Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-23
Well-Known Railroad Man, L. b.
Cookery, Seeks Dictatorship
in |. s. Il. NJ. A.
CHANGES OF FIRMS JANUARY
Several Cigar Statesmen Go Back to
Their First Love-Traveler Who
Killed Himself at Davenport We'll
Known in Eastern notwithstanding
Items of the Road.

Mr.. T. B. Cookery, who represents
the NJ K. and T. railroad in Iowa ter
ritory, is candidate for the director
ship of the I. S. T. NJ. A. Tom Is
spoken very highly of by all who know
him, and has the support OF Il. M.
Wentworth, who says The is one OF
the best fellows that ever lived and
he is one who will appreciate what
his. friends may do for him.
Fred Soldwell. Of Canton, ILL.,, tor
the past six years with the Maple City
Cigar Company, of Monmouth. H.,
will after January / represent over his
old territory, Beam, Dean & Co., OF
Canton, the same firm he Travelled for
over twelve years prior to going with
the Maple City company. Fred is one
of the best known and popular cigar
men making Iowa territory.
Will Mathers, who has represented
Newman & Ullman for the past seven
years, returns after January l to his
first love, Beam, Dean & Co., Of Can
ton.
Mr. Ernest viii! of Davenport. sales
man for the Hostler Coal and Coke
Company, of Chicago. spent last We'd
nesday with his, trade in Cedar Rap
ids, and reported fine business for
1>v,i,ri
for 1908.
Mr. Sam A. McNeely, with the
Northwestern Stationery Company, OF
Davenport, who committed suicide by
turning on the gas in his room at the
st. James hotel the first of last week,
was well known in eastern Iowa. He
travelled for years for a Chicago sta
tionery company, until October, when
he went with the Davenport house. He
was a hard Grinker and fast liver,
which, no doubt, was the cause OF his
disaster. Mrs. McNeely had few
weeks before obtained divorce from
him. Mr.. McNeely leaves four children
in Washington, D. G.
M. S. Cochrane, with E. Z. Hedstrom
& Co., coal shippers Of Chicago. was
another of the coal statesmen visiting
the trade in Cedar Rapids last week.
M. S. Is nicely located in Marshall
town and manages to be at home
nearly every Sunday in the year.
$50
Albert Aschermann, who has repre-
sented the Roddewig- Candy
Company Of Davenport, in Iowa. for
the past eight years, resigned his po-
sition last week, and after January l
will travel for the American Case and
Register Company, of Alliance, o.
Dan Wheater, of our city. has so far
recovered from his accident of five
weeks ago, that he was able to re-
sumo his work on the road the first Of
last week.
George Van Tassel, manager for the
Stotts Signal Company of Omaha,
spent the day Saturday looking over
our city. The company expects to To-
cate factory in some city in Iowa.
G. A. Berg, salesman for Let's,
Fletcher Company of Marshalltown,
was compelled to remain at home last
week owing to a severe case of ton
silitis.
F. e. Biglow, one of Marshalltown's
successful young statesmen, represent
ing Britain & Co., packers of our city,
worked his trade on the c. & N. w.
last week. F. E. always leaves Mar
shalltown Sunday night for Belle
Plaine. What the attractions are we
are unable to say.
Mr.. S. D. Ruggles, statesmen for
Hieronimus, Dallwig IL Jacobsen, i'm
porters OF dry goods, of Chicago, was
in our city short time Sunday morn
ing on his way to Grinnell from trip
to Chicago, where he spent the past
week. Sam says the outlook for next
year is very bright. He has just re-
covered from a very severe accident,
which laid him up during the month
of November.
Charles Hughes arrived home Fri