Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Hughes,
corner of Fifth and Park streets, are
parents of daughter.
Mrs. Will Horrigan and daughter
Belle, Of Waverly, who have been Wis
iting tie formers mother-in- law, Mrs.
Peter lIorrigan for the past week left
for their home this morning.
Eleven of Uncle Sans employees from
the Des Moines postotfice arrived in
the city this morning and crossed bats
With tie local employees on the Finkle
Park diamond this afternoon.
Mrs. Anna r. Stinson, is expected
home Monday from Buda, Ill.,, where
she was called a few weeks ago on ac-
count Of the death of Mrs. Stlnson, the
aged nother Of her late husband, w. l..
Stinson.
Word received by friends from Mrs.
Nj. c. Huffaker, formerly of this city
but who is now making her home in
Chicago, states that she is quite i'll with
rheumatic fever. Her condition is not
considered serious, however.
Jesse Weaver leaves tonight for Min
neapolis. where he will take the posi-
ton Of advertising agent for the Bijou
theater, one of the Jake" Lift houses,
under The resident management of L..
II. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes also has charge
of the Grand, of ST. Paul, another Lift
house.
Mrs. B. +. Cummins entertained the
ladies If the Invincible Whist Club, and
a few guests, at her home on West Main
street Friday afternoon. The guests,
other than club members, were Mrs. w.
+. David, Mrs. Il. G. Holly, and Mrs.
George Gregory.
w. L.. Busby, of Clinton, arrived in
the city Friday for a short visit with
his mother, Mrs. r. A. Busby and
brother, Manager A. ]. Busby. Mr.. Bus
by has just returned from New York
where ne has been looking after book
ings fer the Illinois circuit of
theateTs.
Tony Psenicka has just returned
from Chicago, where he purchased
fine stock OF fabrics, both domestic
and foreign. and has opened tailoring
parlors at 226 East Main. Mr.. Psen-
icka stands at the head in the art of
cutting and fitting, and would be
pleased to see all his old friends.
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Carl Dobson. of LeGrand, an employee
of the ,Lennox Machine Company, VINO
makes his home with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Z. Pickett, GOA North Ninth street, is
quite i'll with typhoid fever. Mr.. Dob
son went thru one stage few weeks
ago, arid recovered, but suffered a re-
lapse, Ills the result Of over eXertion.
A large number of teachers and stu
dents, who have been attending the
Iowa :ltate Normal Schools summer
session at Cedar Falls, passed thru the
city Friday evening. en- route to their
homes. Eleven hundred Of
the students, great many of them
teachers of the state, left Cedar Falls
Friday.
e. l.. Brewer. who has been in the
employ of the Marshall Oil Company
in this city as head bookkeeper, is soon
to be transferred to Oskaloosa to take
the management of the branch house
of the company at that place. Frank
Lockwood, an employee in the head
quarters office, takes Mr.. Brewers po-
sition mere.
Mr.. w. b. Ames and wife. formerly of
the Pilgrim, arrived in the city Friday
evening from Davenport. where they
have been visiting relatives. Mrs. Ames
has been in Davenport since early in
June, and her husband joined her there
a few weeks ago. They will remain
here Indefinitely, as the Messrs. Ames
have not decided as yet on location
in which to again engage in business.
The Anterior Commercial Agency
is a new corporation of Dubuque, with
T. D. Anterior, Dubuque, and E. G.
Vail, Chicago, as incorporators. Mr.
Atherton formerly resided in this city
and for a number Of years was in the
employ of the Burnell Commercial
Agency. Mr.. Vail formerly resided at
New Sharon. The capital stock of
the company is $4,000.
ssu o1IM 'lIeqIeH uqor Ioloelluoo
been in Cedar Rapids for the past two
months in charge of his team outfits,
stripping large stone quarry for the
arrived home Friday ev-
ening I'd spend Sunday with his family.
The quarry on which Mr.. Herberts
men are at work is located in the
eastern edge of Cedar Rapids, and is
a mammoth affair. Twenty or more
teams are at work on a seventeen foot
stripping, and 1t is estimated that II
Will take all of this season and por-
ton of next before the work can be
The first of the special series Of club
shoots of the Marshalltown Gun Club
which are to continue thruout the year.
was held Friday afternoon at the club
grounds. The club has inaugurated
system of presenting gold and silver
bars for scores of a certain excellence.
A twenty-five bird race will be shot at
each meeting, and the members break
ing straights will be presented with n
gold bar. Those making a run of fif-
teen out of the twenty-five will be en-
titled to silver bars. The bars, which
have tie name of the club engraved on
one side. and will be engraved with the
score end date on the other. are the
property of the members after
they are won, and are not to be con-
tested for. There will be considerable
rivalry among the members to see who
can attain the greatest number at the
close of the series. After the tourna-
ment, 10 be held on Aug. and Z, the
shoots will be held weekly. and begin
ming Sept. / bi-weekly
The class of '92 of the high school.
held it,; first annual reunion and picnic
at the Soldiers Home Cottage Grove
park, Friday evening, and enjoyed a