Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-01


iMr. T.. j. Way, of Des Moines. arriv-
ed in the city yesterday to accept a
bookkeeping position with r. A. Ely.
Mr.. Way succeeds Mr.. Frank Baum
gardner He has been in the employ Of
the Central Life Insurance Company,
at Des Moines
A grand man, a grand subject a
grand lecture. very accurately de-
scribes Dr. willitt who comes to the
Methodist church next Monday night in
the Y. M. c. A. entertainment course.
Tickets on sale at Henry Pappe's.
Prices, %, 35, so and 7'' cents.
The young men of the Railroad Y.
M. C A. have made extensive prepar-
ations for the big social time at the
building this eevning Quite num-
Der of young ladies will be present and
the rooms have been tastefully dec
GRATED. The program opens at 1880.
Friends OF Byron Webster, who have
been very much concerned over his Ill
ness of the past few days, will be
pleased to know that his condition
shows a slight improvement today.
The patient rested better Monday
night than he has for several nights,
and appeared much better today
DR.. G. 3. Ward, Of Des Moines who
has been at Montour since Christmas
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Ward, was in the city this afternoon
en- route to Des Moines. DR.. Ward.
who was regularly admitted to practice
osteopathy a few years ago, is now
taking up the study of medicine and
surgery.
About twenty young people of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Christian church enjoyed New Years
watch party Monday evening. being
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Sharp. 2O7 South Third ave-
nue.. Various games furnished amuse-
ment, and New Years resolves were
made. then collected and read aloud
All had a fine time, and short lunch
was served shortly before midnight.
Miss Leta Winery, who has been
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Winery, at Iowa Falls, since Christ
mas, arrived in the city Monday even
ing, and will remain for weeks visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Smelling. Miss Winery will go from
here to Dunlap, where she is assistant
principal of the high school. Miss
Mary Heaton. of Des Moines. cousin
of Mrs. Smelling, and teacher in the
schools of that city, is also guest at
the Smelling home.
Supervisors c. E. Arney and w. H.
Jones completed on Monday the work
0f se.{<>
county auditor and treasurer, and
checking them one against the other.
ExSuDervisor T. p Marsh still has
some footings to make before he COM
pletes the treasurer's books, and with
Mr.. Whitehill still has the sheriff and
clerk of courts to check. The work will
all be completed by the time the old
board retires, on January Z, and is re-
placed by the new board.
The funeral of Mrs George H. Shet-
Ter was held from the residence, 112
West Boone street. Monday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock, and altho the service
was private it was attended by
number of the friends and neighbors.
Rev. c. w. McCord preached the fun
eral sermon. There We're many pretty
floral offerings from the friends of the
deceased. The burial was in Riverside.
The pall-bearers We're Messrs. D. J.
Evans, L. R. Willard Charles Drum,
j. r. Haines, George Miller and c. r.
Wiley
A special program has been arranged
for the open meeting of the Gideon's
Band at the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. next
Sunday. In addition to it being the
annual meeting. and election of Off
GERS, Deputy Sheriff Seth Cause will
give a graphophone concert. beginning
at 2:15 o'clock G. H. Brock, of the
Soldiers Home, has been secured to
tell the boys of the wonderful spring,
that burst from hillside in Anderson
vile prison in 1862, while many thou
sand northern soldiers were imprisoned
there. Mr.. Brock was in Andersonville
at the time. Il
An extra meeting of the Careaway
Club was enjoyed Monday evening, the
members being entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Fletcher, to watch
the old year out and the new one in.
The evening was spent in playing five
hundred, the ladies' prize going to Mrs.
D. T. Denmead, for slams, and Mrs. A.
Janney for progression, and the gen
tlemen's to Mr.. E. R. Lay for progress
sion. and Mr. w. A. Sandoe for slams
A buffet luncheon was served at Ill
o'clock. and at midnight all joined in
dancing the Virginia reel. number
of guests were present, the only ones
from out of town being Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Stewart, of Minneapolis.
A delightful New Years eve party
was given at Edgeworth. Mr.. Merritt
Greene. .Jr., entertaining about sixty of
his friends, among whom were Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Kennedy. DR.. and Mrs.
Hurt, and Mr.. A. c. STEELE from among
the faculty at Iowa State College,
Ames Dinner was served at 6 o'clock,
and the earlier part of the evening |
was spent in dancing. Another source
of amusement was twentieth century |
machine for taking pictures as the sub
jects were supposed to appear thirty |
years hence The guests later wrote |
their troubles and wishes on pieces of |
sticks. which were put in the fire. |
place, and after all had drawn num-
oers, Miss Florence Hopkins and Mr..
Alonzo Ordway found, they each had |
"223, . lbeing AQs delegated to light the
I1re llld burn up the trou-