Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-23
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THE CITY IN BRIEF

DUCK.
r. e. Thomas, dentist. over 10 West
Main. Telephone. new S22.
Get the habit, buy Peter Pan purse.
NJ. f. Andrews sells them.
New plaid silks for waists. all the
drews'
Embellishments and helpers.
Apply at Iowa Artificial Ice and Re
frigerating Company.
Wanted-Teamsters and helpers.
Apply at Iowa Artificial Ice and Re-
frigerating Company.
Among the new books recently added
to those in the public library, is a fine
eight volume set called Literary Crit
icism,' by Motion.
Will Punnell, who has many friends
in this city and county. is now in
charge of the silk and dress goods de-
partment of the Fair store.
The class of Mrs Carl, of the Meth
odist Sunday school, was taken by
their teacher for an afternoon picnic
at Rivervie'w park Wednesday.
Mrs. Will Miller, of 403 East State
street, who has been at st. Thomas
hospital for some time. was operated
on this morning for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Redel enter
tanned few guests at 6 o'clock din
ner Wednesday evening, compliment
airy to their guest, Miss Sarah Connell
of Ottumwa.
The entertainment planned by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyter-
ian church, which was to have been
given Friday evening has been indef-
initely postponed.
1t is reported that in Marietta town
ship corn stalks are being used for
telephone poles. AT all events the corn
is growing almost as fast as is the
popularity of those sanitary iron beds
at A. e. Wilbur & Sons.
Mrs. j. l.. Horton, of Rock Island
ILL.,, who has been visiting with Mr..
Horizons parents, Col. and Mrs. c. G..
Horton, for the past three weeks, left
for her home this morning. Miss
Mildred Horton accompanied her for
short visit.
Guy Dryden, who, until recently has
been employed by the First National
bank, left this morning for Galveston,
Texas, where he enters the employe of
the Galveston and Houston Rapid
Electric Company in its engineering
department..
Miss Pearl A. Bills has returned from
Hohenlinden Farm, where she visited
a few days with Miss Rose Peshel.
Miss Bills will leave the latter part
of the week for Franklin county,
where she has been engaged to teach
fall term of school.
We are asked a great many times
if the idea of Mission furniture is only
a fad. There are more Mission goods
being manufactured than ever before
and we are carrying large stock of
library and dining room furniture in
Mission. Call in and see them at the
D. C. Wilbur Store.
Frank Gordon, the young man who
was hit by an engine at Pickering and
suffered fractures and a dislocation of
the spine, is resting well at st. Thorn :
as hospital. Gordon obtained a good
nights rest and may live for some
time, but the nature of his injuries is
such that no hope for his recovery is
held out.
Ed. Maulsby, of north of Albion, who
has been threshing for several weeks in
his neighborhood, expects to load and
ship his threshing outfit Friday to the
wheat regions of Minnesota, where he
will remain until the harvest is over.
Much of the threshing in the vicinity
of Albion is finished.
The Grand Junction Globe says:
"Mrs. William Furbush, of MARSHALL
town, arrived Friday for visit among
Grand Junction friends. Mr.. Furbush
came Saturday evening. He has sold
his hardware business in Marshalltown
and will accept a position on the road
for d wholesale house. He will move
to Chicago.
Sixty-dive ladies were guests Of Mrs.
w. G. Kane, SIP Summit street, We'd
nesday afternoon, at 5 o'clock tea
served at tables out on the lawn. It
was in three courses, and the hostess
was assisted by Misses Mildred New
conner Irene Eason, lMillie Stalnaker,
Jane Skegg and Lulu Linderote. Guests
present from out of town were Mrs.
Reyher, from Ohio, Miss May Dennis,
of Boone. and Mrs. Charles Patterson,
Of New Sharon.
A picnic supper arranged compli-S
mentary to Mr.. Lawrence Parker, was
enjoyed on the lawn at the L. C. Alb,
bolt horne, 412 East Church street,
Wednesday evening instead of in the
woods, els at first planned. Those who
participated, aside from the Abbott
family, were Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Par.
ker, Messrs. Lawrence and Herbert
Misses Lillian and Mona Shorthill,
Miss Theresa Mcconnell, and Mr.. Luz
Their Mcconnell.
Seven young married women who
compose the E. o. T. club spent today as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chinn,
at their country home south Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs Chinn transported their
a big dinner was served to them. This
evening the husbands of the club mems
bers will join in the festivities. The
members of the club are Mesdames.
George E. Wanberg, Ray Ewald, Free
man Love, J. G. Johnston, Leavitt East,
Fred Wallace and c. B. Johnston.
Twenty one boys Of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A. in charge of Secretary John
A. Goodell, went to Marietta this
morhing To go into camp for one week.