Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-01
lnk G. Coffin. formerly pastor

Rev. Frank q. CONN. formerly pastor
of the Christian church at Clemens,
now of Madrid, was in he city Satur-
day afternoon, being on his way home
from Gearing, where he made a Memo
rial day address Saturday. All of the
exercises planned for out of doors were
dispensed with. excepting that a detail
from the G. A. r. visited the cemetery
and decorated the graves The address
was delivered in the United Evangelical
church. which was crowded despite the
bad day. The Gearing band and two
mixed quartets Furnished the music OF
the day.
Lawrence Parker of Des Moines,
spent Saturday In the city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Parker.
coming over from Ames. where he had
been Friday night TO attend the annual
banquet of the Mott Avrats, an Iowa
State College society, to which Re be-
ionged while student at the college.
Mr.. Parker's visit home was hurried
enc, owing to the flooded condition of
the plant of the Des MoInes Street
Railway Company, by which he Is en-
ployed. Mr.. Parker saws that TIL, con-
djtions In Des Moines can not he imag-
fned even from newspaper accounts, SO
serious are they.
The bad weather and track on the
Iowa Central curtailed the crowd that
left for Minneapolis on the excursion
out of this city at 1908 Sunday morn
Ing. 1t was the original intention to
start tire excursion from centarville.
but this was abandoned owing to the
~ he
Grinnell and Oskaloosa. The excur-
zion left Grtnnell instead, and arrived
here with hve coaches, all of which
We're full. Two more We're picked UP
here, as there were 131 ticke'ts sold
from this station. Two additional cars
were added to the train at Hampton
and three at Mason City.
A fire alarm at G o'clock Saturday
evening called the department to the E.
S.. Ketchum home, 311 East Church
street, where small blaze had started
In the kitchen wall, which forms the
back of fire place, In which a small
fire had been built. The chemical APP
paratus was used and the damage was
very slight, so slight, in fact, that Mr.
Ketchum has not ventured to estimate
hdiSeI, Tie CSHlT5l station station IRE
dog sheperG spaniel, which has been
raised from puppyhood in the station
and always insists upon accompanying
the department to every fire, was in
jured in making the run. falling under
the wheels. The dog is pretty badly
bruised, but will recover.
The Pilgrim hotel changed manage
ment this morning, passing from the
control of the Ames Hotel Company
to Horace C. Btrdsall and John G. Fer
rail-. Mr., Ferral assumed active charge
and MA Birdsall is expected In the city
about the 10th. Mr. Ferrails' wife and
daughter accompanied him to the city,
and have taken apartments In the no.
tel. Messrs. 3. f. and w. B. Ames have
as yet made no definite plans for the
future and are still in the city. They
will accompany to Brockton. Mass, the
remains of Mrs. b. f. Ames, who died
In this city last March, After the trip
east they will look for an opening in
the hotel business at some point where
the climate will prove more beneficial
to the health of the senior Mr.. Ames
and Mrs. w. B. Ames, both of whom
are suffering with rheumatism.