Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-09

o'clock dinner Thursday evening
few guests in honor of the anniversar-
les of Mr.. Whitehead and Mr.. e. f. Bin
ford.
The "Prince of Pilsen" Company ar
rived in the city this afternoon from
Cedar Rapids, but the baggage and
properties. contained in two special
cars, was brought to the city this morn
ing.
Rev. Allan Judd, of Des Moines, who
is to be in the city Sunday to conduct
the funeral Of the late A. c. Abbott,
will arrive Saturday evening, and will
conduct services at 10: 80 o'clock Sun
day morning, in st. Pauls church.
Mrs. o. l.. Binford entertained ar
o'clock dinner Thursday afternoon in
the neighborhool of a dozen relatives
and friends in honor of the birthday of
her son, Ernest f. Binford, of Kenmare,
N. D., who is visiting his mother In
this city.
Tickets that have been laid away for
parties for THE Prince of Pilsen" will
positively not be held after S o'clock
this evening. The price of the gallery
has not been raised. but will be as adj
vertised, SO cents, and no reserve. The
curtain will rise promptly at S:15.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
Of this morning says: Francis Wor-
den, the little girl whom it is claimed
was wronged by Rev. j. w. Hook, was
before the grand jury yesterday in an
effort to have the jury take up the case.
LOG nil q ra.
fused to hold Hook
A Springfield, ILL.,, paper announces
the death of Elizabeth Collins Cake, the
|3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Cake, formerly of this city. Mr..
Cake was at one time chief clerk to
General Auditor e. S. Benson, Of the
Central, and is now holding similar
position with the Chicago. Peoria &
Springfield, at Springfield.
The Railway Age, in summarizing the
new equipment of railroads during the
year 1902, gives the Iowa Centrals adj
ditions to rolling stock and motive pow
er. The Central added during the year
$50 freight cars, $50 of which were stock
cars, 400 box cars ana 100 coal cars. Six
mogul engines and six consolidated
were purchased. The passenger equip
ment included two chair cars and four
coaches.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of Thursday
contains very good likeness of John r.
Deisher, former merchant of this city,
member of the grocery firm OF J. l..
Lefevre & Co. Mr.. Deisher is candi-
date for the presidency of the Butter
and Egg Board, Of Chicago. and tied his
opponent, Thomas e. Purcell, with thir-
.ty-nine votes. A special election is to
be held tomorrow morning to decide
the matter.
c. L. Knowles, of Usage Iowa, has re-
Gently purchased the yard of the J. +.
Irwin Lumber Company on South Cen
ter street. and is busy getting the Office
and books shaped to his ideas. The
yard will be given a thorough oyerhaul-
ing. A more complete stock will be put
in. Mr.. Knowles Is a lumberman of
seventeen years active experience and
expects to do good business. His
family will move here about April 1st.
A deed was filed today in County Re-
corder Evans Office whereby the Adams
livery barn, on North First avenue, be-
comes the property of McCombs Bros.
The property is at present held by
lease which will not expire until next
fall, with an option for renewal for an
other year. In case the present tenant
the purchasers to close the establish
ment and entirely remodel the building
into store romos below and office and
dwelling apartments above.
What might have been q serious fire
was narrowly averted yesterday at the
office of DR.. M. U. Chesire. In sweep
ing the rooms the Office girl struck one
of the stove legs with the broom, knock
ing the support out from under the
heavy hard coal burner and allowing it
to topple over on the floor. The live
Goals were scattered over the floor and
badly burned the CARPET. DR.. Wilson.
whose Office is across the hall, was
called in and got the stove. righted and
the Goals picked up before any serious
damage resulted.
Master Henry Shove, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. w. Shove suffered a severe
altho not serious. injury Thursday
while on his way to school. In some
manner, while running, he fell. striking
his head on the sidewalk. where he was
afterwards found unconscious by
schoolmates who took him to the high
school building. He was able to remain
at school but an hour and during that
time was in dazed condition. He did
not fully recover consciousness until an
hour after being taken to his home. He
is much better today, but has bad
bruise on the back Of his head, caused
by the fall.
The entertainment given by the Fays
lis difficult to describe. In Thauma-
t,1rgy. Mrs. Fay answers various ques-
lions written by members of the aud
fence. Altho impossible for her to have
seen these questions, she not only ans
wers them correctly, but frequently re-
nea4s them word for word and tells the
name of the questioner Besides mys-
ferrous Thaumaturgy, the Fays also
nerform cabinet and other startling
tricks. which are said to be highly in
teresting. The Fays disclaim all sup
ernatural aid or connection and en-
nhatically declare their experiments to
be entirely produced by natural means.
The Des Moines Capital of Wednes-
dav evening says: "About forty ladies
we're invited to spend the hours be-
tween and this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. George G. Briggs on Sew
anth street. The company was given