Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-09
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THE CITY IN BRIEF

DR.. Jay, surgeon and physician.
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DIR Billiard, osteopath, % East Main.
DR.. Burkhart. osteopath 900 West
Main.
If you like good bread buy Gold
Medal flour. d. S. Good Grocery Co.
For Sale Good family driving
horse, harness, and rubber-tired bug
gy. L. M. Sutton.
For this week we will sell eight bars
s. c. Lenox, Worlds and White Rus
sian soap for as cents. Old phone
1877; new phone, 266. 1dso.
Tonight, at the Y. M. c. A. gymnas-
ium. basket ball by the two girls
teams. Also a game between the SEN
Tors and Bantams. Admission 10
cents.
The Ostermoor mattress is acknowl-
edged to be the best made. We are
sole agents for this celebrated mat
tress in Marshalltown. Cal, and see
it. Marion Gard.
NJ. A. Ward, of Bromley accom-
panied car load of Ward & Pyle
mixed packers to the Britain & Co.
yards Monday afternoon. Seventy five
head averaged zoe pounds.
Mrs. Will Lage went to Cellar Rap
ids Monday to attend the state
convention of the Degree OF Honor,
which meets there this week. She
ln1a 10, frnv1 aftaY1 fNyy
lodge.
A visit to the D. c. Wilbur store will
convince, you that we have the largest
and newest stock of up-to-date furni-
ture ever shown in the city and you
will find the prices to be the lowest.
Cabin and see the new things.
A small fire at the John L. Kennedy
home, $40 North Second street, called
out the fire department this forenoon.
An overheated stove pipe, leaiing thru
the floor of the second story, ignited
the floor. The damage was very slight.
The Ladies Reading Circle met with
Mrs. C. S. Gid,iings Monday after
noon and the meeting next week will
be at the home of Mrs Caroline KIM
ball. The. readers yesterday were
Mrs. j. +. Meeker and Mrs. Law
renee.
Conductor d. P. Wilhelm, of the
Central, who is on the Algona branch
runs, arrived home Monday evening,
and will be off duty for week, owing
to an injured right foot, which was
caught under switch and badly
bruised.
Claim Agent Marquis Barr, of the
Central, was in the city this morning,
on his way from Eldora and Hampton,
where he was on business for the COM
pany Monday. Mr.. Barr is just recov-3
ering from an attack Of illness, which
has kept him from his work for the
past two weeks.
Miss Carolyn Anderson, 109 West
Church street, entertained the regular
meeting of the Literary Clan Monday
evening. The subject given by the
hostess was John S. Sargent, Por-
trait Painter" There was quite good
attendance and refreshments were en-
joyed during the social hour. Miss
Heber and Miss Grace Kimb erly We're
guests of the clan.
The Railroad Y. NJ. g. "A. has force
of men at work in its basement rear
ranging and repairing the Tub baths.
which have proved unsa ,isfactory
since they We're put in. The floor un-
der the bath rooms will be re- cemented
to furnish better drainage, which has
been one of the principal causes for
complaint The improvement will
cost the association about 500.
Having purchased the lease from
Fred Rixon & Co., known as the
Hawkeye store, 105 and l07 West
Main, we will occupy the main floor
in the future. For a week or ten days
while we are getting the room in
shape below we will make special
prices in every department at our
present location. This will be a, sac
rifice sale with US, as we wish to re-
duce our stock as much asi possible
before moving. Whitton 81 White
head.
Mr.. Harry Fletscher, left Monday
evening for Council Bluffs, where he
will be in attendance at the thir-
teenth annual convention Of the Iowa
State Federation Of Labor, which be-
gan this morning and continues three
days. Mr.. Pletscher represents local
union No. 326, Bartenders' Internat-
ional League of America. Joe Mohrs
left for Council Bluffs early this NOR
ming, and will represent the Marshall-
town Trades and Labor Assembly at
the convention. Other labor unions Of
the city will be represented at the
Council Bluffs meeting.
Two big educational excursions are
being planned by District Passenger
Agent George M. Martin, Of the Iowa
Central, to be run over to the line Of
the Northwestern to Ames ON May %
and June 2. The first, on May &c, viii
start at Northwood, and Will pick up
at stations az far south
as Hampton. The train will be turned
over to the Northwestern here. All
the schools of Mason City, Clrro Gordo
and Worth counties will be closed on
that day. The second excursion will
be run starting from Richland, and
will pick up passengers a. tar north
as Oskaloosa. On that day the schools
IF Keokuk county will be closed. Botn
trains are scheduled to arrive here a.
$50 o'clock. and will reach -Ames at
l0:45 o'clock.
One Of the most enjoyable programs
given before the members of
Chapter BIB, Of P. E. O., this season,
was given at the regular meeting Mon
lay afternoon, held at the hone Of Mrs.
W. NJ. Clark, 204 North Third street.
Germany was the suhtact for study.