Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-04

DR.. Lierle, over Whitton & White
heads
stylographic and fountain pens at
Liebig's.
We have fresh mined hard coal.
Brown Fuel & Lime Company. Phone
40.
If you want a stylish hat for Easter
see the new things at our store. d. T..
Sizer.
The Ladies Aid Society will be
pleased to see all their friends at a
Coffee to be held at the residence of
Mrs. Theodore Johnston, 312 West
Church street, from 2 to p. m. COT
fee 10 cents.
The illustrated lecture. Land OF the
Midnight SUM-" which was delivered by
Mr. Ola Johann Saervold in the Sieg
theater Monday night. was repeated
before a good audience at the Nor
wegian- Lutheran church Tuesday ev-
enins.
Professor Joseph Donnelly, formerly
physical director of the Kansas City
Athletic Club, is now al Simmons book
store and will give an exhibition of the
uses of the Whitley Exerciser today and
tomorrow, March 4th and 5th. Hours
from to and to Q p IN.
Engine No. 3S. in charge of Engineer
Clayton, pulling passenger No. on
the Iowa Central. was derailed at Win
field Tuesday afternoon. One pair of
trucks of the engine tank left the track
and as a result the train was delayed
in reaching this city a little over an
hour.
The real estate business is pretty
lively these days, which would indicate
that Marshalltown property is looking
up. Yesterday M. G. Doolittle sold the
l.. r. Darling property to John Wool
sey. lot in the electric addition to Ed
Emery and a lot on Lincoln street to
George p. Powers. A pretty good rec
ord for one day, as negotiations were
not started until Saturday evening.
The Willow Duck Gun Club, the
membership of which is composed of
sportsmen of this city, who maintain
the shack east Of town on the river
lowlands. held it's regular annual cleo
ton Monday, and each was assessed
his proportion of the costs for main
tanning the club for the coming year
The old officers, president, w. b. Kib-
hey. and secretary and treasurer. Elmer
Tuffree, We're reelected.
Mrs. G. b. Lewis and daughter Allie,
who went to New Sharon Monday, be-
ing summoned by the critical illness of
Mrs. Lewis brother, Mr.. Frank Dudley,
did not arrive in time to see him alive
as Mr.. Dudley died before the arrival
OF the train at that place. Mr.. Dudley
rad been a sufferer with consumption
for several months. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon. and the inter
ment was in the New Sharon cemetery.
The Luxerit Club me-. at the home of
Mrs. Storms, 30 North Fourth avenue.
Tuesday afternoon ana held its semi
annual election of officers. resulting in
Mrs. Storms succeeding Mrs. Dewey as
president. Mrs. Belle Travis was
elected secretary and treasurer to sue
coed Mrs. Storms. This club was or
ganiZed about six years ago for the
pursuance Of q course of Bible study
and consists of eighteen members. rep
resenting number of the differen.
churches. Refreshments were served
by the hostess after the afternoons
business had been disposed of.
Mrs. Colin Roadhouse, accompanied
by her daughters, Misses Mary. Nellie
and Anna, and son, Master Colin, Jr.,
arrived in the city today from Mon
mouth, Ill.,, and will make their home
here. Mr.. Roadhouse is superintendent
CT the steam plant of the Marshalltown
Pottery Company, and has been in the
city for several weeks. He is a Mon
mouth man, and lived in that city prac-
tically all of his life before coming to
Marshalltown. He was superintendent
of the Monmouth water works from
1895 to 1900. Mr.. and Mrs. Roadhouse
will reside at 2O4 South First avenue.
An incident is told Of Rev. NJ. Lon
dahl, pastor of the Norwagian-Luthe
church in this city, which goes to show
that his congregations are never to suf-
fer for want of q pastor so long as he
is within walking distance of the
church. Rev. Londahl has charge of
the Dunbar church. where he preached
last Sunday morning. Owing to belated
trains he was unable to reach this city
in time to preach here IL he waited, so
rather than detain his congregation he
started to walk from Pickering, a dis
lance of about nine miles. He reached
the city at about $50 and after hurry
ing home for lunch he arrived at his
church on time and delivered his SER
mon as tho nothing unusual had oc-
CURED. He did not refer to the incl
DENT and his pariShionerS did not know
but that he had reached home in the
usual way.
Manager Busby. of the Odeon, tells
of a funny incident that happened at
the box Office window Monday night.
after the sale was opened for King
Dodo." A young fellow stepped up to
the window and asked to see him per-
sonally. Mr.. Busby granted him an in
torview and the young man asked conf
dentially If King Dodo were really with
the show. Mr.. Busby, thinking at first
that the fellow was joking, replied that
he didn't see how the show could be
put on unless the king was with the
company. That's what told them"
the man replied. IT said that they
couldn't show if the king was sick, but
they said on the street that he had quit
the company for the rest of the season.
| didn't believe it. but thought would
ask to make sure before buying tick
ct" This beats Ike Speers' stock story
about n certain young NAN I'm town who
asked him. few years ago. If Sousa's
band would give q parade before the
afternoon concert.