Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-24

All orr stock Of wall paper must go
~ Some nrice. Crosby & Co., 30 North
First avenue.
Special prune sale. Get lbs for
quarter. not two and half. Your
grocer has them.
The Baptist Aid will hold an ex-
change Saturday afternoon at SIN
clair's tea and coffee store.
You will have to hurry. Wall paper
for 9 cents per roll, border one-hail
cent per yard. Crosby & Co., " Nortn
First avenue.
White waistings in mercerized anu
embroidered effects at all prices, at
Nettie Ingledue & Co.'s, the -up-to-
date dry goods house.
Miss Maggie Murphy is very i'll at
her home, corner of Third avenue ana
Linn street, suffering an attack OF W
phoid fever. Miss Murphy was i'll OF
grippe, and the fever followed the at
tack.
Spring has come and we would call
the farmers attention to our line OF
Plow shoes, made of the best OF Oil
grain and sewed soles; will outwear
any other pillow shoes sold. lngledue
& Young.
There was a large attendance of the
members present Thursday afternoon
at the regular meeting of the Willing
Workers held at the home of the pres,
i,lent, Mrs. Neil Mccain. 51S North
Second street The afternoon was
spent in working on quilts.
Richard Carries performance OF
professor Pettibone," in "The Ten
derfoot,, which comes to the Odeon
tonight, is considered one of the
brightest pieces of comedy character
acting yet seen in this country. 1t
ranks equally with the best achieve
ments Of Joseph Jefferson Richard
Mansfield or Nat c. Goodwin.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M.
c. A. met in regular business session
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. j. III.
rockingham and Mrs. Wilhau at the
formers home, LOT South Second
street. Five new members Joined the
auxiliary yesterday, two privileged ana
three active members. The former
were Mrs. E. r. Lay and Mrs. l.. II.
Willard, and the latter, Mrs. George
Tiel Mrs. William Barry and Mrs. ~.
c. Hacker. Refreshments We're serv-
ed by the hostesses after adjournment.
Mrs. L. c. Hodson,. Of Lead, S. D.,
accompanied by her baby son. Doug
lass. was in the city Thursday after
noon, being on her way to Ames, where
she will remain for brief visit at the
homes OF her husbands parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. 1. N. Hodson, and brother,
Editor r. F. Hodson, Of the Ames In
tel!igencer Mr.. Hodson, who is on
his way to New York on business, is
in Ames for an over-Sunday stay. Mrs.
Hodson has been visiting her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. T. o. Douglass, at Grim
nell.
Miss Ruth Bell entertained Thurs
day evening at the home of her father,
Mr. John Bell, 307 South First street,
the members of Miss Anna ardman's
Sunday school class of seventeen girls
at the Methodist church, and their
teacher. Two guests were also pres
ent, Misses Rena Van Orn1an and Vera
Mineah.. Music and a general good
time were enjoyed, and light refresh
ments were served. Miss Margaret
Merryman, who will leave about April
1 for Fort Dodge, to make her home
there, was presented by the class with
pretty souvenir spoon.
Some idea of the humor of "The
Tenderfoot," the big operate comedy
success in which Richard earle will
be seen at the Odeon this evening may
be gained from the central theme
which throws Professor Zachary Pet
tibone, LII. D., B. A., a down. east ped
agogue with all the characteristics of
one of his kind among q crowd of
rangers, MeXicans and denizens Of the
wild southwest, tethered as 1T were, on
their native heath. One may easily
imagine the tribulations of the profess
sor, staid and precise old tutor that
he Is and his flock of dainty college
! maidens with whom he Is travelling
in the picturesque country.
Mrs. D. W. Marston was assisted in
entertaining the art department Of the
Women's Club Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. r. E. Sears Mrs T. A. Brown
and Mrs. w. HI. Furbush. There was
full attendance OF the members, and
guests present from out Of town were
Mrs. r. c. Greer. of Blunt. S. D.: Mrs.
]. r. Whitaker. of Boone: Mrs. F. M.
Legg, of Springfield, ILL.,; Mrs Addison
H. Mckay, of Santa Barbara. CAL:
Mrs Ida Conkling, of Cedar Rapids;
Miss Blanche Young, of Minneapolis;
and Miss Florence Trexler. of Omaha.
AS the opening number of the program
Mrs Sears gave talk on the "F'rieze
Of the Parthenon" being followed by
Mrs. E. B. Jones, with a review of the
life of one of the pre- Raphaelite arr
lists, George Frederick Watts Mrs.
A. II. Simon next read a clever poem,
written by herself, on the subject Of
art and artists. During the afternoon
Mrs Charles Whitehead gave piano
numbers, and Mrs. Howard Wilbur and
Mrs Greer played q piano duet. en-
titled Spain" by Moszkowski, re-
spending to the hearty encore with an
other number Mrs Mckay, a former
resident of this city at the request of
number Of old friends, gave several
readings, her principal selections being
a travesty on barbara Fritchie' and
an Irish character sketch. The meet
ing was very delightful one. follow
ing which the hostesses served dainty