Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-16
Dance at Forney's hail Saturday.


block.
wanted-A good boy at MorelanFs
grocery.
Read our silk sale ad In today's pa
per. Benedict y Brintnall.
Big crowds continue to attend the
carnival and you should come OUT to-
night.
You can get better service on the
street cars by going to the carnival
grounds early
Mr.. and Mrs. George McCord, 304
Jerome sheet, are the parents of Il son
born Wednesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dieterieh, Goa
West Church street, are the parents
of a son, born early this morning.
Wanted = Experienced transfers
None but competent men need apply
Iowa Artificial Ice and Refrigeratins
Co
Church Base Ball League in Finkle $
park this evening, ,Methoddsts VS.. Bap-
fists. Tomorrow evening, Presbyter-
ians VS.. Y. NJ. c. A.
Il
Take the children to the carnival in
the afternoon az all children under IL
are admitted free. and you can give
them a pleasant outing.
Ladies free day at Finllle's park Fri
day, when Burlington and the Brown
les will play. Games also Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
First class farm loan Investments
can be had thru Sutton s. Evans, farm
loan attorneys at Tulsa, Ind. Ter, and
over Marshalltown State bank, city.
A called meeting OF the Ladies Aid
Society was held Wednesday after
noon at the Christian church, to make
plans for the church picnic to be held
soon. Nothing definite has yet been
decided, however.
Mrs. Jesse Painter was hostess
| "Wednesday afternoon to the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Court of Honor Cir
Gle, at her home, North Eighth ave-
nue. Following the regular meeting.
| refreshments were served.
| For Sale--Al privileges on the
grounds OF the Marshall County Fair
| ASSOClQllOIl, uuIlllS tilS ldll, koSPlcil-
| Der Is, 10. 20 and 81. Bids for any one,
or all of the privileges should be mail
| ed to w. Nj. Clark, secretary, city, be-
fore September 1.
| Russell Sieg, who has been working
in Chicago during the summer, arriv-
| ed home this morning to spend Il few
| weeks vacation with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Sieg, before re-
| turning to Iowa City for his senior
| year at the state university.
| Uncle Jesse Hole, who has the dis
| tincton of being the oldest resident OF
| the city, on Tuesday celebrated his
ninety eighth birthday. The condition
of his health is SO greatly improved re-
Gently that Tuesday he was able to re-
| ceive many callers who came to con-
graduate him upon the attainment of
an unusual age, following busy and
useful life.
Mrs. Will Estel left for Britt We'd
nesday to visit with her cousin, Miss
Elsie Simpkins, for about two weeks
Before coming home she will prob
ably go to Waterloo to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Lucius Hazen and
Miss Mabel Hollingsworth, both of
whom formerly lived here, which is
to be celebrated early in September
The work of tearing down the
chimney on the heating plant of the
Kemble greenhouses was commenced
today. The chimney, which was
struck by lightning during recent
storm, will have to be rebuilt almost
entire. it is believed, but the extent
of the damage cannot be determined
until workmen can inspect the inside
The chimney is fifty-five feet high.
Mr.. Kemble carried insurance of $500,
which will cover the loss.
NMr. and Mrs. J. A. Rails, Mrs. c. D.
Swick, H. o. Swick, and daughter,
Effie, and Mrs. Daniel Kelley, and Mr..
and Mrs. P. D. Swick, the latter of
Boone, went to llama this morning to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Ward
Meeker, who died at Pendleton, Wash.
The body was expected to arrive in
Tama early this afternoon, and the
funeral was to be held soon after.
The body missed train connections at
Omaha, and Mr.. H. O. Swick, who
went there Ito meet it, returned to this
city Wednesday night. Mrs. HI. o.
Swick, and Mrs. H. M. Hillman went
to Tama Wednesday.
The local police officers are specu-
la:ting as to the identity of a man
murdered last Monday in st. Louis.
Press dispatches announce that one
j. c. Smith, Of 0eIwein. Iowa, was
murdered and robbed of his money
and watch The name is similar
to that Of the man who is supposed
to own the coat and vest found on the
banks Of Linn creek, the only differ
ence being in the initials. j. (H.
Smith, of Stanley, a small town near
OeMein, is the supposed owner of
the coat found here. The man MUIR
dered in East ST Louis was shot
twice and his clothing set on fire in
an effort to burn the body.
Claude Warren, assistant secretary
of the Railroad Y. M G. A., received
the sad news this morning of the death
by drowning of his cousin, Albert
Clark, at Lake Geneva, Wis, where a
number Of Marshalltown people spent a
part of the summer attending the va
rious Y. M. c. A. conferences. Mr..
Clark's home was in Caledonia, ILL.,,