Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-28

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See our new line of japanese WASH
silks at 35 cents. Nj. +. Andrews.
| Men, women and chidren's wool
underwear one fourth off. Archie Par
ker.
Mr.. and Mrs R. S. Patten. of EOS
West Grant street. are the parents OF a
daughter, born to them Wednesday
night
The fair given by the Loyal Legion
of Plymouth Will be neld Thursday
Friday and Saturday evening. Dancing
at $3.50 All are cordially invited.
Harry selby, of New Sharon. who
lis at the Singleton hospital suffering
| from the effects of frozen feet and a
hand, is doing Very nicely. The lung
| congestion. which Threatened fneu-
monia a few days ago. has cleared up
and 1t is thought no more trouble IN
| that direction Is to be feared.
| The Two Sisters as moral les
son is as sweet as flowers by waysides
of country roads. charming because
they are natural Many man who
has seen this play has sent his daughte:
| 70 drink in a lesson of life that he
could not tell her Of. The Two Sis
ters' plays here tonight.
The patients AT the St. Thomas hos
pital, who recently underwent serious
operations, are all doing nicely with
| the exception of Allen Packer. of Un-
| ion. in whose condition there is no
change Mrs. McCool. of Taylor town
ship: Mrs. Jones. Of Bangor. and Mrs.
| N w Lundy. of this city. are improV-
| ing.
DR.. George Dobson. formerly of this
city and LeGrand. who has been here
for few days departed this morning,
accompanied by his son, Ross. for his
home In Santa Ana. Cal DIR. Dobson
is taking his son with him in the hopes
that the change OF climate will prove
beneficial to the young man. who Is
suffering from dropsy.
Sam T. Jacks Burlesque company
will appear at the Odeon Saturday ev-
ening. 1t Is a conceded fact that this
attraction will never go down ii, his
tory as an instructor or educator. II
is put together for laughing purposes
only. The company number 20 pretty
girls. the olio contains several cool
vaudeville acts, and the famous living
pictures.
State Arch; j. F. Liebbe. of Des
Moines. was ii. e city for a shor. time
this morning, on his way to Eldora.
to ]cok after the erection of the school
building at the state Industrial school,
which has been under the course OF
construction since last fall. Owing to
a number OF causes the work has been
progressing very slowly.
Palmer E. Bowen, who has been vis-
ting his grandmother, Mrs. Ann Brock,
and other friends for the past week.
went to Tama this morning and will
leave that point tonight for New York.
Mr.. Bowen expects, at the end of Feb
ruary, to give up his position as COM
missioner to France, Switzerland and
other European countries for the Lou.
Islam Purchase Exposition. and vii!
devote his time to commercial business.
Mr.. Bowen will spend several days In
New York. comforting with exporters.
by whom he has been retained as for
eign agent. He does not anticipate re-
turning to this country oftener than
every two years, for a vacation OF three
months. He expects to sail for London
in about two weeks.
The continued cold weather, which
has delayed all passenger trains during
the past few days. continues to affect
running schedule materially. and
Wednesday not one passenger train
reached the city on time. The North
western had trouble as well as the
smaller roads. and It's overland linn
tied east. No. 2, due into this city u:
1:40 Wednesday morning. left twelve
hours and twenty minutes late. or nj
Q p. m. It was run east as second No.
l2. The west bound Jrains Wednes-
day evening were both late. from
half to an hour. and the Centrafs trains
into the union station were behind time.
No. arrived from the south an hour
late, and No. 2. south-bound. did not
leave this city until 1880. having ex-.
perienced an engine failure at Hamp-
tom Another engine from this city
had to be sent north to get the train.
The Great Western trains were all late.
from one to two hours.
Rev. Dr. w F. Pitner. presiding ell
der of the Marshalltown district OF
the Methodist church. was in
Union Wednesday night. where he
preached for Rev. W. H. Clement. who
has been conducting special meetings
for. the past two weeks. DR.. Pitner's
subject was why Does Man Sin ~
based on the text found in Ecclesiastes
S.11: Because sentence against an
evil work is not executed speedily.
therefore the heart OF the sons Of men
is fully set in them to do evil" Friday
morning Rev. Pitner will go to Gar
win, where. In the evening, he will con-
duct quarterly conference. He will be
in Toledo Saturday night for confer
ence and during the afternoon will be
on the Toledo circuit, which embraces
morning Dr. Pitner will preach in DIR.
Coleman's pulpit. and in the afternoon
and evening he will occupy pulpits on
the circuit.
The members OF the Unity Club, AMI
guests. numbering in all. a company of
about thirty-five, enjoyed a most pleas
ant evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. S. Peckham. Third avenue and
Bromley. The club is. studying Hol-
land this year and on Wednesday even
ing was given a treat in an address
by Mr. John Smith. cashier of the local
freight office OF the Iowa Central. On
Holland. which is his native country