Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-24
THE CITY I'm BRIEF

! Latest books at Liebi:ss.
/ Fireworks at the Paragon.
DR.. Billiard, osteopath. IS East Main
Our move em quick prices on trou-
Servings at Hopkins.
Men wanted at the packing house.
Apply Britain & Co.
/. Fireworks at wholesale and retail at
Simmons Book Store.
Remember this is bargain sale week
at our store. Lee, Benedict & Co.
Baby day Baby pictures free at our
studio tomorrow. c. w. Sparks.
See our ladies' lace ls.e thread hose
lad" on page of this issue. The Fair.
The freshest of northern fish just re-
ceived at cultey's sanitary meat mar
ket.
A small Decent for rent" "ad" in a
newspaper that everybody reads will let
your house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rubinson. of $40
South First avenue, are parents o: a
son. born this morning.
Special offers in refrigerators, high
est grade of goods at popular prices.
Schmidt's Hardware Store.
Town Talk" tells all about the new
towns on the Chicago Great Western
| railway. For free copy send to Edwin
Is. Magill, manager townsite depart
ment, Ft Dodge. Ia.
| Mr.. end Mrs. F. NJ. Chapman. who
| recently moved TO this city owing to
the appointment OF the former as
yardmaster in the Central yards, have
| rented residence property at 102 South
| Third avenue.
Miss Hannah Berg, formerly a pro-
fessional nurse of this city, who has
been spending the past year in Mime
apoiis, and Olsburg. Kas.. will arrive
in the city within a few days and again
make her home here
| We are going to sell all our elegant
muslin underwear at % per cent dis
count, Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
This will be your opportunity of the
season for this class of goods. Nettie
lngledue q Co, the up to- date dry
goods house
General Secretary j. H. Felingham,
of the r. r. y. NJ c. A. was in Union
| Tuesday, where he was investigating
camp grounds for the annual outings
of the junior and senior departments
of the association. The plans will be
announced soon.
About thirty young people of the
Christian church and few friends,
spent Very delightful evening Tues
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Thompson, northwest of the city. Ac-
cording to the record of the large scales
there, the aggregation was found to
weigh 1910 pounds. Games and music
We're features of the evenin, and re-
freshments We're served.
Rev. W. w. McGwire. of Peru, Neb.,
who is in the city for visit with
his daughter DIR. A. c. Fry. was an
interested visitor at the Soldiers Home
Tuesday. While at the Home Rev
Gwire was the guest of Chaplain Jesse
Cole. Rev McGwire was formerly
minister in this state, having served the
charges of Rock Rapids, Ireton. Cher
okee. and Bows, at different times.
While member of the Northwest Iowa
conference Chaplain Cole was his pre-
siding elder for three years.
Miss Frances West of Des Moines.
whose visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
III. Hull. in this city. was announced in
these columns Monday, will arrive in
the city tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. Hull
will entertain number of guests in
the evening in her honor. 1t will be
impossible at present for Miss West
to remain longer than the one day.
owing to the fact that she is expecting
company from the east, which will ar
rive the latter part of the week. 1t is
likely that she will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Hull in July.
The Chicago & Northwestern remov-
ed yesterday tower stations ia and
BIZ, east and west of the city, which
have done service for the past few
years, or since the block system went
into effect on that road. The company
is preparing for the electric block sys-
TEN, which will be inaugurated on this
division, it is thought, some time dur
ing the, summer. The electric blocks
are one and one-half miles apart, and
are controlled automatically as long as
one train is within the block, protecting
succeeding trains by signals.
Word from Union received Tuesday
evening, announces the long expected
death of Robert C. Johnson, son-i in
law of Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Frazer, of
this city. Mr.. Johnson has been ill
with cancer for about two years, and
his death has been considered TO be
only question of time for several
months. Mr.. Johnson formerly lived
in this county, and grew to manhood on
the farm of his father. John Johnson,
at Haynes Grove. Mrs. Myron Wood
ard. of LaMoille, is sister of the de-
ceased, and was present at his bedside
at the time of his death.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Wentworth and
children Walter and Ethel, former
residents of this city, but more recently
of Fort Scott Kas., arrived in the
city Tuesday evening from Oskaloosa, /
and will make their home here. Mr..
Westworth was q former conductor on
the Iowa Central, having been in the
employ of the road for about eight
years. Four years ago he moved to
FIT. Scott, to accept q position with the
Missouri Pacific. While running a train
on that road, near Pittsburg, Kas..
about eight months ago, he had the
misfortune to lose his left foot, and is
now, as a consequence, unfit for train
service. Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth will
har