Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21

Luela Mendenhall, stenographer, ov-
er Fidelity bank.
We have just received a car load of
Banner brand Minnesota flour. Kirk
| Bros.
The goods have begun to arrive at
ID. c. Wilbur's. Don't fail to call in
when out shopping.
AT cost all winter boots and Shoes
slippers and arctics, overshoes, no old
| stock. George Trautman & Co.
Those who come early Monday will!
secure the best of the values in our
special petticoat sale. l.. X. Lay.
| --.
! Gus Wahlberg will leave Monday for
Minneapolis, where he goes to attend
the annual meeting of the Northwest
Concrete Manufacturers Association,
which meets in that city January "a,
% and &c.
j. N. Baughman shipped two car
| loads of horses, one load OF fine coach
horses and one load of chunks. Mr..
| Baughman has another load of draft
| horses which he expects to ship next
week. Those having good horses for
sale should see Mr.. Baughman.
| Another large crowd, almost as big
| as that of the previous evening, at
tended the Royal Highlanders' carni-
val Friday night at l'inkle's hall. The
feature of the evening was the eXhi-
biton drill given by the Highlanders'
drill team captained by c. IL. Car
penter.
.
The Jolly Few, Il social organization
composed of residents, most of whom
live in the First ward, gave It's weekly
affair Friday evening at the A. O. L.
w. hall. An time dancing party
furnished the amusement last night,
the gentlemen appearing in overalls
and jumpers, and the ladies In calico
and sun bonnets. A lunch typical of
the gathering was served.
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The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist church was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. Il.
Pitner. The program consisted mostly
of "reminiscences and a review of the
society's work since it's organization by
Mrs. ]. G. Van Ness in 1900. 1t was
shown to have had a steady growth In
every way, both financially and num-
erically.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
was entertained Friday afternoon by
Mrs John Bell and Mrs. Margaret
Ackert, at the formers home. SOB East
State street. About siXty-tive ladies'
were present and after the plans for
the years work had been talked over.
the hostesses served refreshments, be-
ing assisted by Mrs. l.. S. Peckham.
Mrs. Willard Rhoades, Mrs. George
Gregory and Mrs. S. Ackert.
Members of the local Socialists Club
and a few union labor men, held
meeting Friday night in the Trades and
Labor assembly hall in the old city
building. The gathering was for the
purpose Of devising ways and means to
recruit the membership of the club.
Short talks were made by Joseph Mohr,
president Of the Trades and Labor As
sembly. and George Patton. A meet
ing of the socialists will be held at the
same place on Sunday afternoon, jan
uary 20.
Miss Alice Baird, of the Abbott
school kindergarten, left for osceoia
Friday night summoned by telephone
message announcing the critical Illness
Of her mother, Mrs. Jane Baird Mrs.
Baird has been an Invalid Tor some
time, and her advanced age is against
any Improvement in her condltlon.
Miss Baird's stay at home Will be IN
definite. Miss Laura Jones. klndergart-
ner at the Minnesota State School,
Owatonna, who is in the city Tor her
mid-winter vacation, has been engage
ed to act as substitute for week.
The delivery team belonging to the
George l.. Andrews grocery store ran
away on South Second avenue frloay
afternoon, raced past the union statloh'
then took to the Northwestern right
of-way and finished their wild dash
by colliding with a box car near the
Northwestern stock yards. The smash
stopped the team, damaged the wagon
and hurt one of the horses, but not
badly. The driver was not in the
wagon, and the horses took to the
track at the Third avenue crossing,
continuing for a full quarter OF mile
before their course was checked by the
collision.
DR.. r. o. Douglass Of Grinnell, sec
rotary of the Iowa Congregational
Home Missionary Society, was in the
city Friday evening being on his way
to Harlan, where, on Sunday, he will
take up the annual home missionary
collection for the church. Rev. Dr.
Douglass stopped Friday night in
Ames, where he visited his son, Mr..
winfred Douglass, who is a civil en-
cheering student in Iowa State Col
lese. After his stay in Harlan DR..
Douglass will go to Lincoln, Neb.,
where he will visit briefly with his
daughter Mrs. Winnett Orr DR.. Doug
lass spent all of last week in New
York, where he was in attendance at
an important secret conference of the
National Home Missionary Society.
The members of the Bow Knot Club
and a few guests were delightfully."- en-
tertained at a masquerade party given
by Miss Grace Hopkins at her home,
Friday evening The guests were
Misses Katherine Ketchum, Esther
Forney and IneZ Darner. Miss Sara
Chamberlain masqueraded as Mother
Goose, Gladys TABLET as Little Miss
Prim, Gerna Carney, as Old Widow
Jones' Gladys Carney as the tennis
girl Ruth Kimball as a school ma'am
lucille Willard as a milkmaid, Ruth