Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-14
Gil,les'Repabit1ln
THE CITY In BRIEF
Strawberries 1oc at ldso's,

SaturudS III Tie Guy.
A fine surrey and phaeton for sale
at Tinker's paint shop.
The Wood Sanitarium. eye ear, throat
& catarrh. Glasses fitted. Opp Pilgrim.
If you want a jacket the right price
and the right style, go to A. II. Simons.
The celebrated Worth Skirts" sold
only at A. H. Simon's. Come and soc
them.
Lost, Ladies' covert jacket, Friday
evening: probably on South Center st.
Return to this office. Reward.
MIR. John W. Wells arrived home
Saturday night from Detroit, Mich,
where he has been in attendance at the
triennial supreme convention of the
Court of Honor.
Read the water rent notice in another
column. Come tomorrow and come in
the morning If you wish to avoid the
crowd and be waited on promptly. l..
Derby, City Clerk,
j p. Dotson, business manager of
the Times-Republican, went to Clear
Lake this morning to spend Tuesday
there, taking advantage of the first day
of the open season for game fish.
Veteran Asbury Pelham, sergeant
of the old peoples building of the Sol
diers' Home left Saturday night for
Kansas, summoned by a telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of son.
60
w. .. Johnson, formerly master me-
anti ~r iA Hn,,f rp0 1T
Chicago, has presented to the Y. NJ c.
A. about score of bound volumes of
the American Machinist, Railway Age,
Railway Review, American Engineer
and Railway Gazette, periodicals of
value to men in the railroad business.
The regular meeting of the Euter-
pean Fraternity will be held Tuesday
evening instead OF "Wednesday. A good
program has been prepared, TO begin
promptly at s o'clock. This will be
next to the last needing. The subjects
tomorrow evening will be Mendelssohn,
Holmes, and Reynolds.
Rev and Mrs. w. P. James left this
afternoon for Cedar Rapids, where
they Will be in attendance at the an
nual state convention of the Episcopal
church. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Cook will
go tomorrow to be present at the con-
venton. which begins Tuesday and
continues turnout the three following
days.
Word received by Mrs I. S. Willard
Sunday afternoon states that Mrs. T.. A.
Harris who went TO Litchfield, Mich,
last January to take treatment for cam
Ger, has experienced change for the
worse. and her condition is considered
critical and her husband, Mr.. i. A.
Harris. Of Des Moines. and her son.
William Davis, Of Sterling. Colo. have
been wired to come at once.
A Gfdeons' Band, the boys religious
club, which ii was expected to organ
ize at the meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon, was not formed be-
cause not enough of the boys were
present about sixty lads listened to
the talk given by DIR. George E. Wan
berg. The club will probably be or
ganized at the meeting next Sunday,
and it is desired to start it with a
membership of 100 at least
Mrs. Ferguson was hostess to the S.
C. l. Club at its last regular meeting.
Two papers were given. one by Miss
Thompson, on Treatment of Juvenile
Offenders and the other by Miss Iva
Reese. on The World of Graft" There
were five guests, Misses Lang and
Kate Estel, of this city. Mrs. II. c. Cole.
Mrs Smith and Mrs. A. l.. Cotton. A
pleasant social time and refreshments
were enjoyed after the program.
Miss Mildred Newcomer returned
been for a visit of a few days at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. E. R. Smith,
and where, on Thursday evening, she
was present at the marriage of her
cousin, Miss Eta Smith, to Mr.. Perry
Kephart of Toledo. Miss Newcomer
acted as her cousins bridesmaid. Miss
Georgia Cobb, Of Ida Grove, another
cousin of Miss Newcomer. accompanied
the latter home and was her guest
over Sunday.
The annual inspection of St. Aldemar
Commandery No 80, Knights Templar,
will take place Tuesday night at the
asylum, and will be conducted by Mr..
Richard T. Forbes. of Cedar Rapids,
commander as inspector for this dis
trict. Mr.. Forbes will inspect the re-
corder's books in the afternoon, and
the commandery at night. Visiting
delegations from both Belle Plaine and
Oskaloosa are expected to be present
at night.
Word received by friends in this city
is to the effect that Sam Palmer, of
Chicago, former Marshalltown boy,
has left for China, with the intention
of remaining there indefinitely 1t is
presumed that he will endeavor to Sc
cure employment in some of the Eng
lish or American mercantile houses in
some Of the Chinese cities. Mr.. Pal
mer has been in Chicago for the past
four years. He was formerly employed
by the Iowa Central, when it's auditing
department was here. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Palmer also lived here
up to about four or five years ago.
They now reside in South Chicago.
Misses Anne H,ecox and Anna
Boardman were hcstesses Saturday
afternoon at the home Of the former,
406 East Church street, to about for
ty-five lady friends at a sewing and
violet party. The house was decorat-
ed turnout with violets and other
spring flowers. A flower game was
greatly enjoyed. The guests were
given violet cards bearing letters in
the names of different flowers, and
after being divided into groups were