Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-08

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The best croQuet sets in the market
at Simmons book store
Just received our fall order slumber
robe blankets. Bannatyne IL Lay.
H. L. sirnkins was in Liscomb today
! where he had charge of the funeral OF
the late j. l.. Smith.
Lost-Hand pocketbook containing
watch and locket. Finder leave at this
office and receive reward.
We are having a large wall paper
trade yet and are receiving new paper
every few days. Simmons book store
Special sale on all trimmed millinery.
shell goods, hair goods. novelties and
cosmetics. Nine. Rema. first door west
of the City National Bank.
Or. C H. Hoffman. of Des Moines,
| who has been in the city for the past
couple of weeks. investigating the
water supply of the city, went TO OF
tunwl Saturday night on business.
and spent Sunday at his home in Des
Moines, returning this morning.
Congressman Lacey accompanied by
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Mrs. Carol Sawyer, of Oskaloosa, spept
Saturday night in the city while on
their way to Pierre. S. D.. where they
will go for stay of about a week on
business.
| Nate Thompson, night baggageman
at the union station. had the mis-
! fortune while handling trunks Satur
day night to allow one to slip and
fall, quite badly MASKING the great
toe of his right foot. He will be off
work for several days.
Mrs. f. 7. Palmer expects to leave
| Tuesday or Wednesday for Ottawa,
kas., where she will join her husband
and make her future home Mr. Palmer
| has been there for several weeks, hav-
| ing engaged in the retail grocery bust
ness n company with d. K. Jackson.
Miss Sophia johnson left this morn
| ing for Minneapolis, where Wednesday
she will be present at the marriage of
Miss Katherine Brooke. TO Mr.. Harold
Keller. Miss Bessie w. Parker will
leave for Minneapolis tomorrow morn
ing to attend the wedding and will re-
main during the Week.
Rudolph Henry spent Sunday In
Steamboat Rock for the purpose of
making final arrangements for the eX
cursion of the Marshalltown Fish Pro-
tective Association for Tuesday. Dur
ing couple of spare hours spent in
fishing Mr. Henry landed fifty-six black
and rock bass and croppies.
Mrs. f. A. Moscrip went to Nevada
Saturday evening summoned on ac-
count of the serious illness of her aunt,
Mrs. NJ. j. Bixby. who is quite low
with asthma complicated with heart
trouble Mrs. Bixby is well along in
years and has been gradually failing
for several weeks. Mrs. Moscrip will
probably return this evening or Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hall entertained
at their home on West Main street
Saturday evening small company of
the older members of the Congre-
gational church in honor Of Rev and
Mrs. William Windsor. of San Jose,
Cal, who are visiting in the city. Din
ner was served at six o'clock, and
the evening was spent in talking over
old times.
John Brhel, who graduated with the
class of 'O3 from the Iowa State Col
lege. ut Ames, having taken a course in
mechanical engineering, viii go to Des
Moines in short time where he has
accepted a position as draughtsman
with .he Eagle Iron Works. Mr.. Brhel
does not contemplate locating perma-
nently in Des Moines. but may so east
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Thursday is good day for you to
use a gas range. Other ddays on which
1t will be found very useful are Mon
day. Wednesday, Saturday Tuesday,
Friday and Sunday. We always keep
a full line on exhibition at our office,
and will be pleased to explain their
many merits If you will only call at
32s ard 32S South Third avenue. Mar
shalltown Light, Power & Railway
Co.
| Word received In the city Sunday
afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Bunee,
| from Granite, O. T., announces the
death of the atter's daughter. Mrs.
| Hattie Kattell. The cause of her death
| is unknown Mr.. and Mrs. Bunce went
to Grand Junction this morning to meet
| the body. which will be brought there
| for burial Messrs. John and Frank
Tripp, brothers of Mrs. Kattell, will go
| to Grand Junction this evening.
| Switch engine No 8, of the Iowa
Central while switching in the Timber
| Creek quarry late Saturday afternoon,
| was derailed by the giving away OF a
piece of soft track, recently constructed.
1t was necessary for the wrecking out
1 fit from this city to go to the scene,
and rcrlace the engine on the track,
which it was only able to do after a
new track had been constructed, as
the old one would not hold the weight
| of the machine. Almost the entire
night was necessary to do the work.
The frog spearing party of the G.
w. S. T. Club which was to have been
given at the Country Club Saturday
night was, so far as the frogs were
concerned, a failure, but otherwise an
Immense success The young ladies
and gentlemen OF the club shod III
| rubber boots and armed with spears
when In search of the green coated
jumpers, who seeming danger literally
took to the tall grass and could not be
scared from their cover. only one
specimen was secured, so 1t was neces-
| sary 70 secure luncheon at the clup
house The evening was spent with
| dancing