Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-07


Wall paper and paper hanging. Size
Dinges & Everist.
Great bargains in wall paper q
/ Simmons Book Store.
We carry a nice line Of telescopes ;nt
suit cases, and our prices are right. he,
| Hive.
/ For Sale--A large standing desk, al
most new Inquire at the Tines-Ele
publican business office.
..Wanted-A girl or woman to hell
me with the housework. Mrs. Il.
WATSON, 101 North Third street.
| For Saturday only we will give a sill.
Yer set of knives and forks with any
set of dishes bought at our store. tset
Hive.
| Prepare your potatoes or vegetable
| in a steam cooker but once-you vii
never go back TO the old way to tqool
| the same in water. Schmidts Hardwar,
! Store.
| Work on the new Iowa Central Goa
chutes is progressing nicely. THE
chutes are to be much more substantial
than the old ones that were destroyed
by fire last spring.
If you are going to California on the
G.. a. R. excursion you will need a
strong new trunk. We will give q. IL
per cent discount on all our trunks to-
morrow. Bee Hive.
The Centrars north bound passen-
ger, No. !, was five hours late out
of this city Thursday. The delay was
caused by the derailment of car on
train No. 81, at New Sharon.
Sheriff Shoemaker left this morning
for INDEPENDENCE with Miles, Hessenius,
who was recently sentenced by Judge
Caswell to two years in the dipsoma-
MAC ward in the state hospital.
Repairs are being made to the plat
form of the union station. 1t Is ur-
derstood that work is to begin before
very long in raising the platform,
brick work and all, but no authcrita-
tive announcement has been made as
yet.
Editor D. W. Norris, Jr., of the
Times Republican, was in Mason City
today, where he was present at the
joint convention of the Northwestern
Iowa and Upper Des Moines Editorial
Associations.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. II. Niblock. OF los
South Fifth street, are preparing 10 re-
move to Milwaukee the latter part oil
the month. Their home Is 10 be occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. William Furbush
\, Ni,.gt
| Supervisor W. II. Jones and County
Bridge Superintendent Jackson went to
State Center this morning, where they
spent the day inspecting the bridges in
Eden and State Center TOWNSHIP with
a view OF ascertaining the needed re-
pairs.
Special tourist sleeper to California
| leaves Marshalltown S:35 a. m. Aug. 10.
| One day stop over at, Colorado Springs,
Colo. and one day stop over at Salt
Lake City. For berths and other In
formation apply to j. +. Tallett ticket
agent, Marshalltown.
Frank Bishop, assistant day bag
gageman at the union station. has taxi
en- position as bill clerk mt the Great
Western local office, and Is succeeded
by Will Thorpe, who has been night
baggageman at the Great Western. Mr.
Thorpe Is in turn succeeded by George
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wentworth, who
came to this city three months ago
from Ft. Scott, kas., where they have
lived for the past few years, went
to Oskaloosa Thursday evening, where
they will remain indefinitely. Mr.
Wentworth's plans for the future have
not yet been definitely determined.
Mr.. w. r. Benbow. of New Prow-
dence. Iowa, who has bad eye from
granulated lids, Is in the city under the
skillful treatment of DR.. Wood, the
eye and ear specialist. The doctor
cured his son of the same trouble a
year ago. The thirty odd patients un-
der the doctors care speak highly of
him.
Friends in this city have received
invitations to the marriage of Miss
Nellie Dorcas Pruden, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Prlden, OF Iowa Falls
to Mr.. Walter Leroy Weaver son If
Judge and Mrs. S. NJ. Weaver, of Iowa
Falls, to be celebrated on Tuesday,
August Is. The bride formerly resided
in this city and has many friends
here.
In q letter to friend in this city
George Kes terson, a former member of
Company III. Forty ninth infantry, dur
| ing the Spanish American war, now of
Fort Smelling. Mimi, says that he has
recently been made private of the
first class and Is assigned to- duty in
the hospital corps at the fort. He is in
excellent health. weighing 216 pounds,
and enjoys the service very much.
Miss Ingle. Hugh w. Hogr,e's mare
according to doday's dispatches from
Fonda, won third money iI the :19
pace yesterday afternoon. The best
time was 19A Local horsamen will
also be interested in knowing of Lady
Knapp's victory at Freeport. ILL.,. in The
| rs pace, which she won In straight
heats In :1SlA. The mare, which is
owned by Mira. S. A. Knapp, of Red
| field, was at the recent race meeting
| in this city, appearing in the. 80 pace
which she took In straight. heats In
:19A.
A number from this city interested
| in the Pentecostal Mission went to Al
bion Thursday evening to attend the
tabernacle meeting conducted by Rev
| Talbot. of Fort Dodge. Those who We're
in the party were Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. e. w, Gear and
Master Loren Gear. Mrs. Dorsey Dob
sor Mr. William Collins Miss ReSSi g