Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-07
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George j. Allen. ophthalmologist.
DR.. Billiard, osteopath. % East Main
Wall paper and paper hanging. SCI
oinges g. Everist.
Our new line of mems fancy fall hos
cry is here, p. A. Stern.
Indian beads, all colors. at Miler's
he jeweler, los East Main.
II you want the best table beer or
der case of Export of Gust Biermar
III. E. SilnlSins was in Union Sunday
called on account of the death of =. l.
Kelly
Get your boy one of our new Wea,
Proof school suits, they are guaranteed
in every way. p A. Stern.
The Trades and Labor Assembly will
give dance in Finkle's hall this even
ing. Admission 10 cents.
Al Harris. ahead of the Sweet Clo-
YER Company, spent Sunday in the
city on business.
Labor questions tonight at Spiritual
tsts camp by a prominent speaker
Known as the siedge- hammer of So
cialism.
Miss Nellie Gibson, of Dunlap. was
in the cit.f Saturday as the guest OF
Mrs. f. w. Brewer being on her wa.
to Albion. where she is to be employed
in the pub ic schools. Miss Gibson viii
have charge of the grammar grade.
Miss Mabel Mills, of Bangor, 3
teacher at the Rock Valley school
eact of the city. arrived in the city
Saturday evening. and was a guest
over Sunday of Miss Hasseltlne Nett
len, who also teaches a Rock Valley
The young ladies' schools began today
Richard Waterman, who was called
to this city several months ago on ac-
count OF the death of his father, the
late Moses Waterman, departed fol
Beaumont. Texas. Saturday night. Mr.
Waterman's plans for the immediate
future are undecided.
Misses Vera Sieg, Alice Manney AMI
Nellie Gal.wood entertained at the
Nancy home on West State street
Saturday evening, in the neighborhood
Of fifty of their young lady and gentle
men friends. Games and music served
to pass away the time, until refresh
ments were served. During the evening
some thief made away with the ice
cream, which had been left on the rear
porch, so the menu was necessarily
minus that portion.
One OF the most important factors in
drawing the trade of the surrounding
communities to Marshalitown is the
we'll advertised sale by the merchants
OF staple commodity at close figure.
This has been illustrated during the
past two weeks by the immense out
side interest shown in the shingle sale
a. Moore's lumber yards. Those who
came in for shingles bought goods of
other merchants before they left, and
while the sale was an individual ven
ture it resulted in the common good.
Louis Trobst and Lyman Heath ar
rived home Saturday from Rockwell
where they have been for a few days
chicken hunt. They invaded the ter
ritory west of Rockwell, about eight
miles, ami as a reward for three days
shooting, secured eighteen birds. The
shooting vas very poor, altho the coun-
try is usually, in favorable seasons.
good chicken ground. The hunters
were compelled to walk mile after mile
over stuh,le for the few birds they did
get and tlaen averaged only three apiece
each day. Most of the coveys We're
small ana the largest one seen only
contained ten birds, including the old
ones.
The big engine shipped from this city
to the Toledo & Tama Electric Com
pany Saturday night, had hard time
in reaching it's destination. The ship
nent was on a rush order the company
being in such a hurry for the engine
that il was sent by express. the North
western evening passenger No. s. be-
ing held here fifteen minutes in order
to load. After being unloaded In Tama
upon a truck, the engine was moved
on the platform over the small creek,
tina. runs underneath, and while stand
ing there, the platform gave way, pre-
cipitatina, engine and truck into the
water. The machine, which weighed
over two tons, could not be raised by
hand, ana 1t was necessary to secure
the Northwesterns derrick to HIT IT,
Mr.. Ross Sheetz, who was appointed
by Banner Lodge. No. 1913, !. Q. Q. F.,
to take the Ave children of Peter Swed-
berg to the Odd Fellows Orphans
Home, az Mason City, returned Satur-
day. MIR. Swedberg is a member OF
Banner lodge, and his wife was taken
to the state hospital, at Independence,
because Of insanity, a few months ago.
The small children, left n1otherless,
were cor. sidered to be better OFF in the
than at home, and provision
was made by the local lodge to secure
their admission. Mr.. Sheetz is very
much pleased at the home, which was
dedicated on May 20. At present there
are fourteen children cared for, and five
INDECENT Odd Fellows. Mrs. j. w. Lewis
is nnatrsn OF the institution and does
everything possible to see that the
members, Of the institution are properly
cared fpr. The home has forty four
rooms, well lighted and ventilated. Two
large rooms, facing the south. are de-
signed for school work. The, children
all appear to be happy and contented,
and the older members of the institution