-
pion bowler of the U. S. in the bowl
ing contest tonight at the Clifford Ow-
ings annex.
Claude McCord, boy who has been
attending school in the Glenwood in
stitute. has been brought home by his
mother. Mrs. Lucinda l.. McCord be-
cause of his critical illness 1t is feared
that his Illness will develop into quick
consumption.
Messrs. e. G. Wallace and j. A
Lane, of this city, and w. A. Davis,
of Eldora. were in Clemens today
where they participated in a shoot
given by the Clemens Gun Club. Ten
target events We're scheduled on the
days program.
Rev. S. +. Weaver. of Omaha, spent
portion of the day in the city, while en-
route from st. Anthony. Rev. Weaver
is lecturer under the auspices Of the
Omaha bureau, and delivered the clos
ing lecture in the st. Anthony course.
His subject was There's Screw Loose
Somewhere"
Mr.. C. s. Giddings was summoned
to Ames Wednesday evening because
of the critical Illness of his brother,
Mr.. Cal Giddings Mr. Giddings is i'll
with kidney trouble and it is not ex-
pected that he will survive. He has
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at the present time is city clerk there.
George W. Williams, of New Provi-
dence, has sold his small farm, one
mile east of New Providence, and has
contracted with superintendent of
Agencies f. e. Barber, of Olive Food
Company, of this city. to take charge
of the company's business for Story
county. Mr.. Williams will move to
Gearing.
Davenport Leader: David Coulton.
of Marshalltown, one of the delegates
in attendance at the plumbers con-
vention, in this city, has, for a long
time. been chief of the fire depart
ment in his home town. and is re-
garded as one of the most efficient
For several years he was a resident
of this city.
Sheriff Shoemaker arrived this morn
ing from Fort Madison, where he ac
companied William Marcus, who will
serve "a term of eighteen months. Mr..
Shoemaker says majority of the Mar
shalltown colony and says they are all
doing we'll and as contented as they
could be under the circumstances.
Cell Wilson is working as barber in
the institution. w. o. Hedrick. who
robbed his wife and sister and deserted
them. continues to profess illness and
has done no work since his incarcera-
ton. Pat Dunn has been employed on
the scrubbing gang since he lost a por-
ton of his hand while working in the
wood department. Sheriff Shoemaker
says Marcus felt worse over his inn
prisonment than any prisoner he ever
took to Fort Madison.
A report of chicken thieving was
made to the police this morning by En-
gineer William Jennings, of the Cen
trail. who resides at sos West Boone
street. Mr. Jennings son Arthur, who is
a fancier on small scale, and who has
been keeping thirty eight Plymouth
Rocks and Buff Cochins, is the loser by
the raid Wednesday night, eighteen of
his flock. including his two best coch-
ms a pair of blooded chickens having