Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11


Goods House.
Ex~Judge G. W. Burnham left Satur-
day afternoon for his former home in
Vinton, where he will remain for a few
days on business. Mrs. Burnham ac-
companied him.
The Ladies' Cemetery Aid society
will be entertained Wednesday after
noon by Mrs. Fred Hopkins and Mrs.
r. A. Ely, at the Hopkins home, 201
South Third street.
Jay w. Ingledue, who has been in
the employ of the Stone restaurant for
some time, has entered the employ of
the Iowa Central. in the department of
General Storekeeper w. G. Manchester
Because of the council meeting this
evening the meeting of the base ball
association has been postponed until
tomorrow, Tuesday evening. This meet
ing is important as plans for the COM
ing season are to come up.
Any one that has been in the south
and enjoyed the hot dishes they serve
can get the genuine Mexican chilli pep
pers, chill beans, and chilli powder with
which to prepare the same dishes, at
Culley,s, 10 and IL South First avenue.
Judge Ben Mccoy Of Oskaloosa, who
has the tax ferret contract with this
county, is here for few weeks work
with the records. Mr. Mccoy went to
his home Saturday evening to spend
Sunday, and returned to the city to-
day.
Workmen began this morning to erect
scaffolding in the second floor rotunda
of the court house. preparatory to dec
Grating the walls. Not only the rotunda
of both the second and first floors are
to be retinted, but the walls leading
to them are also to be redecorated.
Mr.. Alfred Manager, the Dubuque vio-
linist. who is to appear before the
Twentieth Century club this evening
at the E. R. Lay home. arrived in the
city this morning. Mr.. Paul A. Walz,
of Dubuque. Mr.. hangers accompan-
ist also reached the city this morn
ing.
Discounts will be allowed on January
bills on Monday February 11th on ac-
count of February 10th being Sunday.
Our office will be kept open Saturday,
February 9th and Monday, February
18th, until p. m. No discounts there
after. Marshalltown Light, Power &
Railway Company.
Robert Whitenack, OF 10 West Boone
street who attempted suicide Saturday
by jumping into the Iowa
river, had recovered sufficiently by late
Saturday afternoon to be able to walk
to his home from the Singleton hospi-
tall Apparently no i'll effects were sus-
tanned from the shock and exposure in
cident to the frigid water.
Not long ago thief was captured
east of town by reason of an item in
the newspaper when the sheriffs posse
was going west of town on the run.
This often happens with the man who
advertises his wants after searching in
the wrong place. The newspaper goes
everywhere. Advertising at / cent a
word is cheaper than shoe leather.
The ball to be given by Mr.. Leroy
Miller tomorrow evening at Forneys
hall is an assured success. The Bar
kerr Buchanan Co. is now installing the
eral hundred dollars worth of electrical
apparatus to produce snow, rain,
clouds, moonlight. and other natural
effects. 1t will be undoubtedly a great
treat
: George Leise and Misses Lola Scott
and Florence Steward. members of the
high school debating team, accom-
panied by Mr. A. G. Karge, of the
faculty, and Miss Florence Lindgren
were in Grinnell Saturday night to hear
a freshman society debate. The trip
was in the nature of instruct ton for the
high school team. in order that thel
members might see how college de-
bate was conducted.
G. H. Ruth and w. G. Stricken, who
left the city Friday night, will sail
Tuesday from, New York for trip
thru the West Indies and to the 18TH
nus of Panama The first stop will i
be made at Porto Rico island of Haiti.
From there the ship will make short
visits to other islands of the West In |
lies. The boat will then proceed to
Colon. Isthmus of Panama. and on the /
return trip will stop at Kingston is
and of Jamaica. The party on board |
will probably be landed at Baltimore
Messrs. Ruth and Stricken will be gone
for from five to seven weeks.
Several members of the Railroad "
NJ. G.. A. will go to Sioux City Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week to attend
the state convention of the association,
which begins Thursday and lasts over
Secretary John A. Goodell will
go to Sioux City Tuesday night. to be
there Wednesday to attend the confer
ence of secretaries Secretary Goodelli
will read paper at the conference.
Others who expect to go Wednesday
are T. I. WATSON. who is a member OF
the state executive committee: l.. Mat
son. Harry Ritter. Conrad Olson and
Physical Director F.. G. Schroeder.
Oskaloosa Herald: A number of Iowa
Central boys are feeling good today in
the fact that they have been set up
Examinations have been successfully
passed and promotion comes along
With the increased wages that the new
positions bring George w. Walker is
made conductor. J. S. Gibbons and
Charles E. Gillander are set up from
firemen to be engineers. H. E, Ma
son. formerly a conductor with the
Iowa Central. has returned to the ser
vice Of the road and will reside in os-
kaloosa Mr.. Mason has been running
out OF Marshalltown on the Great
Western. but has accepted a position
with the Central and will return TO Os-
kaloosa in the near future.