Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-19

gTegatiOn. Presiding Elder and Mrs.
& wi. T.. Pitner and the members of the
official board received, with Mr.. and
Mrs Smith. A mandolin club played
4 thruout the evening. The affair was IL:
every way informal, and more delight
fu1 on that account.
The funeral of J. H., Wright was
largely attended Wednesday afternoon
from the family home, 113 North Third
street. Mrs. r. S. Patten and Mrs
AIyo Hurlbut sang, and the service
was in charge Of Rev. Merle N. Smith,
pastor of the Methodist church. The
flowers were very beautiful. Pall-
bearers We're selected from among the
neighbors, those acting being Messrs.
s Us Derby. w. M. Clark, George Whit
II ton, John w. Wells r. L WATSON and
e. r. Marsh. Interment was in River
hide.
avenue. has come into possession of a
horse in rather odd manner, and is
Z wondering who is the owner is, and If
he is ever going to return for his
property. Wednesday evening, about
Isl $40 o'clock, two men, both of whom
were under the influence of liquor,
& passed the Buchanan home leading a
horse. They passed into the alley, and
IL later came out and went away but did
s not. have the horse with them Mrs
q Buchanan wondered what had become
ssof the animal, and upon going to the
barn, in the rear of the yard, found
g the horse tied in the stall. UP to noon
today the horse was still there but the
s men who left it had not returned for it,
& ana Mr. Buchanan is caring for it. The
s horse Is a dark bay, with two white
feet and weighing about LOO pounds
Mrs. Joseph Wnitacre entertained a
/ few young lady friends Wednesday
Il evening at the home Of her parents,
s Nh. and Mrs. George Neil, 406 West
1 Church street, i'm honor Of Miss Laura
Hstlferty, who is to be married at Spo-
kane. Wash. Tuesday, October "a, to
4 Mr.. Herbert Smith. The other guests
i present were Misses Mae Bratt, Sophia
Johnson, Nellie Aisquith, Adah Powers,
3 Maude Gilchrist, Neva Bentley, Edna
Pslrmer and Grace Lander. The bride
elect was given a miscellaneous shower
2sof pretty wedding presents, and in
her turn, presented each one with some
article belonging to her, as keep |
sake These possessions were numbered |
placed in a large pumpkin, and each
one was given a card having on it a I
corresponding number, by which she
drew out a keepsake. A delicious sup
per was served. the table being set
with wedding presents of the bride
elect. Dancing was enjoyed after
WARD, the evening having proved a
most delightful occasion. Miss Hal
ferty, who is we'll known here and has
ahost Of warm friends in this city,
will leave Friday morning for Spo-
kane, where she and her future hus-
band will make their home. The we'd
ding will be celebrated at the home Of
the groom's parents in that city
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e DR.. T. o. Douglass, of Grinne1l, sec
rotary of the Iowa Congregational
Home Missionary Society, and Rev. H
w. Tuttle, D. D., the new successor to
Rev. O. o. Smith, as superintendent of
Sunday school and publishing society
of the Iowa Congregational Home
Missionary Society, were in the city
"Wednesday afternoon, being on their
way to Grinnell from LaMoille, where
they have been in attendance at the
fall meeting of the Central Association
of Congregational Churches and Min
listers. Rev. DR.. futile comes into the
state missionary work from Manches-
ter, where he held his first and only
rastorate, of sixteen years duration.
DIR. futile left Grinnell this morning,
over the Rock Island, for Chicago,
where Dean +. K. Sanders, who is at
the head of the Sunday school and |
publishing society of the national or 1
ganization has called all state super
lntendents of the west for a confer
ance. to be held Friday and Saturday
at the parlors of the Grand Pacific
hotel. The different ministers in at
tendance will occupy the pulpits of
Chicago Congregational churches on :
Sunday DR.. Tuttle will accompany
Dean Sanders on a trip over Iowa,
during which time he will hold meet
ings The first stop will be at Council
Bluffs next Tuesday afternoon and 4
evening: Des Moines Wednesday aft J
,rnoon and evening; Webster City on !
Thursday; Cedar Rapids. Friday. and
Dubuque on Sunday.