Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-27

morrow. Good many different patterns
| left.
Remember Kemble when you are or
dering flowers. The flowers will be
right, the prices right and you will be
pleased.
The ladies of the Friends church will
hold an exchange tomorrow Saturday
afternoon at the store of the d. S.
Good Grocery Company.
For rent, eight room modern house,
at los South First avenue. Good barn
on premises. Will rent either single or
together. Apply to c. L. LaPlant.
The sixth number of the r. r. Y. NJ.
c. A. course will not be given tonight as
advertised, on account of Nine. Hess
Burr's illness. Watch for future an
nouncements.
John S. Hixson. of st. Anthony,
brought to the city Thursday afternoon
a load of prime 24o-pound hogs, that
was sold at the Britain & Co. yards.
There were seventy-five head in the lot.
Mrs. T. j. Short. of III South First
avenue, entertained a few of her friends
sion being her 67th anniversary. Light
refreshments We're served by the host
ess during the evening
Rev. w. b. Cherry, of Utica. Neb.,
will arrive in the city tomorrow. and
will occupy the pulpit of the Presby-
terrain church. both morning and even
ing. Rev. Cherry is the first to be
considered as candidate for the local
pastorate. to succeed Rev. f. w. Rus
sell
Both the boys and girls basket ball
teams of Western College. Toledo.
passed thru the city this morning on
their way to Des Moines, where the
ladies' team will meet the team from
Drake University this afternoon and
the boys will play the Drake team
Saturday afternoon.
Word received from Ames this after
noon states that Mr.. frank Turner is
slightly improved today. He passed a
very fair night and seems to be resting
easier today. There appears to be a
slight general Improvement in his con-
dition, as the pains in tna region of the
heart appear to be less acute than for
merly.
Clay Reed, a well-known farmer of
Illinois Grove, Liberty township. has
rented his farm to Glenn Waldo of
New Providence, who will take posses
sion March 1. Mr. Reed leaves the farm
on account of his wife's health, which
has been poor for number of years
and goes TO Gearing, where he will be
associated with his brother, contract
ing carpenter.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T.
L. was held Thursday afternoon at the
home of Rev. Elijah Brown Jones on
South Second street. The afternoons
program consisted of q song by the
union and devotional exercises led by
Rev. Jones. Mrs. @. u. Elicit gave q
piano solo and the address of the state
president was read by Mrs. Jones. After
the program was concluded Mrs. A. w.
Dudley entertained the guests with
graphophone records.
AS result of the rain the river rose
a foot and half during the night and
today is still rising at the rate of about
two inches an hour. The rain fall was
not sufficient to carry the ice out of
the river, however. Trainmen on the
Iowa Central report the rain as hav-
ing been much heavier at points north
OF here. there being a great deal of
water in the vicinities of Sheffield.
Faulkner and Rockwell. No damage
has as yet been reported by the rail-
roads.
Mrs. T. H Beaver of Mansfield, o.,
arrived in the city today and will re-
main for two weeks visit with her
brother Mr.. L. Z. Darling. AS soon
as her visit is concluded Mr.. and Mrs.
Darling will move to farm near
Breckenridge, Mimi, where they ex-
pect to make their future home. The
move is contemplated on account of the
general ill health of their S-year- old
son. Leland. 1t is thought the cli-
mate of Minnesota will be beneficial
to him.
Messrs L. G. Brown and Harry Her
rick. of Salt Lake City. were in the city
Thursday, being on their way to Ell
dora, to remain for few days looking
after business matters. Messrs. Brown
and Herrick are promoters of a copper
mine, and members of the Erie Copper
Company, in which considerable
Eldora capital is interested. c. E. AL |
brook, of Eldora, is president of the
w. j. Murray, of Eldora,
treasurer. and J. ID. Newcomer, Eldora,
and William Weldon, Iowa Falls, direc-
tors.
Mr.. j. A. Brace, former well-known
farmer of Minerva township, who rent
ed his farm near Clemens a year ago |
with the intention of remaining a year
in southeastern Kansas, near Indepen-
dence, arrived in the city Thursday, in
goods, and went to Clemens in the eve
ming. Mrs. Brace and family also ar
rived in the city Thursday. The family
will take possession of their farm, four
miles northeast of Clemons March /.
Mr.. Brace thinks there is no place like
Iowa. and Marshall county, after all, |
and he is glad to again be back among
his old friends
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary A.
BARLEY, of 40 South First avenue,
was conducted Thursday afternoon at
8 o'clock from st. Mary's church, by
Very Rev NJ. c. Lenihan, and was
very largely attended. Many very
beautiful tributes in a floral way We're
extended the bereaved family. The
pail bearers We're Messrs. j. C. WEIGH,
p Byrnes, Peter F. Marcy, Edward
John Mcnamara, and John
Burke. Present at the funeral from out
Of the city were Owen Mcmahon, of
Boone. brother Of Mrs. Barley ac-