Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-20

Easter neck wear at Stern's.
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Kemble's flowers for Easter.
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Kemble's flowers. 529 North Third.
Pay your fiat rate water rents now
and save the discount.
The large shape four in hand tie in
newest patterns at Stern's.
Sahmidt's hardware store for Iceberg
and Automatic refrigerators.
One lot of kid gloves in black and
colors, go for 65 cents a pair. Bene-
dict & Brintnal.
Purchase your Easter hats before
the rush begins. Ladies' Bazaar, 10
East Main street.
The c. & N. w. will sell excursion
ril 81, account good roads meeting.
Flat rate water rents should be paid
now. If you wait until next pay day
you may be too late for the discount.
Foup 10 cent cans of tomatoes for
% cents. L. r. Idso.
Plenty of country butter, 23 cents.
l.. r. Idso.
We sell wall paper on a closer mar
gin than any dealer in the city. Our
light expenses enable us to do this.
Get our prices. Dinges & Everist.
Trousers for Easter in all bright.
new effects. also few up-to-date
ready-to- wear trousers, that will he
eye-openers for you. Hopkins, the
popular tailor.
Mr.. and Mrs " i. Liebig, pleas
antly entertained the officers of the
Order of Eastern Star Wednesday eve
ming at their home, 406 West Main
street. The hours We're spent socially
and refreshments We're served.
The body OF John Raymond, who
died at the home of his son, w. Fl.
Raymond, was taken to Clinton for the
funeral and burial Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond accom-
panied the body. No services were
held at the residence here.
Temple of Economy. We wish to re-
mind you once more we can save you
so cents to $1.5O on your Easter hat. A
large lot will be received by express
tomorrow morning. Come and get the
first pick. Remember, only three days
before Easter. Temple of Economy.
The boys of the Sunday school
class of the Methodist church taught
by Charles Turnkey, gave a social at
the Y NJ c. A. Wednesday night, to
raise funds for the contribution to be
given to the church by the class on
Easter A small admission was charg-
ed to the entertainment, which con-
sisted of songs, recitations, and piano
numbers. About thirty attended.
Fred Kreuger, an old Beloit college
player and a former Iowa South Da-
kota Lacquer, arrived in the city We'd
nesday. Warner will keep him here for
a few days to use him Saturday when
the team will be divided into two, ona
playing here and the other at Toledo.
Kreuger is an infielder, and. is a fast
shortstop. Warner made an effort to
sign him in the winter, but he could not
be had, and now Warner has his in
field positions filled and cannot use
him.
Inc history department OIL the WO-
mems Club enjoyed a very good meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. B. +. Nichols, 1141a North
Center street. Mrs. Harriet L. Sutton
was reelected chairman and Mrs w.
c. Payne was chosen as representative
of the department. The afternoons
program consisted of reading articles
on the siege of Port Arthur which
have appeared in the Outlook. The
interest manifest in the department
work is very promising for the COM
ing year.
One of the Iowa Centrals big Bald
has been in the shops for an overhaul
ing and general repairs. was brought
out Wednesday, sent to Dillon and back
and up and down the yards for lin
bering up. The locomotive was placed
into service today, being out with a
light train. Number IS, an engine of
the same class, came out of the shops
today, having also received a general
overhauling, and repairs. Saturday
one of the yard engines. No. 8. will be
brought out of the shops, after having
received substantial repairs.
A Shenandoah dispatch today an
nounces the forcing into involuntary
bankruptcy by creditors of Col. ]. r.
Ratekin, formerly commandant of the
Iowa Soldiers Home, in this city.
Printing, paper and paper bag con-
Germs, whose claims aggregate $4,000,
have brought the action. Col. Ratekin
has been in the wholesale seed bus
mess in Shenandoah since he left the
Soldiers Home, and has conducted
large business under the firm name of
J. r. Ratekin & Son. A year or more
ago this firm dissolved, j. w. Ratekin
assuming the business. Col. Ratekin
later started another seed concern,
which he has been conducting under
the name of the Western Seed Com
pany.
Beethoven Club Meeting.
The rao,,1or y,,e,afir,nr of TIN. paofho.