Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26


ties. Special prices 10. Is and rs cents.
Mrs. N. w. Lundy. who was oper-
ated upon Monday at St Thomas hos
pital for the removal OF a fatty tumor
in the side. is doing very nicely today.
Miss Belle WEIGH and Mrs. A. L. Van
Tine will entertain the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Congregational church
Thursday afternoon at Miss Welch's
home. 6o7 West Main street.
Sam Jacks Own Burlesque Company
vii, be at the Odeon next Saturday
evening. The company numbers twen-
ty people, mostly girls. An excellent
olio OF specialties is given also the ia
nous living pictures.
Mrs. Elmer McCool. OF Taylor town
ship who underwent an operation at
ST. Thomas hospital last week for the
removal of the appendix and gall stones
is not SO we'll today. Her recovery
Will be very slow and tedious.
Miss Mollie Pletscher. of burlington.
arrived in the city Monday evening,
coming to take position on the Re-
Hector. Miss Pletscher Is n compost
tor. She will make her home while
in the city with her brother, Mr.. Har
ry Pletscher and wife.
Mrs. j. NJ Speer. wife OF Engineer
Speer, of the Central. fell Monday cv-
ening. in front OF the Rhoades-Car-
mean Buggy Company's office, on
South Third avenue. and sustained a
Coles fracture of the left arm. The
wrist was also Ndislocated.
w. L. Busby, OF Quincy. H.. who has
been visiting his brother, Manager A.
]. Busby. of the Odeon. for couple
of days, left for his home this morn
ing. Mr.. Bushy says business Is ex-
cellent with the Quincy house, but was
affected somewhat by the Iroauois
disaster. in which four Quincy people
persisted.
Mayor Frank Dennis. of Albion. one
Of the we'll known residents OF that
place, has disposed of his general mer-
chandise business to men from near
Macon. Mo. Mr.. Dennis traded the
stock and Building for 200 acres of
farming land near Macon. He retained
his harness shop and will continue to
make Albion his home.
Grant Drury. who was discharged by
the January grand jury of the PRES
ent term OF court, after having been
arrested on a charge OF wife murder
conducted general sale Monday af-
ternoon at his home, on the l.. r.
Green farm, three miles west OF Lis
comb. at Stanford. Despite the cold
weather there was a good attendance.
and the prices were very satisfactory.
The sale aggregated about $1,000.
j. S. Calhoun. who was formerly
with the Ketchum & Johnston Com
pany, but who for several months has
been representing the Spaulding Man
ufacturing Company, OF Grlnneu. ar
rived in the city Monday. During re-
cent months Mr. Calhoun. accompa-
MED by his wife. has been over terri
tory comprising the states on the Pa
cifc coast. They still consider Mar
sha!ltown their home. Mrs. Calhoun
will remain here while her husband is
in Grlnnerl on business.
DR.. George Dobson. Of Santa Ana,
Cal. who has been in. the city for a
short time with his father. GofngtoN
pohson, went to Dunbar this morning
for his son Ross. who has been naking
his home with friends near there. The
son is suffering with dropsy. and his
father came from California to take
him back with him. They expect to
| leave In day or two. DR.. Dobson
several years ago. was specialist oil
thi. city, and practiced medicine for
number OF years in LeGrand.
A story in today's dispatches from
Des Moines will be OF local interest in
Catholic circles. Sister Philomena,
mother superior OF Mercy hospital
lDes 'Moines. has been declared one OF
fve heirs to an Australian fortune OF
SIS, 100000. Sister Philomena's family
name was Heating, and before she en-
tered the church was known as Sarah
Heating. She Is well known by the
sisters in ST. Thomas hospital. and for
n time was associated with Sister Ga
lbriel. in a Des Molnes hospital. before
Mercy hospital was built. Sister Phil
omena visited the city shortly before
ST. Thomas hospital was opened.
Hog receipts at the Britain & Co
yards Monday were very satisfactory
500 head being shipped to the city. II
was feared by some Of the shippers thai
because Of the derailment OF a North
western switch engine, in the cas-
yards. as eight cars were being taker
from the Central over the Northwestern
transfer to the packing house, some %
the animals would freeze, as the car:
were allowed to remain on track unit!
an engine could be secured from Ames
Fortunately. however, all Of the carr
reached the packing house yards with
out loss. John S. Hixson. Of st. An
thony, sold eighty three head OF yer,
choice medium-weight hogs. averaging
21o pounds. George Roberts, OF Gear
ling, shipped three cars, ia head. aver
aging close around eco. Other ship
pers to the city were August Reimsn
schneider. State Center. three loads
Milhous Bros. vancleve: Dan McCor
mack, Cfemons; and II. w. Clay, New
burg, one Load each.