Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-22


Main street. New phone 40
We are better prepared than ever t.
do your laundry work. Flitton.
Friday was the warn,est day of the
week, the maximum temperature regis
tering SO. The minimum was 60.
c. f. Smith, the eastern auctioneer,
is booking dates for the fall sales. New
phone IS9; 545 North Third street
city.
We invite YOU to come and look at
our fine line of tailor made suits just
received from New York. Lee Benedict
& Co.
DO not iii UP with inferior fuel. Cut
throat psices viii prevail all winter. We
are prepared and pushed to sell coal ut
cost or less. Arson Co.
! Town Talk tells all about the new
| towns on the Chicago Great Western
Railway. For free copy write Edwin
| b. Magil1, Mgr. Townsite Dept, Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Rather early to talk furs-but We
can show you the largest line of up-to-
date furs in the city including boas
| pelerines. stoles, cluster scarfs, muffs
and jackeIs. NJ. II. Andrews.
Mrs. T. j. Fletcher extends an in
vitation ID the club women of Mar
shalltown to meet the members of the
executive board of the Iowa State Fed
Grafton oil Womens Clubs, on Tuesday
afternoon, August %, between the
hours of and 6, at her home, South
Fifth avenue.
The Court of Columbian Circle will
hold public entertainment in the Ger
man ]. @. O. f. hall Monday evening
Aug. "a, at $50. to which the public
in general is invited. A small adniS-
sion fee CT Is cents Will be charged al
the door admitting to both the enter
tainment ana refreshment rooms.
Probably the best musical attraction
which will appear here this season Isl
Ellery's Royal Italian Band, which
comes TO the Odeon Monday evening
under the leadership of Cav. Emilio
Rivela. 1t is indeed a pleasure to note
the coming of this excellent body oil
artists, aud it will be many days before
the people of this city will forget the
magnificent and exquisite concert of
this band on their last visit here.
The William NJ. Hayes arrested forI
assault and battery on the informationI
filed by Thomas Allen is not the Will |
liam Nj. Hayes of 405 West Boone street
but instead lives at 104 May street. The
T-R-'s information was to the effect
that the Hayes arrested was a North |
western sWitchman, and with the name
and occu patton the directory supplied |
the balance. The correct Hayes has
been employed in the Iowa Central
shops and has not lived here long
enough to be accounted for in the d.
rectory.
For Sae-The following privileges at
fair grounds, Labor Day, September {,
1903. Lemonade, pop, orange cider
peanuts, popcorn, Ice cream, candy.
gum, cigars, lunch, kniferack, canerack.
souvenir badges and pins, merry go
round, dance privilege and any other
privileges not mentioned above. No
or intoxicating liquors Also
good side shows and freak exhibitons
wanted. The attendance this year will
be large and privileges will go rapidly
Come quick If you want privilege.
Call on Or address, S. W. LaShelle for
privileges.
District Cashier Miller, of the Bar
Der Asphalt Paving Company, was n
The city Friday looking after company
business, going at night to Waterloo
N company with Superintendent w. T.
irayson. Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Grayson
will go ~ Cedar Rapids from Waterloo,
where the company is to pave the
street that was let to j. j. Snouffer
after the Barber Company had receiv-
I'd the contract. Mr.. Snouffer, it will
De remembered secured the contract
IN an extremely low bid, and did not
commence the work, thus FORGETTING
he contract because of the expiration
If the time limit.
Contractor r, A. Ely arrived home
'Iiday evening from Grand Junction,
md will remain for an over Sunday
.ist with his family. Mr.. Ely has
,een 10 Grand Junction to look after
MS work of stripping a large gravel pit
or the Rock Island. The work has
,een in progress since last March, and
vas completed yesterday. Thirty five
men. WHO have been al work on the
will remain in the camp there
few Gays longer. for it will not be
snown until early next week just
where they win be assigned. Mr. Ely |
las twc more Rock Island contracts,
me at Moline. ILL.,. and the other at the
ST. Paul terminals Both contracts are {
or heavy steam shovel work.
An Italian surfacing gang of thirty
i've men, in the employ of the Iowa
Central. was taken thru the city Friday /,
.vening TO Minerva Junction from z,
SewburR. where the men have been at !
work. sul,faGing. AT Minerva Junction
he gans, which is under the supervis-
on of Foreman Henry Hartman. will
pend a few days spacing and spiking
les and leveling track There is only .
bout che mile of ground work that
wasn't finished when the other was Ie
ompleted month ago. An accident TO
he steam shovel at Clifford gave the
gang an opportunity to fin
sh up the Minerva Junction work. The I
rum OF the steam shovel was broken, \
nd 1t will be necessary to get a new v
ne from the factory at Toledo. Ohio. l
t is thought the new drum will arrive
o that The work on the gravel pit can d
e commenced again early next week. a
AT a meeting of the amusement COM
littee Of the Retail Grocers' Associa. !,
on, held Friday night. the winners of
ne two events. which had not been de-
ilel Vsare select ed. In the first event, II