Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
KNIGHTS o. 1Hf l]R|P.
Travelling Mems Commercial
Club Elects Officers, Headed
By r. G. Stewart
/. 5. !. N. A. At OEs MONIES
Funeral Of Floyd N. Wilists Attended
by Many Travelling Men - New G. &
NJ. w. superintsndent Popular
With Travellers - News Items Of
the Road Mon.

Special to Times Republican.
At the meeting of the travelling
Mems Commercial club last Saturday
evening the following officers were
elected for the year 1908:
President--F. G.. Stewart.
First Vice President-George +.
Thayer.
Second Vice President-D. NJ.
keefer.
Secretary--R. w. Scott.
Treasurer-George Gregory.
Directors--D. D. Neblett, A. P. Ar
ends, Z. M. Howig, A. j. Clark, G. II.
Cleaver, 6. A. Smith. Tom Healy,
Jerry S. Green, II. N. White and H.
w. Shove.
The next meeting Is called for Sat,
urday next at s p. M, at the clup
room, 1t is hoped that a large number
|. will be in attendance as business Of
much importance is to come before
the meeting.
The annual meeting Of the I. s. I.
M A.. held in Des Moines last Sat
urday was d very enthusiastic one. over
1900 members being present The
winners in the fight for directors
were u. J. Concannon, J. A. Gum, w.
A. Tucker, Walter st. John and Fred
: Nl~A R1,,sn a SoV ID
to the bylaws make the following
changes:
One year experience on road as q
requisite for membership Is waived,
and any regular salesman may be
admitted.
The word white" is inserted In the
qualifications for membership.
q Benefits may be paid for period OF
! two years instead Of one year.
All directors and officers must re-
side in Desi Moines.
on Thursday last In Des Moines oc-
CURED the death Of one Of the most
popular Dies Moines travellers, Floyd NJ.
1 Willetts, who represented the Des
Moines Scales Company, but until
little over one year ago was one OF the
C. G. Prouty hustlers. His funeral
was held Saturday afternoon, at his
8 home, over fifty travelling men attends
{ ing in body. The flowers sent by his
many friends were unusually profuse,
4 which showed the high esteem in which
he was held. He was q member OF
| the III c. M. A., held No. sT. The
company sent Mrs. Willetts the funeral
benefit today. Mr.. Willetts had at the
time Of death, $1,000 life Insurance.
besides a fine home. The family have
the sympathy Of their many friends.
r. II. Hammill, the new supe:'intend-
emit Of the C. & N. W., at Boone, is
one Of the finest Of men, and one who
will do everything in his power for
the patrons Of the road. ! have known
Mr.. Hammil for number Of years
( and have watched him come from q
telegraph operator, to the lsuperin-
tendency Of one Of the largest roads.
In the country, and all in very few
! years. There is no more popular rail-
1 road man in Iowa. one who makes
friends and always holds them He is
great friend Of the travelling men
and there Is nothing he will not do
for us that lies in his power. We pre-
dict great future for him.
w. E. Trexler, salesman for the
Steinwender Stoffregen Coffee Com
i pany Of st. Louis, worked the towns
& on the Rock Island last week with
Jack Mcpherson, Of the g. G. Prouty
Company. They were a great pair and
took everything in sight.
A. q. johnson, OF our city, salesman
for Wynan, Partridge & Company re-
ceived q message on Friday last, stat
ing that his mother, who was visiting
her daughter at La Crosse, Wis, had
Just died. He left at once.
r. H. Gadd, an old traveller for Hib-
bard, Spencer, Bartlett Company,
wholesale hardware OF Chicago, re-
signed his position with the firm, and
has retired to farm life on his farm in
Wisconsin. We all wish him success
in his new work. His place will be
filed by j. L. Conley, of Burlington,
who has represented over the same
: territory the Drake Hardware Com
pany.
G. r. Chandler, salesman for Chand-
Ter Pump Company, Of Cedar Rapids,
resigned January IS, to take the po-
sition els manager for tho American
Steam Radiator Company of Cedar
Rapids.
Lloyd R. Maxwell, general sales
man for the Staver Carriage Company
of Chicago. spent part of last week at
headquarters. He had a number Of
customers In the city.
julie Sender, who has represented
the Novel; & Shapleigh Hardware
Company, of st. Louis in Iowa terri
tory for number of years, changed
January to the Witte Hardware
q Company Of the same city. c. o.
Jansen took the position formerly held
by Mr.. Sender.
F. r. Francke, with Let's, Fletcher
Company, covered H. NJ. Dukes terri
tory last week, and took a number of
orders Mr.. F'rancke takes well to
{ road work.
The outlook for number of new
houses to be put UP Marshalltown by
4 travelling men this season shows I'D
very good, which speaks very well for
our city.
Charles w. Hughes. of our city, left
1 for Chicago last evening, where today
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