Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-17
Travelling Men Making Arrange
ments to Entertain Visiting
Brothers During Sundays
ASSOCIATIONS TO COOPERATE
Commercial Club and Marsh aIltown
Merchants to Work in Conjunction
BieaIow Changes Houses = ]. Z.
Forbes Seriously III - NebIett Plays
in Championship Games.

At meeting of the Travelling
Mems Commercial club, the following
committee was appointed: George
Gregory. D. D. Neblett and II. W.
Shove, to meet a committee from the
Merchants club, and make arrange
ments to entertain the visiting travel
ing men who are with us every sun
day, by spending every Sunday after
noon, commencing not later than April
1st to show them our city. There will
be nothing that will advertise our city
more than to take an interest in the
boys who have to be away from home
on Sunday, and who happen to be in
our city.
A. A. Elderkin, with the Baker Pa
per Company, and J. NJ. McNeal, win
Cedar Rapids Candy Company, better
known by the boys on the road as
rBrown & White" were calling on the
trade in State Center last Thursday.
Mac is a pretty good jollier. and is
always willing to explain why they
have dubbed him Brown"
A. C. Snyder salesman for the Nc
Iaughlin Coffee Company, of Chicago
with his home in our city. left last
Monday for a weeks trip. Mr.. Snyder
is we'll pleased as to the outlook for
business this spring.
The boys who are compelled to make
the c., NJ & st. p. road in western
Iowa, will be pleased to know that a
fine hotel is now opened at Manila. Ii
has steam heat and everything up to
date. That surely is something that
has been needed for years.
Henry v. Speers, state oil inspector
spent part of the day Friday in story
City. Mr.. Speers is not so old but that
he will take joke. Just ask him
when he happens to be around, why he
was asked to "cut it out"
F. E. Bigalow, our city, who has
represented Britain Packing Company
for the past years has resigned hs po-
sition with the firm, and will after
M0rCn L represent JSWSNl ~ N'h'ii'AH>.
Company, of Milwaukee, wholesale
teas and coffees, in western Iowa
I. T. Forbes, member of the board
of directors of the Fl. C. M. A, Is quite
sick with the grippe.
l.. J. Jarrett and wife Of our city
will leave the latter part of the week
for a short visit at st. Louis. L. j
travels for the Robert, Johnson, Rand
Shoe Company, of that city.
A. D. Cook, manager Of the offics
force for the Luthy Hardware Com
pany Of Des Moines, spent Saturday
in our city, visiting the trade, with
their representative, Harry Comparet
Mr.. Cook seemed quite pleased with
MarshalltoWn.
T. w. Moss Of Des Moines, the Iowa
manager for Spaulding & Merrick, OF
Chicago, called on the jobbing trade in
Marshalltown on Wednesday last. Mr.
Moss is one of the finest of gentleman
an honor to any class Of men. 1t is a
pleasure to be one Of his friends.
Mr.. Feinberg, salesman for the j.
Rice Friedman Company Of MilWau
kee, is out for the spring business and
was calling on trade last week in the
towns in eastern Iowa. He reports
business fair.
Ernest Will, with the Hostler Coal
and Coke Company, spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in our city.
D. d. Neblett, salesman for Peet
Bros, soap manufacturers Of Kansas
City, left Friday evening for Cincin-
natl, O., where he played with the Des
Moines bowling team in the United
States champion games. D. D. has the
honor Of being the state champion.
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