Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-17

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Wayne. Ind. is in LeGrand for a short
visit with her son, Rev Carlyle sum
merbell, president of Palmer College.
Mrs. Summerbell is q teacher in the
| Indiana school for the feeble minded at
Fort Wayne.
| The comedy drama From Riches to
! Poverty will be the play presented by
Rosar & Masons comedians at the
| Odeon this evening. 1t has never be-
fore been seen in repertoire and is con-
sidered one of the strongest of their
bills. Prices 10, 90 and 80 cents.
Miss Winifred Cousins left for Lake
Olkoboji this morning, where she viii
remain for a vacation visit of week
or ten days with Mrs. j. l.. Bradbury
and daughter. Miss Carrie. Upon he:
return she will accept position witn
NJ. +. Andrews. which has been offered
| her.
| Twenty three young ladies of the
| Elm Norwegian Lutheran church have.
formed an aid society to be known us
the Helping Hand The principal OBJ
ject of the organization is to raise
funds to pay for the paving being laid
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Church street
Mr.. ]. N. Tracy, of Maxine, O.. who
was called to the city by the death OF
| his sister-in law. the ate Mrs. James
Carlton left Sunday night for his
| home. Mr.. Thomas Carlton, a brother
| of Mr.. Carlton, who, also came to the
| city on account of Mrs. Cartons
death, Will leave Wednesday for his
home in Monongah, w. Va.
| The wedding of DR.. Claude Stanley,
| of LaMoille, and Miss Matte Hitch
| cock of Des Moines, will be announced
soon, to take place early in Septem-
Der. DIR. Stanley was formerly Il Des
| Moines man and graduated from Drake
University, afterwards practicing there
for about year. He has been located
at LaMoille for three or four months.
Miss Hitchcock is n teacher of music
in Drake University.
Chaplain Jesse Cole, IF the Soldiers
Home. was in Gilman Saturday night,
where he addressed an open air meet
ing under the auspices of the young
peoples society of the Methodist
church. These open sir meetings are
held in the public squire every Satur
day night by the society, and are in
tended TO furnish diversion for the
younger people who might otherwise
mot attend. They consist of addresses.
music and singing. and SO far they have
proved quite popular.
Miss Winnie Small, who has been
spending the summer vacation in this
city with her mother. Mrs. NJ A. Small,
left for Fessenden, N D., Sunday night,
where she Will resume her work in the
public schools. Miss Small has been
assigned to an assistant principalship
in one OF the buildings for this year.
Miss Della WINERY left today for Min
neapolis. where she will meet Miss
Small. and spend couple of weeks
with her in North Dakota.
Engine No. as. the second locomotive
to be constructed turnout in the Iowa
Central shops. was completed Saturday,
and Sunday was taken out on the linel
for limbering up. 1t will be put In
the passenger service and has been as
signed to runs Nos. | and Q. 1t is a
beautiful machine. Of about the same
size and type as the No 40, which was
also built here. All the various parts.
including the frame and boiler. We're
made in the shops in this city and the
finished product is credit to its max
ers.
The Iowa Central ran another we'll
patronized excursion to Clear Lake
Sunday. from points along the Story
City branch. The train left Story
City Sunday morning at $50 and
reached here at s o'clock, consisting Of
nine well filed coaches and way
car. In the neghborhood Of $50 pas
sengers were aboard. Both the bands
of Story City and Gearing accompanied
the crowd, and rendered several selec-
lions on the union station platform
while the train was waiting there. But
few tickets We're sold out of this city
The special was in charge of Conductor
C. C. Christianson.
Rev G. l.. Brokaw, of Des Moines,
was in the city Saturday afternoon.
| being on his way to Bethel Grove,
| where he preached Sunday. Rev. Bro
kaw is editor and manager of tho
Christian Union" the state paper OF
| the Christian church, published in Des
Moines, which has occupied Offices un-
der the Valley National Bank Rev
Brokaw has recently purchased prop
erty on Twenty fifth street, facing
Drake University. and will erect =
three-story brick blu Hiding thereon. On
the first floor will be store rooms while
on the upper floors will be offices and
apartments. His office will be COM
menced in few days and will be COM
pleted before winter sets in.
Rev. ]. B. Albrook, of Mt. Vernon.
presiding elder of the Marshalltown
district of the Methodist church. in
| his conferences held with the various
| pastors and congregations in this dis
! trict, has found the existence of pc
culiar state of affairs. Rev. Albrook
| has been ascertaining during his re-
| cent conferences whether the people Of
| the various churches desired a change
in pastors. to be appointed at the next
| conference, to be held in September
In twenty-eight conferences held. he
| has not as yet found q single instance
where the congregation wished a
| change, all seeming DESTROYS to have
the present pastor returned. This Is
considered very unusual as there Is
always a per cent Of the churches
| which desires changes. The condition
Of affairs speaks we'll for the pastors
| of the twenty-eighi churches Ia the
| district. Rev Albrcok said this morn
/ ing, that in twelve years experience ne
! had never heard of & like situation,