Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-04

gageman for the Northwestern. today
starts on the road for Britain & Co.,
to take the territory of w. r. Forney
Mr. Worries has been most popular
with the boys and will be greatly
missed as baggageman, but all VIII oe
glad to greet him as one of them on
the road
Now that the governor has signed
the 2-cent fare bill, making 1T law
which takes effect July 4, the question
now arises among, the travelling men,
what kind of book are we going to
get as we surely will have to have
something With Kansas. Nebraska,
Iowa and Minnesota 2-cent fare, IL
linois cents. Wisconsin 2k cents, and
so many of the boys make territory in
all these states, a book will have to
be sold that will be good in any state
over the trunk lines at 2 cents or bet
ter. We do not care how binding the
book may be, but we do want one with
out a rebate, may it be 1000 or a o.
600 mileage book.
II. B. Draper, with the Black Hawk
Coffee Company. of Waterloo, called on
his western Iowa trade last week.
Brother Draper is a great hustler in
his line. His home is at Atlantic, Iowa.
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Tom Healy, OF our city, with Wash
burn Crosby Milling Company, of Min
neapolis, called Oh his old trade in
western Iowa last week, that he had
not visited in over two years Tom
says he was treated fine and booked
a number of good orders.
Dick Adrion. who lately went with
Paxton Gallagher Grocery Company of
Omaha. says he never had such large
business, and he predicts that in an
other year eastern wholesale grocery
men will not call on western Iowa
trade. / have heard the same thing
predicted many times before, and still
it is being worked harder than ever and
to better success.
]. C. Ruby, proprietor Of the Depot
hotel, at Manila for the past thirteen
years. has sold his interest to some
Wisconsin people Mr.. Ruby will be
greatly missed by the boys, for he. al
ways kept a first class house. We
hope to soon hear of him opening up
again in some good Iowa city
The Park hotel at Manning changed
hands March list. The new proprietors
are c. F. Lowell and son, Of Anita, la.
They will paper and paint the house
turnout, and put it in first class shape.
H. v. Foote. with Ed Livingston of
Des Moines, whom l reported last week
as being on the sick list, is much inn
proved, and able to be out and at
work.
r. A. Francis, salesman for Fl. B.
Glover. of Dubuque, covered his wes-
tern trade last week. r. A. is one OF
the leading statesmen in his line in Iowa,
and commands a trade second tosnone.
He surely deserves it, as harder
worker can not be found.
H. H. Hewitt, with the Western Sup
ply Company, of st. Louis, called on
the trade in Marshalltown Friday. Mr..
Hewitt thinks very favorably of locat-
ing in our city, and says after going
over his territory he will then decide.
hope he may land with us.
A few days ago occurred the death
Of one of the best known travellers in
central and western Iowa, Harry Co
hen, of Des Moines. Harry was taken
sick with pneumonia, which turned to
diphtheria, and he died in a very short
time.
The death of David j. Paige, at Wat
erloo, last week, removes one of the
oldest and most successful travellers of
the day. Paige has represented E. B.
Miller & Company. wholesale coffee
and teas, of Chicago, over the same
territory for over thirty-five years.
d. M. Keefer, of our city, represent
ing the German American Coffee Com
.pany. of New York met with quite an
accident on Friday, which will compel
him to remain at home at least two
weeks. In alighting from the car, the
distance from the car to the platform
was further than he had figured, and
he received a very bad fall.
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