Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26


The Excelsior Aid Society met Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Corrick, 1909 West State street.
A Bargain-New Whitney piano and
new Aron player. 1895. W. w. kim
ball Company Branch. 204la East
Main street.
The members of st. Margarets Mis-
sion met for the transaction of bust
ness Thursday evening at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. w. L. James.
Rich cut glass and Haviland china
are the most suitable wedding presents.
| Sinclair has by far the most complete
stock of each ut the lowest prices.
Haviland china sale at Sinclair's
| Saturday. BE sure and so thru your
| cupboard and see what YOU need in
coffees. teas, spices, extracts starch,
| soda, rice, tapioca, oat meal chocolate,
cocoa. cocoanut. ETC. ETC.
| Miss Anna Nelson, at her home 312
North First avenue, informally enter
tanned Thursday afternoon a small
company of ladies who We're invited to
meet her friends. Mrs. Newman and
Mrs. Fish, OF Omaha. The hours Were
spent in playing five hundred and the
occasion proved very delightful.
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| The meeting of the Congregational
| Ladies' Aid Society was held Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Il r.
Lay, who was assisted lin entertaining
| by Mrs. Rails An attendance of be-
| tween thirty and forty was present,
and n very pleasant afternoon was en-
! joyed.
The members of the Thurza Aid So
| ciety, their husbands and friends, to
the number of about seventy-five. en-
joyed a most pleasant social evening
| Thursday evening at the G. j. Ruopp
home. 206 West Linn street. Light re-
| freshments were served
The Harmony Aid Society was en-
tertained Thursday evening by Misses
Nellie and Mamie Aud ait their home.
3l1 South Third street. The regular
routine of business was followed and
refres hments We're enjoyed afterwards
There was large attendance present
A. f. Jepp, of Galesburg, H.. son-in-
| law of Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Wilson, OF
TAYLOR township. and Clarence st.
| John, Of Conrad. arrived in the city
| this morning from Melvin, Osceola
county, where they have purchased a
hardware stock. The new purchasers
will take possession within a few
| weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Redel, Z North
Ninth street. celebrated in an informal
way Thursday evening, the first ami
yersary of their marriage. Besides the
relatives here there were present Mr.
! and Mrs. Fred Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs
Milan Pinkerton, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
! and Mrs. Hawks, also Mrs. Will Fer
guson and daughter, Miss Ida Fergu-
son, of Newton, mother and sister OF
Mrs. Redel. A general good time was
enjoyed, followed by light lunch
Mr.. and Mrs Rebel were we'll remem-
bered with presents in honor of the
occasion.
Rev. E. S. Hobson, Of Mt. Gilead, O..
Is in the city for visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Jackson and fam
ily. Rev. Mr.. Hobson is on his way
home from an evangelistic trip in the
| Indian territory, Oklahoma and Kan
sas. His work has been mostly among
the Indians, altho he has held sew
eral meetings in Friends missions and
has visited the religious interests in
the Indian government schools at
Wyandott, l. T., Chillocco, o. T., and
Haskell, Lawrence, Kas. Rev. Hob
son will be present at the Bangor
quarterly meeting of Friends, which
began this afternoon at Bangor and
continues over Sunday.
|
C. W. Mcclure, former we'll known
Iowa Central engineer and resident
of this city, is in the city for a stay
| of few days on business, during
which time he will be a guest at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles B.
Rogers. Mr.. Mcclure is still an engi-
neer on the Santa Fe, and resides at
Emporia, Kas., having a run between
Emporia and Newton, Emporia and
Arkansas City, and Emporia and Well
ington. Mr.. Mcclure has now been in
the service of the Santa Fe six years,
and is the second man in line for pre-
| ferred runs. He does not expect to re-
main in the service much longer, how
ever but instead will invest in land
in the Indian territory, and engage in
farming.