Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-09
ABOUT IOWA PEOPLE.

A call from the First Congregational
church OF Manchester has been issued
to Rev. w. j. Suckow. Of Fort Dodge
The vacancy has been made by the
resignation of Rev. w. II. Tutt!e. who
will accept the presidency of the Iowa
Sunday School Association.
Miss Mabel Killing, of Naperville, Ill.
has been elected gymnasium director OF
the Des Moines Y. w. g. A. for the
coming year. She will succeed Miss
Burch, who was compelled to give up
the work on account OF Ill health
Governor Cummins speaks at an old
settlers reunion at Redfield today. On
Friday the governor will ADDRESS
chautauqua at Atlantic and on Satur-
day a similar audience at Ames. Iues-
day of next week Governor Cummlns'
will speak at the Clarinda chautauqua,
and the following day will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Montgomery coun-
ty old settlers reunion at Grant.
Rev. William M. Stiles, aged 80 years,
died Tuesday at the home OF his son,
w. III. Stiles, at Des Moines. Rev.
stiles at the age Of 10 years entered
the ministry in the United Brethren
church and he has been preaching CON
tinuously except what time he has beenl
too feeble to appear in public. For1
the past eighteen years he has hdld moi
regular charge. It is believed that no.
man in Iowa had a record OF so many,
years in the ministry. The refnains
win be taken to Jefferson, Iowa, for
burial.
The Rev, Victor F. Johnson, n1iniss-
tor Of the Central Christian church Of
clinton. has been selected by the Iowa
Christian convention to serve at IFS
secretary for Cedar and Clinton couh-
ties.
DR.. c. e. seashore. DR.. ]. 7. Mo
clintoch and C. F. Lorenz. of Iowa
city, spent part Of last week IN a
novel trip down the Iowa. They EN-
harked at Marengo in two canoes with
provisions to last them on the trip to
Iowa City, which, by the river, IS a
DISTANCE of about 100 miles.
The distinction Of owning the laGg-
est private library in southweste IN
Iowa, if not in the whole state, lis
claimed by Colonel II. w. Scof1eld, a
nrom,nent citizen Of Washington, la.
He has q library of $4,000 volumes ahd
r,anv Of them are very valuable.
Rev. y B. Losey, pastor of the Pill
grim Congregational church at lpes
| Mo1nes, has offered his farm Of l20
acres to the Humane Society Tor the
nurpose of establishing home Ifo1
aged horses.
p. r. Mason, of Des Moines, enjoys
the distinction of having held the Of
6ca Of clerk of the United States cir
cuit court longer than any other Of
ncial In the same position in the United
States ! Mason has held the job thir-
tv-five years. He was first appointed
by Judge Dillon.
Mrs. Isaac Spencer OF Creston, Iied
At the family home in that city ThIrs-
day. Only about a dozen people had
lived In Union county longer than she
had.
president Fish of the Illinois Central
was a guest of honor at a reception
given by the Dubuque club on his way
thru the state.
Rt. Rev. Bishop p. j. Garrlgani Of
Sioux City, who went to Romf to
1 make his first call upon the popet two
months ago and has been touring Bur
one since then. will arrive In New York
This week. On his return to Sioux City
| all the priests in the diocese will gath
err there to celebrate the first nnfver-
| sary of the dedication of the catn4dra1
in that city.
Reuben Hunter died at the home OF
| his daughter near Audubon, aged 90
years He was one of the Oldest
| pioneers Of that section having lived
there nearly three quarters of a
century.