Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-06
Of The GRIP
Another Veteran Salesman Dis
covered Who Has Been Travel
ing Sixty Years
JAMES FENLoN STILL AT 1T
Ball Game Assured for the Travelling
Mons acknowledgements j. @.
Saint Becomes Knight of the Grip
Changes in Northwestern Train
service-Notes. S

James Fenlon, on the road Tor a
Freeport,, ILL.,. pump factory, was in our
city on Thursday of last week. Mr.
Fenlon resides at Des Moines, is "a
years old, and has travelled over sixty
years. He is hale and hearty, and as
spry as most young men. He will at
tend the picnic and challenge Brother
Dean, of our city, to show his creden-
tails. 1t will be quite an ovation to see
two as old and spry men together in the
parade as Messrs. Dean and Fenlon
Both claim they are as able to walk
as any of US.
Word has been received from John
Kaufman, captain of the U. c. 7. base
ball club. of Des Moines. that they will
be on hand at the travelling mems pic
mic in our city Saturday, June %, to
play the Cedar Rapids U. c. 4. nine for
the championship of Iowa.
Ed Breen, with Fay, Lewis & Bros,
cigar manufacturers of Rockford, Ill,
Is laid up at home with a severe case
Of the rheumatism. His territory is
being looked after by Mr.. c. H. Lewis,
one of the firm. Mr.. Lewis enjoyed
his trip on the Iowa territory. Mr..
Breen is known as the champion coin
manipulation of the road, who enjoys
getting joke on the boys, but when
the joke happens to turn on HIMSELF it
IDS quite different story A short time
ago, at one Of the leading hotels in
Iowa, while seated at dinner with a
number tof his friends, he caused the
knives and forks to suddenly disap-
pear, as II by magic. After finishing
dinner some of the boys took his cigar
case, and put a number of knives and
forks, from the table. in it. Presently
the landlord asked him to show him a
certain 10-cent cigar he wished to buy.
Ed at once produced ais sample case,
his face all aglow with the thought of
the fine order he was about to receive.
When he removed the cover from his
case, out rolled two dozen of the land
ing, picked up his case and left, not.
even setting up the cigars to the. twen-
ty-five or more travellers present
j. @. Saint, postmaster of our
city, starts out today for the American.
Standard Jewelry Company, of Detroit,
Mich. Mr. Saints many friends wish
him the success he deserves In his new
line of work.
Arthur Jacobsen OF the firm of
Hieronimus, DaHwis & Jacobsen. i'm
porters of dry goods, of Chicago, was
calling on the trade nfcities in western
Iowa. last week Mr. Jacobsen is one of
the old timers and commands a large
business.
e G. g. True, with the Chamberlain
Drug Company, worked the trade in
towns on the C. & N. W. last week
Mr.. True is one of the. hardest workers
in his line of any traveller in Iowa, and
IL hard work counts, he surely does a
wonderful business.
According to new time card is
sued by the G. & N w. Sunday No
IA, east-bound, will leave at 9:23 a.
M, instead of 1886 No. %, west
bound, arrives at s: so and .leaVes at
s:14 instead of 1886 as formerly. The
two California trains that were an
Tulled some few weeks ago by the c.
& n. w, were put back again last
Sunday. No. Z, west-bound, leaves at
6:15 a. m. No 8, east-bound, leaves at
1928 a. m. Both of these are thru
trains, but it will be quite an accom-
mediation to the boys wanting to go to
Boone and west, as they make few
OF the principal stops across the state.
Harry Hartjens. general salesman
for the Eagle Lye Works, of Milwaukee,
Wis, arrived in Marshalltown Sunday
from a six weeks trip in the west.
Harry will for this week look after
the trade in and around Marshalltown
and while here will be a guest Of his
sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Coleman, at the
Pilgrim.
j. E. Townsend, with the Mystic
Milling Company, spent the day last
Wednesday calling on the trade at
Carroll. J. E. is one of the old TIM
ers, and commands large trade.
The travelling mems meeting that
was to have been held last Saturday
evening at the council chamber to per-
fect~ arrangements for the travelling
mems picnic, was postponed until next
Saturday, May 18th, owing to the Bry-
an lecture. It is urgently requested
that all travelling men who possibly
can, should try and be present. At q
meeting of the executive committee
Saturday evening it was shown that
nearly all arrangements had been COM
pleted for the picnic, and that COM
plete report would be given at the next
meeting.
j. w. Dean, with the Marshall DILL
Company, of our city, was last week
transferred to Cedar Rantds to look af-
ter the territory formerly. covered by
Herm McCaw.
w. H. Darner, salesman for Everett,
Aughenbaugh & Company Of Waseca,
Mimi. spent Wednesday evening in our
city, on his way to St Anthony, to
look after his farm that he owns there. 4
Brother Darner has the honor of hav-ll
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