Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-12
Important Matter Brought Up
In Convention Retail Hard
ware Dealers Association
OTHER FEATURES OF MEETING
The Attendance, AItho Very Good, Is
Not as Large as in Some Previous
Years-convento in Des Moines to
Last Three Days-List Of Delegates
News of General Interest.

Des Noines Feb. 12.--The fifth an
nual convention of the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers association was
called to order yesterday afternoon ii
Red Mems hall. The attendance is
quite large, altho not as big as in some
previous years. An important matter
!, before the meeting is the organization
Eof a mutual fire insurance company fol-
their own protection. w. A. McIntire
/ w. III. Heating and S. r. Mills COM
pose the committee having this in
charge. On Friday, Secretary NJ. l.
| Corey, of the national association, viii
ldeliver an address on The Manufac-
iturer. the Jobber and the Retailer
This afternoon papers will be read by
G. $. Barger and G. III. Thorley.
| The officers of the association are
w. a. Mclntire, Ottumwa, president:
Jacob Settler, keokuk. vice president,
1 W. III. Heating, Ottumwa, secretary;
George S. Lister, Manchester, secre-
tary. The executive committee is COM
! posed of Jacob Settler, keokuk: Clar-
Ience Phillips, West Liberty; L. Linden
berger, Dubuque; I. j. Lomas, Cresco;
G. S. Schmidt, Marshalltown; Homer
Duncan, Abba; L. II. Kurtz, Des
Moines; {. r. Heating, Mt. Ayr;
Charles Swaine, Council Bluffs; H. S.
Vincent, Fort Dodge; W. II. Willard,
Cherokee.
The convention will last three days.
Yesterday afternoons meeting was TAX
en- up with registration and listening
to the report of Secretary w. III. keat-
liig. ~ press committee, composed OF
5. r. Miles and w. L. Partridge, was
appointed. The executive committee
held meeting last night.
The headquarters Of the association
and the parlor floor looks like whole
sale hardware store. Among the job
bers and manufacturers represented az
the convention are the Richards Man.
ufacturing Company. Aurora, ILL.,, III. q
Spencer. treasurer: Wilcox Manufac-
turing Company, Aurora, H., d. w.
Simpson. president, and r. ]. Klein
smid; Lennox Manufacturing Com
pany, Marshalltown, w. j. Head.
Beckwith Round Oak stoves, Dowagiac
Mich, j. Q. Becroft and John l.. Par
ker; Majestic Steel Range Company,
Messrs. Rrantzell and Collins: Black &
Corner, Erie, Pa; Acorn Stove Com
pany; Moore Stove and Range Conn
pany.
Following is a lis. of the delegates
who have registered:
S. r. Miles, Mason City; C. w. Brels-
ford, Council Bluffs: Paul c. DeNol,
Council Bluffs; j. It. Doty, West Lib
erty; 1tten & Taise, Cedar Rapids;
George S. Lister Manchester: F. A
Leonard, Collins: c. f. Schmidt Mar
A. c. Nieth, Oakland; r. j.
Martin, Hancock; Schmidt & Son.
Avoea: l.. II. KurtZ, Des Moines;
Swaine & Mauer, Cornell Bluffs; Cast
ner Hardware Com. any, Abba: A. p
Arends, Arlington; *. S. Arhein g. Son,
Armstrong & Stearns, Iowa
Falls; Niland & s;hortman, Slater;
Henry A. ions, Clarence: +. c. Smith,
kellerton: Schroeder & Cook. Victor; |
A. j. Hoffman, Murray; NJ b. Rooney
Dubuque: Parsons & Stout
fer. Iowa City: Frank Forbes, Arispo;
j. W. Sarvis. Rose, Hill: f. G. Hetzel,
Avoca; William c. Roch, Lyons: b. A.
Hand, Ottumwa O. Wenner, Garrison; |
& Barnum, Alton; H. G. Cha
pin. Union; George Haw, Jr.. Ottum- /
wa; James ]. Sabolik. Cresco; f. B. |
Cresco; 7. w. Ritter, Hedrick;
W. H. Crtchfield. Ellston: A. NJ. Ems
ley. Charlton; II. III. Larimer, Chair
ton: C. S. Barger, Abba; and l.. Lin
denberg, Dubuque.