Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-07

the day in Ida Grove on business.
Mrs. w. D. Glow and daughter Heller
went to Eldora Friday evening for al
over Sunday visit with the formers
sister, Mrs. e. o. Koeneman.
Miss Lou Vogel spent Saturday in st
Anthony demonstrating Western Gro
| Ger Company mills brands of coffee In
the interests Of the Let's Fletcher
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Summers. living
| four miles southeast of the city, are
parents Of son. born this morning
Mrs. Summers was formerly Miss Ruth
Van Orman, of this city.
4 Mrs. Horny Olson, zoo South Fifth
street, was hostess Thursday after
noon to the Ladies' Aid society of the
| Swedish Lutheran church. at its reg
ular meeting The hostess served re-
| freshments.
Mrs. c. M. Sleeth and son Paul. Ut
Oskaloosa, arrived in the city Friday
evening, and remained over Sunday
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Boggie. Mrs. Sleeth is the wife Of an
Iowa Central engineer.
Mrs j. G. Benson, Of Norway, mother
Of Mrs. c. w. McCord, was brought
to this city from Norway Friday eve-
ming. and is a patient in st. Thomas
hospital. Mrs. Benson Is suffering
from Bright's disease, and her condi-
ton is unchanged.
Mr.. w. l.. Peckham Is in receipt of a
letter from his former business part
ner, Mr.. c. II. Smith, who is at present
visiting brother at West Topson, VT
Mr.. Smith states that he has fully re-
covered from his recent Illness. and eX-
poets to return TO this city about the
first. of the year.
Mr.. E. B. Raymond, who was re-
Gently a patient at st. Thomas hospital
in this city, but who recovered suf-
ficiently to be able to return to his
home in Ida Grove. is convalescing,
and his condition is said to be very
satisfactory. Mr. Raymond Is suffer-
ing with paralysis.
Mr. W. H. Hood, former Marion
township farmer now living at Elk
hart, Polk county. spent Friday in tho
Sity, WAC thha Viii
dren, who will remain for few weeks
visit at the home of Mrs. Hoods par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.. Bingaman
six miles northeast Of town.
Mrs. George Reisinger, of Union, who
has been patient at st. Thomas hos
,pital, where she underwent a severe
operation four weeks ago, was dis
charged Friday morning. Mrs. Reising-
er returned to her home, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. ]. r. Mendenhall,
who will remain with her for about a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. McCombs
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Mcbride, en-
tertained company of about twenty
friends, who have been in the habit
of making fishing trips to Lake JEFF
ferson, Mimi, at the McCombs' home
Thursday evening at delicious game
dinner. Afterwards the guests played
cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Marsh went to
Marietta Friday evening to be present
at the quarterly meeting of Hixite
Friends which began Saturday and
continued over Sunday. Miss M. e.
Tomlinson, of Salem, o., who is spehd-
ing the winter here, was also present
at the meeting from this city. Rev.
Abel Mills, of McNabb, ILL.,, arrived
Friday to attend the meeting, as did
also Theodore Russell and niece, Mrs
Van Syoc, of Olds.
, r. B. Allen, an electrician In the en-
ploy of the Marshaltown Telephone /
is seriously Ill at, st. Thomas
hospital of typhoid fever. He is now
about in the midst of the crisis OF the
disease, but is holding his own very
nicely and does not show any indica-
ions Of developing complications The
Young man became i'll shortly after he
cached the city, and believes he con-
racted the disease at Saginaw, Mich.
His parents, who live in Ohio, are here.
Harold Perry, the 14-year-o son OF
Conductor Perry, of the Iowa Central,
Who. moved to this city from Minneap-
Ills last spring, Is very seriously sick
It ST. Thomas hospital, where he was
aiken for surgical operation that was
necessary in order to save his life. The
,oy's present condition dates back to
asst February, when he suffered a Sc
-ere attack of pleurisy. This later de-
'eloped into empyema, for the relief of
which drainage operation was per-
ormed at the hospital about ten days
go, by opening the chest cavity and
esettirg rib. In spite of the lads
desperate condition he rallied nicely,
nd is holding his own at the present
ime. His condition is very grave, how
yer.
Master John st. Clair, the 4year-old
on of Cashier c.. C. St Clair, of the
first National bank, is recovering from
n attack Of typhoid fever which is be-
eved to have been contracted in an
id manner. About three weeks ago the
title fellow was playing near his
ONE, where workmen were engaged in
igging lp an old sewer. Childlike the
abe handled some of the soil, and then
put his fingers in his mouth.
1t the time the little fellow began to
how signs of the disease the cause
ould not be very we'll explained, and
sample of blood was sent to Iowa
'ity for the Vidal test Before it was