Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-27

James Boys in Missouri come to the
Odeon next Monday evening. Special
prices have been arranged, Is, 25. 81
and so cents.
Hope Lodge, No. 244, A. o. u. w
Will a smoker in theirlodge rooms
this evening, to which has been invit-
ed the members of Marshall Lodge, No
llS, and friends of the members.
John S. Hixon, of ST. Anthony, ship.
ped TO the city Wednesday afternoon
for sale at the Britain & Co. yards
mixed load of hogs averaging 25n
pounds. The lot comprised eighty-tw
head.
Miss Martha Beeson. who has been
teaching in the public schools of this
city during the past few years. left this
morning for Ironwood, Mich. where she
Will teach during the coming school
year.
The. Iowa Central coal chutes were
completed Wednesday and will be put
in use tomorrow or as soon as the
pockets can be loaded with coal. The
platform for the temporary coaling OF
engines during the erection Of the new
chutes will be torn down.
President Carlyle Summerbell ant
Professor P. L. Ford, of Palmer Col.
lege, LeGrand, and the latter's mother
Mrs. J. l.. Ford, were In the city Wed
nesday evening. being on their way t
Clemens to attend the annual confer.
| encce of the Central Iowa district of tn,
Christian church.
Miss Nellie Miller, of Newton, spen
Wednesday in the city as the guest o
Miss Grace Neil, being on her way HON,
from visit to Traer, where she CLOSED
contract as teacher in the publ,
schools of that place for the cominl
year. Miss Miller and mother Mrs
Martha Miller, VIII move to Traer t
| reside.
Another drop in temperature from
| Tuesday is shown in the observation
| for Wednesday. taken al 6: 80 this NOR.
ming. The drop in maximum was
degrees, and in minimum 5; 70 beins
| the highest point reached during tn,
| day, and 81 the lowest. The prec.pita-
| ton for the twenty-four hours ending
at $3.50 this morning was 1.35 inches
A score or more OF tanned and sun
burned youngsters clad in garment
| that showed plainly the evidences o
camp life, emerged from the south
| bound Iowa Central train this morning
having just returned from the first weel
of the RAILROAD Y. NJ. C. camp soutl
Of Union. Yelling and shouting an,
| dragging after them their bed clothin,
| tied In every conceivable shape, the,
| separated for their various homes ar
terhaving spent most pleasant week
| The first week of the camp has beel
a success. The senior campers Will
leave for the grounds tonight.
Returning state fair business is en-,
| crossing the attention. of the railroads
now, as well as the traffic to De.
Moines. The Northwestern's No.
| Wednesday evening, carried five coacl
loads. crowded, into the city, all of The
cars being attached at Ames in add
ton to the heavy train regularly car
rled. The iowa Central has been doing
larger state fair business than us
ual, especially from points north. The
| Central has been turning It's bushes:
largely to the Rock Island, at Grinnell
The Story City branch traffic north o
McCallsburg, has been brought down t
that point, and sent to Des Moines owe
the new d. NJ, I. II. & N. The Grea
Westerns state fair traffic is UP to tn,
standard. If not little heavier thar
usual, as the crowds to Des Moines TIL
year appear to be larger than for man,
Years. :,