Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29

at Huron, where he was much please'
, with the business outlook.
The Monday club enjoyed day o
unalloyed pleasure Friday picnlcKihi
at the river, in regular old Fashioned
STYLE, About thirty were present u
test the good things produced by these
progressive ladies TO refresh the III
ner man, and their efforts were voice
success. and best wishes were eN
tended for happy and profitable yea
in the club work
Miss Nettie Patton arrived nome
from a visit with Nevada friehd'
Thursday.
G. r.. Dinnell and Milroy Glnort
are in Owasa, working Oh the new PAM
that S. Dickerson is having erecte
there.
Thomas Thatcher commenced wort
on his new house Monday, which l.
Schryver and w. Trease are bulld'
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Coffelt. of Gear
ing, have been the guests of J. Is
Sweet and wife for Il few days.
Master Harold Hawk. of Marshall
town, has been staying with his grand
parents, A. NJ. johnson and wife. WINE
his parents visited the fair at the cap
ital city for couple of days.
Miss Angie Brindle of Union. visited
in Liscomb, at the home OF Mrs
James Parker. Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Bixby, of Union, spent
Sunday in Liscoinb.
The unexpected, and undesirable,
came to pass at Written on SATURDAY
afternoon, when the local base ball
nine of this village went to their doom
and were ANONYMOUSLY routed on the
field of battle by the Written nine,
that had been defeated by the van
quished earlier In the season, and mad
been preparing for the conflict by add
ing recruits, whose skill proved dis
astrous to the visiting competitors for
honors on the diamond. Having been
hitherto victorious in all the games
played during the season. the con :
quered forces came marching home
with their cobrs at half mast, and
ready to resent any and all superfiuous
inquiry as to the outcome OF the con-
test, and considering what they have
to bear from the many who told them
So" they are enduring defeat With
commendable courage.
John Rails and Lowell Bixby are in
Des Moines for the week, attending
the state, fair.
Ed. Dillon, with his Sunday school
class, went fishing Thursday. mos,
pleasant time was reported.
The district convention OF Christior
churches will be held in Charles City
tl,;, pow Franz Ov{att will rem
resent the church here.
School will begin Monday, with Mr.
Grips as principal.
T. C. Nichols and family were In at
tendance at the state fair a couple OF
days this week.
Mr.. James Scott was quite sick forss
few days this week, being threatened
with typhoid fever, but Is much better
at present.
George Biersborn attended a funera
at Bangor on Sunday.
LEGRAND.
Aug. 29.-Mrs. Arthur Wagner. who
has been visiting at the home of MI
and Mrs. Henry Wagner, returned t.
her home at Iowa Falls Monday. Mis-:
Lucille Wagner accompanied her.
Cards have been received by friends
here announcing the birth of son t.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. E. Ball, formerly OF
this place.
Messrs. F. L. Richards and George
Keen and wives, ,Messrs. H. j. Bowen
David Beebout and j. Duncan are
among the state fair visitors this week
Mrs. =. r. Arnold returned Monday
from q visit with relatives in Cedar
Rapids.
Paul Herbert is spending this week
at Spirit Lake, visiting with Roy Hell
finstine, a former resident here.
Mrs. Bertha Arnold spent last week
in Marshalltown with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Knudson have
been chaperoning jolly crowd o.
young people who have been camping
near the Hammond mills.
Hammond & Son are making prepar-
ations to repair their dam which wa:
so badly damaged last spring during
the high water. The river has been SC
high all summer that they have MOI
been able to get the repairs made as
they would have liked and planned
the show Tuesday.
Corwin Oneal has accepted posi-.
ton with F. o. Cumming in his genera
store.
Public school will begin. next Mon
day. The Keen district, southwest o.
town, has decided to send their pupils
to the school in town instead of main
tanning their district school as usual
This is a move in the right direction
and it is believed that other Of the dis.
trict schools will soon do likewise. II
is bound to come sooner or later, anc
it would seem the earlier that 1t Is
done the better it will be for all con-
cerned. Mr.. G. b. Adair will be prlnci-
pal, Miss Mary Mote, intermediate, anc
Miss Kate Ball, primary.
The town council has ordered two
new cement crossings put in and D. w
Richards has entered into a contract
with the town to do the work. 1T is
needed improvement and one that viii
be in keeping with the large amount OF
new cement walk that has been re-
Gently laid.
Mrs. E. c. Kerr is much improved al
ter her long illness.
MARIETTA.
August 29-Miss Edith Taber, Of AL
bion. visited over Sunday with hel
friend. Miss Kate Timmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jensen, attended
the state fair in Des Moines Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Timmons, Mrs
Nancy Timmons, Miss Bonnie Tim
mons and Miss Addie Bell, visited al
Thomas Patton's, near Liscomb, Sun
day.
Kerseu Packer left for Darlington. N