Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-02

1 in getting the - or 80 Application con-
tract money from, is hard to tell. and it
may never be known, for the victim is
| not likely to be saying very much about
lit.
Property Doesn't Suit.
| In order to find property on which
to build Mr.. Maison consulted Presi-
dent ID. L. Denmead, of the City Ma
tional Bank, and President John P.
Woodbury., of the First National. To
MIR. Denmead he wanted to negotiate
for the old Boardman property. at the
corner of Main and Third avenue. He
also looked at the fremont site: the
Hambel residence corner and by Mr..
Woodbury. was shown the old Ketch-
UNI property at Fifth avenue and Cum
ningham. With Brennecke & Head
he asked about their property at the
corner Of Second avenue and Market
Maison claimed to have options on all
of them, and was going to close the deal
some time Saturday night or early this
morning.
His Evangelistic Work.
Maison's career as an evangelist is
about the only thing that can be veri-
fled with any degree of accuracy. That
he has been a singing evangelist is
known to a certainty, and he has been
in the work for ten years. He is Bap-
fist. and at one time was connected
with Peter Bilhorn, of Chicago, the
celebrated Baptist evangelist; +. o..
Excel. the author of EXcell's anthems:
Paul Price, Evangelist Weaver, who is
now located at Tampa, Fla; and Evan
gelist Fife, who is especially well
known thruout the south.
Shortly after Maison came to the
city Rev. w. w. Hazen had been in
vited to conduct a meeting at the Pen
tecostal mission. Among his audience
was Maison, and the two met for the
first time in several years. Each
thought he knew the other, and after
a while the acquaintance was e-estab-
lished. They had met in one OF Mr..
Weaver's meetings in the west, and
Mr.. Mason explained that he was
just now looking for some good man,
in whose company to re-enter the
work, as Mr.. Weaver was compelled to
be at Tama with his invalid wife, and
had cancelled important western en-
gagements. Like the king" In Huckle-
berry Finn, Maison was strong on
"missionaryin' around, layin' on hands
and sech,' but his "layin' on hands"
was not the same kind of touch
as Mark Twain's immortal character.
Go to Garwin for Meeting.
Mr.. Hazen was in need of singer,
as he had been disappointed In Sc
curing a man to accompany him to
Garwin. to conduct meetings. Mr.. Mai
son was more than happy to accompany
no
ing was success. Maison is a sweet
singer, as anyone who has ever heard
him will testify. His religious turns are
those of an artistic and ther is no barn
stormer about him. AT the Garwin
church where the union meetings were
being conducted he told of poor
woman whom he had met at Man.
chester, Eng, who had been impris-
oned for some crime of which she
claimed she was not guilty. "She asked
me-" said Maison, ito give her some
verse of scripture to comfort her, and
and / said. Believe on the Lord, Jesus
Christ and you shall have everlast-
ing life The woman then sat down
and from that inspiration wrote the
song that / am about to sing and II
want you to all bow your heads in 81
lent prayer and ask the Lord for
strength that l may get thru with it.
The words are so full of pathos. and
the music SO harmonizes with the words
that l do not feel equal to the task"
He then swabbed his eyes and sang
one verse. Several eyes We're filled
with tears. and before the second was
finished there was not a dry eye in the
hous, Rv. George Croker, pastor of
the - en Mountain Congregational
churc WAS SO overcome that he was
unable to talk when called upon.
Shows Roll Of "Long Green.
Mr.. Maison, after the meeting, sug-
gested to Mr.. Hazen that they leave
at once for the west, where there was
lots of money in evangelistic work, and
showed him wad of money, between
$500 and s4oo all greenbacks. He said
his aunt, Mrs. Mccormick, was supply
ing him and would do the same for
him. He told Mr.. Hazen, he (Hazen)
would need some better clothes to make |
the western trip and after to returning
to this city had hahn measured for
new overcoat, costing $35, at the Mar
shall Tailoring Company's. and new
suit of clothes at w. III. Burrows cost
ing $24.50. When Maison suggested
his aunt helping him he wrote a letter |
to Mrs. Mccormick, and in three days |
q draft for 500 was returned made |
payable to Fred Maison. Mr.. Maison
got sight draft for $35 made payable
to Mr. Solomon, of the tailoring COM
pany for the overcoat, but the City |
National bank refused to cash 1t. He |
also guaranteed the payment of the
other bills.
When he came to the city the Pilgrim
didn't suit the representative of the
live at Mr.. Hazen's. He participated |
in the divine worship of the family
altar, and was so earnest in his prayers
for all that the entire family wor-
SHIPPED him. Miss Fay Hazen, an oper-
ator for the Marshall Telephone Com
pany was persuaded to give up her po-
sition TO take clerkship under him, at |
$40 per week Lucius HaZen, who is
in the employ of George l.. Andrews,
was also given position and Mr..
Maison tried to borrow SIS of him to
meet bill until he could get his draft |
cashed. Young HaZen thought the gro
Gerry business suited him and didn't
have the s15. Instead he give him
So. He got Master Roy Hazen to stay
out of school three days to act as mes
senger boy, and owes him So. Mrs.
Hazen is a creditor to the extent of
$40 for board. Mr.. HaZen sees $3.50 in
'front.' of him to pay, for articles that he
has guaranteed, which includes $57
worth of clothes. Miss Hazen is minus