Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-27

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Buy, sell, borrow, loan, exchange and
rent thru the Williams Andrews Co.
| Come early, for choice seats, at the
grand concert at the Swedish Lutheran
church tonight. Concert begins at s..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Echternacht 113
| South Ninth street, are parents of
daughter, born to them this morning.
| ST. Margaret's Mission will hold it's
regular business meeting this evening
at the home of Mrs. William Pence
James.
The property at 203 East Church
street is for sale at a bargain. Any
one interested see A. N. Parrett before
New Years day, at 410 North First
street.
Mrs. Louis Olson went to Webster
City Tuesday evening where she will
remain Indefinitely with Mr. Olson, who
| is employed as molder for a radiator
company. Mr.. and Mrs. Olson may de-
eide to remain in Webster City per-
rnanently.
The Fidelity Savings Bank has COM
menced suit against Annie and Henry
Eckhard ct AL, to collect on prom
| issory note for $4O2, secured by a
mortgage ON real estate in this city.
/ The note was given to F. S. Widl, who
| sold it to the bank.
M. A. selby, Of Madison county has
brought suit against J. B. Matson, of
State Center, for judgment of $1,000
claimed as damages for the alleged
i n Is n,f Il lie,
part of contract by which Mr.. Selby
was to trade Madison county farm
for State Center property owned by
Mr.. Matson.
The Erie Railroad, the picturesque
trunk line of America, announces it's
through train service from Chicago to
New York and Boston, Mass. also its
Columbus, Ohio, short line. For
/ through tickets and rates of fare, ETC.,
apply to your local ticket agent or to
j. A. Dolan, T. p. A., Railway Elk.
change, Chicago.
| A delightful little surprise party was
enjoyed Tuesday evening at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Johnston,
205 South Fourth street, in honor Of
Mr.. Johnston's birthday anniversary.
Miss Ethelyn Bronson, of Minneapolis,
and Mr.. John Johnston, of Arnes, were
among those present. Miss Bronson re-
| turned to Minneapolis last night at
1885.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Coleman, SOB
North First street, entertained very
informally Monday night a few friends
| in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Good
Willie, of Oak Park. Ill. Mr.. Good
WILLIE who is superintendent of rat
| ings of the Chicago Board of Under
writer's, returned to Chicago today, but
Mrs Goodwillie will remain two weeks
longer.
Miss Jennie Whealen, Of Albion, ar
rived in the city Tuesday evening,
coming to attend the wedding of her
niece. Miss Genevieve. Havens, which
takes place this evening at 8 o'clock az
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Havens, 404 West Linn
street. Miss Ravens is to be married
to Mr. George Maynard, of Vienna
| township.
A derailment on the Northwestern
at Norway Tuesday afternoon delayed
+ SNNS SAAA~
city forty minutes. A box car Of No.
Al, a freight, became derailed as
switching was in progress, and block
AIDED both tracks. The passenger train
had to use the north track from Fair
fax to Norway in order to get around
| the wreck.
Mrs. Anna Luchessi, Is North Cen
ter street. at whose home part of the
4 silk stolen from different stores of the
| city by Mrs Laura Gruber was found,
i says that Mrs Gruber gave her twelve
yards of the goods, presenting it as a
4 Christmas gift Another eight yards,
according to Mrs. Luchessi, was given
Miss Mae Loder, by Mrs. Gruber, who
i said she had purchased the goods at
/ the Fair store
i There were five Of the eight mem
bers of the board of trustees of library
present at the regular m onthly meeting,
Tuesday evening, and only routine bus
Iiness was taken up. The librarians
report showed sixty-five books to have
been added during the month and fifty
new readers to have been enrolled. The
books loaned were 3,237 and the visi-
tors numbered 5,575. The cash receipts
| for the month were $24.49.
i A company Of about fourteen of
their friends perpetrated delightful
surprise on Dr. and Mrs. Fl. II. Nichols,
ia North Center street, Tuesday even
ing. The occasion was their tenth, or
tin wedding anniversary and all
brought remembrances of the day,
some of them Just as amusing as pos
sible. All enjoyed fine time and later
in the evening partook Of lunch, which
was also provided by the self Invited
guests.
OLD gold and black will be the colors
4 Of the Y. M. G. A. basket ball team,
which has recently been organized, and
which will probably play other associa
ton teams Of the state during the win
ter months, The jerseys to be worn by
the team will be old gold, with broad
| black band across the chest. and the
stockings will be of old gold. The
trousers will be white, such as are worn
by sprinters, and they will have mar
row black stripe running down tn
seam.
Mr. and Mrs S. W. Spence, we'll
known residents of Ga1win, were in
the city Tuesday evening being or
their way to Mexico, Mo-, where they