Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-07

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| j. ID. Hunter, Of EldoI'a, was in the
city Wednesday night to witness the
production of The Kirmess.''
| Dried fruits. all kinds. Prunes. six
pounds for 20 cents: fancy plum peach
es, 10 cents per pound. 'Culley.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. j. S. Haskell, us North
Center street, Friday afternoon.
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The home of Harry Gerhart, 211
North Center street. was released from
quarantine for scarlet fever this morn
ling.
Remember the game of base ball at
Fnkle's Park next Saturday between
the Marshalltown high school and the
Cedar Rapids high school.
w. G. Craig, until recently in charge
of the Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany's plant in this city, will leave in
% few days for ST. Louis. where he will
enter the employ of the new glucose
company of which George e. Cham
berlain, formerly superintendent here,
will be in charge. Mr.. Craig will be
employed on the construction of the
new plant, and after it is ready for OPP
GRAFTON will be placed in charge of the
corn department.
Friday only, from 2 to 3 o'clock, 9S-
While the greater portion of switch
mems difficulties of the Iowa Central
have been settled and the men have
returned to work, from all reports ii
seems the trainmen are no nearer a
settlement with General Superintendent
Sweeney than they We're two weeks
ago. Mr.. Sweeney passed thru the city
Wednesday on his way home to Min
neapolis, and the same train carried the
committee of trainmen, who will lay
their grievances before Vice President
and General Manager L. r. Day. Their
return is awaited by those interested
with considerable curiosity.
The audience at the second rendition
OF the kirmess given by the Elks for
their st. Thomas Hospital fund, was
rather light and even smaller than that
of the preceding night, while If any
thing the performance was better Sew
eral changes and additions to the Tues
day nights program were made, max
ing the performance a most pleasing
one and deserving of much better pa
tronage than 1t has received. For a
of amateurs it is above that
usually seen. One of the pleasing new
features was the Indian war dance, by
about thirty small boys. Gretchen Van
Landt scored another big hit in her |
little dance, while the singing Of both |
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Griffiths was al
SO very we'll received.
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Another misunderstanding seems to |
have taken place in the renting of the |
court house basement rooms for city |
purposes. Definite conclusions have
now been arrived at and the city is to
nave the northeast, northwest and
southwest rooms. The room now oc-
,upied by Tuffree & Marsh will be
1sed by Mayor Jones as his Office and
Is a council chamber, and that now in
of the Conservative Life In
he city clerk. The southwest room.
low used as storeroom by the county,
viii be made the police court room,
laving rear entrance handy for the
'eceiving of prisoners to be arraigned
or trial. Tuffree & Marsh are to be
given the middle room on the west
ide.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
announces the selection of former
boy, Philip G. Lauman,
IS the representative of the Seventh
district as a naval cadet, and says:
Phillip Catch Lauman, the young
nan who will represent the naval
cademy from this district, unless
light physical deformity Will bar him,
S the son of Phillip A. Lauman, of SIG
Vest Seventh street. He was born in
of this state nineteen
ears ago, and has received his edu-
alton for the most part in the schools
f this city, and In the west side high.
chool, from which he was graduated
n the class of 1902. While in, the high
chool he secured fame by the way in
which he won the state meet of 1901
or his school. When five points was
ecessary to win the meet, he won the
Ugh jump by going five inches higher
han he had ever went before, and since
hen his name has been written high
n the roll of honor. Lauman has been
ttending college at Ames and was
prominent in athletics of that institu
ion until he came to take the examina-
ion for the naval academy. He leaves
or the east to take the final examin
lions on June 10, in company with
Iartin j. Peterson, his alternate"
The remains of the late Mrs. Mary
Iumlong, of Albion, arrived in the city /.
his morning, accompanied by the
,randson. Mr.. c. ii. Gregg. A number
& the relatives of the family met the
,ody at the train and it was escorted to
riverside where brief funeral services
we're held at the grave, conducted by c
rev. j. H. Niblock. The pail bearers
we're George Wilton, j. NJ. Holt ID. I. :
smith and A. H. Sheldon. Mrs. "A. G.
edwards of jefferson, granddaughter,
nd Mr.. Frank Humlong. daughter
and granddaughter, Mrs. VIII
AN Horn, all of Albion, arrived in the
itv this morning to attend The services, {
s did also Mr.. ]. B. Cripps. of Albion, y
n old neighbor. Mrs. Humlong's death {
at Kearney, Ncb., Wednesday q
and was due 10 old age, she
eng 30 years old. AT the time she
,ent to Kearney, in October, to visit
18th her daughter, Mrs. l., G. Gregg, her
ealth was quite poor. She continued
, grow worse for several months. Two
ons, besides the daughter, Mrs. Gregg.
ulvive her. They are George Hum {
,ng of this city, and Mr. Frank Hum !
ing, OF Albion. Mrs. Humlong was
orn in Bracken county, Kentucky. and !.
with her husband to Marshall
ounty, settling on farm north of Al