Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-08

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Or. MARS: six years IN city; office
over Fidelity Bank. Both phones.
Black and colored silk pettlcoats
much below the usual price Friday e..
r. Lay.
Hair mattresses renovated properly
Miller & Cavert, upholsterers, new
| phone 743
DR.. MARS treats successfully all
chronic diseases. Consultation free.
Both phones.
Best value of the year. eighteen Inch
crash for cents, at Archie Parker's,
| loo East Main.
Just received by express today some
more of those nobby Jackets. Lee,
Benedict & Co.
| Wanted-A competent girl for gen
eral homework. Mrs D. 7. Denmead,
800 East State street
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| The maximum temperature for We'd
| nesday was 6S. the same as on the pre-
ceeding day. The minimum showed a
drop of five degrees, or ~.
church will give a chicken pie supper
Friday evening from to { in their
church. Supper 25 cents. All invited.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
| Christian church, which was to have
| met with Mrs. Charles Satia Friday
afternoon, will be entertained by Mrs
| Milo Hulburt,107 South Fourth avenue
Under Southern Skies" will be pre-
scented for the first time In this city
| this evening at the Odeon. 1t is a
story of life in the south and is declar-
ed to be a companion piece to Way,
| Down East"
Come in and see our new parlor fur
niture 1t VIII soon be time to select
Christmast presents. and while it may
seem strange. we have already laid
aside many things for Christmas. d.
c. Wilbur.
| A still alarm called the crew at sta
ton No. . to the Marshall Oil Conn
pany's plant Wednesday afternoon
| where spontaneous combustion hal
| caused blaze in pile of coal. No
| damage was done.
Miss Ida Heath underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at tho Singleton
hospital this morning. and is doing
nicely this afternoon. There is every
reason to believe the operation will
prove successful In every way.
We are still keeping up our wall pa
per sale. Everything a, 5 cents per
roll. This sale includes ingrains and
gifts, in fact everything without re-
serve, 1t only requiring nat you buy n
border at regular prices. George p
Powers.
The burning out of the smoke stack
of the cooler at the Spencer Let's Cof-
fee Company plant this afternoon
caused an alarm to be turned in. While
the heat threatened to set fire to the
adjoining walls, 1t did not and no dam
age was done.
City Marshal Nicholson went to
Newton this morning TO appear as a
witness before the Jasper county grand
jury which is investigating the case
of Bartlett and Clark. the alleged horse
thieves. who were arrested in this city
d few weeks ago
The manufacturers of window glass
have adopted a new lis upon glass to
go into effect on Oct l. The list has
been lowered, cheapening it some. You
will find Powers drug store good
place to buy your glass. All sizes and
shapes cut to order Glaciers fur
nished.
Relatives and neighbors to the num-
Der of about twenty-fi five surprised Mr..
George w. Ferguson at his home, $40
North Second street, Wednesday night
the occasion being the anniversary Of
his birth. The evening was spent So
cially. Those present from out Of town
We're Mrs. Carl Wilcox. of Mitchell,
S. d., and Mrs. S. HIATT, of Omaha
Mrs. f. NJ Burke proprietor of the
Burke Hotel, at Carroll. and president
of the board of library trustees of that
city, who has been In the city attending
the state library convention, returned
to her home Wednesday evening Edi-
tor John p. Powers, of the Carroll dem
ocrat who has also been attending the
convention, returned home Wednesday
evening accompanied by Mrs. Powers,
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
George p. Powers, during the conven-
ton.
Rev. F. NJ. Coleman, who was making
arrangements to move to Toledo We'd
nesday afternoon, where he is to take
up the work of his new charge, was
called to Hampton Wednesday evening.
where today he conducted the funeral
services OF the late Mrs. Joel r. Taylor,
mother OF T. B. Taylor we'll known
attorney of Hampton. Mrs. Taylor's
husband, who died In the early sos,
was for thirty years a member of the
Upper Iowa conference, and a we'll
known Methodist divine. Mrs. Taylor's
funeral was held at o'clock this after
noon.
The Court of Columbian Circle gave
social Wednesday evening at the w.
b. flanagan home 707 West Linn
street, which proved a most pleasant
affair. Mrs Elizabeth Miller gave
recitation entitled, How Father Rode
the Goat" after which his bewhiskered
goatship was introduced and every one
present given chance to emulate
father" An aid society was formed,
Mrs. Miller being chosen president;
Mrs. Mary Jones, vice president: Mrs.
Agnes Morris, secretary; and Mrs.
Stella Koontz, treasurer. The gentle
men of the court are to be honorary
members OF the aid society.