Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-14

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| The Catholic Ladies of the Mite So
cfety will serve a first class supperin the
| basement Of the church Thursday even
| ing. Jan. 18th. Supper % cents. All
are invited.
John C. Crockett, of Des Nfoines,
clerk of the supreme court, passed thru
the city Tuesday evening, en- route
home from Eldora, where he has been
for brief stay on business.
Received from Tribe of Ben Hur pay
ment in full on policy held by my late
husband, John Sheeiey. / wish to ten
der my sincere thanks to members of
the Tribe of Ben Hur and for prompt
payment. Flora A. Shelley.
Judge NJ. j. Wade, of Iowa City,
congressman elect from the Second
district, passed thru the city Tuesday
evening, being on his way home from
Eldora, where he had been looking after
a case in the Hardin county court.
We will close out our line Of small
goods, new sheet music, musical in
strunisnts, etc. at actual cost. We al
so have graphaphone with records at
trail Iowa Music Company, Finllle
block.
Mr.. George W. Smith, of Chicago,
general salesman for northern Iowa of
Marshall Field & Co., was in the city
Tuesday. Mr.. Smith is president OF the
Illinois Commercial Travellers Assoc-
alton, and was recently unanimously
reelected
Mr.. q. z. Lowell, of Albion, was in
the city Tuesday evening en- route to.
Montour, where he was summoned by
q telegram announcing that his wife's
mother. Mrs. Sylvia Kellogg, was very
low and not expected to live. Mrs. kel-
logg is one of the early residents OF
Tama county, having resided in Mon
tour since 1854.
Best assortment of embroiAeries in
the city. See display in west window
The Fair.
The music and art department of the
Women's Club was entertained by
Mesdamesi G. III. Whitehead, w. W.
Wallace, H L. Laird ard w. II. Thomp-
son at the home of Mrs. Whitehead, on
North Third street, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Whitehead read paper on
Charles Dana Gibson. which was fol-
lowed by a musical program. The out
of Kenmare, N. D., and Miss Jessie L.
Bodman, of DeKalb, Ill.
Mr.. Charles w. Fracker. formerly
resident of this city but for many
years of Des Moines, was guest of hon
or at Des Moines last night at an an
niversary celebration. the occasion be-
ing the closing of the twenty fifth
year of Mr.. Fracker's service with the
Springfield Fire and Marine. A ban
quet was served at the Slavery ordinary
to about seventy-fiye friends. all insur-
ance men. Mr.. Fracker was the first
cashier in the First National Bank, of
this city.
Mrs. George Hixson entertained the
members of the Entire Nous Club ana
their husbands and few guests at a
social session Tuesday evening at the
Hixson home. The evening was spent
with games. and Mr.. Hixson enter
tanned the company with a short de-
scription of his trip to Alaska. Those |
present. other than members OF the |
club. We're Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Meickley,
Miss nellie Brenne,.ke, Miss Fanny
Flickinger, Miss Jessie Fenner. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lyons and Mrs. George j.
Cross, of Fairbury, NeE.
DR.. G. A. Billings. who recently went |
to Chicago to look after a portion of |
the business of the Quaker Heating |
Company, of which he is vice president |
has decided not to return to MARSHALL
town. and in the spring will move his |
family to Chicago Heights. The Quaker
Manufacturing Company has succeeded |
the Wireton Heating Company, of Blue |
Island. which was destroyed by fire
several months ago. q. L. Head, a
brother of A. w. Head. is secretary and
general manager of tho company, which
does a large business in the manufac-
ture of furnaces and hot water heaters.
Special shoe sale. Big line of ladies
and mems shoes that sold up to IS, fol
s1.9S sale closes Saturday night. TIL. |
Fair.
Charley Newton, former resident of |
this city and for number of years an
employe of the telephone companies |
and the MarShalltOwn Light, Power q |
Railway Company, as a lineman, ar
rived in the city yesterday and viii
again make his home here, beginning |
work this morning for the Iowa Tele
phone Company. Mr.. Newton was
badly injured about year ago at Fit
Dodge, while employed on the Webster
county court house, saw horse hav
ing fallen from the scaffolding of an
upper story to the ground. striking him
on the head. After recovering from
the effects of the severe blow Mr.. New
ton was insane, and only recently was
from the state hospital at
Best assortment OF embroideries in
the city. See display in west window. |
The Fair.
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PERSONAL MENTION s
Mr. T. II. Harrigan was in Waterloo