Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-25

latter might take special medical treat
ment. and who have been guests at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Gregg, re
turned home this morning.
The board Of review met this after.
noon In adjourned session, beginning al
2:30, and continued its session a shor
time. for the purpose of taking up the
examination of personal property OF
certain taxpayers, which had been de-
ferred from the previous sessions
A. f. Haradon formerly an old resi-
dent of this city, who has baen here
for the past few days. was joined Sat
urday evening by his son Frank NJ
Haradon, who during recent years has
been making his home In Chicago. They
expect to be in the city for several
weeks.
Mrs Zada Locke, and brother John
Tripp, who have been In Grnnell for
short time visiting their sister. Mrs
p. B. Dodds and family, arrived home
Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Dodds
left this morning for North Tacoma,
Wash, where they will remain for at
least during the summer, and perhaps
may decide to make that city their
permanent residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Higgin and Mrs. +
L. Hoag left Sunday evening. for Los
Angeles. They will visit there, at Pas
adena and other California cities fos
the next month, after which they will
go to Portland and return home owe,
the northern route. Mrs. Hoag's
mother. Mrs. M c. Brown, who has
been making her home with her
daughter, also left Sunday night fol-
Chana. Ill.,. to visit her sister, Mrs. T
Haynes. She expects to be absent fol
several months.
Mrs. Mary T. link, president Of
Frank NJ. Thomas w. r. c. No 9. OF
this city. has been chosen by the de-
partment president, Mrs. Jennie l.
Berry. OF Cedar Rapids. to act as one
of the conductors at the state conven-
ton OF the w. 13. c., to be held in Ma
son City June 4, 5 and Sc. This honor
has been conferred to the president OF
the local corps in recognition of her
ability as corps conductor, Mrs. Berry
having seen her In that capacity at the
district convention which was held here
last fall.
Engine No. 81, pulling the Chicago
Great Western thru train No. 1 west,
slipped drive wheel at a point about
four and one-half miles east Of the city
at 5.45 this morning. The train had al
ready been laid out one hour and
minutes at Oelwein, await
ing the connection of the St Paul train,
and the accidant resulted in the arrival
here at 1880, two and three quarters
hours late. The crippled engine was
able to reach the city alone, and an
other locomotive was secured to bring
the train into the station and take it
west.
A Northwestern special, bearing
troops and X, Eleventh United States
cavalry. passed thru the city Sunday
en- route from San Francisco
to Fort Sherfden, Chicago. The Elev-
entfl cavalry, after two years and four
nronths' service, in the Philippines, has
just returned home, having landed in
San Francisco on April Is. One squad
ron, composed of troops F., +, G, and H,
were detailed to Fort Des Moines, an
other of troops A. B, C and d We're
sent to Fort Riley and troops NJ and l..
went to Jefferson Barracks, near st.
Louis. The men We're rejoiced at
again being able to return ito Gods
country, after their long stay in the
far east.
Sixty six tickets were sold out OF
this city Sunday morning for the Chi
cago Great Western excursion to Oel-
vein for the. celebration Of the Cath :
Ollie Order of Foresters. Lehman
Court, No. $50, sent a class of fifteen
for initiation. The special
eft this city at Z O'Clock. The gather
ing was one OF the largest ever held
at Oelwein, It being estimated that
there were 1000 strangers in the city.
A class of 352 candidates was initiated
into the order. Nine special trains,
three from Chicago, one from Omaha.
two from Dubuque, two from Mime
sofa and one from the south brought
The outsiders into the city. In the
Father O'Conner addressed an
audience Of thousands In a tent. and
n the afternoon the Initiation exercises
we're held under the same canvass.