Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07

| DR.. T. O. Douglass. of Grinnell, sec
rotary of the IowaCon gregational Home
Missionary Society. was in the city FRI
day evening, being on his way TO Al
moral Delaware county, where Sunday
| he viii! dedicate new church, costing
about $4,000.
Veteran John Potter, of the Soldiers
Home, went to Boone Friday evening.
where he win remain for = few days
visit, going especially for the purpose
of taking a special examination before
the Boone county board OF pension
examiners. for an increase in his al
lowance.
Amusement lovers in general should
greet with pleasure the announcement
| that The Strollers' will be presented
by the Marguerite sylvia Opera Com
rany at the Odeon Thursday evening,
Feb. IL. This will be- the first appear
ance in Marshalltown of the charming
, prima GONNA, Miss Marguerite Sylvia.
George Carney, of State Center. was
in the city Friday, accompanying a
load Of good. heavy shoats, which was
sold at the Britain & Co. yards. The
animals were spring pigs OF a very
good quality. averaging 245. John S.
Hixson, OF State Center. brought down
two loads Friday Of lighter shoats that
were sold at the packing house.
Rev. u. F. Hitzemann, of Dillon, spent
Friday in the city looking after bust
ness matters. Rev. Hitzemann will
close his work at Dillon this month.
preaching his last sermon on Monday,
March |. He will leave the following
day for Flatville, Champaign county,
Illinois, where he will become pastor
of the German Evangelical Lutheran
church.
The falling of large steel glrder,
used in the construction of the new via
duct at Cedar Rapids, yesterday after
noon, delayed all passenger trains on
the Northwestern at that point. Nos.
10 and 81, west bound, Were affected by
the accident, also No. IL and No. 4,
east bound. The trains were compelled
to go thru the cutoff in order to get
around the blocked track, and all were
delayed from one to two hours.
No drawer child ever visited doc
tors office for an operation than little
Fred, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Is.
Miller, of this city. Fred undoubtedly
had been trying to Sud out how many
beans his ear would mold. One had been
crowded in so far as to cause great
pressure on the drum and would have
caused complete deafness had 1t re-
manned there few days longer. Dr. l..
H Fry, the eye, ear. nose and throat
specialist made father. mother and son
happy by removing the bean and re-
storing the little fellows hearing.
The funeral OF the late sylvanus
Lynx. who died Thursday morning,
was held Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from the family home in Marion
township, five and one-half mileg
northeast of the city. conducted by Rev.
Croker, Of Green Mountain. The at
tendance was very large, as Mr.. Lynx
was well known in the northeastern
part OF the county, and had many
friends The Green Mountain church
choir furnished the music, and the
floral offerings were very beautiful.
Messrs, Charles EclSles, F.. G. Wether-
bee, Alva II. Stewart. Joseph Coates
and Freeman and Jacob Wertenberger
acted as pail bearers, accompanying
the body to this CITY. me remains left
at 6:15 for Joliet, ILL.,. in charge of
Mr.. S. S. Lynx, of Marion township,
and Mrs. N. Raygor, of Coon Rapids,
son and daughter of the deceased. The
interment took place at Joliet this
afternoon. Mrs Lynx, the aged wife
of the deceased, was not able to ac-
company the funeral party, owing to
her own feeble health. Mrs. Lynx is
rs years of age, and was married to
Mr.. Lynx fifty-tive years ago last Sep
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