Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-08
PERSONAL MENTION

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Mr.. -. s. Wyckoff, OF Zcnring was
! In the city on business Thursday
Mr.. Fred Trainer of Ackley. spent
Thursday in the city on business
| Mrs. Charles w. Hughes left this
morning for Lehigh to visit with her
parents for Il few days.
Miss Pearl Mitchell. OF Gearing. spent
| Thursday in the city as the guest Of
| her sister. Mrs. r. II. Runneals,
Mrs. j. r. Starboard left this morn
| ing for Maplcton. and other points.
and will be gone during the summer.
Miss June Meredith left for Oskaloo-
ga this morning to visit for two weeks
with Mrs. James Peacock and other
friends.
Mr. W. r. Temple of Denison. who
has been visiting his daughter. Mrs
j. a. OFT. for n few days, left for his
home this morning,
Mrs. j. L. Stapely is home from
Hit. Carroll county, Illinois. where sha
has been for a three weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. A. w. Reitsch, of Rockford. M.
weeks with her sister. Mrs L. Il. Eines,
and family, SIS North Center street.
Mrs. A. p LaClair, OF ottawa. ILL.,,
arrived in the city Thursday evening
and will remain for visit of several
weeks with DR.. ana Mrs. w. +. David
Miss ida Fitzsimmons. of the Arson
school, who has been enjoying n
weeks visit with Miss Edna kcpler. at
Mt Vernon. returned to the city Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Harold Johnson and children,
of Rockwell City, arrived from Boone
Thursday night, and Will visit FOR ten
days with the formers mother, Mrs.
Leo Mcnamara
Mrs. j. V Parker and son Fred went
to Gearing Thursday evening, where
they will remain for ten days visit
with Mrs Parkers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Wohlheter.
Mrs A. G. Bernpudy and children,
Alloys and William of Rock Island, H.,
are in the city for fortnight's visit
at the home Of the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George r. Barstow.
Mr.. w. G. Newsome, of Sabula, who
has been attending grand lodge of Ma
sons at Des Moines, as member OF the
finance committee, spent the day here
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Hughes.
Mrs William Warburton, of indie
pendence arrived in the city Thursday
evening from Grinnell. and will remain
for visit of a few days as the guest
of Miss NJ. Middlekauff at the Il. De-
Butts home.
Mrs Snearly and son Harry.
who have been in the city for few
weeks visit with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Triem, and sister,
Mrs. j. f. Starboard, left for their
home this morning.
OBITUARY.
West.
Mrs. Melissa Ann West. aged s.
years, died at her home. 91S jackson
street. this morning at 7:45 o'clock OF
chronic stomach trouble and old age.
Mrs West was born in Hart county,
Kentucky. She united with the Chris
tan church in 1850 Her husband died
in Fulton county. Arkansas, June u,
1894 Ten children were born to the
couple, eight of whom are living. The
children are Wesley and Henry, of OF
tawa. kas.; Joshua, George anu
Thomas, of this city; Mrs. Sarah Pryor,
of Nevada: Mrs. S. A. Mason, of Secor,
and Mrs. Jennie Mcbride, Of Eldora.
The, funeral will be held at the home
Sunday afternoon at o'clock The
home will be open to friends from 8
to IL o'clock Sunday.
Floyd.
Mrs. Lydia A. Floyd, a member OF
the Soldiers Home, and a confirmed
invalid in the hospital. died at 1125
Thursday night of chronic rheumatism.
Mrs Floyd was the widow of John
Floyd. Company E, Third Iowa infan-
try, who died at the Home, May %,
1902 Mrs Floyd was admitted with
her husband from Eagle Grove in Oc-
tober, 1900, and has been in the Home
and was native of Ohio One son.
John Floyd, of Eagle Grove, survives
the deceased.
The funeral arrangements have not
as yet been made.
Strong.
Mrs. Jane Strong. wife of John
living six and one-half miles
south of the city. died at o'clock
Thursday afternoon at her home of
of the stomach and per-
itonitis. The funeral was held from
the house this afternoon at 1.30, in
terment following in the Timber Creek
cemetery
No Doubt as to Johnson's Body.
The Duluth. Mimi. Evening Herald, |
says of the finding of the body of j. f. |
Johnson. former assistant state weigh |
master of Minnesota and 'brother-in |
law of Miss Caroline PaulSon superin- !,
tendent of the Soldiers Home hospital: |
''All doubt as to the fate of j. f.
johnson. the missing assistant state i
weighna ster. was removed when his +
partly decomposed body was found I
floating in the slip near the Peavey |
elevator. yesterday afternoon about |
5: 80 o'clock
The body was first seen by Charles
Balbee of 6221a West Superior street /
and with the assistance of his fellow
workmen, pulled 1t out.
u. B. Sutphin, state weighma ster, :,