Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-04

s. Evans, custom shirt makers of Min
neapolis, is at the Stoddard.
ST. Margaret's mission will meet
with Miss Margaret Armstrong Thurs
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
The Burson is the only hose fash
Toned without a seam. Be sure and
examine it at our store this week. E.
r. Lay.
One lot of green and white check
and blue and white check all wool
walking skirts, $2.9S at Whitton &
Whitehead's.
The ladies of Concordia aid society
will be entertained Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Robert Deakin.
East North street.
The sidewalk around the new post
office building will be closed to the
public temporarily while the concrete
walk is being relaid.
Attend the dance Thursday night at
Redmen's hall, admission SO cents.
Red Mems hall, admission SO cents.
Ferguson's orchestra.
Nothing so dainty and pretty ever
shown before, as the new styles in pho
tographs at Browns. Bring the little
one in while the warm weather lasts.
Our store is the only one in Mar
shalltown where you can have demon
strated to you the merits of the only
| hose fashioned without a seam, "The
Burson." e. R. Lay.
Mr. E. Palm, Of Des Moines, auditor
of the Iowa Telephone Company, was
in the city Tuesday evening, being on
his way to Mason City, where he goes
for short stay on business.
A. j. Roberts, Of Gearing, accom-
panied to the city Tuesday for his son,
George Roberts. load of light packer
hogs, which were shipped to Chicago.
Sixty-five head averaged 230 pounds
Mr. H. j. Benson of Union, was in
| the city Tuesday afternoon, being on
| his way home from Des Moines, where
| he had been to attend a meeting of
| the board of directors of the Mill
Owners Mutual Insurance Company Of
Iowa, of which he is member.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. WATSON, Mr. and
! Mrs d. w. Norris, Jr.. and Mrs G. E.
Patterson went to Eldora this morning
to attend the Stevenson Hardin we'd
ding, which was celebrated at high
| noon today. Mrs. Patterson will re-
main for short visit with Miss Belle
Patterson.
Mrs. c. M. Fogg, of Peoria, who is
we'll known in this city, the family
having once resided here and Mrs.
| Fogg having visited here number of
times since moving away, Is in the
city now as guest at the home of her
friend, Mrs w. L. Place. Mr. Fogg is
an engineer on the Iowa Central.
| Presiding Elder ]. G. Van Ness, Of
the Cedar Rapids district of the Meth
odist church, passed thru the city this
| morning on his way from Hampton and
Mason City to his home in Mt YER
non Rev. DR.. Van Ness has been Wis
iting his son, Mr.. Aylner Van Ness
in Mason City, since the close of the
conference.
The business meeting of the Chris
| tian church C. e. society, held Tues
day evening with Miss Mary Everist
and Miss Ina Conkling, at the formers
home, was quite we'll attended and q
pleasant social evening was also en-
| loved Miss Elsie Peek was named as
| corresponding secretary to fill the
place left vacant. Light refreshments
| were served.
Mrs Herbert Lindsay, of Chicago,
accompanied by her daughter, Veron-
lea, and son, Herbert, arrived in the
city Tuesday evening, and will remain
for a three weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carmody. Mrs.
Lindsay and children expect to go
from here to Los Angeles, Cal, to
spend the winter. A charge of climate
is sought owing to Mrs. Lindsay S
4 health, which has not been of the best
i for some time.
Attorneys representing the Iowa
/ Central in the case brought by the adj
ministrator of the estate of the late
Isaac Penn, the Oskaloosa brakeman,
4 who was killed last February In a
wreck near Oskaloosa, have made ap
lplication that the case be carried to
the federal court at Des Moines. The
motion is to be argued before the fed
eral court during November. The suit
brought here was for 100000, and was
styled Binford, administrator, VS..
Iowa Central.
The Shakespeare Club held it's first
regular meeting for study Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. p
Marsh. Act 1, of the play, Julius
Caesar" was read, and questions per-
tanning to it were discussed. Roll call
was answered with quotations and
current events. There was a good at
tendance and the meeting was most
interesting Mrs. Nathaniel Spencer
Of Des Moines, was a guest. The club
gave its first social affair of the sea
son two weeks ago, when picnic was
enjoyed. 1t adjourned yesterday, tc
meet next Tuesday with Mrs. W. M
Clark
The central station crew of the fire
department were called to the residence
of William Ech, at the extreme enc
of Bromley street at about 10 O'Clock
last night to extinguish fire in a small
shed in the rear Of the residence. Ow-
ling to the delay in turning in tho
ala rn, and the distance hose had to BIZ
strung, the building was a total loss
which, however, was small. 1t is be-
lieved the fire was of an incendiary or.
igtn, as no cause is known. While the
painters are at work on the court house
tower the alarm bell will be discon.
Inected, and for that reason the public
will NOT be apprised by its strikins