Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-07
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urday from Madella, MIMI, ALteF q
few weeks visit.
ILSCOMB.
May Twill O'Brien and wife. of
Conrad, were visiting relatives in Lis
comb Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Starks. whose home at
the present is in Conrad. has been the
guest of Mrs Will Gould and other
friends for two weeks.
Mrs. ELLA Haggin was In Gilman
Thursday. visiting with her sister,
Mrs. Williams.
J. G. Scott and wife, and Mrs. E. A.
Clark took dinner at the Il. l.. Burk-
hart home, east of town, Sunday.
Mrs. T. j. Stanley visited Mrs. Nc
Carl in Marshalltown, Saturday.
M. NJ. Fee went to Gladbrook, Grun-
dy Center, Steamboat Rock and Edo
ra this week, in the interest of the lee
ture courses for the coming season.
Mrs. Cal. Weatherly is in Ottumwa,
staying for few weeks with a daugh-
ter
The aid society of the Christian
church was entertained at the home
of Mrs. l.. l.. Fellows. Wednesday aft
ernoon. No work was done, the meet
ing taking the form of a reception, all
attending paying 10 cents and enjoy
ing the provisions made by the COM
mittee for the pleasure Of the guests.
The local butcher shop has changed
hands once more. The present firm is
Meyers & Clark, T. G. Culp withdraw
ing from the business.
DR.. Loucks, pastor Of the Reformed
church of Liscomb, was very pleas
antly surprised at his home on Thurs
day evening. by the members OF his
congregation and other neighbors and
friends who met for the purpose OF
extending social sentiments, and giving
the doctor and his family a farewell
party. DR.. Loucks will preach his
farewell sermon on Sunday evening,
May 10, and will sever his connection
with the pastorate here, where he has
been an untiring worker for two years.
There are many expressions of regret
from church people and citizens that
Rev. Loucks is to leave this field OF
labor, which especially is needing such
earnest, consecrated men to inspire and
direct.
The Monday club met with Miss
Eta Early Monday evening and per-
used the life histories of wamous wom-
en-. A paper was read by Mrs. #. c.
Nichols, on ''Women's Best Achieve
ments," followed by Miss Early. whose
paper was relative to women in Lit
erature." Both Of these papers were
most interesting and covered the
ground very completely. The discus
sion was general, and was along lines
of public reform. Dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess, the social
hour being unusually pleasant. The
guests Of the evening were Mrs. S.
Dickerson and Mrs. T. j. Stanley.
Mr.. Lee Cunningham, of Radcliffe,
was in Liscomb on Monday.
Miss Ida Bixby visited her brother
and wife in Union Sunday and Mon
day.
Mrs. Culp is here from Chicago Wis
iting her son, r. c. Culp, and family,
for a few days.
Church services were dismissed at
the Christian church Sunday, owing
to the funeral of DR.. Whitacre, of Mar
shalltown, which all were DESTROYS Of
attending.
The ladies of the cemetery associa-
ton are we'll pleased with the success
which has been the result of their
efforts in securing aid to build the
new cement sidewalk to the cemetery
and in order that no one interested in
the cause may be sighted, any one
who can donate work hauling sand,
which is now needed, may do SO at
any time, unloading it at the cemetery
as the work will be begun at the west
end of the walk.
Mrs. Pearson and daughter Alice
Of near the county seat, were visiting
the formers sister. Mrs. Stouffer here,
this week.
Mrs. A. Thurber has been in Iowa
City visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Smith. for several days.
GILMAN.
May Mrs. j. III. Scurr has been
afflicted for some time with progress
sive paralysis, and has gone to the
Methodist hospital in Des Moines for
treatment.
Mrs. John Sievers was confined to
her bed the most Of last week with
lumbago, but is now se.!eewhat better.
Miss Marjorie Sutherland and Fred
S. Carney, students in Iowa College,
spent Sunday with the home folks.
Mr.. ]. D. Crawford suffered last week
with neuralgia of the head, and 1t
caused Inflammation Of the eyes, which
entailed intense suffering. His son
Willie is Just recovering from an at
tack of chickenpox.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year at the Congregational Sunday
school as follows: Superintendent.
Robt Paul; assistant superintendent.
]. NJ Carney: treasurer, Mrs. w. H.
Jones: secretary, Roy Keables; organ