Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-03
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The City in Brief


business.
wamed--A strong boy to delive,
bundles. Z. r. Lay.
We sell choice butter at % cents
a pound. Purity Grocery.
Mr.. E. C. Button. Of Nevada spent
Thursday in the city on business
Mr.. Frank Miller, of Belle PLANE
was in the city today on business.
We still have pancake flours for
these winter" mornings, at Olson's.
Plenty of choice country butter, 23c
per pound; creamery 30: at Inman's
Get cup and saucer free with a
pound of tea. before they are all gone,
at Olson's.
Cash paid for potatoes. e. r. Hood
corner F'irst avenue and Nevada street
Both phones 452.
The regular Witenagemote club
meeting was enjoyed Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Moffatt.
Don't pass this chance to get a fine
4
mons, $3.50 and s4.99
| Ladies--on account of the snowstorm
we Will give our 81 shirt waist sale
Saturday. Benedict & Brintnall.
Just received fine line of fancy
mixtures In Prince Chap coats s3.s9.
$4.99. Ask to see them. at Simon's.
Mr. Philip Jacques, advance repre-
sentative of Mr.. Harrison Grey Fiske.
manager of Mrs. Fiske, spent the day
in the city
/ Wanted - A tenant for seven-room
house: fresh papered and painted; full
/ lot and barn. Inquire 103 West Main.
New phone 35s.
Jap Rose bath soap fathers freely in
all kinds of water. For use in hard
water its strongest point. Kinks
druggists, grocers.
! The story hour at the public library
Saturday morning at 10: 80 clock, will
4 be in charge of Miss Louise Brum-
baugh, and Is for the children of the
I. lower grades in general.
4 Word received this morning from
1 Chicago announces the death of James
Maloney, father of Mrs. NJ v. Hor-
/. rocks. of this city, which occurred at
8 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Hor,ocks
left for Chicago at 1888 this afternoon
Mrs. E. r. Warning and Mrs. Matte
Ruttan entertained the Harmony Aid
society Thursday afternoon at the
Warning home, 2O7 South Sixth street
Fourteen were present and enjoyed a
i good time. The hostesses served re-
freshments.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Elson arrived
home Thursday from Kansas City
where they had spent ten days with
! Mrs. Elson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
4 nicely, and expects to return home
about the middle of June.
4 Mrs. E. F. Hopping, of Pawnee City,
Neb., who has been to Havana. ILL.,, to
attend the funeral Of granddauga-
ter. is in the city as a guest at the
home of her brother Mr.. q. Drake.
Mrs. Hopping will remain here until
/ the outcome Of the illness of her
| nephew. Edward Drake, of Chadwick,
!! Neb., is known.
/ Mrs. Sarah Morgan corner of Sec
Or. and Nevada streets, WAS hostess
| Wednesday afternoon at the regular
meeting of the w. r. c. Aid society.
4 The ladies took refreshments with
! them, and a picnic supper was enjoyed.
Guests present We're Mesdames Flor
ence Clark, w. S. Reed, Henry White,
Wrigley, Croft, Haines tand Helen
/ Clark, and Miss Eva Hambleton, the
| latter of Albion.
Rev. j. G. Walz, of Gearing pastor
of the United Evangelical church of
that place, accompanied by Mrs. Walz
and sister from Ohio, will join Rev.
P. FL. Hines and a Geneseo. ILL.,, party
| OF friends on their trip to Europe. M.
| Hines party expected to leave New
! York for Naples on July 4, but as the
boat has no more accommodations it is
likely their departure will be postponed
lone week.
AT the regular meeting of the w. G..
4 T. u, held Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs Emma Boardman 120 East State
/ street, arrangements We're made for
Hover mission day at the soldiers
home to be held this year on June g..
! Mrs. S. H. Hinman. of Belmond who
4 has charge of the flower mission work
of the state will be here. Miss Col
| lington, of Des Moines state w. G..
/ T. u. worker, was present at the meet
ling, and gave short talk on the state
outlook.
Travelling Engineer Dwyer, of the
Central, was out on the line Thursday
riding engine 70 that is making tests
| with the Strouse stoker. The stoker
is being used on local freights AZ and
43 between this city and Oskaloosa,
! 1t will also be used on the thru freight
runs 95 and SO next week, placed on
| engine 80. On these runs a compari-
son will be made with engine IS, a same
class locomotive, on the opposite run.
and see whether or not there is a
marked saving Of coal as a result of the
use of the stoker. This is thought vii!
| be as fair a test as can possibly be
| given the stoker.
A very delightful affair was the re-
ception given Wednesday evening in
the parlors of the Methodist church by
the LadIt Aid society, to The young
/ people of the church and congregation,
and the teachers of the city. A large
/ number was present. and a program
/ was given. one feature of which the
harp solos. by Mrs. Sarah Wathena
Brown, Of Chicago. who has been in the
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