Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-13


cation October 18th.
Matinee at the Odeon tomorrow
"Uncle Toms Cabin. Prices 10 and "a
cents.
Be sure and see our line Of ladies,
misses and children's cloaks. Whitton
Whitehead.
Cold weather is coming. Get your
winter shoes and overshoes at Tuttle's
Economy Shoe Store.
Three dollars and fifty cent mems
shoes, quality and styles are right with
the price. Geo. Trautmann & Co.
Mr.. W. w. Fowler, of Tama, was in
the city Thursday night to attend
Robert Mantelrs production of "Rich-
ard III"
Special for Saturday, October IL
cost. Johnson Candy Co., 115 East
Main street.
Three dollar Queen Quality ladies'
shoes have by far the largest sale in
the world. Sold here only by u.s. Geo.
Trautmann & Co.
Manager L. c. Norris, of the Let's,
Fletcher Company, went to Mason City
Thursday night where he spent the
day on business.
Specials for Saturday at the Iowa
1 Candy Kitchen. Chocolate caramels.
10 cents taffies 10 cents a pound. One
pound to each customer.
| Take the children to see the biggest
and best production of "Uncle TOMS
Cabin" at the Odeon tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Prices 10 and Is
| cents.
c. J. Brown and Oliver Eaton, a
| Central engineer and fireman, left for
Hampton this morning, where they
were summoned by the company for
duty for few days.
Rev. j. j. Fitzpatrick, d. D., spent
Thursday in Hampton, going to meet
| Archbishop j. j. Keane, Of Dubuque,
| who was in Hampton Thursday to
confirm a class of thirty candidates.
"A fire in the way coal sheds on South
Center street called out the depart
ment at o'clock this morning. Mine
run coal caught fire IN the sheds, but
| the blaze was extinguished with but
| little loss to the fuel and none on the
buildings.
Mrs. w. F. Pitner, wife of Presiding
Elder Pitner. left for Cedar Rapids
| this morning to attend the convention
of the Des Moines branch of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society OF
| the Methodist church, which began
Thursday. This convention was to
have been held in this city, but, was
later taken to Cedar Rapids.
The Witenagemote club met Thurs
day afternoon at it's usual weekly
meeting, with Mrs. Virginia Moffatt.
on South Fourth street. The afternoon
was spent In reading and discussion of
the subjects taken up and a pleasant
social time was enjoyed. Mrs. George
Weeks, of Savanna, ILL.,. was a guest.
The meeting next week will be at the
home of Mrs. ]. f. Meeker.
The board Of supervisors has award
ed the contract for the digging of the
drainage ditch each Of the city to
George w. LaPlant of this city, The
contract price is 10, Is and Ia cents
a cubic foot, according to the nature
| of the excavation and the distance the
dirt has to be moved. There is about
/ $4,000 cubic yards of earth to ID ex-
cavated, and it is estimated the cost
will be about $3,400.
| The ladies' aid society of the Meth
| odist church was pleasantly enter
| tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs. w.
| +. Pitner, at her home. 400 West State
| street. There was a large attendance.
| about thirty-fve being present, and a
great many reports from various COM
mittees We're heard at the regular bu-
siness meeting. / Mrs. Pitner was as
sisted in serving refreshments by Mrs.
w. p. Flower, and Mrs Humphrey
| Charles Mccoy, employed by G. F.
Reimer & Co. as carpenter on the t.,
r. building, fell from the scaffolding at
| the rear of the building at about
o'clock Thursday evening, and sls-
| tanned severe bruises about the legs
and hips that will keep him confined
| to his room for few days. A
| part of the scaffolding gave way under
McCoy's weight, and after he alighted
on the ground, ten feet below, one of
the heavy sixteen-foot planks fell on
him, striking his left leg, near the hip.
He was taken to the home of his aunt,
/ Mrs. William Long. 8 Court stree...
where he was reported as resting easy
today.
Mrs Ralph Lane entertained the
members Of the s. C. I. Club at their
regular meeting Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Hunsche gave her paper OIL
Swiss Women and Swiss Homes" AMI
Mrs. Marcia Allen being absent, diff
ferent members took her part, which
was to have been talk on Swiss
Children" Reports from the clubs
delegates to the Tenth District Wo-
mems Clubs convention held at Iowa
Falls, were given. The delegates were
Miss Nellie Thompson and Mrs. Oscar
Parsons. Refreshments were served
by the hostess. The club adjourned to
meet on Thursday, October 26, with
Mrs. Linn Kinsey.
Cutler Abbott, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Abbott, and his cousin, James
Abbott, of Ogden, Utah, who have been
attending school at st. Johns Military
Academy at Delafield, Wis, arrived
home Thursday for a vacation of ten
days. which was made necessary by
the burning of the schools main build
ing, DeKoven hall, which was destroys
ed early this week. Both of the young
men roomed in the building and lost
their trunks, clothing and books
Neither was injured in the fire, but
had to escape from the building down
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