Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-06

. Don't miss the picnic at Marietta
"Wednesday.
The best laundry work is done at
Flitton's West Main.
AT s a. m. tomorrow, choice Of hun
dreds of pictures in our window, cents
Bannatyne & Lay.
We have workmen who make a spec
ialty of house painting and inside fin
ishing. Simmons Book Store.
Town Talk tells all about the new
towns on the Chicago Great Western
railway. For free copy send to Edwin
b. Magill, manager townsite depart
ment, F't. Dodge. la.
! Misses kittie Harbaugh. Mary Ever
Iist and Mabel Russard, and Mr.. CLAIR
ence Hall, spent the Fourth of July
at Garden City as the guests Of Miss
| Cleo and Mr.. A. Ray johnson. Miss
Harbaugh will remain for two weeks
visit.
A. f. Palmer of Hampton, has ac-
cepted the position of night check clerk
at the Iowa Central local freight depot
to succeed Russell Seig, resigned. Mr.,
| Palmer went to Hampton Sunday to
make arrangements for the removal of
his family TO this city.
| The Fourth Of July celebration given
by the Fifty third band in Finkle's
| park. proved quite financial success
and the organization was we'll paid
| for its efforts The gross receipts were
over $500 and the net earnings of the
venture will amount to about $500.
Plans for the annual outing of the
Central Iowa Maccabee picnic associa-
ton, comprising the cities of Webster
City, Ames, Eldora. Marshalltown. and
perhaps other nearby places, will be
held in Eldora on Thursday, July %.
Ii is expected that quite number of
the members of the local lodge will
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. r. Price, who have
been spending the past two weeks with
their son, Mr.. Clinton Price and family,
in Minneapolis. arrived home Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Price enter |
tanned the formers parents, while they |
were on their visit, at their home at
Lake Minnetonka, where they are
spending the summer.
Miss Maude Mettler, who for the past
two or three years has been instructor
in shorthand and stenography in the
Dudley Business College. has resigned
her position and left for he home in
Joliet Ill., Friday evening. Her
plans for the present are uncertain as
she is at present considering several
offers in her line of work. For the next
few weeks she will remain with rela-
tives in Joliet.
The members of the Invincible Whist
Club, and their families, enjoyed
picnic supper at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. a. WATSON, on West Main
street Saturday evening. The guests
with them their basket lunch
con which was served on the lawn.
Later in the evening the party retired
indoors where they spent the hours
with whist and bin euchre.
The case Of Willis Champlian and
Joseph Mullin. the soldiers arrested
night for alleged Illegal fish
ng. was called in Justice Clark's court J
his morning. A change of venue was
aiken by the defendants to the court OF {
R. H. Hughes. justice Of the peace OF
Timber Creek township, and the case
vas set for . o'clock this afternoon AT {
he Center street school house one {
nile south of the city.
Mr.. A. L. Busby. who has been spend
ng the past week in Clinton with his
brother, w. l.. Busby, arrived home i
Both of the gentlemen Were
members OF the Clinton Carnival Com
,any that during the week has been '
moving in that city. The Gaskell- q
Iundy Company, composed of fourteen
hows was put on by the concern, and 4
he weeks business proved most salts d
actory. One of the largest crowds ever {
cen in Clinton visited the attractions
n the Fourth. g
Rev. Carlyle Summerbell. president of :,
he Palmer College at LeGrand, spent
'riday in the city on business. He is
ust recovering from an attack of rheu-
with which he has been suf-
aring during the past several weeks.
Rev. Joel Myers, who was appointed
ED secretary of the college at the re-
ent church gathering held in LeGrand 9
out in the financial interests of the II
chool, and is sending in most favorable
aports. The outlook for the coming a
.rm at the school is most Hatterng, a
nd there is an indication that the at n
endance will be larger than at any
me previous. II
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Mr.. w. r. Rubee. family and friends, o,
ad a narrow escape from being mixed
D in what might easily have proven +,
arious runaway Sunday evening. as a 4
asult of the horse which MI. Rubee s
as driving becoming frightened at the
xplosion of a torpedo placed on the T.,
treet car track on South Third avenue ~
he noise frightened the horse and =,
aused it to attempt to run. but 1t was
hecked just in time to prevent 1t j,
rashing into telephone pole on the -
ige of the sidewalk upon which the -
orse had dashed with the carriage. AS -.
was no one was injured. altho the y
dies who were with Mr.. and Mrs.
ubee were given decided scare. =.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Drusilla NJ
REYNOLDS was held at the residence de
her daughter, Mrs. A. Nj. Parker
o. 500 North Fourth street, Sunday Fl
.ternoon at 430 O'Clock and was to
rgely attended by neighbors and vi
lends of the family. Rev. Richard ia
m formerly pastor of the Universalist
,urch of this city. but now of Boone, w
,nducted the service, and the music Nj
as by a male quartet composed Of So
ev. William Pence James. Ed Wells, til,
,rl Heitshu and Burt Jones. The