Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-23
DR.. sayre. 2o4 East Main street.

/ street.
Prices 10, 20 aud so cents at the
Odeon tonight. The Powell Portfolio
Company in The stain of Guilt"
Speciaties between the acts.
The Lady Maccabees will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. Emma
Parker. $40 South Center street. The
members Will bring their needles and
thimblcs.
The display of toilet soap in our
show window includes Chamois skin.
White Lily. Marguerite Carnation. Nio-
lctte de Russo and other choice kinds.
Reynolds & Sheldon.
There will be no change in the bus
mess formerly conducted by the late
David Coulton. All orders for plumb
ing will receive prompt attention AMI
be done in first class manner.
Miss Anna Healion returned Monday
evening from Vinton. where she has
been taking testimony for the final
cases of the December term of the
Benton county court. The term was
brought to close Saturday
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city Monday afternoon, being on his
way to jefferson. where he has been
employed by the Des Moines Cornice
Company in placing cornices on the
new public library building. He will
return &c Des Moines after a brief stay
at Jefferson.
| Mrs. John Claus and daughters left
TINS morning for Goodrich. n. D..
where they will make their future
home NJ. Claus having decided to en-
gage in the hotel business at that
Sunday with car OF stock and house,
hold goods.
| p. w. Ward, OF State Center, father
OF W. W. Ward, Of this city. has sold
his property in state Center. consisting
of six residence lots and his home
stead, to Oscar Gohlke. of State Cen
ter The consideration was s1.S5o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward will remove TO
| this city soon, and will make their
home With their son.
The junior class of the high school.
numbering thirty-two. attended an in
formal social affair given at the home
OF Miss Marie Shove Monday evening.
The hours were spent with cards,
dancing and music. The officers of the
class are: President, Harry Jennings;
vice president. Florence Hopkins: Sec
rotary. Katherine Balch; and treasur-
err, Robert johnson.
The young people of the Baptist
church gave Washington party on
Monday evening in the parlors OF the
church. A short program in which
Mfr Howard Wilbur gave a mandolin
solo: Miss Mendenhall q vocal number;
DR.. Jones; an address on Washington:
Mr.. Chester Durelle tenor solo; Miss
Bessie Speers reading from Miles
standish" and male quartet seiec-
ton. was followed by social games and
refreshments. Five chatting dishes
were presided over by Miss Bessie
speers, Iiella Winery. Justine Jones.
Jessie Decker and Winifred Cousins
Each OF the young women was attired
in Martha Washington costume. as
were also those who served. The even
ing proved most enjoyable.
Mr.. H. P. Densel arrived home Mon
day night from Mexico. where he has
been for the past three weeks. In conf
pany with some Webster City men.
The trip Of the party was for the pur-
pose OF investigating large plantation
south of the city OF Mexico, on which
an option has been secured. 1t Is the
Intention to organize a stock company,
and purchase the plantation. The deal
lis a gigantic one and involves an ex-
penditure OF about s2So,0t0. There are
$4,000 acres in the plantation, on
which are planted $4,000 rubber trees.
from four to eight years old; besides
$4,000 more, younger trees, about
year old. which are now about ready
for transplanting from the nurseries in
which they have been grown. The
plantation also contains 100000 coffee
plants. large numbers OF banana trees,
several orange groves. pineapples co..
Goa trees and great deal of tobacco.
It Is one OF the richest plantations In
Mexico. and Mr.. Densel and the others
who have investigated II. consider II
a remarkably fine investment.
The Hawthorne Club and number
OF invited guests were entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Click. corner of State and Fifth streets,
Monday night. Mt dinner and a sociai
affair, which assumed the phase of
washington's birthday party. Dinner
at $3.50 o'clock was served. Mrs. D. II.
Denmead, Miss Rachel Cannon. Miss
Belle Fletcher and Miss Anna Healion
assisting the hostess. The tables were
decorated with daffodils. while little
hatchets. tied with the national co.ors.
were given as favors. The after hours
We're spent with guessing. for which
hatchets, both large and small, were
awarded as prizes The guests Of the
club were Messrs. and Mesdames C. J.
Hoyt, +. B. Garvin. A. Janncy. f. II.
Willard and w. NJ. Choate; Mrs f. w.
lamar. or Cedar Rapids; and Misses
Belle Fletcher and Anna Healion.
DIR. and Mrs. w. C. Payne were at
home Monday evening to company
OF about sixty-five OF their friends at
an affair given in honor of the anniver-
sary Of washington's birth. Follow
ing the $50 o'clock dinner which was
served in courses by Mrs. Minnie
Payne-Grif1in, Misses Alice Nancy.
Ella Roberts and Helen Forney. bid
euchre furnished amusement for tho
guests. The ladies' prizes, portrait
Of Martha Washington. and deok of
cards bearing her likeness. went 70
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