Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-21

tanned TedQ Iue oldSdi VI lIiiHopSsii'
at Liebg's.
Dr. Wilson, the eye and ear specialist.
first opened his office in Marshalltown.
July &c, 1875.
Cummings e. Mote, attorneys at law,
over No. S South First avenue. General
law business, loans, etc.
Socialist Club needing next Monday
evening at o'clock. Every one is in
vited. Over oppice's store.
To night will occur the first presenta-
ton of The Christian" in Marshall
town, and 1t should be an event of in
terest to everybody.
j. Darling one of the old employees
of the Iowa Central in the shops. who
for the past few months has been work.
ing for the Illinois Central at Water
loo. arrived in the city this morning
for a short visit with his parents and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Blackburn, of
st. Anthony, left Friday evening for
Aiken, Mimi, where they are sum
moned by telegram announcing ILL
f. Blackburn. Their stay in the north
will be indefinite in length.
Attorney B. +. Cummings has moved
his office to the second floor of the same
building, No South First avenue.
where previously located, and formed 4
partnership with Attorney G. A. Mote.
The name of the new firm is Cummings
& Mote. The new firm will be entitled
to fair share of patronage.
Mr.. C. d. Newman, who has been
making his home in this city for the
past several months, being in the en-
ploy of the Reflector, left for Morrison.
H., where he goes to join the Man In
the Iron Mask" company. Mr.. Newman
is an actor, and the company which he
joins has been playing dates in this sec
ton of the state recently.
We herald with more than usual In
terest the coming to the Odeon this
evening of the production of the great
play, The Christian" The literary
merit and charm of the story of Hall
Gaines famous work has heretofore
been hardly surpassed, IL equaled, by
the modern author, and in the hands of
the excellent cast, together with COM
pleteness of production. paraphernalia,
ETC., which is promised. Busby Bros
Conductor l.. T. jackson, of the Iowa
Central, who has been in Eddyville
visiting relatives for the past week,
arrived home this morning. Mr.. Jack
son, who has had one of the runs on
the Story City branch, will be relieved
and Conductor Sid Rowen will succeed
him. Mr.. Rowen has been on fresghts
Nos. 80, 80 and SO, and Is one of the
old conductors of the road. Mr. Jack
son will probably be given the local
freight runs On AZ and 40.
The teacher of the Arson kindergar-
ten, Miss Ashbrook, presented to the
children a fine life-size portrait of
Washington Friday, as that Is the day
they kept in his memory. A large doll,
two feet TALL was christened George
Washington" The room was beautiful
lytdecorated with flags. The children
marched at intervals to the strains of
national hymns, each bearing flag.
Miss Ashbrook also gave them COM
panion portrait of Lincoln on his birth
day.
The grief that the Iowa Central has
experienced with it's track and bridge
leading into the LeGrand Quarry Com
pany's Timber Creek quarry. 1T is
thought, will soon be at an end. The
old track and bridge leading into the
quarry is soon to be torn out and new
ones put in The line will leave the
main track south of the creek bridge,
oP oy.tH
with a bridge over the creek on the
siding. This old bridge was washed
away or badly damaged by the high
water last summer three or four times.
The new track will be about 600 feet
in length.
Mrs. w. L. Merryman, sons Larkin
and Victor. and Mrs. G. f. Wallace and
sons Floyd and Archie, left Friday
evening for Newton, where they will
attend the funeral of Miss Laura Nolan,
sister of Mrs. Merryman and Mrs. Wal
lace, who died last Monday at Pagosha
Springs, Col, after a short illness with
typhoid fever. Miss Nolan formerly
lived in Newton. but for past two years
has been making her home in Colorado.
She will be remembered by friends
to her sisters. The remains arrived at
Newton this afternoon and the funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. d. A. Kennedy. of Union, was in
the city between trains Friday evening
being on his way home from Belle
PLANE, where he had been to accom-
pany the remains of his son, the late
j. f. Kennedy, who took lis own life on
Tuesday night. The deceased's wife
and little son Earl. who also accompa-
MED the body, will remain in Belle
PLANE until next week. visiting with
Mrs Kennedys aunt, Mrs. Carrie
STAFFORD, sister. Mrs. Mcdonald, and
her husbands relatives. Mr.. ID. A.
Kennedy will come to the city next
week to investigate certain things con-
nected with his sons death. He will at
tempt to ascertain. if possible, where
Kennedy bought his liquor. as 1t was
generally known, so the father says,
that his son had taken liquor cure
and therefore came under the provis-
ion of the law that restrains dealers
from selling.
The Souvenir Club was entertained
most delightfully."- Friday evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Archie M Parker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Hull, at the latter's
home, 4OS West State street. In honor
of the anniversary of the father of his;
country the decorations of the home
were in the nations colorS, and the idea
of Washington was carried out in the
different details. Cardboard hatchets
were used as place cards. Dinner was