Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-29
Many Travellers Spend Sunday
at Marshalltown's Leading
Hotels
sEvENrv.Foue HERE SUNDAY
Time 70 start the Entertainment Feat
urs - Another Enthusiastic Meeting
Hold to Promot. tho PLANE for Pic
mic ia June - Many Prizes Already
Donated - Other Notes.

popular A. q Sunday hotel town. we
have today two as good hotels, the
Pilgrim and Stoddart as are to be
found in any city the size of ours
Yesterday there were at the two hotels
rs Sunday guests seventy-four COM
mercial men. The time is now here
to inaugurats q system whereby we
may give the boys ride around the
city on Sunday afternoons.
A very enthusiastic meeting OF the
y travellers amusement committee was
held at the Hawkeye rooms last Satur-
day evening. The following names were
added to the committee: w. H. Thomp-
son, G. b. True, Bert K. Blanchard Ran
Willard, H. N. White. Roy Roberts and
Joe Visek A large number OF prizes
have already been donated, which as
sures grand good time. The next
meeting Is called for next Saturday ev-
ening at the council chambers at s
O'clock sharp. It is the request of the
executive committee that every travel
An6 AhoiA AZ LAG 10y t1y sSAAN "seSiu eAAA''
meeting.
An invitation has been received by
the u. c. T. Of our city to attend a
travelling mems picnic to be held by the
u. c. T. Of Spirit Lake on Saturday,
June Is. It will be impossible to at
tend from Marshalltown. as our picnic
Will take place In one week from then,
on Saturday, June q.
George Raynor, with witwer Bros
wholesale grocers, Of Cedar Rapids, who
has been at the Hot Springs for a num-
Der OF weeks for his health, will return
some time this week. His territory has
been looked after during his absence
by Ben H. witwer.
W. H Tosney, assistant to A. G.
johnson, with W'yman. Partridge & Co.,
wholesale dry goods of Minneapolis, is
q very pleasant young gentleman to
meet. The boys are having great sue
cess this year, doing much larger
business than ever.
Harry Crew. proprietor OF the New
Oxford at Trael, will attend the picnic
and bring his little German band Of five
pieces They will arrive in an auto
mobile engaged for the occasion.
w. q. Nicholson. with J. r. Peter
son Sons, wholesale dry goods Of Dav-
export, sold q number Of nice orders at
Traer ON Thursday OF last week Mr..
Nicholson is captain Of the U. G.. T.
base ball nine OF Cedar Rapids and
hopes to be able to bring their nine to
tho Marshalltown picnie to play against
Des Moines.
Il A n. Simon, salesman for Alexander
Black Cloak Company Of Toledo, o..
i left last evening to spend week with
pies for his summer trip. Mr.. Simon
suits and coat trade Of any traveller
In Iowa.
N. e. Butterworth, the Iowa repre-
sentative for Ivan Frank & Company,
manufacturers Of children,s clothing. Of
New York, spent Sunday in our city,
and sold his trade today. "Jim," as he
is Familiarity known by all his many
friends, is one Of the old timers. He
lives at Maquoketa, where he is nicely
situated.
Frank Minnick, salesman for Wy
man, Partridge & Company, wholesale
dry goods, OF Minneapolis, was at
Grundy Center on Thursday of last
week Frank lives at Cedar Rapids
and is quite enthusiastic over the pic
mic to be held at Marshalltown in June.
He made bet at Grundy Center over
the base bail game to be played on
that date between Cedar Rapids and
.Des Moines' travellers. He says there
Is no such thing as Cedar Rapids los
Ing that game 1t will depend on the
number Of rooters they bring along.
Jack Whitaker, with Let's, Fletcher
Company, wholesale grocers of our city,
was, in Perry on Wednesday Of last
week. Jack commands one of the larg-
est grocery businesses OF any one max
ing Iowa territory, which he has Sc
cured by his strict attention to busi-
ness, and hard work.
L. ]. Jarrett, representing Robert,
Johnson & Hand Shoe Company, of St
Louis, called on the trade in towns
in western Iowa last week. Brother
Jarrett Is one of the most successful
shoe statesmen making Iowa territory.
c. n. Willis, who represented for
years the Heinz Pickle works, but for
the past three years retired traveller,
has again taken up the grips, this
time in the interest Of K. c. Baking
Powder. Mr.. Willis many friends are
pleased to see him with us once more.
C. n. Younger. with Armour &
Company, Of South Omaha, was call
ing on trade along the c., Nj. & st.
P. last week. Mr.. Younger will at
tend the picnic to be held by the trav-
cling men, and will go after some Of i
the prizes.
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