Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-13

rooms in Hopkins block. with Dr. N. L
Mighel
Dry hard chunk or split wood deliv-
cred promptly. Brown Fuel & Lime
Company.
Ten dozen ladies' black mercerized
underskirts. $3.50 value, for IS cents
Melvin, Soliday & Co.
| Have a look. Madras cloths at less
than half value clio cents yard) Satur-
| day morning at s o'clock. See our west
window. Archie Parker.
| Manager r. w. McCreary. of the
| Spencer-Letts Coffee Company, was in
Mason City over night Thursday, look
ing after business matters.
You have just few more weeks to
avail yourself of the ridiculously low
prices at the closing out sale of the
New York Racket Store.
Call and see N. w. Wilson & Co, No.
4 East State street They carry a full
line of high-grade flours. mill feeds.
timothy seed. stock and poultry foods
and the celebrated Lees Lice Killer.
Prices always right.
The popular southern drama, "The
White Slave" is the attraction Tues
day evening at the Odeo:l. AS its name
indicates. the play is a story of slavery
Gays and the plot is one of rare interest.
Hear the old-time melodies of the plan
tatiOn.
II. C. Hubbard, of Vienna township,
arrived in the city this morning from
Chicago, where he had accompanied
three carloads of fattened steers, all of
his own feeding. Mr.. Hubbard struck
very satisfactory market, receiving
$3.50. E'ifty-two head comprised his
lot.
Miss Helen Bridge, of Norfolk, Neb..
arrived In the city Thursday evening,
from Lake Forest, ILL.,, where she is a
student at Ferry Hall. She will remain
for three weeks with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Birchard. school
having been closed for that length of
time owing to the epidemic of scarlet
fever that is now raging in Lake For
est.
The fact that the frost is rapidly
leaving the ground is becoming appar-
cnt on the Iowa Contra, especially on
the Illinois division. The track is again
becoming soft, so soft in fact, that very
re pid running is impossible. 1t is more
than likely the road ,vill experience
considerable trouble during the spring
months, or when the rainy season
sets in.
Civil service examinations were held
n ror
an additional route having been rec
out o. Albion because OF the
by Special Agent John
T. Boylan, of the Marshalltown routes.
Those who took the examination are
Fred Bivens. Mrs. Nettie Beeson, o. T.
LeFever, James Cripps and William
Nothing has been heard of William
Becker. the packing house employee.
who so nysteriously DISAPPEARED from
home last week. Mrs. Becker has
learned however of her husbands ac-
tons on the day he is supposed to
have left town, and the same date on |
which the letter was written her saying |
he was going to the Mississippi to end
his troubles, that lead her to believe |
that he is unbalanced mentally.
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A woman canvasser for nursery |
stock had an unpleasant experience on
North Fourth street this forenoon. and
as q result was pretty badly frightened.
She was entering the yard of Norman
Preffry. when a dog belonging to the
Treffry's pounced on her. The animal
was Joined by another belonging to G.
NJ. Mcbride, and before the brutes
could be beaten off the woman had
fallen and her clothes were badly
-orn. She was not injured.
Fresh lettuce and onions for Satur-
lay. Olson, the grocer.
A new arrangement of affairs with
'egard to the baggage aud expressmen
-unning on the Iowa Central between
Mason City and Peoria. on Nos. 3 and 4,
will go into effect Monday. Heretofore
he baggage runs have been between
and Peori... and the ex-
,ress runs thru. One man. hereafter,
will do the work of two. and will make
he run from one terminal to the other.
There will be three of them on the two
.uns, and as now selected will be Lou
Maschek and Herman Giese. The third
nan Is not yet decided upon. The bag
5agemen who will be relieved from
luty on these runs are w. r. Tretter,
John w. Boggie and w. j. Allen. The
company intends taking care of each.
however, and will assign them to other
iuty.
Lawns tomorrow, whole pieces (not
at cents. Bannatyne &
Lay. {
Messrs. A. r. Kent. of Mt. Vernon;
W. L. Powers, of Sioux City, and j. A.
Stinson. of Red Oak. composing the
team for the Cornell College
arrived in the city Thursday evening
being on their way to Grinnell, where
;onight they meet Iowa College, dis
the question: "Resolved. that
courts of arbitration similar to
hat of New South Wales, and having
is same essential powers, be estab-
Iished in all the leading industrial
states of the American union Mr.. H. II
8. Gilbert, as an alternate. accompan-
ed the team. A special train bearing
between $50 and 200 Cornell students
eft Mt. Vernon at 1880 this after
room and arrived here about o'clock.
rhe train runs special to Grinnell over
he Central.
Full stock of mixed paints and Of
cad, OIL varnishes, ETC., at Simmons
look Store.
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