Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-05
Marshalltown's 800 Travelling
Men Have Excellent Opportu-
nifty to Boost
MANY BUYING THEIR OWN HOME
c. 8. csrothers, of Union, One Of the
Latest Additions to city's PopuIa-
tion-MaxwcIl Refuses Good Position
That Would Take Him to Chicago
News Notes.

| What an advertisement our cit,
would get if the 800 travelling men liv.
ing here would boost for Marshalltow!
| for the next six months. You may 81
| the country over and 1t will be hard tt
find city much prettier than ours, ar
| ideal place for the travelling men t
| reside. You can not show me city
lof our size where so many travellers
own their own homes, and with the
men of Marshalltown, there is no ex-
cuse for not owning one, providing you
wish to live among us. We can cite
you to q number of the boys who this
year have had homes built for them
and who are loud in their praise of the
| treatment they have received since
| coming here.
All the many friends among the
travelling fraternity were very much
pleased to hear of C. S. Carothers' pur-
chase Of home in our city, and to
know that he has purchased one of the
pretty homes on North Third street,
built by G.. E. Patterson, but more re-
Gently owned by L. c. Abbott. Mr..
Carothers has fine posttionI on the
road for the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company, of Davenport The house
also controls the sale of the Sun Proof
paint, manufactured in milwaukee,,
oyla. to nj
the best paint statesmen covering Iowa
territory, and we are glad to number
him as one of the Marshalltown boys.
&
L. r. Maxwell, representing the Sta
yer Carriage Company, Of Chicago,
spent part of last week in the city,
and while there was offered a position
in the house, but after giving it a.
thorough study, decided that he would
still remain to look after Iowa terri
tory. Lloyd has made many friends,
both in the city and on the road in
the few years he has travelled, who will
be pleased to hear that he is going to
remain with US.
o. NJ Boyles, of Marion. salesman for
Reid, Murdoch & Co., wholesale gro
GERS of Chicago, in the Black Hills
country, is at home for two weeks
vacation. Oscar Is well pleased with
his change from Iowa territory, and
will move his family to the west in a
short time. We had hoped that Oscar
would return to his first love.
Dewitt Bligh, with Proctor & Cam
trade in Tama City on Friday. De-
Witt is well pleased with his line, and
feels quite sure that he will continue
to travel
George D. Baker, who has repre-
sented Wilmer Bros, wholesale 4grocers
of Cedar Rapids, in Central Iowa for
the past twenty years, resigned two
weeks ago, and is now covering his
old territory for the Durand, Kasper
Company, wholesale grocers of Chi
cago His old position was filled by
one Of the men from the house.
H. N. White, salesman for Simmons
Hardware Company, visited at the
house in ST. Louis, part of last week,
returning home Saturday night.
L. ]. Jarrett, with the Roberts,
Johnson & Rand Shoe Company, of
st. Louis, spent part of his vacation
in Oklahoma. He came back feeling
sure that he saw no city in his trav-
els that will compare with MARSHALL
town.
$50
]. W. Lloyd, representing the Inland
Type Foundry, of Chicago, starts out
again today after q months vacation
spent at home.
Will Webster, of Chicago, an old
traveller. is in our city
visiting relatives and friends. VIII
is now one Of the proprietors and
Of the Universal Special
Company. Of Chicago.
They manufacture the Morris chair.
Willis many friends are pleased to
know that he is doing so well.
Will H. Gray is one Of the new
arrivals in our city. His family is
nicely located on Boone street. He is
out in the interest Of the Times Re
publican.
Charles Coleman, proprietor Of the
Pilgrim hotel Of our city, and his wife,
are home from three weeks trip in
the east. Charles says there's no place
like good, old Marshalltown.
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