Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-03

| Kemble's flowers. B29 North Third.
DIR. Bullard, osteopath. % East Main.
DIR. Burkhart. osteopath 802 West
Main.
DR.. Lierle has moved from the Bin
ford block to suite g. new fremont
block
We have Just received a car load of
Banner brand Minnesota flour. Kirk
| Bros
Justice Clark has moved his office
| from % West Main street to NO.
| South First avenue New phone 800.
The Guy Hickman Company will
present the comedy drama Midnight
in Chinatown Mt the Odeon tonight.
Prices TO- 90 and 80 cents.
The literature department of the
| Twentieth Century Club did not meet
Monday afternoon in It's usual weekly
session. The next regular meeting
will probably be with Mrs. III. J. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Croft. of
Boone, who were called to Chicago sew
eral days ago by the death of Mrs.
Grorr's sister, Mrs. Benjamin Harris.
arrived In the city Monday night. They
returned to their home thia morning.
| Mrs. w. j.. Pitner left this morning
| for Clinton to attend the wedding OF
her son, Mr.. Homer r. Pitner. of Cen
ter Point, to Miss Audra Moore. which
is to be celebrated Wednesday evening.
Rev Mr. Pitner and son Paul. left for
| Clinton this afternoon.
The Ladies' Reading Circle met with
Mrs james Hall Monday afternoon to
continue It's perusal of the book. Ger
man Life in Town and Country" Mrs.
| Giddings and Mrs Hall were the read
ers yesterday. The circle will meet
next week with Mrs. Belle Waldo, who
exchanged dates with Mrs. Hall.
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| A company composed of Misses Car
RE Bradbury, Agnes Drum, Pauline
Grummc, Vera Sieg and Bertha Leon
ard, the latter OF Storm Lake; Messrs
Fred Grumme. Roy Bradbury, Stanley
| Lee and Russell Sieg, enjoyed most
delightful o'clock dinner party given
ut the Sieg home, los North Fifth
street, Monday evening. The evening
was pleasantly spent with cards and
| music.
| - .
The old shack at Church and Third.
occupied as "a place of residence by
| the late Delilah Brown, caught fire
early this morning and was damaged
somewhat before an alarm from box
| 81, at $3.50, called out the department.
| The house was unoccupied at the time
of the fire, and 1t Is hardly a Ut place
| for human habitation at best. The fire
appeared to have started on the front
| porch, and portions of the front slde
and roof were destroyed before the
| alarm called the department. The or
| gin of the fire is considered as purely
| ncendiary.
| Mrs. A. II. Simon entertained Mon
| day afternoon at her home. . South
| Third street, the members OF the ROD
land Bob Club and a very few OUTSIDE
| guests friends of the club members.
| A three-c course dinner was served al
| 6 o'clock by the hostess, assisted by
| Mrs. L. c. Abbott. New Years cards
were used as place cards, and at each
plate was q lighted candle, which, at
Ter making a wish for the new year,
was blown out by the guests. Miss
Kate Downing and Miss Leila David
the members of the club.
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On the pages of the r. r. Monday
evening, was the announcements OF the
engagement of Mr.. Joseph Beeson and
Miss Eva Spencer, both Well-knoWn
young people of Oskaloosa. Mr.. Beeson
Is q clothier of Oskaloosa, member or
the Oppenheimer- Beeson- Morse Com
pany and at one time was In the en-
ploy Of the w. Fl. Burrows, in this city.
His bride-elect is q daughter of Mr..
and Mrs A. p Spencer, the former of
the Western Grocer Company, operat-
ing two branch houses the Let's
Fletcher Company, and the Spencer
Let's Coffee Company, in this city.
The Misses Margaret Mitchell and
Susie Bymes entertained about thirty
of their friends at the home of the
former, Monday evening, compliment
tary to Mr.. James Mitchell of Paducah,
KY, and Miss nellie BS.nes, of Des
Moines, both of whom have been
spending the holidays at the home of
their parents. delicious three course
luncheon was served by Mrs. Daniel
Mitchell assisted by Mrs. John Pink.
Music and various games furnished
amusement during the evening. Mr.
Frank kunkel, of Paducah, KY, and
Mr.. Will Coyne of Fargo, N. D., were
the other out-of-town guests.
Mrs. c. A. Deuel., who is seriously i'll
continues to remain in about the same
condition with no material change eth
er for better or worse. Some of the
patients symptoms appear to give en-
couragement noticeably the paralytic
condition, which is showing an inn
provement as far as the upper portion
of the body is concerned. Mrs Deuel.
is unable to retain scarcely any nour
ishment, however, and this is feared at
this time, when, after her long illness,
good nourishment is so necessary. A
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