Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-13
-ae City in Brief

Wanted-Boy to tend to bread coun
ter at Robertson g. Shrubs.
Simkins & Estel, funeral directors
and licensed embalmers, 123 East Main
! Spalding, Reach, Stall and Dean bass
BAH suits carried in stock. Horne
Gelvin.
Why bother with baskets when yol
can get hot dinner on the ground a
old settlers picnic, Aug. 10th.
Hagan's have the best line of coffee:
in the city and are selling at the low
est price. 1875 West Main.
| 1 will return to Marshalltown abou
September l and will be ready to CRY
your sales. Robt. Gowdy, auctioneer.
Mayor Ingledue was authorized b!
the council Monday night to purchase
| ten salamanders at $3.50 each, to be
placed in different alleys to burn rub.
| bish.
Frank Hoffman. former printer o.
! this city. now of Minneapolis. spen
Monday In the city Mr. Hoffman Ii
now an organizer for Minnesota for the
bartenders' union.
Miss Maude Salisbury, of this city
has accepted the position of instructor
in music at Pillsbury Academy. Owa-
4 tonna, Mimi, and will leave for Owa-
/ tonna early I'm September.
The Marshalltown Retail Grocers
association was given permission by
the city council Monday night to use
the council chamber two nights each
month for rental of 1914 per year.
| The Kilties band, which is here un-
der the auspices of the Marshalltowr
Base Ball association, arrived in the
city this morning. The band has just
closed a series of concerts in Water
| loo.
| A decided Improvement has been
made in the council chamber, in the
basement of the court house, by the re-
painting Of the walls. and the clean
ing, vanishing and painting of the
woodwork and furnishings
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Amelung, 104
South Second street, entertained a
company of sixteen young people, en-
ployes at the Meeker laundry, at their
home Monday evening Games, music
and light refreshments We're enjoyed.
P. A. Hawley, Henry McNeely and
Jerry S. Green. delegates from the To-
cal Knights of Pythias lodge went to
Cedar Rapids this morning to attend
the state grand lodge meeting, which
begins there today and continues thru
Thursday.
Henry j. Morgeson, until recently an
operator in the local office of the
this morning to take a place, at least
temporarily in the company's office
there. Mr.. Morgeson said there was no
strike on at the Fort Dodge office.
Miss Mayme Anderson of 6121a West
Nevada street, was pleasantly sur
prised Monday evening by a few Of her
friends. who called to help her cele-
brate her birthday A number of nice
gifts were presented to her. and a
three-cours luncheon was served.
We hang wall paper to stay. but
prices have been pulled down just half
way at our store and will remain there
for a few days while we dispose of
our present stock of 1907 papers. You
can save money by buying now. Din
ges & Everist, opposite NJ. E. church.
~
T. Frank Phillips formerly science
teacher in the local high school, ar
rived in the city this morning to re-
main for few days with friends. Mr..
Phillips has been spending the summer
at his home in Mount Carroll, Ill. He
expects to return to Duluth where he
has been teaching, in the fall
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Methodist church. sched-
uled for Thursday afternoon to meet
with Mrs. j. II. Mineah 500 North
First street, will instead meet OH
Wednesday. The change is made ow-
ing to the old settlers picnic. Mes
danes Charles Ingraham. Hans Mad
sen and j. E. Wildman will assist Mrs.
Mineah.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. G. Pulsipher went
to Elysian, Mimi, today, where they
Will remain for week a the Wildman-
Pulsipher cottage on Lake Francis Mr..
Pulsipher arrived here recently from
New Orleans, where on August he as
sumed the duties of postoffice inspect
Or, with the city and environs as his
territory. Mr.. Pulsipher was formerly
inspector in the district at Greenvilis
S. c. The advancement to city in
spectorship carries with it a substan-
tial increase in salary.
Mrs. Belle C. Waldo. 80 East Main
street, informally but very delightfully."-
entertained about thirty young people
at her home Monday evening, compli-
mentary to Miss Pearl Benjamin, Of
Danville. III. Among those present were
many of Marshalltown's best musical
talent. and an impromptu program was
most thoroughly enjoyed. The even
ing was also spent socallx, and a
dainty lunch was served. Others pres
ent from out of town were Mrs.
George f. Wiusert. of Nevada: Mrs.
Glenn Buck. of Omaha: Miss Emma
Parsons. of Mason City. and Miss Alice
Montague. of Chic0go
Miss Emma Parsons. of Mason City.
daughter OF Rev. and Mrs f. w. Par
SOFAS. formerly of this city. arrived
Monday evening. and will be Miss
Naude Sail. ulS'S guest f9 a week or
two Miss Parsons is teacher in
the nis school al Momence H.. and
VIII leave for that place the latter part
of The month Her brother. Frank
who is a senior this year in Iowa
State College. Ames. civil engineering